Wasting Light Tour

Wasting Light World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Foo Fighters, in support of their seventh studio album Wasting Light. It began on January 28, 2011 at a secret show at Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara, California where they debuted the album in full.^[2] The tour included dates across Europe, Oceania, North and South America and included festival dates such as Reading and Leeds Festival as well a series of performances in hardcore fans' garages which was documented in their "Garage Tour" documentary on YouTube.^[3]

Wasting Light World Tour

World tour by Foo Fighters
Location	Worldwide
Associated album	Wasting Light
Start date	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
End date	September 22, 2012 (2012-09-22)
No. of shows	3 in South America 11 in Oceania 38 in Europe 50 in North America Total 80
Box office	$20 million^[1]
Foo Fighters concert chronology
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour (2007–2008) Wasting Light World Tour (2011–12) Sonic Highways World Tour (2014–15)

Background

The tour started with a series of secret intimate shows across California including at The Roxy.^[4] They also played at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 show at O2 Brixton Academy and was their first performance at the venue since the There Is Nothing Left to Lose tour.

The tour featured a 52 page rider which included a series of jokey requests including a "ban on light sabers, garden gnomes, and tridents at show venues."^[5]

Many special guests joined the band on stage during the tour including Roger Daltrey,^[6] Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Bob Mould, Roger Taylor, Alice Cooper, Sea Sick Steve, John Paul Jones, Queen, Perry Farrell, Tenacious D, Joan Jett, Krist Novoselic, Fee Waybill, CeeLo Green, Roger Waters, Mick Jagger, Danny Clinch, deadmau5 and Rufus Tiger Taylor.

Songs Performed

Foo Fighters "Alone + Easy Target" "Big Me" "For All The Cows" "Exhausted" "I'll Stick Around" "This Is a Call" "Wattershed" The Colour and the Shape "Enough Space" "Everlong" "Hey, Johnny Park!" "Monkey Wrench" "My Hero" "New Way Home" "See You" "Up in Arms" There Is Nothing Left to Lose "Aurora" "Breakout" "Generator" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors" One by One "All My Life" "Times Like These" In Your Honor "Best of You" "Cold Day in the Sun" "DOA" Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace "Let It Die" "Long Road to Ruin" "The Pretender" Greatest Hits "Wheels"

Wasting Light "Arlandria" "Back and Forth" "Bridge Burning" "Dear Rosemary" "I Should Have Known" "A Matter of Time" "Miss the Misery"* "Rope" "These Days" "Walk" "White Limo" Other (non-album songs) "Butterflies" "Skin and Bones" "Winnebago" Covers "19th Nervous Breakdown" (The Rolling Stones) "Ace of Spades" (Motörhead) "Back in the Doghouse" (Seasick Steve) "Bad Reputation (Joan Jett) "Breakdown" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) "Blackbird" (The Beatles) "Everybody Wants Some!!" (Van Halen) "Happy Birthday to You" (Patty Hill & Mildred J. Hill) "Hocus Pocus" (Focus) "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (The Arrows) "I'm Eighteen" (Alice Cooper) "I'm the One" (Van Halen) "In The Flesh?" (Pink Floyd) "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" (The Rolling Stones) "School's Out" (Alice Cooper) "Shake Your Blood" (Probot) "Surrender" (Cheap Trick) "Tie Your Mother Down" (Queen) "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison)

Opening acts

Scream – North America Bob Mould – North America CeeLo Green - United Kingdom Tour dates List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, attendance, and gross revenue Date City Country Venue Intimate California Shows January 28, 2011 Santa Barbara United States Velvet Jones February 4, 2011 Los Angeles Dragonfly February 7, 2011 West Hollywood The Roxy February 8, 2011 Los Angeles Spaceland February 15, 2011 West Hollywood The Troubadour Europe February 23, 2011 ^[a] London United Kingdom O2 Brixton Academy February 25, 2011 ^[b] Wembley Arena February 26, 2011 Dingwalls February 28, 2011 Cologne Germany Gloria-Theater March 4, 2011 Stockholm Sweden Nalen SXSW Festival March 15, 2011 Austin United States Stubb's Bar-B-Q March 16, 2011 Austin Music Hall Oceania March 22, 2011 Auckland New Zealand Auckland Town Hall March 24, 2011 Sydney Australia Goat Island March 25, 2011 University of Sydney March 27, 2011 Brisbane Riverstage North America April 16, 2011 Long Beach United States Fingerprints Music United Kingdom May 14, 2011 ^[c] Carlisle United Kingdom Carlisle Lake District Airport North America May 17, 2011 Tulsa United States BOK Center May 18, 2011 North Little Rock Verizon Arena May 20, 2011 Memphis FedExForum May 21, 2011 Gulf Shores Hangout Music Festival May 23, 2011 Council Bluffs Mid-America Center May 26, 2011 Missoula Adams Center May 27, 2011 ^[d] George The Gorge Amphitheatre June 4, 2011 ^[e] Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Europe June 9, 2011 ^[f] Interlaken Switzerland Flugplatz Interlaken [de] June 11, 2011 ^[g] Isle of Wight United Kingdom Seaclose Park June 13, 2011 ^[h] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland June 15, 2011 ^[i] Milan Italy Fiera Milano June 17, 2011 ^[j] Tuttlingen Germany Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield June 18, 2011 Berlin Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide June 19, 2011 ^[k] Scheeßel Eichenring June 21, 2011 Copenhagen Denmark Refshaleøen June 22, 2011 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Olympic Stadium June 24, 2011 Bærum Norway Telenor Arena June 26, 2011 Helsinki Finland Kalasatama July 2, 2011 Milton Keynes United Kingdom Milton Keynes Bowl July 3, 2011 July 6, 2011 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid July 7, 2011 ^[l] Oeiras Portugal Passeio Marítimo de Algés July 9, 2011 ^[m] Naas Ireland Punchestown Racecourse July 10, 2011 ^[n] Naas Punchestown Racecourse July 10, 2011 ^[o] Kinross Scotland Balado July 11, 2011 ^[p] London United Kingdom The Roundhouse North America August 6, 2011 Chicago United States The Metro August 7, 2011 ^[q] Grant Park August 9, 2011 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre August 10, 2011 Montreal Bell Centre Europe August 20, 2011 ^[r] Sankt Pölten Austria Green Park August 21, 2011 ^[s] Großpösna Germany Störmthaler See August 23, 2011 Cologne Lanxess Arena August 24, 2011 ^[t] Übersee Almfischer 1 August 26, 2011 ^[u] Saint-Cloud Domaine National de Saint-Cloud North America September 14, 2011 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center September 16, 2011 Kansas City Sprint Center September 17, 2011 St. Louis Scottrade Center September 19, 2011 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills September 20, 2011 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena September 22, 2011 Columbus Nationwide Arena September 23, 2011 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center September 25, 2011 Buffalo First Niagara Center September 26, 2011 East Rutherford Izod Center October 9, 2011 Denver Pepsi Center October 11, 2011 West Valley City Maverik Center October 13, 2011 Inglewood The Forum October 14, 2011 October 16, 2011 Phoenix US Airways Center October 17, 2011 San Diego Viejas Arena October 19, 2011 Oakland Oracle Arena October 22, 2011 ^[v] Anaheim Anaheim Convention Center October 25, 2011 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena October 27, 2011 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome October 28, 2011 Edmonton Rexall Place November 1, 2011 Sacramento United States Power Balance Pavilion November 7, 2011 Duluth The Arena at Gwinnett Center November 8, 2011 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena November 10, 2011 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center November 11, 2011 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center November 13, 2011 New York City Madison Square Garden November 14, 2011 Newark Prudential Center November 16, 2011 Boston TD Garden Oceania November 28, 2011 Perth Australia NIB Stadium December 2, 2011 Melbourne AAMI Park December 3, 2011 December 5, 2011 Adelaide Adelaide Oval December 8, 2011 Sydney Sydney Football Stadium December 10, 2011 Gold Coast Metricon Stadium December 13, 2011 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs Stadium South America April 1, 2012 ^[w] Santiago Chile O'Higgins Park April 3, 2012 ^[x] Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti April 4, 2012 ^[y] April 7, 2012 ^[z] São Paulo Brazil Jockey Club North America May 6, 2012 ^[aa] New Orleans United States Fair Grounds Race Course May 19, 2012 ^[ab] Asbury Park June 28, 2012 ^[ac] Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater August 10, 2012 ^[ad] San Francisco Golden Gate Park Europe August 13, 2012 Udine Italy Villa Manin August 15, 2012 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena August 16, 2012 ^[ae] Gampel Switzerland Festivalgelände Am Rotten August 18, 2012 ^[af] Hasselt Belgium Domein Kiewit August 19, 2012 ^[ag] Biddinghuizen Netherlands Spijk en Bremerberg August 21, 2012 ^[ah] Belfast Northern Ireland Boucher Road Playing Fields August 24, 2012 ^[ai] Leeds United Kingdom Bramham Park August 26, 2012 ^[aj] Reading Little John's Farm North America September 21, 2012 ^[ak] Atlanta United States Piedmont Park September 22, 2012 ^[al] Santa Rosa Island Casino Beach Notes For the 2011 Shockwaves NME Awards For the 2011 NME Awards "Big Gig" For the 2011 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend For the 2011 Sasquatch! 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