Has FOO FIGHTERS Cancelled Their 2025 Touring Plans?

Has Foo Fighters cancelled their 2025 touring plans? Based on Hellfest founder Ben Barbaud in an interview with Le Parisien, they positive did. Barbaud revealed the potential cancellation after speaking about why Muse is one of the four headliners at Hellfest. Barbaud mentioned Muse changed Foo Fighters now that “Foo Fighters cancelled their summer season tour.”

“They had been provided to me on a platter,” mentioned Barbaud. “A month in the past, I used to be provided to program them with a handful of different European festivals.

“Foo Fighters having cancelled their summer season tour, Muse was referred to as in as reinforcements. I accepted as a result of I used to be lacking a headliner on Friday and since the Hellfest viewers is an increasing number of open. With age, I too have matured, I’m much less sectarian.”

He continued: “I created this competition for the love of punk, hardcore and originally for the purists. However as we speak, I want to shock them than to all the time do the identical artists.”

It is value noting that Foo Fighters‘ website doesn’t checklist any tour dates at the moment. The reportedly cancelled 2025 tour was by no means introduced both, so I suppose no love misplaced as no person had any plans to see Foo Fighters. We’ll replace this story as extra data turns into obtainable.

And for those who’re questioning why Foo Fighters seems to be hibernating, it is probably because of band mastermind Dave Grohl having fathered a toddler exterior his marriage and the following blowback.

In an announcement issued this September, Grohl mentioned: “I’ve just lately change into the daddy of a brand new child daughter, born exterior of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive father or mother to her. I like my spouse and my youngsters, and I’m doing every thing I can to regain their belief and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful to your consideration towards all the youngsters concerned, as we transfer ahead collectively.”