Foo Fighters Release Single, Announce 2026 Take Cover Tour

Foo Fighters released the dark, four-and-a-half-minute single "Asking For a Friend" on Oct. 23, which builds from a gentle guitar opening into explosive, speed-metal-like riffs. The song follows July's "Today's Song," and Dave Grohl called it "a song for those who have waited patiently in the cold," saying more new songs are coming as the band reconnects with fans after surprise club dates. The band has been breaking in new drummer Ilan Rubin — whose photo has appeared in band artwork and who played recent intimate shows — following the post‑Taylor Hawkins lineup changes. Alongside the single, Foo Fighters announced the 2026 North American Take Cover stadium tour beginning Aug. 4 in Toronto, with support from Queens of the Stone Age, Mannequin Pussy and Gouge Away, and Jehnny Beth joining on select Mexico dates. General tickets go on sale Oct. 31, with artist presales running through Oct. 26. The tour is the band's first major stadium run since the 2023–24 Everything or Nothing at All tour and arrives as they mark their 30th anniversary.