Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age Open 2026 ‘Take Cover’ Tour in Toronto

Foo Fighters began their 2026 North American “Take Cover” summer stadium tour at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Tuesday, August 4, with Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy opening the show. Dave Grohl’s band ran through a 26-song set that reached back across their catalog, saving room for tributes to former drummer Taylor Hawkins and Grohl’s late mother, Virginia.

• Foo Fighters opened with “All My Life” and closed the main portion of the show with “Best of You” before returning for an encore of “The Teacher” and “Everlong.”
• Only one song, “Caught in the Echo,” came from the band’s newest record, 2026’s Your Favorite Toy.
• 1999’s There Is Nothing Left to Lose supplied four songs, more than any other Foo Fighters album played that night; The Colour and the Shape, Wasting Light, and Concrete and Gold each contributed three.
• Queens of the Stone Age played 11 songs pulled from five different albums, walking onstage to Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight.”

How Foo Fighters Paid Tribute to Taylor Hawkins and Virginia Grohl

The band worked several personal dedications into the Toronto set. “Under You” was performed by Grohl alone as a nod to Shane Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins’ son, on his 20th birthday, while “Aurora” was played in memory of Taylor Hawkins himself, who died in 2022.

Later in the encore, “The Teacher” was dedicated to Grohl’s mother, Virginia Grohl. The show then wrapped with “Everlong,” timed to a burst of fireworks.

Foo Fighters’ B-Stage Detour and Cover Snippets

Midway through the show, Foo Fighters moved to a smaller secondary stage for a stripped-down stretch that included an acoustic version of “Wheels,” a cover of “Marigold” (originally by Late!, later recorded by Nirvana), and “Big Me” off the band’s self-titled 1995 debut. Elsewhere in the set, “No Son of Mine” folded in a snippet of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades.”

Queens of the Stone Age’s Opening Set in Toronto

Queens of the Stone Age closed their 11-song opening slot with a run of three straight tracks from 2002’s Songs for the Deaf: “Go With the Flow,” “No One Knows,” and “A Song for the Dead.” Earlier in the set, “Make It Wit Chu” carried a snippet of The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You.” The band is reported to have dropped “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret” from its printed setlist that night.

Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age 2026 Tour Dates

• August 4: Toronto, ON, Rogers Stadium
• August 6: Detroit, MI, Ford Field
• August 8: Chicago, IL, Soldier Field
• August 10: Cleveland, OH, Huntington Bank Field
• August 13: Philadelphia, PA, Lincoln Financial Field
• August 15: Nashville, TN, Nissan Stadium
• August 17: Washington, D.C., Nationals Park
• September 12: Fargo, ND, Fargodome
• September 15: Regina, SK, Mosaic Stadium
• September 17: Edmonton, AB, Commonwealth Stadium
• September 20: Vancouver, BC, BC Place
• September 26: Las Vegas, NV, Allegiant Stadium

Foo Fighters Setlist, Rogers Stadium, Toronto, August 4

1. All My Life
2. The Pretender
3. Times Like These
4. Rope
5. Stacked Actors
6. My Hero
7. Learn to Fly
8. These Days
9. Walk
10. This Is a Call
11. No Son of Mine (folding in a snippet of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades”)
12. Wheels (acoustic, B-stage)
13. Marigold (Late!/Nirvana cover, B-stage)
14. Big Me (B-stage)
15. Under You (Dave Grohl solo, dedicated to Shane Hawkins)
16. La Dee Da
17. Run
18. Invincible / Seven / One Headlight / Manimal / Tap Dancing in a Minefield
19. Monkey Wrench
20. Breakout
21. The Sky Is a Neighborhood
22. Aurora (in memory of Taylor Hawkins)
23. Caught in the Echo
24. Best of You
25. The Teacher (in honor of Virginia Grohl)
26. Everlong (accompanied by fireworks)

Queens of the Stone Age Setlist, Rogers Stadium, Toronto, August 4

1. Misfit Love
2. In My Head
3. My God Is the Sun
4. I Sat by the Ocean
5. If I Had a Tail
6. Emotion Sickness
7. Make It Wit Chu (with a snippet of The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You”)
8. Little Sister
9. Go With the Flow
10. No One Knows
11. A Song for the Dead

More Info

• Foo Fighters Kick off 2026 North American Tour with Queens of the Stone Age: Photos, Video + Setlists | Consequence
• Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age Launch Summer Tour: Videos, Set Lists | Ultimate Classic Rock
• Setlists – Foo Fighters + Queens of the Stone Age Launch Summer Tour | Loudwire
• Here’s what Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age played as they kicked off their 2026 North American tour | NME
• Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age kick off North American tour in Toronto: Heres their setlists in full | Far Out Magazine
• Foo Fighters Kick Off North American Stadium Tour In Toronto | JamBase