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

Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age launched their 2026 North American “Take Cover” summer stadium tour at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Tuesday, August 4. Dave Grohl’s band played a marathon 26-song set with support from Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy, opening the run with tributes to late drummer Taylor Hawkins and Grohl’s late mother, Virginia.

• Foo Fighters opened with “All My Life” and closed the main set with “Best of You” before an encore of “The Teacher” and “Everlong.”
• The band played just one song, “Caught in the Echo,” from its newest album, 2026’s Your Favorite Toy.
• Queens of the Stone Age performed an 11-song set spanning five albums, ending with three straight cuts from 2002’s Songs for the Deaf.
• “Under You” was performed by Grohl solo as a dedication to Shane Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins’ son, on his 20th birthday.
• The tour continues through September 26, when it wraps up in Las Vegas.

Foo Fighters Toronto Setlist: How the Show Unfolded

Foo Fighters took the Rogers Stadium stage through plumes of red smoke to open the tour with “All My Life,” a track from 2002’s One by One. The band moved through career staples including “The Pretender,” “Times Like These,” “My Hero” and “Monkey Wrench” before wrapping the main set with “Best of You.”

During “No Son of Mine,” the band worked in a snippet of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades.” Midway through the show, Foo Fighters shifted to a smaller B-stage for a stripped-down segment featuring an acoustic version of “Wheels,” a cover of Late!/Nirvana’s “Marigold,” and “Big Me” from the band’s 1995 self-titled debut album.

Across the full 26-song set, 1999’s There Is Nothing Left to Lose was the most represented album with four songs performed. The Colour and the Shape from 1997, Wasting Light from 2011, and Concrete and Gold from 2017 each contributed three songs apiece to the night’s setlist.

Tributes to Taylor Hawkins and Virginia Grohl

The Toronto show carried several emotional dedications woven into the hits. Grohl performed “Under You” as a solo acoustic track dedicated to Shane Hawkins, son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, in honor of Shane’s 20th birthday.

Later in the set, the band played “Aurora” as a tribute to Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022. The encore’s opening song, “The Teacher,” was dedicated to Dave Grohl’s late mother, Virginia Grohl, before the band closed the night with “Everlong” accompanied by a burst of fireworks.

Queens of the Stone Age’s Opening Set

Queens of the Stone Age took the stage to Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight” and delivered an 11-song set pulled from five different albums. The band worked a snippet of The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” into “Make It Wit Chu” and reportedly cut “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret” from the printed setlist during the performance.

Josh Homme and his bandmates closed their set with a run of three consecutive songs from 2002’s Songs for the Deaf: “Go With the Flow,” “No One Knows” and “A Song for the Dead.” Mannequin Pussy opened the evening with a set of their own ahead of the two headlining acts.

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 (with Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” snippet)
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 (dedicated to Taylor Hawkins)
23. Caught in the Echo
24. Best of You
25. The Teacher (dedicated to Virginia Grohl, encore)
26. Everlong (with fireworks, encore)

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 The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” snippet)
8. Little Sister
9. Go With the Flow
10. No One Knows
11. A Song for the Dead

Foo Fighters 2026 ‘Take Cover’ 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

FAQ

When did Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age start their 2026 tour?

The “Take Cover” tour began on August 4, 2026, at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, with Mannequin Pussy opening the show.

How many songs did Foo Fighters play from their new album?

Foo Fighters played only one track from 2026’s Your Favorite Toy, performing “Caught in the Echo” late in their 26-song set.

Where does the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age tour end?

The tour is scheduled to conclude on September 26, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

More Info

1. Foo Fighters Kick off 2026 North American Tour with Queens of the Stone Age: Photos, Video + Setlists (Consequence) https://consequence.net/2026/08/foo-fighters-kick-off-2026-summer-tour-photos-video-setlists/
2. Foo Fighters and QOTSA Launch Summer Tour: Videos, Set Lists (Ultimate Classic Rock) https://ultimateclassicrock.com/foo-fighters-2026-set-list/
3. Here’s what Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age played as they kicked off their 2026 North American tour (NME) https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-what-foo-fighters-and-queens-of-the-stone-age-played-as-they-kicked-off-their-2026-north-american-tour-3961237
4. Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age kick off North American tour in Toronto: Here’s their setlists in full (Far Out Magazine) https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/foo-fighters-queens-of-the-stone-age-north-american-tour-setlists/