Foo Fighters to Open for AC/DC at Special St. Louis Concert: A Dream Come True
Foo Fighters will join AC/DC for a rare one-night-only pairing next month, with Dave Grohl’s band set to open for the Australian rock legends in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 8th.
AC/DC have spent the summer touring North America on their Power Up tour, which is scheduled to run through September 29th, when the band will finish the tour at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
But for fans heading to The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis on September 8th, the show has suddenly become even more significant. Instead of seeing one stadium-rock powerhouse, ticket holders will get both AC/DC and Foo Fighters on the same bill.
Foo Fighters announced the news on Instagram on August 19th, with Grohl using the occasion to reflect on the profound influence AC/DC had on his decision to pursue music.
Dave Grohl’s AC/DC Inspiration
Grohl recalled first watching AC/DC’s 1980 concert film Let There Be Rock and described the experience as a defining moment in his life.
According to Grohl, the film “truly introduced me to the raw, primal power of rock and roll performance for the first time.” He remembered being completely captivated by the band’s intensity, stage presence and musicianship.
“Watching from the edge of my seat the entire time, it was like nothing I had ever experienced before,” Grohl wrote. He wondered how five people could create such overwhelming energy with nothing more than their instruments, while performing with such swagger, groove and danger.
The experience, he said, left his mind “blown” and “changed forever,” while also filling him with an intense sense of passion and inspiration.
That first encounter with AC/DC set a standard that stayed with Grohl throughout his own musical career. He explained that without the film, the band and their decades of enduring anthems, he might have approached his life in music very differently.
Foo Fighters Finally Share the Stage With AC/DC
More than four decades after watching that concert film, Grohl will now have the opportunity to perform alongside the musicians who helped shape his approach to live performance.
“And now, for the first time since that fateful night in 1980, my band Foo Fighters will share a stage with the gentlemen who are single handedly responsible for my determination to give every audience everything I have, every night,” he wrote.
For Grohl, the significance of the occasion is obvious. He described the St. Louis performance as “literally a dream come true” before signing off with a characteristically emphatic message to the city:
“Let there be fucking rock, St Louis. See you September 8th.”
The decision for Foo Fighters to appear as the opening act is particularly telling. The band are more than capable of headlining stadiums themselves and currently have Queens of the Stone Age supporting them.
Their willingness to take the opening slot for AC/DC reflects just how deeply Grohl admires the Australian group and the influence they have had on his career.
The Pretty Reckless Step Aside in St. Louis
The St. Louis concert will also mark a change to AC/DC’s usual support lineup. The Pretty Reckless have been opening for the band during the North American leg of the Power Up tour, but they will step aside for the September 8th show to make room for Foo Fighters.
The timing also works neatly for Foo Fighters. The band are not scheduled to resume their own tour until September 12th, meaning the St. Louis appearance on September 8th gives them a chance to return to the stage shortly before their tour picks up again.
For fans who already had tickets to AC/DC’s St. Louis show, the September 8th date has now become a particularly rare opportunity: two of rock’s biggest stadium acts will share the same stage for one night only.
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