The Foo Fighters will spend two weeks touring in the United Kingdom in November, where they have grown exponentially in popularity in recent years. The tour begins Nov. 3 in Manchester and wraps with a Nov. 17-18 stand in London.
As previously reported, the Foos’ new album, “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” is due Sept. 25 via RCA. First single “The Pretender” is already No. 1 on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart.
And although dates have yet to be announced, a promotion is underway for presale tickets for a forthcoming North American tour via iTunes. Fans who pre-order the new album via the service will receive a code for early tickets via Ticketmaster, as well as downloads of “The Pretender” and the B-side “Seda.”
Here are the Foo Fighters’ tour dates:
Sept. 15: Carson, Calif. (Home Depot Center/KROQ Invasion)
Nov. 3: Manchester, England (Evening News Arena)
Nov. 6: Birmingham, England (NEC)
Nov. 9: Glasgow (SECC)
Nov. 10: Aberdeen, Scotland (AECC)
Nov. 12: Sheffield, England (Hallam Arena)
Nov. 13: Cardiff, Wales (International Arena)
Nov. 17-18: London (O2 Arena)
