PHOTOS: Foo Fighters – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne – 14 November 2026

Thirty-one years after releasing their debut album, Foo Fighters returned to Melbourne Saturday night, delivering three hours of rock at Marvel Stadium that celebrated the band’s history and enduring connection with Australian audiences.

Thirty-one years after releasing their debut album, Foo Fighters returned to Melbourne on Saturday night, delivering three hours of rock at Marvel Stadium that celebrated the band’s history and enduring connection with Australian audiences.

Before the band appeared, Foo Fighters and Nirvana shirts filled the stadium, worn by longtime followers and younger fans alike. The anticipation was unmistakable as Dave Grohl and company prepared to take the stage.

Opening with ‘All My Life’, the band powered through a catalogue spanning three decades, including ‘The Pretender’, ‘Times Like These’, ‘My Hero’ and ‘Learn to Fly’.

Grohl was in a particularly talkative mood, reflecting on how fans who first attended Foo Fighters concerts as children were now bringing children of their own. He reminded Melbourne that the band’s debut album arrived on 5 July 1995, joking that the date deserved to become a national holiday.

Behind the kit, Ilan Rubin delivered a commanding performance, driving the band with relentless precision. During ‘No Son of Mine’, Foo Fighters launched into Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’, paying tribute to Lemmy before returning to their own song.

Three enormous screens displayed live footage and changing visuals, while illuminated Foo Fighters logos and an extensive lighting production added to the stadium spectacle.

A move to the smaller stage brought a change of pace. Grohl joked that everyone would enjoy a 20-minute break from his screaming before performing ‘Wheels’, ‘Marigold’ and ‘Big Me’. His solo rendition of ‘Under You’ drew the audience into a collective singalong.

Back on the main stage, the band introductions provided further entertainment, with Grohl briefly taking over the drums before Rubin delivered a solo of his own.

Later, Grohl reflected on the band’s 16 visits to Australia over 31 years, joking that they must like the place before expressing genuine gratitude for the support that had kept them returning.

During ‘Best of You’, cameras swept across the stadium, capturing fans singing back to Grohl. When the band departed, cheering, shouting and stamping feet demanded an encore.

Returning, Grohl announced they had approximately 23 minutes before being kicked out, determined to finish the remaining songs.

Gerry Rafferty’s ‘Baker Street’ opened the encore, with Grohl and Pat Smear trading guitar parts. ‘Hey, Johnny Park!’ followed before ‘Exhausted’, which Grohl explained closed their debut album.

But Melbourne wasn’t finished.

With time running out, Grohl urged everyone to dance as Foo Fighters launched into ‘Everlong’, closing a performance that demonstrated why, after three decades, their relationship with Australian audiences remains as strong as ever.

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Foo Fighters Set list

1. All My Life
2. The Pretender (including AC/DC’s ‘Riff Raff’ snippet)
3. Times Like These
4. Of All People
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 (including Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’ snippet)
12. Wheels (B-stage)
13. Marigold (B-stage)
14. Big Me (B-stage)
15. Under You (B-stage, Dave Grohl solo)
16. Your Favorite Toy
17. Arlandria
18. Run
19. Invincible / Seven / One Headlight / Manimal / Tap Dancing in a Minefield (medley)
20. Monkey Wrench
21. Breakout
22. Window
23. Aurora
24. Best of You
    Encore
25. Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty cover)
26. Hey, Johnny Park!
27. Exhausted
28. Everlong

Photographs © Alexander Hallag