Foo Fighters expand arena tour


Photo by Philip Cosores

After a successful stint in London, the Foo Fighters’ arena tour takes a break, set to return to action in two months in the U.S.A. Today, the Seattle band announced a few more dates to please their fans on the East Coast.

Four more stops have been added to the itinerary which did not feature many East Coast shows, but now showcases Duluth, Georgia on November 7th, Charlotte on November 8th, Philadelphia on November 10th, and Boston on November 16th. Supporting Foo Fighters will be Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable. Pre-sales for the new dates will begin 10 a.m. local time on July 13th. General on sales begin 10 a.m. local time July 15th. The November 7th date goes on sale to the public July 2nd.

Foo Fighters are touring in support of their wildly successful new album, Wasting Light, which is out now. Check out their full list of tourdates below.

FOO FIGHTERS U.S. TOUR 2011

Sept. 14 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Center **
Sept. 16 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center **
Sept. 17 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center **
Sept. 19 – Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills **
Sept. 20 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena **
Sept. 22 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena **
Sept. 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center **
Sept. 25 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Center **
Sept. 26 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center **
Oct. 9 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center ***
Oct. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverick Center ***
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum ***
Oct. 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum ***
Oct. 16 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center ***
Oct. 17 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena ***
Oct. 19 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena (Oakland Coliseum) ***
Oct. 20 – Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion ***
Nov. 7 – Duluth, GA – Arena at Gwinnett Center ****
Nov. 8 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena ****
Nov. 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center ****
Nov. 14 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center ****
Nov. 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden ****

** Rise Against & Mariachi el Bronx Support
*** Cage The Elephant & Mariachi el Bronx Support
**** Social Distortion & The Joy Formidable Support