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Foo Fighters added to The O2 birthday shows

The Foos will play The O2 Arena on Tuesday 19 September as part of the venue's tenth-birthday celebrations

By IQ on 28 Jun 2017

Fresh from their Saturday-night headline set at Glastonbury Festival, Foo Fighters today announced a one-off show at The O2 this September as part of its birthday celebrations.

The O2/Wembley Arena programmer Emma Bownes told IQ earlier this week that planning was underway for the venue’s next spate of tenth-birthday shows, following the conclusion of its first wave with alt-J, Celine Dion and Ed Sheeran.

Foo Fighters will play the 21,000-cap. O2 Arena on Tuesday 19 September, with tickets on sale at 4pm on 28 June.

Watch the Foos’ video announcement above.

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