Foo Fighters - Take Cover Tour 2026 hits Munich and Berlin
Published on 08/19/2026 at 20:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Foo Fighters will return to Germany in summer 2026 with two major stadium shows on their Take Cover Tour 2026. According to the official tour and venue announcements, the band plays Munich’s Allianz Arena on June 17 and Berlin’s Olympiastadion on July 1 as part of a wider European and North American run.
German 2026 dates and full European run
The German anchor of the tour is clear: Foo Fighters are scheduled for June 17, 2026 at Allianz Arena in Munich and July 1, 2026 at Olympiastadion in Berlin, both branded under the Take Cover Tour 2026 banner and confirmed by the stadiums’ own listings and the band’s tour overview. The Allianz Arena announcement highlights that these are the only two German shows on this leg and notes a presale via Eventim before general on-sale.
These dates sit within a compact European stadium and festival schedule in June and July 2026. The run opens on June 10 in Oslo at Unity Arena, continues June 12 in Stockholm at Strawberry Arena, June 15 in Warsaw at PGE Narodowy, and June 19 in Paris at Paris La Défense Arena, before the band heads to two nights at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool on June 25 and June 27. After Berlin, they move to Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion on July 3, then on to Milan for the I-Days festival on July 5, Madrid for Mad Cool Festival on July 8 and NOS Alive in Oeiras near Lisbon on July 10, as detailed by multiple tour reports and promoter listings.
Support acts and what German fans can expect
For Germany, the tour comes with a notable support package. In Munich, Allianz Arena confirms that Foo Fighters will be joined by Irish rock band Inhaler and Japanese punk outfit Otoboke Beaver, while the Berlin date lists British post-punks IDLES and South London band Fat Dog as the opening acts. This mirrors the broader European routing where different combinations of support bands rotate across markets, giving each city a slightly different bill.
Fans in Munich and Berlin can expect a full stadium production, with Foo Fighters typically playing sets that run well past two hours on recent tours, mixing staples like Everlong and Best of You with newer material. In practical terms, the shows continue a pattern from the band’s last German appearances, but in significantly larger venues, underscoring their sustained drawing power in the country’s rock market.
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For readers following Foo Fighters’ 2026 tour and new releases, our archive collects further reports on their albums, singles and live plans.
New album Your Favorite Toy in the set
Alongside the tour, Foo Fighters are working with fresh material: their twelfth studio album Your Favorite Toy was released on April 24, 2026 via Roswell Records and RCA, as confirmed by reports from rock outlets and label partners. The album announcement presented a ten-track tracklist, including earlier single Asking for a Friend, and positioned the record as the successor to 2023’s But Here We Are.
The tracklist features songs such as Caught in the Echo, Of All People, Window, the title track Your Favorite Toy, and closing song Asking for a Friend. Reviews emphasize that the album balances classic Foo Fighters arena-rock dynamics with sharper, more compressed arrangements, which makes the new material particularly suited to stadium shows like Munich and Berlin. For German fans, the tour therefore doubles as the first real chance to hear a full set of these songs on home turf.
How the band’s sound has evolved
Musically, Foo Fighters continue to operate in a space between hard rock, alternative rock and melodic pop structures. On Your Favorite Toy, critics point to punchy guitar tones, prominent vocal hooks and an emphasis on mid-tempo stompers rather than the longer, more experimental tracks that characterized parts of their earlier catalog. Production-wise, the record leans on dense, layered guitars, but keeps drums and vocals high in the mix to preserve the band’s live energy.
That evolution sits in continuity with landmark Foo Fighters albums such as The Colour and the Shape, Wasting Light and But Here We Are, which already positioned them as one of the defining rock acts of the past three decades. The new songs underline how the band, led by Dave Grohl, still write with packed arenas in mind: choruses aimed at tens of thousands of voices and arrangements that translate directly to stages like Allianz Arena and Olympiastadion.
What’s next for Foo Fighters
The next confirmed date for Foo Fighters in the German market is June 17, 2026 at Allianz Arena in Munich, followed by Berlin’s Olympiastadion on July 1 as part of the same European stadium run.
Foo Fighters at a glance
- Act: Foo Fighters
- Genre: Rock / alternative rock
- Origin: Seattle, United States
- Active since: 1994
- Lineup: Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Pat Smear (guitar), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), Josh Freese (drums)
- Label: Roswell Records / RCA Records
- Key works: The Colour and the Shape (1997), Wasting Light (2011), Concrete and Gold (2017), But Here We Are (2023)
- Current album/single: Your Favorite Toy, released April 24, 2026
- Charts / certifications: Singles such as Asking for a Friend and Today’s Song have reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts in 2025, underlining the band’s continued presence on rock radio.
- Next live date: June 17, 2026 – Munich, Germany – Allianz Arena
Frequently asked questions about Foo Fighters
When will Foo Fighters play in Germany in 2026?
Foo Fighters are scheduled to play Allianz Arena in Munich on June 17, 2026 and Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 1, 2026 as part of their Take Cover Tour.
Which support acts are announced for the German shows?
According to the Allianz Arena announcement, Inhaler and Otoboke Beaver will open in Munich, while IDLES and Fat Dog are listed as support acts for the Berlin show at Olympiastadion.
Will new songs from Your Favorite Toy be part of the setlist?
Given that Your Favorite Toy is the band’s current album and the tour is scheduled after its April 2026 release, fans in Munich and Berlin can expect several tracks from the record alongside older favorites.
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