ROCK & Roll Hall Of Famer band Foo Fighters will return to Australia in just over a week, with a history-making performance at Geelong\u2019s GMHBA Stadium on March 4.<\/p>\n
The 12-time Grammy-winning band will arrive in Australia next week, with this exclusive, one-off concert \u2013 Foo Fighters\u2019 first performance down under since 2018.<\/p>\n
This will be the first time a full-capacity stadium show by any international music artist has taken place in Australia since the COVID pandemic first hit back in March 2020.<\/p>\n
After two years of live music virtually being on hold, and with our international borders now re-open for business, Foo Fighters – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee – will arrive in Victoria next week to celebrate the state\u2019s extraordinary reputation as the live music capital of Australia.<\/p>\n
The news of Foo Fighters’ coming Geelong concert was announced today (Wednesday, February 23) in partnership with the Victorian government\u2019s major event ALWAYS LIVE \u2013 a new, statewide celebration of contemporary live music taking place later this year.<\/p>\n
Bringing together icons of Australia\u2019s music scene with emerging local talent and some of the best global acts on the planet, the ALWAYS LIVE program will feature shows of all scales and styles, created and curated for Victoria\u2019s special venues, places and stages. Supported by the Victorian Government, the impetus for ALWAYS LIVE was initially conceived by former Mushroom Group chair Michael Gudinski.<\/p>\n
\u201cALWAYS LIVE was a passion project for my dad to ensure Victoria continued to be recognised as the music capital of Australia, and Melbourne as one of the leading music cities in the world,\u201d ALWAYS LIVE chair Matt Gudinski said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know Dad would be very proud to see the event launched and form a major part of re-establishing a thriving live music scene.\u201d<\/p>\n