Sonic Highways World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Foo Fighters, in support of their eighth studio album Sonic Highways. It began on December 10, 2014, in Cape Town, South Africa and continued through South America, Oceania, North America, Europe and Asia. The tour abruptly ended after the November 2015 Paris attacks which included the slaughter of fans and crew at a concert by fellow U.S. rock band Eagles of Death Metal. The band were playing in Bologna on the night of the attacks and had been due in Paris after leaving Italy.

The tour grossed $131.2 million and was attended by more than 1.76 million people. In 2015 alone it grossed $127 million and was attended by 1.68 million people, making it 5th highest grossing and 6th most attended concert tour of 2015.

Background The tour marked Foo Fighters' first concerts ever in South Africa, Colombia and South Korea. On most concerts there was a B-stage, where first acoustic songs were played before the band launched into cover versions. One exception was Slane Castle in Ireland, where rainy conditions prevented the usage of said stage.

During the concert in Gothenburg, Sweden on June 12, 2015, the lead vocalist of the band, Dave Grohl, fell off the stage early in the set and fractured his leg, but the rest of the band decided to continue performing while Grohl was attended to backstage by on-site medical staff, with the drummer Taylor Hawkins doing double-duty as lead vocalist. He returned to the stage just fifteen minutes later to finish the set in a chair and kept playing until the end of the concert. However, the remainder dates of the European leg were cancelled due to Grohl's leg fracture. This cost the band as much as $10 million in lost fees and travel expenses not offset by box office revenue.

Many artists joined the band on stage during the tour, including Perry Farrell, Stevie Nicks, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Rage Against the Machine's Brad Wilk, members from Zac Brown Band, Bad Brains, HAIM, Jewel, among others. After the cancellation of their Glastonbury's headlining concert, Dave said that he intended to ask Paul McCartney and Kanye West to join the band during the performance.

Opening acts

311 – Ash – BLK JKS – Comunidade Nin Jitsu – The Delta Riggs – Diamante Eléctrico – Dropkick Murphys – Eruca Sativa – Gary Clark Jr. – Ghost – God Damn – Hawk Eyes – Hozier – Honeyblood – Iggy Pop –

Kaiser Chiefs – Los Mox! – Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Mission of Burma – Naked Raygun – Raimundos – Rise Against – Royal Blood – The Strypes – Teenage Fanclub – Trombone Shorty –

Songs performed

Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, attendance, and gross revenue Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue AfricaDecember 10, 2014Cape TownSouth AfricaCape Town Stadium26,392 / 36,367$1,517,770December 13, 2014JohannesburgFNB Stadium46,585 / 59,873$2,641,690 South AmericaJanuary 15, 2015SantiagoChilePista Atletica Estadio Nacional20,939 / 24,918$1,280,750January 18, 2015La PlataArgentinaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata32,241 / 37,888 $2,388,040January 21, 2015Porto AlegreBrazilEstacionamento FIERGS31,471 / 31,471$2,868,020 January 23, 2015São PauloEstádio do Morumbi66,958 / 66,958$5,210,300 January 25, 2015Rio de JaneiroMaracanã Stadium47,992 / 55,265$3,604,000January 28, 2015Belo HorizonteEsplanada do Mineirão17,014 / 24,000$1,268,100 January 31, 2015BogotáColombiaEstadio El Campín36,883 / 41,683$3,165,344 OceaniaFebruary 18, 2015ChristchurchNew ZealandAMI Stadium27,000— February 21, 2015AucklandMount Smart Stadium35,000 —February 24, 2015BrisbaneAustraliaSuncorp Stadium39,448 / 40,000 $4,015,380February 26, 2015SydneyANZ Stadium51,131 / 55,000$4,960,000February 28, 2015MelbourneDocklands Stadium56,981 / 56,981 $5,479,510March 2, 2015HobartDerwent Entertainment Centre6,505 / 6,505 $659,878March 4, 2015AdelaideHindmarsh Stadium21,605 / 23,000 $2,269,560March 8, 2015PerthNib Stadium31,101 / 31,262 $3,174,630 North AmericaMay 15, 2015Gulf ShoresUnited StatesThe Hangout40,000 — EuropeMay 24, 2015NorwichEnglandEarlham Park50,000May 25, 2015SunderlandStadium of Light40,000May 27, 2015ManchesterOld Trafford Cricket Ground50,000May 30, 2015SlaneIrelandSlane Castle 59,858 / 60,000 $4,908,548June 3, 2015HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena 11,429 / 11,429 $738,172 June 5, 2015NurembergZeppelinfeld 75,000 / 75,000 $12,862,772June 7, 2015MendigFlugplatz Mendig90,000 / 90,000 — June 10, 2015OsloNorwayTelenor Arena22,000 — June 12, 2015GothenburgSwedenUllevi 52,000 — North AmericaJuly 4, 2015 Washington, D.C.United StatesRFK Memorial Stadium 48,000 — July 6, 2015CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center — — July 8, 2015TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre — — July 9, 2015July 11, 2015 QuebecPlains of Abraham — — July 13, 2015CamdenUnited StatesSusquehanna Bank Center — — July 15, 2015New York CityCiti Field 67,525 / 82,392 $4,611,456July 16, 2015July 18, 2015BostonFenway Park 68,205 / 68,205 $4,242,491July 19, 2015 AsiaJuly 24, 2015 NiigataJapanNaeba Ski Resort — — July 25, 2015 AnsanSouth KoreaDaebu Sea Breeze Theme Park — — North AmericaAugust 12, 2015EdmontonCanadaRexall Place — — August 13, 2015CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome — — August 14, 2015 Walla WallaUnited StatesWhitman College Athletic Fields — — August 16, 2015Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre — — August 17, 2015August 19, 2015Maryland HeightsHollywood Casino Amphitheatre —— August 21, 2015Kansas CitySprint Center — — August 22, 2015Saint PaulXcel Energy Center 13,744 / 13,744 $911,920 August 24, 2015ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre — — August 25, 2015BurgettstownFirst Niagara Pavilion — — August 27, 2015NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center — — August 29, 2015ChicagoWrigley Field 40,788 / 40,788 $2,501,510 EuropeSeptember 5, 2015Milton KeynesEnglandNational Bowl — —September 6, 2015September 8, 2015EdinburghScotlandMurrayfield Stadium — — North AmericaSeptember 11, 2015VancouverCanadaRogers Arena — — September 12, 2015GeorgeUnited StatesThe Gorge —— September 14, 2015PortlandModa Center — — September 16, 2015Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre — — September 18, 2015AnaheimHonda Center — — September 19, 2015September 21, 2015InglewoodThe Forum26,443 / 26,443$1,553,685September 22, 2015September 24, 2015Chula VistaSleep Train Amphitheatre — — September 25, 2015PhoenixAk-Chin Pavilion — — September 27, 2015AlbuquerqueIsleta Amphitheater — — September 29, 2015Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena — — September 30, 2015WichitaIntrust Bank Arena — — October 2, 2015AustinZilker Park — — October 4, 2015AtlantaCentennial Olympic Park — — October 5, 2015NashvilleBridgestone Arena — — October 7, 2015MemphisFedExForum — — October 9, 2015 AustinZilker Park — — October 17, 2015AnaheimHonda Center — — October 18, 2015 CastaicCastaic Lake — — EuropeNovember 3, 2015CesenaItalyCarisport — —November 5, 2015AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome — — November 6, 2015CologneGermanyLanxess Arena — — November 8, 2015BerlinMercedes-Benz Arena 13,811 / 13,811 $880,562November 9, 2015KrakówPolandTauron Arena Kraków — — November 11, 2015ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle15,800 / 15,800 — November 13, 2015BolognaItalyUnipol Arena — — Total 774,319/ 832,386 $68,860,141

Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue ReasonJune 14, 2015 LandgraafNetherlandsMegaland ParkDave Grohl's injury, following his falling off the stage at the concert in Sweden (June 12, 2015)June 16, 2015St. GallenSwitzerlandAFG ArenaJune 19, 2015LondonEnglandWembley StadiumJune 20, 2015June 23, 2015EdinburghScotlandMurrayfield StadiumJune 25, 2015 WerchterBelgiumWerchterparkJune 26, 2015 PiltonEnglandWorthy FarmNovember 14, 2015TurinItalyPalaolimpicoNovember 2015 Paris terrorist attacksNovember 16, 2015ParisFranceBercy ArenaNovember 17, 2015LyonHalle Tony GarnierNovember 19, 2015BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi

Notes

Personnel Foo Fighters Dave Grohl – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, drums Pat Smear – rhythm guitar Nate Mendel – bass Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians Rami Jaffee – keyboards, mellotron, accordion

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