Foo Fighters Deliver Their Biggest Cleveland Headlining Show at Huntington Bank Field, Racing Through a Career-Spanning Set and Honoring Taylor Hawkins With Aurora
CLEVELAND, OH — Foo Fighters turned Huntington Bank Field into a full-scale rock celebration on Monday night, playing their biggest Cleveland headlining show to date. The stadium crowd stretched across generations, with children, teens, parents and longtime fans all singing along.
The mood fit Cleveland’s identity as a music city tied closely to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. From the pit to the upper seats, the audience stayed loud, animated and locked in from the first song to the last.
A fast, hit-packed set from the first chords
The band opened with “All My Life” and hardly let up after that. Dave Grohl and the group moved quickly from one song to the next, packing the night with riffs, drum breaks and familiar anthems.
Grohl told the crowd, “We’re gonna play as many songs as we can before they kick us out of here,” and the band seemed to mean it. The nearly three-hour performance pulled from multiple eras of the band’s catalog, including “Everlong,” “Learn to Fly,” “Times Like These” and “My Hero.”
Support acts and Cleveland ties added to the night
The bill began with a charged set from Philadelphia punk band Mannequin Pussy, followed by Queens of the Stone Age, whose hard-rock performance kept the energy high before the headliners took over. By the time Foo Fighters stepped onstage, the stadium already felt primed for a major arena-scale finale.
Grohl also brought a personal connection to the night. He was born in Warren, Ohio, and the show carried extra meaning in a state where his hometown honors him with Dave Grohl Alley, murals and a giant pair of drumsticks.
A new drummer, a tribute, and a roaring finish
Grohl performed with bassist Nate Mendel, guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett, keyboardist Rami Jaffee and drummer Ilan Rubin, who joined the band in 2025. Rubin handled the spotlight confidently while the band leaned into both muscle and emotion.
A heartfelt “Aurora” served as a tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins, and the show closed with “Everlong” under fireworks. Foo Fighters left Cleveland with a set that mixed nostalgia, volume and a clear reminder of how far the band has traveled since forming in 1994.
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