Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters have been the invisible header on every other rock fan’s ‘if only’ hitlist in India, likely paired with a constant wonder of is someone getting the best, the best, the best of you from across the world. Well, the wait is now officially over. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers from Seattle are bringing their Take Cover world tour to Indian shores in January – that’s an opportunity to start the year full throttle.
They’re playing Bengaluru on January 29, followed by a closing night in Mumbai on January 31. It’s a bitter pill to swallow that Delhi’s once again been snubbed, but at least this long road isn’t to ruin.
We’re got New York powerhouses The Pretty Reckless and the Austin-based punk outfit Die Spitz joining them for the full ride. The support acts are equally curated: look out for Pinkshift and Alain Johannes in Bengaluru, and a local tilt in Mumbai with Goa’s Still In Therapy and singer-songwriter Mali.
The band is touring on the back of their 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, but let’s be real: we’re all going for the anthems that we’ve never gotten to scream in a crowded arena before. Everlong, The Pretender, Monkey Wrench… I can practically pre-feel the goosebumps. (And perhaps… echoes of nirvana, if you know what I mean.)
How to snag a seat
Tickets go live tomorrow, June 16, at noon on BookMyShow – prices will go up then. In the meantime, be prepared for the inevitable, absolute bloodbath on the app, and yes, you’ll likely spend the next 24 hours refreshing your browser in dread. But if you miss out on this window, my hunch is you’ll be waiting wheels and wheels of time before they ever look our way again. And nothing’s clean or pure about missing these folks for the sake of booking app sanity.
When: January 29 (Bengaluru) & January 31 (Mumbai), both starting 3pm
Tickets: On sale starting June 16 via BookMyShow
