Foo Fighters start world tour in Tulsa

Foo Fighters begin their world tour in Tulsa May 17 at the BOK Center as they play songs from Wasting Light, the new album they recorded in Dave Grohl’s garage.  As pre-promotion for the tour, Foo Fighters will grace the garages of eight lucky fans in eight North American cities.

Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear have teamed with BlackBerry® and local radio stations to create a once in a lifetime opportunity for the ultimate fan to host a Foo Fighters live performance in his or her actual garage for these eight dates only.

Fans who want a shot at making their garage one of these eight intimate venues can either enter the contest directly by explaining, in 25 words or less, why they (and 50 of their friends) deserve to win  and then sending in a picture of their garage. For detailed  instructions go to www.foofightersgaragetour.com/contest.

Listeners of local radio stations will also have a  chance to attend the garage show in their town.   BlackBerry is also  sponsoring a Concert Sweepstakes, in which winners will receive tickets to see the band in concert, an autographed copy of Wasting Light and more. For full details and additional prizes etc., click here.

The full list of Foo Fighters Garage Tour Markets and affiliated radio stations are as follows:

April 8 New York (RXP 101.9)
April 13 Washington DC (DC 101)
April 14 Toronto (102.1 The Edge)
April 19 Chicago (Q101)
April 20 Minneapolis (93X Rocks)
April 25 Denver (Channel 93.3)
April 26 Dallas (102.1FM The Edge)
April 27 Seattle (107.7 The End)

Foo Fighters new record Wasting Light, out April 12, 2011 on Roswell/RCA, was recorded entirely on analog tape in the garage of Dave Grohl’s home in California’s San Fernando Valley. Produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, the no computers/no software back to basics approach has resulted in arguably the strongest and most cohesive effort of the band’s 15-year-plus career: From  the opening one-two punch of “Bridge Burning” and lead single “Rope” to the beautifully bipolar “These Days” to stunning guest spots from Bob Mould (“Dear Rosemary”) and Krist Novoselic (“I Should Have Known”), Wasting Light is a singular triumph: a band that has headlined arenas, stadiums and festivals the world over stripping itself down to the bare essentials and coming up with a world class band’s finest hour.

05/17/11 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
05/18/11 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Center
05/20/11 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
05/21/11 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Festival
05/23/11 – Council Bluffs, IA – Mid America
05/26/11 – Missoula, MT – Adams Center
05/27/11 – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
06/09/11 – Iterlaken, Switzerland – Festival
06/11/11 – Isle of Wight, UK –  Festival
06/11-13/11 – Landgraaf, Netherlands – PinkPop

06/15/11 – Milan, Italy – IdRHO Festival
06/17/11 – Scheeßel, Germany – Festival
06/18/11 – Berlin, Germany – Wuhlheide Festival
06/19/11 – Germany – Hurricane Festival
06/21/11 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Refshaleoen
06/22/11 – Stockholm, Sweden – Stadium
06/24/11 – Oslo, Norway – Telenor Arena
06/26/11 – Helsinki, Finland – Kalasatama
07/02/11 – Milton Keynes, UK – Keynes Bowl
07/03/11 – Milton Keynes, UK – Keynes Bowl
07/07/11 – Lisboa, Portugal – Optimus Alive 2011
07/07-10/11 – County Kildare, Ireland – Oxegen
07/08-10/11 – Kincross-Shire, Scotland – Balado
08/20/11 – St. Polten, Austria – Frequency
08/21/11 – Erfurt, Germany – Highfield
08/23/11 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena