Historic Rock Collaboration
Foo Fighters to Join AC/DC for One-Night-Only St. Louis Concert
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The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis is listed as a 67,000-capacity venue for the AC/DC show, underscoring the event’s large-scale, one-night-only nature.
In addition to the concert, AC/DC’s St. Louis stop will feature pop-up shops in Ballpark Village on September 7–8 as part of the tour festivities.
There is a discrepancy in reported numbers for the event: some outlets cite about 66,000 attendees for the St. Louis stop, while the venue capacity is listed at 67,000.
Grohl recounts a childhood memory of watching AC/DC’s Let There Be Rock at age 11 with his best friend Larry Hinkle at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C., a moment he says helped shape his approach to live performances.
Foo Fighters will open for AC/DC on September 8 at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, filling in for The Pretty Reckless on AC/DC's PWR/UP Tour Lambgoat. The one-night-only show reunites two generations of rock legends, with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl calling the gig a dream come true after decades of AC/DC influence shaped his approach to live performance FirstAlert4.
Grohl's Childhood Memory That Changed Everything
Dave Grohl credits a single moment at age 11 as the spark for his entire career in rock. He watched AC/DC's Let There Be Rock film with his best friend Larry Hinkle at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C., and never looked back. That screening taught him what a true live rock show should be.
Foo Fighters Step In Last-Minute for St. Louis Date
The Pretty Reckless originally supported AC/DC's PWR/UP Tour, but Foo Fighters have stepped in as special guests for the St. Louis stop DeltaplexNews. The Dome at America's Center holds 67,000 people, making this a massive stadium-scale event DeltaplexNews. This marks Foo Fighters fitting the gig between their own tour schedule ABCAudio.
AC/DC's Global Tour Continues Strong Through September
The St. Louis show is one of AC/DC's final stops on their 2024 global stadium run Yahoo. The tour has drawn massive crowds across North America and beyond. AC/DC is treating the St. Louis date as a full festival experience, with pop-up shops launching in nearby Ballpark Village on September 7 and 8.
Two Rock Generations Share One Historic Stage
Foo Fighters and AC/DC represent different eras of rock music, yet the pairing feels natural and timely. Grohl has long been vocal about AC/DC's outsized influence on him. This St. Louis show gives longtime fans a rare chance to see both bands back-to-back in one unforgettable night Lambgoat.
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