Will Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters move to Australia? Calls for band to relocate indefinitely grow after epic shows Down Under
The Foo Fighters ended their Australian tour in Brisbane on Tuesday evening with a thrilling show at a packed Suncorp Stadium.
And their Australian fans are now calling for the American band, led by Dave Grohl from Los Angeles, to move Down Under permanently.
Foo Fighters fans flooded social media with pleas to return Down Under as the band left Australia for the next leg of their tour in New Zealand.
“Can anyone stop you from leaving our country?” one fan asked.
The band returned the love to their fans by sharing a series of photos from their Queensland performance on Instagram with the caption: “Thank you Brisbane.”
Australian rock fans are calling for The Foo Fighters to move Down Under after their epic shows in Australia
A group of fans from the American band's recent Australian concert pose for a photo together
'No guys, thanks. Seeing you guys for the fifth time and it definitely won't be my last,” one fan responded.
“Australia really wants to adopt you,” they added.
“Epic show!”, another concertgoer added. “The band clearly loves Australia and loves them back.”
Another fan wrote: 'Have a safe trip home guys! Thank you so much for this amazing Australian tour! Come back soon!!'
One fan even stooped to embarrass the rockers into staying by recalling the cringe-inducing moment in 2000 when frontman Dave Grohl was arrested in Queensland for drink-driving.
“We have to go back to jail so you stay longer,” the fan joked.
Fans flooded social media with messages asking the band to stay in Australia
It comes after Grohl spoke about his love for Australia after touring Down Under for almost 30 years.
The charismatic frontman paid an emotional tribute to 'his home away from home' during the Foo Fighters' packed show at Sydney's Accor Stadium on Saturday.
“Everyone knows this, and I'm not just saying it because we're here. Australia is one of our favorite fucking places in the world,” he told the audience.
'It is. It's like a home away from home. We have been coming here for almost 28 years.'
Grohl said he loved seeing younger fans in the audience who grew up appreciating his music.
The rocker first toured Down Under with Nirvana in 1992 and has been visiting the country regularly with the Foo Fighters since 1995.
Frontman Dave Grohl has called Australia his 'home away from home'
Last week he took a break from his hectic schedule to volunteer with The Big Umbrella in Melbourne, a street kitchen charity for the homeless.
The Foo Fighters arrived Down Under last week ahead of their first national tour of the country since 2018, after recruiting new drummer Josh Freese.
The rock band had to cancel their 2022 tour of Australia following the sudden death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The rocker died suddenly in March last year at the age of 50 in his hotel room, just hours before Foo Fighters were to perform at a festival in Colombia.