Foo Fighters at Wrigley Field
The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, during an appearance at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Sat., Aug. 29, 2015.
Foo Fighter Fans
Fans at Wrigley Field await the appearance of The Foo Fighters. The concert was part of the band's year-long "Sonic Highways" World Tour.
Intro
The curtain went up at Wrigley Field Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, on the Foo Fighters, part of the band's "Sonic Highways" world tour.
Dave Grohl
"Sonic Highways," The Foo Fighters' eighth studio album, was released last November, and has sold nearly half a million copies in the U.S. Their year-long world tour, which began last December in South Africa, has traveled throughout Asia, Europe, North and South America. The tour wraps in Barcelona, Spain, in November.
Dave Grohl
Grohl was still nursing a broken leg, suffered when he fell off a stage in Gothenburg, Sweden on June 12. That didn't stop him from kicking it.
Nate Mendel
Nate Mendel, on bass, started Foo Fighters with Dave Grohl in Seattle in 1995.
Wrigley Field
The band played 25 songs, including "Everlong," "Learn to Fly," "The Pretender," "Congregation" and "All My Life."
Chris Shiflett
The Foo Fighters' lead guitarist Chris Shiflett.
Pat Smear
The Foo Fighters' Pat Smear.
Pat Smear
In addition to the band's special guests Cheap Trick, Naked Raygun and Urge Overkill, John Travolta put in an appearance at Wrigley Field last night.
Throne
"Sonic Highways," The Foo Fighters' eighth studio album, was released last November, and has sold nearly half a million copies in the U.S. Their year-long world tour, which began last December in South Africa, has traveled throughout Asia, Europe, North and South America. The tour wraps in Barcelona, Spain, in November.
Fans Agog
The audience at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
Dave Grohl
The Foo Fighters also performed covers of songs by The Kinks ("You Really Got Me"), Van Halen ("Panama"), Alice Cooper ("School's Out"), Yes ("Roundabout"), and The Rolling Stones ("Miss You").
Dave Grohl
David Grohl is exultant, broken leg be damned.
Audience
And they're cheering at Wrigley Field!