Foo Fighters have confirmed a 12-date stadium tour across North America with more dates to be announced. In addition to the tour announcement, the group — Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and new drummer Ilan Rubin — has released a new single called “Asking for a Friend.”

Dave Grohl penned a lengthy paragraph about Foo Fighters, saying their return to the stage has reminded them of “why we love and are forever devoted” to their music and tour. Of the new single, he wrote, “‘Asking for a Friend’ is a song for those who have waited patiently in the cold, relying on hope and faith for their horizon to appear. Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again.”

Kicking off Aug. 4 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, the new tour will have Que

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