Foo Fighters at Allegiant: Pre-Show from the Strip

Robert and Michele Forto record in Las Vegas on September 26, 2026, before walking into Allegiant Stadium for the final night of the Foo Fighters Take Cover stadium tour. They landed from Seattle the night before, hit the Strip, ate Crack Shack chicken, and survived Robert’s pick for Vegas's most dangerous bar: the Sugar Factory. Two nights earlier they were in the White River lot for Godsmack. This is a different room: a football stadium, an early 5:30 start, clear bags, cashless, and a three-hour Dave Grohl sprint. Take Cover is a 12-city stadium run. Vegas is the closer. Queens of the Stone Age are direct support. Foo Fighters take the rest of the night. Reviews all year say the same thing: they open like a punch, usually All My Life, and they close with Everlong. In the middle: hits, deep cuts, songs from Your Favorite Toy, a cover run from everybody’s old bands, and Dave on the kit. Ilan Rubin is in Taylor Hawkins’ seat. Taylor will be in the building whether anyone says his name. So will Kurt if they play Under You. Michele calls Foo her favorite band. Robert put Foo Fighters lyrics in his doctoral dissertation, plus Metallica, Godsmack, and Wide World of Sports. Before the gates, they lock in three tests: Does All My Life still start the sprint? Does the stadium sing "My Hero" and "Best of You" as it means it? Does Everlong still end a night that started with fried chicken and bad decisions on the Strip? The band just closed Bourbon & Beyond. Next up: whether a stadium Foo Fighters closer fits next to the festival nights and the nearly 20 Foo shows they have already seen. Show notes: Disgraceland with Jake Brennan, the Taylor Hawkins episode. Subscribe to Rock n Coasters. Subscriber extras are on FirstPaw+ in Apple Podcasts.