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Event Info

Foo Fighters, Hampden Park

Standing – No persons under 14 permitted on the pitch. Persons aged 14 + 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult 18 or over at all times (1 adult minimum per 4 persons aged 14 + 15 years old).

Seating – No persons under 5 permitted.  Persons aged 5-15 years old must be accompanied by an adult 18 or over at all times (1 adult minimum per 4 persons aged 5 - 15 years old).

You must bring valid and current ID with you - Valid IDs must be photographic.

We will be accepting the following types of ID for entry into the event:

  • UK PASS cards with hologram (not faded, damaged or tampered with)
  • UK or International Driving/Provisional Licence
  • UK or International Passport 

This is line with the national Challenge 25 policy.

**Photocopies of ID does not count as valid ID. Must be original documents.

Walking

The stadium is a 45-minute walk from the city centre. 

You can view the best walking route on Google Maps.

Rail

Scotrail operates a service between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida which is within walking distance to Hampden. The last train returning to Glasgow Central after the show will be updated closer to the event.

Please plan ahead and buy your ticket before boarding the train – www.scotrail.co.uk

Buses

5–21 year-olds living in Scotland, no matter of their nationality, can apply for a new National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC to access free bus travel across the country. More information can be found on freebus.scot

Bus information will be updated closer to the event.

Cycling

There are cycle racks situated under exit stairwells 36 and 44 at the front of the South Stand. To plan your route please visit cyclestreets.net.

Please note that locks are not provided and no responsibility will be taken by The Scottish Football Association or the promoter for any loss or damage to your bicycle.

Parking:

Parking information will be updated closer to the event.

The official ticket outlets for this event are Ticketmaster, See Tickets, Eventim, Hampden Hospitality, Tickets Scotland, and SEC powered by Ticketmaster.

No other agents are authorised to sell tickets, and any listing on an unauthorised site cannot be guaranteed to gain entry to the event.

Tour Terms & Conditions –

1. Ticket sales are limited to 6 per household, per show for the presale and 8 per household, per show for the general on sale (a maximum of 8 tickets per household can be booked per show). Only tickets purchased through approved agents are valid. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission.

2. Ticket resale is permitted at no more than the price you paid (face value + booking fees). Please only use Ticketmaster's Fan-Fan Ticket Exchange or Twickets.  Selling tickets through unauthorised resale platforms will breach our T&Cs and those tickets may be cancelled.

3. This ticket is a personal, revocable license and, at all times, remains the property of the Promoters. This ticket must be surrendered to the Promoters upon request.

4. This ticket is sold on behalf of the Promoters to the Consumer. Business or traders are specifically prohibited from purchasing for this event. Any who do so will have their tickets cancelled.

5. All ticket sales data will be manually forensically examined and any evidence of the use of aggressive software, multiple identities or any other unlawful practice will be passed to National Trading Standards E-crime team and Police.

All tickets for the show will be Print at Home tickets.
Customers purchasing hospitality tickets directly from the venue will be issued with physical tickets.

We only permit ticket resale at face value through Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan Exchange and Twickets. Please do not use ticket sites such as eBay, Gumtree, Stubhub, Viagogo where tickets may be available at hugely inflated prices. Buying through these websites also run the risk of being sold tickets that may not actually exist.

We recommend that you purchase tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. Should there be tickets left for sale these can be purchased on the day at the box office.

Hampden Park is completely cashless – only cards will be accepted throughout the venue.

Your ticket can only be scanned once on the day it is valid. There is no re-entry once you’re in the stadium.

Bags under the size of a sheet of A4 paper, bank card/contactless payment (Hampden is a fully cashless site so, don’t bring cash), blankets, cameras, your dancing shoes, ear plugs, hand sanitiser, hats, lip balm, make up, smiles, sunscreen, sunglasses, an empty bottle no bigger than 500ml (not a fancy reusable one though as glass/metal/hard plastic bottles aren't permitted), wipes and more.

Please don’t bring a bag unless it is absolutely essential.

No chairs, professional cameras, drugs, flares, glass or metal/hard plastic bottles (incl perfume/fragrance), smoke canisters, flag poles, selfie sticks, umbrellas, weapons, and more.

We take our responsibility to safeguard customers and staff at our event very seriously and engage the best customer service and medical teams to help us achieve this.

You should feel safe at this event and be free from abuse, harm or neglect irrespective of age, disability, gender, race, domestic situation, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

A specialist welfare customer care and support service will have staff based at the event. They are there to support customers and staff with any needs from physical to emotional and have a wealth of experience working at events throughout the UK.

If you’ve become intoxicated or need to take time out, welfare has a safe non-judgemental space available where you can rest and recover. They can put you in touch with friends and family if you’ve become separated and will make sure you make it home safe and well.

First aiders and medical personnel will operate from the event and are there to support you if you have a minor injury, ailment, or mental health concern.

We want Foo Fighters to be an event that is accessible for all.

Gigs in Scotland has a dedicated Access Team working all year round to constantly improve the experience for accessible customers. We welcome and encourage feedback from our attendees on our accessible facilities.

Please note the access facilities are not for the use of people with temporary impairments or circumstances such as broken bones, healing wounds or pregnancy. Customers concerned with any of these points can contact our Accessibility Team on access@dfconcerts.co.uk.

Please let us know in advance of the show if you have any specific access requirements for attending the show.

Step 1 - Customers can purchase Accessible tickets online through Ticketmaster by selecting a Wheelchair or Ambulant Disabled ticket.

Wheelchair Only Platform: Change 'Ticket Quantity' to 1 Wheelchair ticket (Free Companion ticket must be added at the time of booking).


Ambulant Disabled Seating: Change 'Ticket Quantity' to 1 Ambulant ticket (Free Companion ticket must be added at the time of booking, ensure the seats are together).

Please note that this ticket type will give you access to a specific ambulant disabled seated area (this is not the accessible platform), which will have a limited number of stairs and accessible toilets close-by.  

One person will be allowed one free Personal Assistant ticket unless otherwise pre-agreed due to accessibility requirements).

Customers who require a PA/Companion to attend the event but are situated outside of the accessible areas should purchase their own ticket and their PA/Companion ticket together then contact their ticket provider to request a refund of the PA/Companion ticket.

You may also purchase these tickets via the SEC team by phoning 0141 576 3230. Lines are open Monday-Friday: 09:00-14:00.

By purchasing an accessible ticket, you confirm you or a member of your party requires this position. The accessible ticket policy limits one free carer ticket to each accessible ticket purchased. Proof of eligibility/disability must be provided before the event, if you bought tickets online, you will be contacted by Ticketmaster/the SEC team no later than 72 hours after your order. Tickets may be cancelled if misuse is suspected/found.

Step 2Once you have bought your ticket, please complete the accessible application form for use of our accessible facilities and other requirements that you may need for attending this show.

If you do not require access to the accessible viewing platform or accessible seated area but still require access to accessible facilities, please fill out the form above and indicate this, giving us more information in the comment box.

To ensure we have the correct level of facilities we ask customers to apply for the access facilities they require, please register for our Accessible Facilities by using our Accessible Application Form which can be found by clicking here.

Please Note: You cannot request Accessible & PA Tickets via this link, Accessible Tickets and PA/Companion tickets must be bought from Ticketmaster.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR ACCESSIBLE APPLICATION FORM.

Proof of eligibility/disability must be provided before the event, if you bought tickets online, you will be contacted by Ticketmaster/the SEC team no later than 72 hours after your order. Tickets may be cancelled if misuse is suspected/found.

More information regarding what Ticketmaster accept as proof of eligibility/disability can be found here. Please note that Gigs in Scotland are not processing supporting documentation for this show and will be processed by Ticketmaster/the SEC team.

PA/Companion tickets for Foo Fighters must be added at the time of purchase via Ticketmaster/the SEC team.

If you require a PA/Companion ticket without access to the accessible areas, please purchase two tickets (one for yourself and one for your PA/Companion), then get in touch with Ticketmaster to request a refund for one of the tickets. This way you can ensure there will be two seats next to each other available for you and your PA/Companion.

If you have any questions about your ticket and PA/Companion ticket, please contact the Ticketmaster Accessible Team on access@ticketmaster.co.uk

  • Accessible Viewing Platform (customers must purchase correct tickets for this area via Ticketmaster).
  • PA/Companion ticket (this must be added to order at point of purchase).
  • Accessible Toilets.
  • Blue Badge Parking.
  • Fridge Storage for Medication.
  • BSL Performance Interpreters are available on request in advance. Please send advance requests to access@dfconcerts.co.uk. At least 60-day notice is advised.
  • Assistance dogs - We welcome any assistance dogs at Hampden Park Stadium.
  • If you require a dog spending area on site, please email your request within a reasonable time frame to access@dfconcerts.co.uk.
  • Changing Places Toilets – If you require access to changing places facilities (toilets with a hoist) please let us know when completing the accessible facilities from so this can be booked for Foo Fighters, if available.
  • First Aid and Welfare will be available to all at Foo Fighters.
  • ‘Just can’t wait’ cards - We ask our toilet attendants and stewards to look out for these cards for quick access to the toilets.

To register for use of our Accessible Facilities, please fill out our accessible application form HERE.

We strongly advise planning your journey before leaving for Foo Fighters. Specific travel information will be available here and sent out via email to Access customers prior to the event in the Accessible Info Guide.

There will be a dedicated Accessible parking area located close to the Accessible Entrance of Foo Fighters. Gigs in Scotland access team will work with the Stadium to organise access to Blue Badge Parking. If you require use of this car park you will need select this option within the Accessible Facilities Form which can be found by clicking here.

Please note:

  1. Blue Badge Holders must have their badge present on the day to show a Steward.
  2. The Accessible parking area is free of charge.
  3. The venue will be managing this area.
  • The Accessible Platform is uncovered so please dress appropriately for the Scottish weather.
  • Please note that flicker, laser, strobe and other lighting effects may be used during the performances.
  • For the comfort and enjoyment of all Customers using the Accessible Platform, no smoking/use of e-cigarettes is permitted.
  • The PA/Companion ticket is provided on the expectation that your PA is willing and able to assist you throughout your visit and would be available and able to help you in the event of an evacuation.
  • In the instance of a site evacuation please ensure that your PA is aware that they are your main point of assistance in an emergency evacuation. Crowd management personnel located near the viewing platform will assist in moving everybody to a place of safety.
  • No abuse of the PA ticket and wristband or this wristband/ticket will be revoked.
  • If you have an ‘Just Can’t Wait’ card, please present this to the stewards for quick access to the toilets.
  • Please feel free to bring your own ear plugs.
  • The accessible platform is seated only. This is to prevent the restricted view for other customers. If you wish to stand up and/or dance, you may do so at the back of the platform.

We want our customers to enjoy their visit to our shows, but we appreciate that we may not cover everything you need or wish to know about the event. If you have any questions, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch prior to the event with our Access Manager by…

  • Emailing: access@dfconcerts.co.uk.
  • Post: 272 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5RL
  • Phone: 0141 674 9444
  • Office opening times are: 10am – 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Please note, we aim to respond to all email enquiries within five working days, however this may take longer during busy times.

On show days, access@dfconcerts.co.uk will not be monitored as we will be working operationally on the ground, however, if you arrive at the event then please approach a Security Steward, Supervisor or a member of the Customer Access Team for assistance and they will do their best to help.

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When Foo Fighters released a debut album written and recorded entirely by leader Dave Grohl -- at that point known only as the powerhouse drummer for Nirvana -- in the summer of 1995, few would have guessed that the group would wind up as the one band to survive the '90s alt-rock explosion unscathed. Other bands burned brighter but flamed out, breaking up after scoring a hit or two, while the Foos steadily racked up success after success, filling stadiums around the world while staying on top of the charts all the way into the second decade of the new millennium. 

Foo Fighters

Once the band's lineup coalesced around the time of its third album in 1999, Foo Fighters' sound also gelled into a recognizable signature built upon the heavy, melodic, loud-quiet-loud template of the Pixies and Nirvana, the modern rock anchored by a love of classic guitar rock. It was commercial without pandering, creatively restless without being alienating, a sound with wide appeal delivered by a band that was happy to tour and record the way bands did back in the '70s. When Wasting Light became their first number one album in America upon its release in the spring of 2011, it was confirmation that Foo Fighters were survivors who had earned a large, devoted audience primarily through hard work.

All of this industriousness stems from Dave Grohl, who had been playing guitar and writing songs long before he began drumming. Throughout his early teens he performed in a variety of hardcore punk bands and in the late '80s he joined the Washington, D.C.-area hardcore band Scream as their drummer. During Scream's final days, Grohl began recording his own material in the basement studio of his friend Barrett Jones. Some of Grohl's songs appeared on Scream's final album, Fumble. Following the band's 1990 summer tour, Grohl joined Nirvana and moved cross-country to Seattle.

After Nirvana recorded Nevermind, Grohl went back to the D.C. area and recorded a handful of tracks that would appear on Pocketwatch, a cassette released by Simple Machines. For most of 1992, he was busy with Nirvana, but when the band was off the road, he recorded solo material with Jones, who had also moved to Seattle. The pair kept recording throughout early 1993, when Grohl returned to Nirvana to record In Utero. Grohl had toyed with the idea of releasing another independent cassette in the summer of 1993, but the plans never reached fruition. Following Kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994, the drummer kept quiet for several months. In the fall of 1994, Grohl and Jones decamped to a professional studio and recorded the songs that comprised Foo Fighters' debut album in a week. Boiling down his backlog of songs to about 15 tracks, Grohl played all of the instruments on the album. He made 100 copies of the tape, passing it out to friends and associates. In no time, Grohl's solo project became the object of a fierce record company bidding war.

Instead of embarking on a full-fledged solo career, Grohl decided to form a band. Through his wife he met Nate Mendel, the bassist for Sunny Day Real Estate. Shortly before the pair met, Jeremy Enigk, the leader of Sunny Day Real Estate, had converted to Christianity and quit the band, effectively ending the group's career. Not only did Mendel join Grohl's band, but so did Sunny Day's drummer, William Goldsmith. Former Germs and Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear rounded out the lineup. The band, named Foo Fighters after a World War II secret force that allegedly researched UFOs, signed a contract with Capitol Records. The band's self-titled debut, consisting solely of Dave Grohl's solo recordings, was released on July 4, 1995. It became an instant success in America, as "This Is a Call" garnered heavy alternative and album rock airplay. By early 1996, the album was certified platinum in the U.S.

Throughout 1996, Foo Fighters supported the album with an extensive tour, enjoying a crossover hit with "Big Me" that spring. Late in the year, the group began recording its second album with producer Gil Norton. During the sessions, William Goldsmith left the band due to creative tensions, leaving Grohl to drum on the majority of the album. Before the record's release, Goldsmith was replaced by Taylor Hawkins, who had previously drummed with Alanis Morissette. The Colour and the Shape, Foo Fighters' second album and the first they recorded as a band, was issued in May of 1997. Smear left the group in the wake of the album's completion and was replaced by guitarist Franz Stahl, whose stay proved short-lived; 1999's There Is Nothing Left to Lose was recorded as a three-piece, with ex-No Use for a Name guitarist Chris Shiflett signing on soon after.

One by One, the group's most polished production, appeared in late 2002, followed by 2005's In Your Honor, which narrowly missed the top of Billboard's album chart. After releasing a live album titled Skin and Bones in 2006, the band returned to Norton's studio and started constructing a dozen fractured, eclectic rock songs to be released in 2007 under the name Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace. Two years later, the group released its first compilation, Greatest Hits, as Grohl launched his new supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, which also featured Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. Foo Fighters reconvened for 2011's Wasting Light, a Butch Vig production that doubled as the official return of Pat Smear, who hadn't played on any of the band's albums since 1997. Wasting Light wound up as a smash success for the Foos, debuting at number one on the Billboard charts, going gold in the U.S. and garnering the band another four Grammy Awards. In the wake of Wasting Light, several other Foo projects emerged -- a limited-edition compilation of covers called Medium Rare released for Record Store Day 2011; a documentary of the band called Back and Forth -- and the group toured the album into 2012.

In 2012, Foo Fighters announced they were taking a hiatus and Dave Grohl immediately returned to the confines of Queens of the Stone Age, drumming on their 2013 album, ...Like Clockwork. He also threw himself into directing a documentary about the legendary Los Angeles recording studio Sound City. The film appeared early in 2013 to positive reviews, and it was accompanied by a soundtrack called Sound City: Reel to Real, which featured Grohl-directed jams including a variety of Sound City veterans, plus Paul McCartney. Not long after its release, Foo Fighters announced that their hiatus had ended and they were working on a new album. Sonic Highways, released late in 2014, was their most ambitious project yet; each track was recorded in a different city, some with special featured guests, a process documented on an eight-episode documentary series for HBO. Sonic Highways saw international release in early November 2014. During the Sonic Highways world tour, the Foos had the honor of being the final band to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 24, 2015. Soon after, as touring resumed, Grohl fell from the stage during a stop in Sweden, breaking his leg. He performed from a throne for the remainder of the tour, which was rechristened the "Broken Leg Tour."

In late 2015, both as a gesture of appreciation to fans and a tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks, Foo Fighters released the Saint Cecilia EP, a five-song blast that featured Gary Clark, Jr. and Ben Kweller. It returned the band to the Billboard charts, peaking in the Top 20 on the Hard Rock, Alternative, Tastemaker, and Vinyl charts. Soon after, the band announced an indefinite hiatus and would not release new music until two years later, when they returned with the single "Run." This was the first taste of their ninth album Concrete and Gold, which appeared in September 2017. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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Rock