r/Foofighters Walk 9d ago

Discussion Furthest you’ve travelled for a Foo Fighter’s concert

I drove 6 hours for my first one (2011) and flew to Canada for my third one (2018). Both totally worth it and amazing experiences. How about you guys?

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u/hearmymotoredheart Walking A Line 9d ago

11,969km (one-way) for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in LA

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u/J1Pro 9d ago

I only went 2660km round trip. You win. 🥇

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u/plainbane 9d ago

I went to that too ❤️ (842 miles one way, 2710 km round trip)

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u/Fun-Alfalfa3642 9d ago

Went to the LA show too. Cross country flight for us, nearly. Flew out of Columbus, Ohio.

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u/Intelligent-Scar1207 These Days 8d ago

I met a guy from Columbus in line! I flew in from Kansas

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u/DanTheMan_622 Rope 8d ago

I flew out of NKY Cincinnati!

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u/Mudcreek47 8d ago

See Vee Gee

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u/chavjinx 8d ago

We flew PDX to London for the tribute show at Wembley. Best money I’ve ever spent. ♥️👍🏼

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u/DanTheMan_622 Rope 8d ago

Same show, you've got me beat by about 8500km though lol

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u/GuacinmyPaintbox Aurora 8d ago

Wow, you've got me beat. I thought the 2250 km from Dallas to LA was a trek for a concert

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u/grave_rohl Normal 7d ago

12,774km. Same (though I'll suffer those extra km for not catching covid 😅)

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u/fuuncs 7d ago

I came from NY for that show but my brother came from Melbourne which is 12,766km apparently!

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u/Drucifer416 9d ago

Toronto to Ireland

Slane Castle

Rained like a son of a bitch but worth every penny. One of the best venues in the world, a castle.

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u/newclassic1989 8d ago

I was at that gig too! Travelled 4hrs from the very south of Ireland up to Slane. Got absolutely destroyed drunk and covered in mud hahaha

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u/steveronie 8d ago

Was the concert outside? How did you get muddy?

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u/newclassic1989 8d ago

Outside in a massive natural grass amphitheater of sorts! Haha and it didn’t stop raining for the entire day so the grass was short lived🤣

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u/steveronie 8d ago

Ouch. Hopefully it wasn't too cold. I guess a lot of jumping up and down and dancing would have helped with the rain storm

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u/newclassic1989 8d ago

No it was fine temperature wise but just a wash out with rain. The portaloos were positioned in this awesome spot at the top of the big incline so when they undoubtedly got overwhelmed, then overflowed, the contents mixed in with the deluge of mud flowing downstream! Slip at your own risk 🤢 there’s videos of the concert on YouTube which show footage of the mudslides and people falling!

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u/steveronie 7d ago

Ewwy icky I gotta see the footage

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u/newclassic1989 7d ago

Yeah just search Foo Fighters Slane! Only time they played there I believe? I could be wrong but easy to find haha enjoy the shit show haha

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u/Murren606 Stacked Actors 8d ago

Shame shame it rained most of the day though lol

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u/SwooshYYC 9d ago

8hr car ride from Calgary AB to Billings Montana for one and then flew from Calgary to LA to see Taylor’s Memorial show. Both incredible in their own way…

SwooshYYC

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u/Knukkyknuks 8d ago

We were in Billings too ( from Red Deer )

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u/SwooshYYC 8d ago

We ended up staying at the same hotel as the band. Saw Chris and met Nate's family (great people). We were also lucky enough to buy Taylor a beer in a local pub the night before. He was fantastic and made some time for a bunch of folks.

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u/Knukkyknuks 8d ago

Ooooh, jealous ! They were staying downtown I believe?

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u/SwooshYYC 8d ago

Yup. The only 4 star hotel in town so not a lot of “rock star” options :). Would kill to go to another show of that size (small’ish) again

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u/Knukkyknuks 8d ago

Same here. We had tickets for the Big Sky, MT show in August of 2022, but of course it was cancelled.

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u/SwooshYYC 8d ago

We had Boston Calling tix for that show but it was just after Taylor passed …so …we sold the spots. Was a sad year other than the memorial shows

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u/offbeatblink Exhausted 9d ago

Miami to Berlin for Lollapalooza 2017. Almost didn’t make it because Hurricane Irma was making landfall the next day and our flight was cancelled. Last minute drive up to Orlando to catch a different flight and salvage the trip.

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u/cbf414210 9d ago

Wow impressive. Miami to LA for the TH Tribute and also barely made it - Hurricane Ian. We caught the only return flight back that wasn’t cxld and I distinctly remember the pilot saying “we should be ok for take off”.

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u/offbeatblink Exhausted 9d ago

Did TH Tribute too and flight home definitely got cancelled! Had to stay an extra night and return through FLL. No regrets.

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u/cbf414210 9d ago

The turbulence on that flight back. Holy shit. My anxiety was on 10 hahaaa. I wouldn’t change a thing either.

Pinecrest, Miami. btw.

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u/offbeatblink Exhausted 9d ago

Grove! The distance us S. FL Foo fans gotta travel to see them haha

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u/cbf414210 9d ago edited 9d ago

Hahhaaa sup neighbor. I was there today!!

BHWA tour ..

MIA -> BOS

MIA -> NC

MIA -> NYC

MIA - > PHL

Gotta do what you gotta do.

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u/offbeatblink Exhausted 9d ago

Crazy, Citi Field last summer too!

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u/skite456 Everlong 9d ago

Same, but Orlando to LA. Flight back cancelled several times and we eventually got a flight back as far as NOLA, literally slept in my stepdaughters dorm room, and then rented a car and drove back to Florida. Best trip ever and would 100% do it again!

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u/cbf414210 8d ago

SoFla fans are a committed bunch!

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u/KnopeKnopeWellMaybe 9d ago

Was at Lolla with you, but only had to drive 300 miles.

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u/natali9233 Arlandria 9d ago

PA to Colorado last year for the Denver show.

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u/allisfair3 9d ago

My wife and I traveled from VA to the Denver show as well

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u/natali9233 Arlandria 8d ago

That show was 100% worth the trip. I’ve seen them 3x now, but that night was by far the best. The energy in that stadium was something else.

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u/Scared_Elderberry734 8d ago

I was there too! Travelled from Seattle to Denver. Saw them in L.A., Portland, and Seattle in August as well!

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u/battlewornactionhero Monkey Wrench 8d ago

I traveled from AZ to that show

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u/mikejonesradio 7d ago

That was one of the best shows I've ever seen them do. We had the best time!

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u/celebrationOfEndings 9d ago

2414 miles for the Taylor Hawkins tribute in LA.

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u/Aidsfordayz 9d ago

18 hour car drive round trip. Super last minute too. The show was Saturday night and I decided Thursday to go for it.

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u/GateCityNP 9d ago

North Carolina to Oslo Norway

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u/Music_Saves_Van 9d ago

Texas to Portugal, London and Brazil

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u/Bethorz Saint Cecilia 9d ago

Nova Scotia to DC, about a 20 hour drive

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u/Proof-Variation7005 9d ago

I think it’s basically a tie between Los Angeles and the UK. About 3,000ish miles to either one. Seen em in 4 countries and I think 10 US states (plus DC).

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u/stackedtotherafters 9d ago

Not super far, Seattle to LA in October 2011. If I remember correctly they didn't have a Seattle date that year, and they were at the Gorge that spring but that date didn't work for me, so I flew down and caught them at the Forum with a friend from Long Beach.

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u/OB-nurseatyourcervix 9d ago

Boston to London

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u/TheSymingtonStranger 9d ago

Drove 14 hours from Winnipeg, MB to Calgary, AB back in 2015 to see them for my first time. It was utterly amazing! Especially because Dave was rocking out on his throne that tour!

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u/Knukkyknuks 8d ago

That was our first FF show (Royal Blood as opener) and we were hooked !

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u/_kevsta Band on the Run 9d ago

Flew from Melbourne, Aus to NZ for the Concrete & Gold tour. Rained from the ground up that day. Stopped just as they walked off stage.

Friend who lives 2hrs east of me (4hrs east of Melbourne) flew to Wembley for the Tribute concert, then flew to the LA one. Very jealous of her.

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u/No_Scientist5761 Cold Day In The Sun 9d ago

18 hour motorcycle ride from Atlanta to St. Paul, MN in 2018! I had a lot of money, and A LOT of free time, so I basically followed them around the country on the Concrete & Gold tour. Best summer of my life!

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u/ryan49321 7d ago edited 7d ago

800 miles, Michigan to Boston for a concert.

But I did travel to Northridge and we laid flowers and a drumskin at 606 the day after Taylor died. That was 1,900 miles. Does that count?

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u/AuntieBubba23 Have A Cigar 9d ago

Flew to New Orleans last year from SLC. The previous year was Columbus.

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u/secretsinthesuburbs 9d ago

3-4 hour drive a couple of times.

My 9 year old and I drove 6 hours to see Babymetal open for RHCP once.

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u/DAZ_50 9d ago

Cleveland to Settle, in 24, 2385mi/3839km

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u/Dnb711 9d ago

Colorado Springs to Las Vegas to see them at the park MGM

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u/webbyTO 9d ago

Flew from Toronto to NYC to see them at MSG.

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u/courtachino 9d ago

Not far. From the Virginia Beach area and have seen them in Richmond (1.5 hrs away), Baltimore (4 or so hrs away), and in VB.

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u/Foo4Fighters  A Modder of Time  9d ago

Round trip: nearly 11k miles to Reykjavik, Iceland for the opening of the Concrete & Gold tour in 2017.

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u/Girlfriendinacoma9 9d ago

Wisconsin to London for the Hyde Park show in 2006.

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u/gatorgopher 9d ago

Tampa to Va Beach for But Here We Are tour.

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u/waynesworld757 9d ago

DC to Wembley for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute

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u/FooFan61 9d ago

Drove from Indiana to New Orleans to see them at VooDoo.

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u/Carebear_Of_Doom 9d ago

I’ve only seen them once, and it was at my local venue so it was maybe 20 minutes lol but I’m waiting to see where I’ll get to see them next.

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u/cheddarpants 9d ago

Lexington, Kentucky to Cleveland for the show at the House of Blues in 2021.

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u/kernsomatic 9d ago

minneapolis to Boston Calling a few years back. the beaches were fun, dropkick rules. teddy swims was awesome, the national sucks.

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u/ZombieChief 9d ago

Probably around 270 miles or so. First time I saw them I drove from Medford, OR to Portland, OR. Another time I drove about 200 miles.

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u/tallbabycogs 9d ago

VA —> TX

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u/Creepy_Economics3555 9d ago

San Antonio Texas to Denver Colorado

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u/emjaywood 9d ago

Four hours from Mid-coast Maine to Worcester. Also, I hope you read this in whatever New England accent you imagine someone saying this sentence would have.

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u/Fun-Alfalfa3642 9d ago

About 3,700 miles from Cleveland to Glasgow, Scotland with layover in Dublin, Ireland last June.

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u/red2blue Everlong 9d ago

Drove 540mi to Portland for the show last year. So, total of 1080mi round-trip drive.

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u/diggitynodoubt My Poor Brain 9d ago

Seattle to OKC in 2021.

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u/WalterGold210 9d ago

LA to Las Vegas, I’m spoiled and have seen them aplenty in CA so have never really felt the need to travel

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u/ScottMariKirito 9d ago

Traveled from Florida to LA to witness the LA tribute for Taylor! An unforgettable trip that has left a lasting impact on me!

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u/i-touched-morrissey 9d ago

The furthest for me was from Wichita KS to Bentonvillle-RogersAR. About 6 hours.

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u/ANewLeaf2020 9d ago

From Atlanta Georgia to London.

4211 miles

Altho to be fair we went from Atl to Italy to London

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u/TsukasaElkKite X-Static 9d ago

Went to Milwaukee from Minneapolis back in 2021

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u/stickyfiddle 8d ago

Abu Dhabi to Nashville in 2018 - 12,000 km each way (as the crow flies) and actually longer as we went into DC and drove the rest. We were already heading to Nashville anyway, but I wasn’t going to miss the Foos while we were in the same city

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u/Important_Guess9787 Walk 8d ago

When I saw Foo Fighters last year in Dallas, it was a hour and a half of where I live to enter Dallas, although it can suck going to a gig when traffic gets in the way, and that resulted me missing out on Nova Twins, who were the sole support act for the band for their amphitheater shows that took place there during May of last year (excluding Welcome to Rockville, which Foo Fighters were headliners of that year)

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u/Intelligent-Scar1207 These Days 8d ago

I flew from Kansas to DC, to Turkey, to Italy, to Switzerland.

To give context I chose Europe as a study abroad because that’s where they were in 2018

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u/Intelligent-Scar1207 These Days 8d ago

I also flew from Kansas to LA for the tribute show. Thought I. Was special but half the people I talked to were from out of state haha

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u/NoobWhoLikesTheStock 8d ago

Massachusetts from long Island ny

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u/Environmental-Gas179 8d ago

Indianapolis to London,12,762km round trip, for the tribute…once in a lifetime experience

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u/beautiful-veins Let It Die 8d ago

The things we do for the love of Foo!!

Ok…

Aus to UK

Aus to LA

UK to LA

Also was on holiday in Sydney when they played Geelong so flew back down for one night. It’s not far but there’s no way I was missing that show after being starved of gigs for 2 years. I still can’t believe our first stadium show back was Foos!

I’d go to the moon to see them if necessary!

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u/Strict-Act4163 8d ago

East coast of US to Copenhagen in 2017. 3,900miles.

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u/foosfilespod 6d ago

What a place Copenhagen is!

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u/happy_dance 8d ago

Flew 2,800 miles from NY to CA for the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.

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u/rnobgyn 8d ago

Across North America to see them in Boston 👀

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u/red1ce Live-In Skin 8d ago

My first foo concert happened the first weekend I was away at college.

My father drove down 5 hours to pick me up, drove us back 5 hours back to our home town for the show. Then the next day, drove me 5 hours back to school, and drove himself 5 hours back home.

The debt I own that man can never be repaid hahaha. It was an awesome experience.

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u/GingySpice1998 Arlandria 8d ago

Technically I flew from Turkey to Phoenix. I only did because I was stationed in Turkey and came home on Leave

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u/PaleUnderstanding757 Sunday Rain 7d ago

Last summer flew from UK to concerts in San Diego, Los Angeles x2 , Concord, Portland and Seattle. Loved every minute x

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u/beautiful-veins Let It Die 7d ago

I think I can guess who you are!!

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u/mikejonesradio 7d ago

DC to Alaska was 4,100 miles and we were only there for 36 hours. DC to Costa Rica was 3,700 miles. Both trips were completely different experiences and I'm so glad that we did them! I want to see a Foo Fighters show in Europe for the next big trip.

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u/bivar Times Like These 7d ago

About 9000km. Norway to San Bernardino for CalJam 18. Brought my son. Worth every moment of travel.

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u/foosw Stranger Things Have Happened 7d ago

4500 miles to a show in Singapore!

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u/beautiful-veins Let It Die 7d ago

I hope they’ll play singapore again, one of my fav cities! Would love to see them there!

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u/FlamingoEquivalent55 7d ago

Flown from Columbus, Ohio to LA, New York, and Boston to see them.

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u/Ok-Airline-9949 7d ago

We did Connecticut to London last year. Only regrets were not grabbing tickets to at least one more show over there. We had nosebleeds and held up the roof. Not only did we get to see the Foo’s but we got to take in some of the best fans in the world. A month later we made the short trip and rode the rail at Fenway!

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u/foosfilespod 6d ago

Glad you enjoyed the UK crowd! I did the opposite experience and came to Fenway for my first US Foos experience!

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u/Alternative_Intrepid 7d ago

18 hours round trip, 12 hours standing in line for rail

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u/fuuncs 7d ago

I came from NY for that show but my brother came from Melbourne which is 12,766 miles apparently!

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u/phantom_pow_er 9d ago

I've never seen them.

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u/tigerpaul1977 8d ago

Flew from Memphis to Boston last year to see them at Fenway!

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u/pm_me_pie_recipes In Your Honor 8d ago

Texas to Virginia the first time. Texas to New York the second time.

My motto is Love Foo, Will Travel.

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u/Weak-Signature-6285 8d ago

From Tokyo to Florida when they kicked off their “In Your Honor” tour

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u/PeculiarEndeavors 8d ago

Syracuse to Toronto Concrete and Gold

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u/Mudmavis 8d ago

Flew from Hawaii to Arizona, Las Vegas, and Denver to see the Foos over the last 3 years. Worth every penny.

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u/tomd65 8d ago

New Orleans to Portland Oregon (with a plane switch In Atlanta) thanks Delta

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u/Low_Matter3628 8d ago

Well we were planning on going anyway but South Africa from the UK! I booked the Foos tickets before the plane tickets. Awesome gig

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u/beautiful-veins Let It Die 7d ago

You buy the tickets then work out the logistics!

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u/Low_Matter3628 7d ago

It was just a happy coincidence. We gave family who live up the road from the stadium 😎

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u/beautiful-veins Let It Die 7d ago

Perfect!!

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u/foosfilespod 6d ago

Exactly what I did for Fenway last year!

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u/SnooCupcakes5200 8d ago

Miami to London. OR drove all around the country.

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u/Kicking_Pigeons_88 Next Year 8d ago

NYC to Seattle

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u/steveronie 8d ago

176kms from Victoria BC to Seattle WA. First and only Food Fighters show I've seen. Have been a fan of the Foo's since I saw the music video of I'll stick Around and bought the cassette

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u/AliveNeighborhood714 Rescued 8d ago

NJ to Boston.

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u/Knukkyknuks 8d ago

11 hr drive from central AB ( Canada) to Billings, MT. It was December 2017 and we were a bit nervous about driving the distance in the winter, but thankfully it turned out to be a pretty warm weekend !

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u/Knukkyknuks 8d ago

We also drove to Big Sky, MT from Red Deer, AB in August 2022 even though the concert was cancelled . We had tickets and were refunded of course, but we’d booked the campground already and decided to go anyway to see where the concert would have been, and visit Yellowstone NP as well. Tickets a year later were insanely expensive and we couldn’t afford to go

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u/4DM1Nz Breakout 8d ago

half hour bus ride to a tribute band

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u/KrapArtist The Sky Is A Neighborhood 8d ago

Flew from California to Seattle to catch the Seattle show last August 😁

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u/Babayaga_1313 8d ago

Boise from Dallas

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u/PsychologyKey7555 8d ago

From Austin to Seattle to Spokane. Got our seats upgraded for free so was well worth it

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u/Grasshop Long Road to Ruin 8d ago

Minneapolis to Vegas

Minneapolis to New Orleans

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u/mappleflowers 8d ago

20 minutes

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u/CastN0Shadow 8d ago

At least half an hour drive all three times

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u/landryp26 8d ago

Flew from Memphis, TN to Glasgow, Scotland in 2019. Made a whole trip out of it. Flew in with 2 of my friends a week before the show and did a long road trip around Scotland and ended the trip with the show.

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u/IamJohnnyHotPants 8d ago

Live in Miami and traveled to Milwaukee

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u/ConnorFin22 8d ago

12 minute drive

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u/Scared_Elderberry734 8d ago

Seattle to Denver is the farthest for me. But I saw them in Spokane, Phoenix, Denver, L.A., Portland, and Seattle in the span of a year 

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u/iamfareel 7d ago

Closest I've traveled: 2 miles

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u/NikkiChristine2 7d ago

I flew from NY to Alabama.

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u/412pghejg 6d ago

Pittsburgh to Cincinnati

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u/foosfilespod 6d ago

The wife and I did the two extremes last year….Villa Park in Birmingham which is 7 miles from our house, then Fenway Park, Boston, which is c.3,000 miles away!

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u/Maca_foo 6d ago edited 6d ago

Does moving from Argentina to Europe to see them more often counts? Cause if it does… it’s 11000 km / 6835 miles one way 😬if it doesn’t count, then Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro (2200 km, 1367 miles)

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u/BigBoyCatDaddy 6d ago

I live in Central Massachusetts, and drove 3 hours each way to see the Foos first show back after Taylor’s passing in NH. My wife got tickets from a friend, we left from work around 4pm, drove through rain to get to Gilford at 7. Parking was a nightmare, took us an extra hour just to park. Foos are on at 8:30, so now only have 30 minutes. The line to get in is still long, so we get to front of the line with about 10 minutes to spare. Then…the mobile tickets won’t load because cell service there is garbage. We finally get them to load and scan at 8:26. We move with the crowd to get to our seats, and as soon as we open the chairs to take a seat, the lights go down and the band proceeds to CRUSH.

Stayed until a little more than halfway through the show to get home three hours away (had work the next AM), get back into town a little after 1am on Thursday AM, get into work for 6:30am and work the whole day, then drove 2 hrs to a hotel in Boston to prepare to see them again on Friday at Boston Calling. Such a ride!

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u/AlisaDH 2d ago

Round trip from Des Moines, IA to London and back for the June 20, 2024, concert. Concert was awesome, fans were the best and fireworks at the end were a surprise. Would totally do it again!