On 25th February, the unstoppable force that is Foo Fighters stormed into O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and absolutely detonated the place.

No filler.
No faffing.
Just riffs stacked higher than the Empire balcony.

This wasn’t a polite evening of light entertainment. This was cardio for the soul.

🏟 INTIMATE VENUE. STADIUM INTENSITY.

Shepherd’s Bush is the kind of room where you feel the kick drum in your ribcage and the crowd chant vibrates the bar taps.

Opening with “This Is a Call” was basically Dave Grohl saying:

“We’re going right back to the beginning, strap in.”

And from there? Absolute carnage.

🎶 THE FULL SETLIST (AND YES, IT’S A BELTER)

1. This Is a Call
2. All My Life
3. Times Like These
4. Of All People
5. The Pretender
6. La Dee Da
7. Stacked Actors
8. These Days
9. Walk
10. My Hero
11. Learn to Fly
12. Your Favorite Toy
13. No Son of Mine
14. Run
15. Aurora
16. White Limo
17. Monkey Wrench
18. Hey, Johnny Park!
19. A320
20. Best of You

Encore:
22. Exhausted
23. Everlong

Deep cuts? Tick.
Anthems? Tick.
Moments that make grown adults scream lyrics like it’s 2003 again? Absolutely tick. 🔥

🧨 THE MOMENTS THAT HIT HARD

“Aurora” in a venue that size? Goosebumps everywhere.

“White Limo”? The floor turned into a human tumble dryer.

“A320”? That’s a proper fan-service curveball.

And finishing the main set with “Best of You”? Emotional destruction.

Then coming back for “Exhausted” and “Everlong” is just unfair. That’s how you send people home with no voice and a daft grin.

🤘 RIFF REPORT VERDICT

This wasn’t a safe nostalgia lap.

It was a flex.

A reminder that Foo Fighters aren’t just a stadium act — they’re still a proper rock band who can tear the roof off a room the size of Shepherd’s Bush like it’s 1995 again.

Sweaty. Loud. Emotional. A bit chaotic.

Exactly how it should be.

And if you were there?
You’ll be talking about that one for years, mun. 🔥🤘