On October 3, 2026, the Foo Fighters will join Bruce Springsteen , Tom Morello , Dropkick Murphys and many others at the Power to the People Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD . The festival is being held in response to President Donald Trump .
The band was confirmed to be performing at the 2026 Sonic Temple music festival in Columbus, Ohio .
The upcoming album is set for a 2026 release.
On December 9, Foist announced his departure from the band via Facebook.
Also, in December 2025, despite previous statements that Lighting Up the Sky would be the final Godsmack album, Erna hinted at the possibility of recording a follow-up album ; he later clarified that it was to be the last album with that particular, “classic” lineup.
In December 2025, Evanescence announced a headlining world tour set to begin in June 2026, featuring Spiritbox , Poppy , Nova Twins , and K. Flay as support acts across select dates. This follows Lee’s collaboration with Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante and Poppy on ” End of You ” in…
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Recording and mixing for the fifth album has started in December 2025.
On October 3, 2025, the band released its tenth studio album, Idlewild , on V2 Records . Produced by Jones and the band itself, the album was released to positive reviews and became the band’s highest charting album in over twenty years, reaching number sixteen on the UK Albums Chart…
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In October 2025, several social media accounts were created under the name “Sugar Copper Blue,” featuring short archival clips of Sugar shows. All three members of Sugar notably followed the Instagram account, fueling reports of a rumored reunion. On October 15, 2025, the band’s newly-created website announced live shows in…
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In October 2025, the band released the first single “Gasoline (All Rage Still Only Numb)” for their seventh studio album A.R.S.O.N. , which was released on February 13th, 2026.