ended European tour at Reading and Leeds

On August 27, 2012, the Foo Fighters ended their European tour with a headline performance at Reading and Leeds Festival . On September 5, the band performed a show at the Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina , as a benefit for Rock the Vote . The show, which occurred at the same time as the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, was announced only two weeks prior. Tickets to the 2000-person capacity venue sold out in under 60 seconds, setting a record for the site. The band set another personal record during the show itself, being the longest that the band had played to date at just under 3.5 hours with a setlist of 36 songs. On September 21, the band headlined the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia . The following evening, they headlined the DeLuna Festival in Pensacola Beach, Florida . On September 29, the band performed at the Global Citizens’ Festival before embarking on a break.