Foo Fighters to headline Victoria’s live music revival but concerns remain for smaller venues

Foo Fighters will perform a stadium show in Geelong next week, but local venues and promoters have said more is needed at a grassroots level. Photograph: Medios y Media/Getty Images

US rock band Foo Fighters will perform a one-off Victorian concert in Geelong next Friday, becoming the first major international music act to travel to Australia since the pandemic began.

The band’s Geelong show – the first major music event at GMHBA Stadium – will coincide with the launch of a new 7,500-capacity pop-up gig venue at Reunion Park as the Victorian government attempts to revitalise the battered music scene.