Foo Fighters tour arrives in Newcastle with fans camping overnight
Fans queued overnight for Foo Fighters' Newcastle debut, including a British superfan attending her 42nd show.
Foo Fighters fans camped outside Newcastle's McDonald Jones Stadium overnight Wednesday ahead of the band's first Newcastle concert. Thomas Willis, 21, from the Central Coast, arrived at 8:30pm with a camping chair and blankets, taking his place at the front of the queue.
He'd missed the band's previous Australian tours and finally got his chance. Port Macquarie's Lauren Mudford and her friend drew fake goatees and wore black T-shirts, joking they were dressed as 'divorced dads.'
The standout was English superfan Kim Hearn, only attending her 42nd Foo Fighters gig since 2018. She'd flown from England to Newcastle and said it was both the music and the fan community that kept bringing her back.
- 21
- Thomas Willis age
- Newcastle concert
- Willis first Foo Fighters show
- 42
- Kim Hearn total concerts
- 2018
- Hearn first show
Why it mattersA band's first visit to a city draws huge fan interest and reveals how deep and loyal music communities run.
AustraliaNewcastle gets its first Foo Fighters concert, attracting fans from across Australia and overseas, with many having waited years to see the band live.
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