Foo Fighters Manchester setlist in full after three hour epic at Emirates Old Trafford

Foo Fighters kicked off their UK tour in Manchester on Thursday night - with a three hour epic spanning hits from across their 30 years in rock.

Dave Grohl blasted the band into action with Monkey Wrench at a windswept Emirates Old Trafford.

What then followed was a rock 'n' roll masterclass as the band played out hit after hit to a bouncing Manchester crowd.

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While the band's biggest hits naturally prompted the biggest singalongs, there were plenty of rare treats for diehard fans to enjoy too.

The setlist included fan favourites like The Pretender, All My Life, Best of You and My Hero to a huge response in Manchester.

There was also a live debut of previously unheard track Unconditional towards the end of the first Manchester show. Aurora was dedicated to the band's late, great drummer Taylor Hawkins.

The Foos will perform at Emirates Old Trafford again on Saturday, before heading out to gigs in Glasgow, London and Birmingham in the weeks ahead.

Doors at Old Trafford opened at 4pm, and the support acts Loose Articles and Wet Leg played to their published times on opening night. The Foo Fighters then arrived on stage at 7.40pm and played right through to 10.20pm.

Here's the opening night setlist in full.

Setlist

Monkey Wrench

Learn to Fly

No Son of Mine

Rescued

The Pretender

Times Like These

Generator

Stacked Actors

Medicine at Midnight

Walk

Statues

Under You

My Hero

This is a Call

The Sky is a Neighbourhood

Arlandria

These Days

Sabotage / Blitzkrieg Bop / Whip It/ March of the Pigs/ I've got a Tiger by the Tail

All My Life

Unconditional

Aurora

Best of You

ENCORE

The Teacher

Everlong