Foo Fighters are going low-key and loud this week, slipping in two surprise club dates for just $30 a head: Thursday night, April 30, at Irving Plaza in Manhattan, and Saturday, May 2, at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Both shows are set for 8 p.m., and tickets are strictly in-person box-office only. No presale codes, no online scramble, just old-school lines. Starland's parking lot will open the morning of the show for fans to start queueing, and each buyer can only snag two tickets.
How And When You Can Buy Tickets
Tickets go on sale at the venues' box offices at 10 a.m. on Thursday, first come, first served, with a two-ticket limit. The $30 sticker price is listed as including fees, according to News12 New York. The announcement makes it clear this is an in-person-only situation, so refreshing a browser is not going to help.
Where Tickets Come From And How You Get Them
Irving Plaza lists Ticketmaster as its primary ticketing partner and directs buyers to the venue box office for on-site sales, according to its information page. Over in Jersey, the Starland Ballroom ticketing page confirms that the club offers in-person box-office sales and that AXS Mobile ID is used for electronic delivery on tickets bought through the venue. For the fine print on hours, payment methods, and pickup rules, check the box-office sections for Irving Plaza and Starland Ballroom.
Why Foo Fighters Are Squeezing Back Into Clubs
The pop-up shows land just days after the band dropped their 12th album, Your Favorite Toy, on April 24. Intimate surprise gigs are a go-to move for veteran acts rolling out new music and throwing a bone to hometown and regional fans, as noted by NME. The group also hit a larger Connecticut date earlier in the week, underscoring that they are pairing arena-scale stops with club-sized celebrations around the new record, per local coverage from CT Post.
What The Box-Office Scene Will Look Like
News12 New York reports that Starland's parking lot will open at 4 a.m. on the day of the show so people can start lining up, which gives you a sense of how early the diehards are expected to show. The same report notes that Irving Plaza purchases will be delivered through the Ticketmaster app, while Starland tickets will populate in the AXS app. You will need valid ID, and if you are using will-call, the credit card used for purchase. For box-office policies and will-call instructions, the venue ticketing page for Starland Ballroom and the information linked above have the details.
The Bottom Line For Bagging A $30 Ticket
If you are aiming for one of these limited $30 spots, plan for an early morning at the box office and keep an eye on official updates in case anything shifts. The band's own news feed and the venue pages are the places to watch. See Foo Fighters for the original announcement, and check the venue box-office sites for current hours and any last-minute changes.
