Foo Fighters Nail Down U.K. Arena Tour

August 29

The Foo Fighters will spend two weeks touring in the United Kingdom in November, where they have grown exponentially in popularity in recent years. The tour begins Nov. 3 in Manchester and wraps with a Nov. 17-18 stand in London.

As previously reported, the Foos' new album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," is due Sept. 25 via RCA. First single "The Pretender" is already No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

And although dates have yet to be announced, a promotion is underway for presale tickets for a forthcoming North American tour via iTunes. Fans who pre-order the new album via the service will receive a code for early tickets via Ticketmaster, as well as downloads of "The Pretender" and the B-side "Seda."

Here are the Foo Fighters' tour dates:

Sept. 15: Carson, Calif. (Home Depot Center/KROQ Invasion)
Nov. 3: Manchester, England (Evening News Arena)
Nov. 6: Birmingham, England (NEC)
Nov. 9: Glasgow (SECC)
Nov. 10: Aberdeen, Scotland (AECC)
Nov. 12: Sheffield, England (Hallam Arena)
Nov. 13: Cardiff, Wales (International Arena)
Nov. 17-18: London (O2 Arena)

Thanks to www.billboard.com