Foo Fighters To Play This Weekend's Innings Festival In Tempe

TEMPE, AZ —Spring Training may not be in full swing —or any swing —due to the lockout, but Innings Festival will bring together baseball and music this weekend in Tempe. The two-day concert/festival will be headlined by Foo Fighters and Tame Impala and feature appearances by several former Major League Baseball stars.

Innings will take place Friday and Saturday at Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway. Gates open at noon each day and performances will start at 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:45 p.m. Sunday.

This will be the first Innings Festival since 2020 after last year's event was canceled because of the pandemic. The Festival is co-sponsored by Major League Baseball and C3 Presents, and a second Innings Festival will be held near Miami next month.

This year's Tempe festival features three stages —Home Plate, Right Field and Left Field — and over 18 rock, pop and alt-country acts including: St. Vincent, Billy Strings, Dashboard Confessional —all of which lead up to Foo Fighters on Saturday —and The War on Drugs, Black Pumas and Fitz & The Tantrums, all preceding Tame Impala on Sunday.

Meanwhile, former MLB stars like Roger Clemens, Kenny Lofton, Jim Abbott, Rick Sutcliffe and Tim Raines are scheduled to make appearances near the festival's speed pitch machines and batting cages.

Former MLB pitcher Ryan Dempster will be hosting his "Off The Mound" talk show throughout the weekend on the Left Field Stage, where he'll be interviewing some of the former baseball stars.

The entire schedule is available on the Innings Festival website.

In addition to the speed pitch machines batting cages, one attraction will give fans a chance to make game-saving catches.

There also will be several lounges, many affiliated with beverages like: Celsius, Corona, Jack Daniel's, Mamitas, Sierra Nevada, Strainge Beast and Tito's Handmade Vodka. Access to the lounges depends on the type of tickets one has purchased.

The festival also will feature food vendors, like: Alchemy Roast, El Jefe, Farmboy American Fare, Guac Girl, Romega Taqueria and Pokitrition-Sushi Tacos.

Ticket prices range from $105 for one-day general admission to $1,450 for a two-day platinum pass. Tickets can be purchased online or at the on-site box office.

The event is open to all ages, and children 7 years old and younger can get in free if their guardian has a paid adult ticket.