David Bowie isn't the only rock star today to be getting his own honorary day from an American city. Consequence of Sound reports that Sept. 17 (which is today) has been declared Foo Fighters Day in the city of Richmond, Virginia by Mayor Dwight Jones. This declaration comes on the same day that the multi-platinum rock band has agreed to perform a crowdfunded show at Richmond's National Theater, which will be the first time the Foos have performed in Virginia's capital city in 16 years.

In his proclamation, Mayor Jones outlines the events that brought the Foo Fighters back to Richmond, beginning in March 2014, when "Andrew Goldin, Brig White, John McAdorey, and Lucas Krost began a social media campaign to convince the rock band, Foo Fighters, to perform in Richmond, VA." Tickets were sold for $50 for a concert on an unspecified date that the band hadn't yet agreed to, in the hopes that they would return to the city for the first time since 1998. On Sept. 3, the band finally agreed to the concert via Twitter, and suggested that it take place on Sept. 17 at Richmond's National Theater.

You can check out the original crowdfunding campaign video right here:

This concert in Richmond couldn't come at a better time for Foo Fighters. Their next album Sonic Highways is set for release on Nov. 10. A companion HBO documentary series about the recording of the album, also titled Sonic Highways, is set to premiere on Oct. 17 so coincide with the release of the album's first single.

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