The band has canceled the rest of their European tour dates, which include a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival, as the frontman is recovering.
- Jun 17, 2015
AceShowbiz - Foo Fighters is forced to cancel more shows after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg in an incident in Sweden last week. After scrapping two concerts in Netherlands and Switzerland, the band has now nixed the rest of their European tour dates, which include a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival.
Grohl announced the cancellation via the band's website on Tuesday, June 16 as he talked about the incident that occurred last Friday, June 12. "Wound up feet first over the Edge (pun intended), dropping about 12 feet, dislocating my ankle and snapping my fibula like an old pair of take out chopsticks," he wrote. "Not good. Without realizing the extent of my injuries, I stood up to get back onstage and crumbled like a sack of Joe Theismanns (look it up, kiddies). That s**t was B-R-O-K-E. "
Grohl has undergone an operation and he's been recovering with six metal screws in his leg, but doctors have told him to take time out of his performance schedule. "My doctors have advised me to lay low for a while. The most important thing now is for me to recover from the surgery, to keep my leg elevated so as to keep swelling down and prevent any infection/complication that could do long term damage," he continued.
"Which means, ... the doctors have told us to cancel shows. I'm really so sorry, guys. You know I hate to do it, but I'm afraid it's just not physically possible for me at the moment. We're doing our best right now to work out a plan, so bear with us. You know we're good for our word. But for now, I need to make sure we have YEARS of gigs ahead of us," he added.
