Foo Fighters Finish Show After Dave Grohl Reportedly Breaks Leg
By Scott Bernstein Jun 16, 2015 • 1:50 pm PDT
Due to injuries sustained in Dave Grohl’s fall from the stage during Foo Fighters’ June 12 show at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, doctors have required the cancellation of the remainder of the band’s dates in the UK and Europe. After undergoing surgery Monday, Dave’s full recuperation time is still to be determined.
It was previously announced that Foo Fighters’ June 14 appearance at the Pinkpop Festival and June 16 show at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland were cancelled. The following dates have now been cancelled as well:
June 19 & 20 -London, UK -Wembley Stadium
June 23 -Edinburgh, UK -BT Murrayfield Stadium
June 25 -Werchter, Belgium -Festivalpark Werchter
June 26 -Glastonbury Festival 2015
Grohl also shared a statement regarding the leg-breaking incident on the band’s website which you can read here.
UPDATE: Due to Dave Grohl’s injuries, Foo Fighters have canceled upcoming appearances at Pinkpop and in Switzerland. Here’s the full statement:
As witnessed by tens of thousands in attendance at Foo Fighters’ June 12 show at Ullevi Stadium, Dave Grohl took a nasty spill during the second song of the set. With the help of on-site medical staff who patched him up temporarily, Dave was able to rejoin the band to complete that performance.
Thank you Gothenburg. That was amazing.
Posted by Foo Fighters on Friday, June 12, 2015
While the full extent of Dave’s injuries are still being determined, it was confirmed at a post-show hospital visit that he sustained at least one fracture.
As a result Foo Fighters have been forced to cancel their June 14 appearance at the Pinkpop Festival as well as their June 16 show at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl fell off stage and broke his leg at a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden today according to TMZ.com. Consequence of Sound adds the show continued while Grohl was tended to backstage and Dave returned to the stage to help the band finish the set.
According to CoS, Grohl’s injury took place during “Monkey Wrench” and the vocalist/guitarist was eventually taken backstage. “Hey, ladies and gentlemen. I love you, but I think I just broke my leg. I really broke leg,” Dave told the audience. The Foos went on with the show as drummer Taylor Hawkins reportedly led the Dave-less band through a number of covers. Eventually, Dave Grohl did return and photos show him sitting in a chair playing guitar and singing while he’s been tended to by a paramedic.
Watch videos of the crazy scene in Sweden:
Here’s a few Instagram posts from Gothenburg:
