Dave Grohl Shares Injury Details + X-Rays of Broken Leg; Foo Fighters Cancel European Tour

We all gave Dave Grohl credit for finishing the concert that night. It looks like that injury may be too much for a full tour on a broken leg.

Well the big rock news this past week was Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl falling off the stage at a concert and breaking his leg. After a few days we were actually able to see the fall that injured Grohl. I was actually amazed he was able to finish that concert, but then again I think of Dave Grohl as one of the coolest guys on the planet. Of course he was going to find someway to finish that concert.

Well Grohl finished that show, but doctors have advised him not to finish the rest of his European tour because he needs to keep his leg elevated. If the rehab goes as planned, Dave will be back for the 20th anniversary show on July 4th in Washington DC.

The affected cancelled dates are June 19 and 20 at London's Wembley Stadium; June 23 at Edinburgh, Scotland's BT Murrayfield Stadium; June 25 at Werchter, Belgium's Festivalpark Werchter; and June 26 at England's Glastonbury Festival.

Dave wrote a letter to the fans on Foofighters.com, here is an excerpt from that letter:

Hey everyone….

   Your old pal, Dave here. Been a while, eh? It’s been one hell of a year, that’s for sure. Looks like we’ve got some serious catching up to do! Hmmm, let’s see…..where do I begin?

   Drumroll, please….

   The funniest thing happened to me the other day in Sweden! 

   Two songs into our set at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, I made a mad dash to the right of the stage during MONKEY WRENCH to shred some tasty licks for the kids up front. It was a beautiful night, beautiful stadium, 52,000 screaming people….dream gig! Well….wait for it….I definitely shredded something (ZING!) 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. Whoopsie daisy. 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 shit was B-R-O-K-E. 

    As I lay there on my back, I just thought, “Are you kidding me? We haven’t even gotten to the screamy bit of the song and the gig is fucking OVER?” So, I asked for a microphone and told the audience I’d get fixed up and come right back to finish the show ASAP. Shock? Probably. But, I couldn’t stand the thought of such a perfect night going to waste! I looked at our drummer Taylor and said, “Bust out some Chevy Metal covers while they fix me up!” So, as the band kicked in to “Stay With Me” by The Faces, the medics poured me onto a stretcher, took me off to the side, cut my favorite pants off (so bummed) and popped my ankle back into place. I asked if I could get back onstage to finish the show, but they said I needed a cast (which was 20 minutes away at the hospital) to hold my ankle in place. So I looked my EMT, Johan in the eyes and said “Well, then you’re coming up there with me right now and holding it in place until they can bring the cast here. Ready?” He stared at me wide-eyed for a second and said, “OK, lets’ go…”

  I don’t know who was more scared, me or Johan. 5 minutes later, I don’t know who was having more fun, me or Johan. (I actually looked at him in between songs and said “This is pretty fun, isn’t it?” He smiled and nodded yes.)

    Like clockwork, the cast arrived, I walked offstage for a song or two as they put it on me, and then came back to finish the gig. Let’s just say that singing our song “Walk” with a straight face was pretty goddamned hard. “These Days” was a good one, too. (Easy for you to say! Your leg has never been broken!) All in all, it was without a doubt the single most bizarre Foo Fighters show in the entire 20 years of being a band. Hands down. What seemed like a tragedy at first turned into a triumph, and we all walked away with a new sense of appreciation for what we’ve got…

From all of us here at the Buzz we wish Dave a speedy recovery. If you want to check out Foo Fighters in our area. They will be playing in Oklahoma City on September 29th. Also in Austin for Austin City Limits on October 2nd and October 9th.

Check Out the X-Ray's From Dave's Leg Break Below: