Dave Grohl spelade tappert vidare efter olyckan på Ullevi i fredags.
Men nu säger läkare stopp vilket resulterar i att bandet tvingas ställa in resten av Europaturnén.
Få som var på plats kommer glömma kvällen när Foo Fighters konsert på Ullevi i Göteborg den 12 juni tog dramatiska vändningar hit och dit. Sångaren Dave Grohl föll från scenen och bröt benet.
Det var redan under showens andra låt, ”Monkey wrench”, som han föll.
Varken publiken eller bandet visste hur allvarligt läget var, och övriga bandmedlemmar sa att det inte skulle bli någon Foo Fighters-spelning, utan gick över till att lira covers. Men han lyckades efter mycket om och men, ett gips och ett par kryckor slutföra showen som kommer att gå till världshistorien. Nu skriver han själv ett öppet brev till alla fans om kvällen:
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…”
