Dave Grohl has reflected on the day he broke his leg on stage as Foo Fighters returned to Sweden for a show exactly 11 years later
It was during the second song (‘Monkey Wrench’) of a gig at Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium on June 12, 2015 that the frontman fell from the stage and broke his leg in an accident that ultimately forced the band to cancel their Glastonbury headline set that year, as well as a pair of shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Tonight (June 12), 11 years to the day since that fateful show, Foo Fighters found themselves back in the same country for a gig at the Strawberry Arena in Solna as part of their ‘Take Cover’ tour.
The irony was not lost on Grohl, who took a moment while introducing the song ‘Walk’ to remember that day. “I fell off the stage and I bust my fucking leg,” he said. “That was 11 years ago today. Same day! How fucking weird is that. Coincidence? I don’t think so!”
So, tonight,” he continued, “I’m gonna sing this song real fucking hard, because honestly, I think it was my favourite Foo Fighters show we’ve ever had in our fucking lives. Because we kept playing, we finished that fucking show for you. So we’ll sing this song for you.”
The band only stopped playing for a few minutes after Grohl’s fall, and remarkably, he rejoined them for the rest of the show, after briefly leaving the stage to get a cast put on his leg.
