Foo Fighters Part Ways With Drummer Josh Freese
Foo Fighters have parted ways with drummer Josh Freese, who has filled that role since 2023 in the wake of band member Taylor Hawkins' sudden death in March 2022. Freese revealed the surprising news in a social media post, which Foo Fighters themselves have yet to address in any form. A band spokesperson also declined comment.
'The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they've decided 'to go in a different direction with their drummer.' No reason was given,' Freese wrote. 'Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band. In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I've never been let go from a band, so while I'm not angry — just a bit shocked and disappointed. But as most of you know I've always worked freelance and bounced between bands, so I'm fine. Stay tuned for my 'Top 10 Possible Reasons Josh Got Booted From The Foo Fighters' list.'
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Freese, 52, is one of the most respected session drummers in rock and is a longtime friend of Dave Grohl and the Foos camp. Before a formal announcement that he was coming on board, he joined the Foos on drums during star-studded Hawkins tribute concerts in 2022 at London's Wembley Stadium and Los Angeles' Kia Forum.
Freese has played drums in the Vandals since 1989 and has performed for long stretches with everyone from Devo, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails and the Replacements to Sting, Sublime With Rome, Weezer, A Perfect Circle, the Offspring, Danny Elfman and Paramore. He's currently back on the road with A Perfect Circle for the first time in 13 years.
Meanwhile, the Foos earlier this week announced their first show of 2025 on Oct. 4 at the Singapore Grand Prix. The group canceled a number of concerts last year following the revelation that Grohl had fathered a child with a woman other than his wife.
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