Ripple Music has announced that Stoner Rock/Desert Scene innovators Fatso Jetson are joining the their roster! Their new album is a split release with fellow Californians All Souls (also ex-Totimoshi), with both bands recording their contributions live in the studio during the pandemic lockdown. The release is due this August. More details are soon to follow.
Foo Fighters played a practical joke on their fans and the music press by posting their major announcement, a video message to fans. Originally thought to be a notice of the band going on hiatus or breaking up, every major music website (including ours) reported the news earlier today with two very prominent music and entertainment sites confirming the news only hours ago. The band is apparently not breaking up, but no further information was released either. The hilarious video pokes fun at frontman Dave Grohl’s high-profile, and also has producer Butch Vig and singer Nick Lachey appear too. You can watch the video at this link or below:
Rumored since a cryptic tweet and other messages the last few days, Foo Fighters have revealed the band is entering an indefinite hiatus as of now. In an interview with Spin drummer Taylor Hawkins confirmed the news:
“I think the world needs a break from us for a little while”
Rumors and speculation had followed the band for some time as front man Dave Grohl has been eyeing a solo career for some time. He often has many other side-projects in the works, both high profile and behind the scenes. Hawkins himself has several other bands he is a part of including Birds of Satan and Chevy Metal. The future plans of the other members of the group are at this time unknown. Foo Fighters were promoting their current release, the Saint Cecelia (Roswell.RCA) EP, recorded as a charity project to benefit victims of the Paris Terror attacks. Prior to that the band had released the award-winning Sonic Highways (Roswell/RCA) album in 2014.
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Official band announcement tomorrow night. Stay tuned.
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) March 2, 2016
Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl broke his leg on a fall onstage during the bands show in Gottenburg, SE on Friday night. Footage of Grohl getting tended to for his injury and continuing on with the show is making the rounds online, and can be seen at this link or below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLWfLeHSZ-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgtLm1Huj3U
The band released a 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.
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 Fightershave 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.”
Later Grohl posted his x-ray of his leg to the bands’ Instagram account:
Foo Fighters Canceled Tour dates:
Jun 14: Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, NL
Jun 16: AFG Arena in St. Gallen, CH
Foo Fighters Tour Dates:
Jun 19: Wembley Stadium – London, UK
Jun 20: Wembley Stadium – London, UK
Jun 23: BT Murrayfield Stadium – Edinburgh, UK
Jun 25: Rock Werchter – Werchter, BE
Jun 26: Glastonbury Music Festival – Pilton, UK
Foo Fighters US tour dates, with Royal Blood:
Jul 6: Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
Jul 8: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Jul 9: Molson Canadian Amphitheater – Toronto, ON
Jul 11: Quebec Summerfest – Quebec City, QC
Jul 12: Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT
Jul 13: Susquehanna Center – Camden, NJ
Jul 15: Citi Field – New York, NY
Jul 16: Citi Field – New York, NY
Jul 17: Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
Jul 19: Fenway Park – Boston, MA
Aug 9: Squamish Festival – Squamish, BC
Aug 12: Rexall Place – Edmonton, AB
Aug 13: Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB
Aug 16: Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater – Denver, CO
Aug 17: Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater – Denver, CO
Aug 19: Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – Maryland Heights, MO
Aug 21: Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO
Aug 22: Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN
Aug 24: DTE Energy Center – Detroit, MI
Aug 25: First Niagra Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Sept 24: The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
Sept 25: House of Blues – San Diego, CA
Sept 28: The Marquee – Tempe, AZ