The Foo Figthers have parted methods with drummer Josh Freese, Freese revealed on his Instagram Friday, with the departure coming two years after he was tapped to interchange Taylor Hawkins following his dying.
“The Foo Fighters known as me Monday night time to let me know they’ve determined ‘to go in a unique course with their drummer.’ No cause was given,” Freese wrote. “Regardless, I loved the previous two years with them, each on and off stage, and I assist no matter they really feel is greatest for the band.”
A consultant for the Foo Fighters didn’t instantly reply to request for touch upon Freese’s ouster, and it’s unclear who the band’s subsequent drummer will likely be. The band’s first present of 2025 is slated for October, the place they’re anticipated to play on the Singapore F1 Grand Prix.
Freese was introduced because the Foo Fighters’ new drummer a couple of 12 months after Hawkins died whereas the band was on tour in South America. Except for his work with Foo Fighters, Freese has additionally been the drummer for Devo since 1996 and has performed with bands like Weapons n’ Roses and 9 Inch Nails.
“In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve by no means been let go from a band, so whereas I’m not angry-just a bit shocked and upset,” Freese wrote on Friday. “However as most of you understand I’ve at all times labored freelance and bounced between bands so, I’m advantageous. Keep tuned for my ‘Prime 10 doable causes Josh acquired booted from the Foo Fighters’ record.”
