The Foo Fighters have fired a key band member in a shock determination eight months after Dave Grohl‘s affair rocked the group.
Drummer Josh Freese introduced he had been abruptly sacked from the band after two years in an Instagram put up – after being tipped to completely substitute the late Taylor Hawkins within the iconic rock band.
He wrote: ‘The Foo Fighters known as me Monday evening to let me know they’ve determined ‘to go in a distinct route with their drummer.’ No cause was given.
‘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.
‘In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve by no means been let go from a band, so whereas I’m not indignant—only a bit shocked and disenchanted.
‘However as most of you understand I’ve all the time labored freelance and bounced between bands so, I’m effective. Keep tuned for my ‘Prime 10 attainable causes Josh acquired booted from the Foo Fighters‘ checklist.’
The Foo Fighters have fired a key band member in a shock determination eight months after Dave Grohl’s affair rocked the group – pictured Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Josh Freese and Pat Smear at Glastonbury in 2023
Drummer Josh Freese – pictured final 12 months with Grohl – introduced he had been abruptly sacked from the band in an Instagram put up – following rumors he had been set to completely substitute the late Taylor Hawkins.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for the Foo Fighters for remark.
Freese, 52, formally joined the band in Could 2023 after the shock loss of life of longtime drummer Hawkins at 50 in 2022.
He carried out numerous big gigs with the band – whose present line-up is Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, frontman Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear – together with headlining the 2023 Glastonbury music competition.
In 2022, Freese performed with Foo Fighters for the primary time at Hawkins’ tribute concert events in London and Los Angeles, enjoying on the late drummer’s personal equipment.
Freese has labored as a drummer for a number of many years and has toured with acts equivalent to 9 Inch Nails, Devo and Weapons N’ Roses.
He has additionally written and co-written a lot of songs, together with credit with Queens of the Stone Age, the Vandals, A Good Circle, Dwarves, Goon Moon, Devo, and Sting.
The Foo Fighters final publicly carried out in August 2024, at T-Cell Park in Seattle. They’re subsequent set to carry out on October 4 on the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.
Hawkins handed away on the age of fifty whereas the group was on tour in Bogota, Colombia, in March 2022.
The performer joined the band in 1997, three years after it was initially based by Grohl, 56.
The late musician continually remained with the group after then and was the recipient of fifteen Grammy Awards.
Nevertheless, Hawkins started experiencing chest pains whereas staying on the 4 Seasons Casa Medina resort and subsequently handed away on the night of March 22.
An post-mortem later revealed that the drummer had ten completely different substances in his system on the time of his loss of life.
Freese stated he was ‘shocked and disenchanted’ to be let go – pictured 2022 performing with The Vandals
Rockers together with Mike Portnoy and Wolf Van Halen reacted with disbelief
Hawkins, handed away on the age of fifty whereas the group was on tour in Bogota, Colombia, in March 2022. The performer joined the band in 1997, three years after it was initially based by Dave Grohl – pictured days earlier than his loss of life
Freese’s arrival into the band was introduced in Could 2023 – the Grammy Award-winning band made the information recognized to the general public throughout their Foo Fighters: Making ready Music for Concert events livestream
Followers had been left livid over the ‘weird transfer’ to sack Freese
Freese’s firing comes practically eight months after Grohl welcomed a child lady with rock fan Jennifer Younger – he shares three older daughters — Violet, 18; Harper, 15; and Ophelia, 10 — along with his spouse, Jordyn Blum; seen along with his household in 2023 in LA
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On September 10 2024, Dave took to his social media to announce in an announcement that he had welcomed a daughter whereas vowing to attempt to ‘regain [the] belief’ of his spouse and their daughters
Younger is an LA primarily based, Florida-born rock and roll fan; Jennifer pictured
It was additionally introduced that the performer’s coronary heart was twice the dimensions of a standard one.
A pair of star-studded tribute concert events passed off at Wembley Stadium in London and on the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood.
Each Freese and Hawkins’ son, Oliver Shane, now 18, had been on drums through the first efficiency.
Grohl threw the band into additional turmoil in September 2024 when he revealed he had fathered a toddler exterior of his marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he shares three daughters.
Jennifer Younger, 38, was confirmed to be the mom of the daughter he fathered out of wedlock
Jennifer confirmed that her child was born on August 1, 2024, and she or he stated Dave’s final identify is listed on the start certificates.
She lives together with her mom in Los Angeles, and sometimes takes their daughter for walks of their neighborhood.
A supply informed Folks journal in November 2024 that the rocker is targeted on working issues out together with her and their daughters, and that divorce is off the desk.
The supply stated: ‘He is not working with a divorce lawyer and as an alternative hoping to work issues out along with his spouse.’
One other insider stated that he ‘loves his household,’ noting that he has ‘been prioritizing his household. He is aware of he tousled. It is a type of conditions the place you do not notice what you could have performed till you are about to lose it. He would not need to lose his household.’
A number of sources have claimed that Jordyn has recognized in regards to the child ‘for some time,’ and stated she is a ‘nice mother and really devoted to their daughters.’
Jordyn and Dave share daughters Violet, 18, Harper, 15, and Ophelia, 10.
Dave and Jordyn had been seen collectively in February for the primary time since his surprising dishonest and child information.
They had been seen within the automobile collectively, after Jordyn picked him up from an LA space dwelling. Neither gave the impression to be sporting wedding ceremony rings on the time.
Hawkins is pictured performing in 2005
A supply informed US Weekly in March the couple are giving their 22 12 months marriage one other go.
They stated: ‘Jordyn has forgiven Dave and is making an attempt to maneuver on. She is [still] utterly devastated by the scenario however is standing by his facet.
‘They will counseling, and Dave has been doing something he can to win again Jordyn’s belief. Neither of them desires the household damaged.’
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