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On the band's website, Grohl detailed the incident that
occurred last Friday in Gothenburg, Sweden, saying he dislocated
his ankle and snapped his fibula "like an old pair of take out
chopsticks" after a 12-foot fall off the stage.
The Seattle-native band has canceled the remainder of its Europe
dates, including a headlining slot at England's Glastonbury
Festival on June 26.
The 46-year-old Grohl said he had a successful operation with
six metal screws fitted into his leg, but has been advised to
take time out of his performance schedule.
"It kills me to say it ... the doctors have told us to cancel
shows. I'm really so sorry, guys. You know I hate to do it, but
I'm afraid it's just not physically possible for me at the
moment," Grohl said in a post, accompanied by photos and X-rays
of the injury.
Grohl cemented his rock-star credibility last week after coming
back on stage in Sweden with a broken foot to keep performing as
medics attended to his injuries and fixed a cast on him.
He called it "without a doubt the single most bizarre Foo
Fighters show in the entire 20 years of being a band."
The band is still scheduled to embark on the U.S. leg of its
"Sonic Highways" tour, kicking off in Washington, D.C. on July
4.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; editing by Patricia Reaney and
Leslie Adler)
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