Foo Fighters Fire Drummer Josh Freese

Two years after tapping Josh Freese to replace the late Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters have parted ways with the veteran drummer. The news was broken by Freese himself on his social media accounts.

Freese wrote the following on his Instagram page on Friday (May 16th):

“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. 🙁 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.”

The firing happened almost two years to the day the Foos officially hired Freese on May 21st, 2003. While the band toured extensively in 2023 and the first half of 2024, they’ve been dormant since frontman Dave Grohl admitted having a child outside of his marriage in September 2024.

Just recently, Foo Fighters announced their first show of 2025, an October 4th show at the Singapore Grand Prix.

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