Josh Freese ‘Shocked and Disappointed’ by Foo Fighters Dismissal

Drummer
Josh
Freese
has
announced
his
departure
from

Foo
Fighters,
almost
exactly
two
years
after
joining
the
band.

“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,”
Freese
wrote
in
an
Instagram
statement,
which
you
can
see
below. “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.”

The
dismissal
marks
a
first
for
Freese,
whose
drumming
resume
includes

Devo,

Guns
N’
Roses,
A
Perfect
Circle,

Nine
Inch
Nails
and
many
more. “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,”
he
continued. “But
as
most
of
you
know,
I’ve
always
worked
freelance
and
bounced
between
bands,
so
I’m
fine.”

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Freese
ended
his
statement
on
a
humorous
note: “Stay
tuned
for
my ‘Top
10
possible
reasons
Josh
got
booted
from
the
Foo
Fighters’
list.”

Josh
Freese’s
History
With
Foo
Fighters
and
Band’s
Upcoming
Plans

Foo
Fighters

announced
Freese
as
their
new
drummer
in
May
2023
during
a
Veeps
livestream
performance.
In
2022
he
joined
the
band
onstage
for
a
pair
of
tribute
concerts
dedicated
to
late
drummer

Taylor
Hawkins,
along
with
several
other
high-profile
drummers
including including Pearl
Jam‘s
Matt
Cameron, Blink-182‘s
Travis
Barker,
the Darkness‘
Rufus
Taylor, Red
Hot
Chili
Peppers‘ Chad
Smith.

Foo
Fighters
have
not
yet
publicly
commented
on
Freese’s
dismissal
or
offered
any
information
about
a
new
drummer.

Dave
Grohl
and
Co.
just
announced
their

first
show
of
2025,
with
plans
to
perform
at
the
Singapore
Grand
Prix
on
Oct.
4.
It
will
mark
their
first
public
performance
since
August
2024,
and
their
first
since
Grohl
revealed
he’d

fathered
a
child
out
of
wedlock.