{"id":1170,"date":"2025-05-16T17:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/foo-fighters-josh-freese\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T17:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:52:25","slug":"foo-fighters-josh-freese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/foo-fighters-josh-freese\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters Part Ways With Drummer Josh Freese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1732885561-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1079\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Foo Fighters have parted ways with drummer Josh Freese, who has filled that role since 2023 in the wake of band member Taylor Hawkins\u2019 sudden death in March 2022. Freese revealed the surprising news in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJuQb14u09w\/?igsh=MW1jNHlsOWhoMXJkMQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">social media post<\/a>, which Foo Fighters themselves have yet to address in any form. A band spokesperson also declined comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they\u2019ve decided \u2018to go in a different direction with their drummer.\u2019 No reason was given,\u201d Freese wrote. \u201cRegardless, 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\u2019ve never been let go from a band, so while I\u2019m not angry \u2014 just a bit shocked and disappointed. But as most of you know I\u2019ve always worked freelance and bounced between bands, so I\u2019m fine. Stay tuned for my \u2018Top 10 Possible Reasons Josh Got Booted From The Foo Fighters\u2019 list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/05\/pavement-film-soundtrack-colbert\/\">Pavement Reveal \u2018Pavements\u2019 Soundtrack, Visit \u2018Colbert\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/05\/the-black-keys-new-album\/\">The Black Keys Detail New LP, \u2018No Rain, No Flowers\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/05\/peter-baumanns-old-and-new-dreams\/\">Peter Baumann\u2019s Old and New Dreams<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Freese, 52, is one of the most respected session drummers in rock and is a longtime friend of Dave Grohl and the Foos camp. Before a formal announcement that he was coming on board, he joined the Foos on drums during star-studded Hawkins tribute concerts in 2022 at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2022\/09\/paul-mccartney-makes-surprise-appearance-at-taylor-hawkins-tribute\/\">London\u2019s Wembley Stadium<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2022\/09\/all-star-pairings-highlight-second-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert\/\">Los Angeles\u2019 Kia Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Freese has played drums in the Vandals since 1989 and has performed for long stretches with everyone from Devo, Guns N\u2019 Roses, Nine Inch Nails and the Replacements to Sting, Sublime With Rome, Weezer, A Perfect Circle, the Offspring, Danny Elfman and Paramore. He\u2019s currently back on the road with A Perfect Circle for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2024\/03\/josh-freese-rejoins-a-perfect-circle-for-spring-tour-dates\/\">first time in 13 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Foos earlier this week announced their first show of 2025 on Oct. 4 at the Singapore Grand Prix. The group canceled a number of concerts last year following the revelation that Grohl had fathered a child with a woman other than his wife.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foo Fighters have parted ways with drummer Josh Freese, who has filled that role since 2023 in the wake of band member Taylor Hawkins\u2019 sudden death in March 2022. 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