--- ---  # Read Dave Grohl's Letter to Fans After Leg Injuries Cancel Euro Tour Dates  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Jun 17, 2015 1:11 AM UTC  Dave Grohl is seen at his hotel on June 14, 2015 in London. Dave Grohl is seen at his hotel on June 14, 2015 in London.Niki Nikolova—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Jun 17, 2015 1:11 AM UTC Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl opened up in a [letter to fans](http://foofighters.com/operation) about breaking his leg during a recent show in Sweden and apologized for having to cancel the rest of the band’s European tour dates. Here’s what Grohl said about the moment he was injured, during a June 12 concert: --- > “” --- Grohl’s fall was captured in [a video that quickly went viral](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=towR%5Fsk7cvk), while fans remained in awe that the [lead singer had kept playing after the injury](http://time.com/3920259/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-broken-leg/). Though there’s no word yet on when he’ll take the stage again, Grohl told fans to “bear with us” as he recovers. “But for now, I need to make sure we have YEARS of gigs ahead of us….” Grohl wrote. “I will do everything I can to come back and give you a night to remember for the rest of your lives AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” _Read next:_ [_Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Keeps Playing After Breaking His Leg During Show_](http://time.com/3920259/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-broken-leg/) Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters Star Pens Letter on Leg Injuries, Tour Dates ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3923729/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-leg/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3923729/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-leg/"},"headline":"Read Dave Grohl's Letter to Fans After Leg Injuries Cancel Euro Tour Dates","datePublished":"2015-06-17T01:11:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:16:14.608Z","description":"He snapped his fibula \"like an old pair of take out chopsticks\"","url":"https://time.com/3923729/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-leg/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2621f65926233f3a/698854d4cd1bba1d2a6fbd8a/dave-grohl2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2621f65926233f3a/698854d4cd1bba1d2a6fbd8a/dave-grohl2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dave Grohl is seen at his hotel on June 14, 2015 in London.","caption":"Dave Grohl is seen at his hotel on June 14, 2015 in London.","creditText":"Niki Nikolova—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3923729/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-leg/","name":"Read Dave Grohl's Letter to Fans After Leg Injuries Cancel Euro Tour Dates"}}]}] ```