11 Years Ago Today, This '90s Rock Star Did the Unthinkable After Breaking His Leg On Stage
Dave Grohl has played plenty of memorable concerts over the years, but one show in Sweden tops his list.
During Foo Fighters'Friday, June 12 show at Strawberry Arena in Solna, Sweden, the frontman paused to reflect on one of the most memorable nights of the band's career: the day he fell off a stage, broke his leg, and came back later in the set to finish the show anyway (in the same country, by the way).
The original incident took place on June 12, 2015, during the second song of Foo Fighters' set at Gothenburg's Ullevi Stadium. While performing "Monkey Wrench," Grohl took a tumble off the stage, suffering a broken leg that would eventually derail several major tour plans, including the band's highly anticipated headline slot at Glastonbury.
But after briefly leaving the stage to receive medical attention and have his leg stabilized at the hospital, the rocker returned to perform the remainder of the concert. "Right now, I'm gonna go to the hospital. I'm gonna fix my leg. But then I'm gonna come back, and we're gonna play for you again," he said in a video of the incident.
Reflecting on the moment exactly 11 years later in a fan video shared to YouTube, the 57-year-old told the Swedish crowd, "I fell off the stage and I broke my f**king leg. That was 11 years ago today. Same day! How f**king weird is that. Coincidence? I don't think so!"
The musician went on to explain why that particular concert still holds a special place in his heart. "So, tonight," he continued, "I'm gonna sing this song real f**king hard, because honestly, I think it was my favorite Foo Fighters show we've ever had in our f**king lives. Because we kept playing, we finished that f**king show for you. So we'll sing this song for you." The group then broke into their hit "Walk."
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It's been a particularly strong season for the band. Just last month, Foo Fighters took the stage at Welcome to Rockville in Florida, delivering a nostalgic set that included newer tracks from Your Favorite Toy. After weather delays threatened to derail the evening, Grohl thanked concertgoers for sticking around. "We played shows before where the weather f**ked it up, and everyone goes back to their cars and they wait it out," he told the crowd. "And I sit here, and I think about it, and I'm like, 'I wonder if they'll all come back,' …and I'm so f**king happy you guys came back."
That performance came shortly after Your Favorite Toy became the band's eighth No. 1 album on Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
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This story was originally published June 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM.