Following a nasty leg break which left Foo Fighters having to cancel a string of European dates, their hugely anticipated first Glastonbury headline appearance among them, Dave Grohl and his band returned to the stage this weekend (July 4) for their 20th anniversary show in Washington DC. How did the frontman get around the fact that his leg was in a giant cast? By designing a bloody massive light-up throne to sit on, obviously. Here’s the story of the night in pictures.
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Dave Grohl returned to the stage on Saturday (July 4) for the first time after breaking his leg during a gig in June. Having missed out on scheduled shows at Wembley and Glastonbury, to name but a few, he sounded pretty keen to make up for lost time onstage at this Washington comeback show.
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Answering public speculation as to how the singer would fare performing with his leg in a cast, Grohl took to the stage on a giant custom-made throne decorated with guitars and amps.
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Going on to describe his subsequent trip to the hospital, Grohl continued, “I went and had a bit of surgery… I thought ‘Oh shit, we have to cancel shows. I don’t like cancelling shows’… So I took a couple oxycodones and drew a picture… I was high as a fucking kite. I said ‘I ain’t missing this show for the world, you build me this throne'”. And voila – here it is.
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Support at the Washington show, meanwhile, came from LL Cool J (pictured), RDGLDGRN, Trombone Shorty, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Gary Clark Jr., Heart, Buddy Guy and Trouble Funk.
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Heritage rock band Heart, performing earlier in the day at the show. The group also hail from Washington, adding to the hometown celebrations of the day.
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Another support act, Trombone Shorty, of New Orleans, whipping up the crowd before Dave’s big reveal.
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Texan guitarist Gary Clarke Jr at the event. Later in the evening, to fully round off the celebratory vibes, Grohl even brought his mum out during ‘For All The Cows’. A good day had by all, then. Now, Dave – how about Glastonbury 2016?