Foo Fighters FIRE band member in shock decision… 8 months after Dave Grohl’s secret affair rocked the group

The Foo Fighters have fired a key band member in a shock decision eight months after Dave Grohl’s affair rocked the group.

Drummer Josh Freese announced he had been abruptly sacked from the band in an Instagram post – following rumors he had been set to permanently replace the late Taylor Hawkins. 

He wrote: ‘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.

 ‘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.” 

‘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. 

‘But as most of you know I’ve always worked freelance and bounced between bands so, I’m fine. Stay tuned for my ‘Top 10 possible reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters‘ list.” 

The Foo Fighters have fired a key band member in a shock decision eight months after Dave Grohl’s affair rocked the group

Drummer Josh Freese – pictured last year with Grohl – announced he had been abruptly sacked from the band in an Instagram post – following rumors he had been set to permanently replace the late Taylor Hawkins.

Freese, 52, joined the band in 2023 after the drug-related death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins at 50 in 2022. 

Freese has worked as a drummer for several decades and has toured with acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Devo and Guns N’ Roses.

Hawkins, passed away at the age of 50 while the group was on tour in Bogota, Colombia, in March 2022.

The performer joined the band in 1997, three years after it was initially founded by Dave Grohl.

The late musician constantly remained with the group after then and was the recipient of fifteen Grammy Awards.

However, Hawkins began experiencing chest pains while staying at the Four Seasons Casa Medina hotel and subsequently passed away on the evening of March 22.

An autopsy later revealed that the drummer had ten different substances in his system at the time of his death.

It was also announced that the performer’s heart was twice the size of a normal one.

Drummer Josh Freese announced he had been abruptly sacked from the band in an Instagram post – following rumors he had been set to permanently replace the late Taylor Hawkins

Hawkins, passed away at the age of 50 while the group was on tour in Bogota, Colombia, in March 2022. The performer joined the band in 1997, three years after it was initially founded by Dave Grohl – pictured days before his death

A pair of star-studded tribute concerts took place at Wembley Stadium in London and at the Kia Forum in Inglewood in September of last year.

Both Freese and Hawkins’ son, Oliver Shane, appeared during the first performance.