"Break a leg" never rang so true …

Musicians cancel shows or sit out on the sidelines for a variety of reasons. Some can be as inane and deflective as “restructuring” or “exhaustion,” but others are downright respectable, like having babies or dying. Sometimes there are greats amongst us, however, that literally break legs mid-performance, wrap it up, and come out to finish the friggin’ show.

Last month at a performance in Sweden, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl tried jumping from one part of the stage to the other and fell off, dislocating his ankle and snapping his fibula. In an open letter to fans in the following days, Grohl says it wasn’t in his best interest to quit the show. The backstage medic, Johan, held his leg in place waiting for the cast to arrive from a nearby hospital while Grohl performed. The band has since cancelled all summer shows, but, holy tomato, that’s so rock and roll.*

UPDATE: That's a big negative on cancelling all summers shows, says Dave Grohl. Just a few days ago the inimitable frontman announced the band would in fact be partaking on its North American tour — which begins this Saturday, July 4. The rocking rolliest dude just got a lot more rocking rollier.

Foo Fighters 2015 Summer Tour Dates:

07/04 – Washington, DC @ RFK Stadium 
07/06 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center 
07/08 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 
07/09 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 
07/11 – Quebec City, QC @ Quebec City Summer Fest
07/13 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center 
07/15 – New York, NY @ Citi Field 
07/16 – New York, NY @ Citi Field 
07/18 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park 
07/19 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park 
07/24 – Nigata Prefecture, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
07/26 – Ansan, KR @ Valley Rock Festival
08/12 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place 
08/13 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
08/14 – Walla Walla, WA @ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover
08/16 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 
08/17 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 
08/19 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 
08/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 
08/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 
08/24 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Center
08/27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
08/29 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field *
09/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
09/12 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
09/14 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
09/16 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/19 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
09/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
09/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
09/24 – Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
09/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ AK-Chin Pavilion
09/27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
09/29 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
09/30 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
10/02 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Centennial Olympic Park
10/05 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
10/07 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
10/09 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/17 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
10/18 – Castaic, CA @ Love Ride