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====2015–present==== [[File:Foo Fighters Fenway Park 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Grohl performing with a broken leg in July 2015]] On June 12, 2015, while playing a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Grohl fell off the stage, breaking his leg. He left temporarily and returned with a cast to finish the concert.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coleman |first=Miriam |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-breaks-leg-but-continues-to-rock-in-sweden-34896/ | title=Dave Grohl Breaks Leg But Continues to Rock in Sweden|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803213348/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-grohl-breaks-leg-but-continues-to-rock-in-sweden-20150613 |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Afterward, the band canceled the remainder of its European tour. To avoid having to cancel the band's upcoming North American tour, Grohl designed a large "elevated throne" which would allow him to perform on stage with a broken leg. The throne was unveiled at a concert in Washington, D.C., on July 4, where Grohl used the stage's video screens to show the crowd video of him falling from the stage in Gothenburg as well as X-rays of his broken leg.<ref name="USATodayRFK">{{cite news |last=Snider |first=Mike |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/07/05/foo-fighters-washington-dc-july-4-festival/29730377/ |title=Foo Fighters finish off a rousing July 4 festival |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=July 5, 2015 |access-date=July 9, 2015 }}</ref> Beginning with the show on July 4, Foo Fighters began selling new tour merchandise rebranding the band's North American tour as the ''Broken Leg Tour''.<ref name="USATodayRFK" /> In 2016, Grohl lent his throne to [[Axl Rose]] of [[Guns N' Roses]] after Rose broke his foot.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2021|title=Dave Grohl lends his throne to Greyhawk bassist who was shot in the leg|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/09/dave-grohl-lends-his-throne-to-greyhawk-bassist-after-suffering-gunshot-wound/|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2022|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929184905/https://www.spin.com/2021/09/dave-grohl-lends-his-throne-to-greyhawk-bassist-after-suffering-gunshot-wound/ |archive-date=September 29, 2021 }}</ref> He lent it again in 2021 to Darin Wall, of the Seattle metal band Greyhawk, after Wall was shot in the leg.<ref name=":4"/> On July 31, 2015, Grohl posted a personal reply to Fabio Zaffagnini, [[Marco Sabiu]], and the 1,000 participants of the "Rockin' 1000" project in [[Cesena]], Italy, thanking them for their combined performance of the Foo Fighters' song "[[Learn to Fly]]", indicating (in broken Italian), "... I promise [Foo Fighters will] see you soon".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/3981159/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-italy/ | title=Dave Grohl Has the Best Response to the 1,000 Italian Fans Who Played 'Learn to Fly' |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Eliza |last=Gray| date=August 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.etonline.com/news/169171_dave_grohl_responds_in_italian_after_1_000_musicians_play_foo_fighters_song_unison | title=Dave Grohl Responds After 1,000 Musicians Play Foo Fighters Song in Unison, Plus 5 More Reasons Why He's Awesome | first=Brock | last=Wilbur | work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] | date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> On November 3, Foo Fighters performed in Cesena, where Grohl invited some "Rockin' 1000" members onto the stage to perform with the band.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6752965/foo-fighters-italy-cesena-viral-video-concert-dave-grohl |title=Watch Foo Fighters Play the Italian City That Made Crazy Viral Video to Invite Them | last=Payne | first=Chris | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> On September 15, 2017, Foo Fighters released their ninth studio album ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'', which became the band's second album to debut at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard" /> After the [[Concrete and Gold Tour]], Grohl announced that the band would be taking a break.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-take-break-before-new-album-2390904|title=Foo Fighters to 'take a break' – but have ideas for their new album|work=[[NME]]|access-date=November 8, 2020|date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> The tenth Foo Fighters studio album, ''[[Medicine at Midnight]]'', was released on February 5, 2021, following delays due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-medicine-at-midnight-stream-9521786/ | title=Take Your 'Medicine': Foo Fighters Drop New Album | first=Lars | last=Brandle | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/05/963803253/dave-grohl-talks-foo-fighters-new-saturday-night-party-album-medicine-at-midnigh | title=Dave Grohl Talks Foo Fighters' New Saturday-Night Party Album, 'Medicine At Midnight' | first1=Rachel | last1=Martin | first2=Phil | last2=Harrell | work=[[NPR]] | date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/foo-fighters-nate-mendel-medicine-at-midnight-22831/ | title=Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel Reflects on The Weirdness of Finally Releasing 'Medicine At Midnight' | first=ALEXANDER | last=PAN | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> It debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard" /> The ''Medicine at Midnight'' tour was canceled following the death of Hawkins on March 25, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming tour dates after death of Taylor Hawkins |url=https://news.sky.com/story/foo-fighters-cancel-all-upcoming-tour-dates-after-death-of-taylor-hawkins-12577736 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=Sky News}}</ref> The eleventh Foo Fighters studio album ''[[But Here We Are]]'' was released on June 2, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foo Fighters on Instagram: "This Is Happening Now. Listen to 'Rescued' From the Album 'But Here We Are' Available June 2 Pre-order link in bio." |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrN6uBSOINl/ |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> The album is dedicated to Hawkins and Grohl's mother, Virginia, both of whom died in 2022.<ref name=dedicate>{{cite web | title=Foo Fighters dedicate new album to Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl's mom | website=San Francisco Examiner | date=November 15, 2022 | url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyles/entertainment/foo-fighters-dedicate-new-album-to-taylor-hawkins-and-dave-grohls-mom/article_12d04326-1c43-5653-9f0a-3f4c7465c047.html | access-date=May 18, 2023 | archive-date=May 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518151629/https://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyles/entertainment/foo-fighters-dedicate-new-album-to-taylor-hawkins-and-dave-grohls-mom/article_12d04326-1c43-5653-9f0a-3f4c7465c047.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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