Pat Smear Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear will have to miss a few of the band's upcoming shows to heal up from a broken foot, the band announced on social media Wednesday. "In the classic tradition of rockstars having bizarre gardening accidents, Pat Smear has apparently rung in the new year by smashing the shit out of his left foot," the band announced accompanied by a fake tabloid headline Instagram post Wednesday, apparently referencing Spinal Tap. (Though adding onto the lore, Queen's Brian May also injured himself gardening back in 2020.) "This means he'll unfortunately be missing a few shows while the multiple broken bones in his foot heal. We'll miss our beloved Pat as much as you will, but we want him fully healed and back on his feet as soon as possible." Related Stories Music Foo Fighters to Play Benefit Concert in L.A.: "It's a Big A** Party With a Heart" Music Josh Freese on Returning to Nine Inch Nails After Foo Fighters Departure: "To Be Part of That Energy Again Feels Amazing" View this post on Instagram In his place, respected touring guitarist Jason Falkner - who plays with Beck and St. Vincent - will be filling in while Smear heals up. Foo Fighters didn't give a timeline for Smear's return, though the band has three shows this month: A Jan. 10 arena show in Mexico, a charity show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood on Dave Grohl's birthday Jan. 14, and a concert at UTAS Stadium in Australia Jan. 24. The group's next slate of shows after January begins in May at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida. While only temporary, it's the latest lineup shakeup after the band parted ways with former drummer Josh Freese last May. As THR first reported in July, Ilan Rubin, the former drummer for Nine Inch Nails, was named as his replacement. Freese, meanwhile, replaced Rubin as well as he returned to Nine Inch Nails. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Olivia Rodrigo Chaka Khan, Amy Allen to Be Honored at Resonator Awards as Olivia Rodrigo, Addison Rae Join as Presenters Stray Kids Lorde, Stray Kids and A$AP Rocky to Headline Governors Ball 2026 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to Cut Back Music Bookings to Twice a Week (Exclusive) Jerry Bruckheimer Jerry Bruckheimer on 'F1's' Music: "This Is a Contemporary Movie, It Needed a Contemporary Soundtrack" McG Behind John Mayer and McG's Re-Creation of Chaplin Studios: "There's a Second Life" Obituaries Richard Smallwood, Influential Gospel Singer, Dies at 77 Olivia Rodrigo Chaka Khan, Amy Allen to Be Honored at Resonator Awards as Olivia Rodrigo, Addison Rae Join as Presenters Stray Kids Lorde, Stray Kids and A$AP Rocky to Headline Governors Ball 2026 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to Cut Back Music Bookings to Twice a Week (Exclusive) Jerry Bruckheimer Jerry Bruckheimer on 'F1's' Music: "This Is a Contemporary Movie, It Needed a Contemporary Soundtrack" McG Behind John Mayer and McG's Re-Creation of Chaplin Studios: "There's a Second Life" Obituaries Richard Smallwood, Influential Gospel Singer, Dies at 77