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Look: Josh Freese Ousted as Foo Fighters Drummer

On May 16, 2025, Josh Freese announced that he has parted ways with the Foo Fighters, ending his tenure as the band’s drummer that began in 2023.
Freese joined the band after longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins died in 2022, but the Foo Fighters recently informed him of their decision to change drummers.
Freese said the band contacted him Monday night to inform him they had decided to part ways with him as their drummer, without providing an explanation.
He wrote he was “not angry” but “shocked and disappointed” after being fired despite 40 years of professional drumming and never being let go before.
Freese’s departure suggests the Foo Fighters will continue without him and move forward after replacing Taylor Hawkins and Freese’s two-year tenure.

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