Foo Fighters cancel planned festival appearance this weekend

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Foo Fighters have pulled out of this weekend’s scheduled headline performance at the Soundside Festival at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The band was scheduled to headline Sunday night and was replaced by Jack White and Greta Van Fleet.

Announcing the cancellation on social media, the band wrote: “Foo Fighters will no longer appear at this weekend’s Soundside Music Festival. Please check the festival website for more information.” No further information was given.

The performance was to be the band’s first since a private concert by Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., on September 6, and the first since frontman Dave Grohl announced that he was the father of a child. born out of wedlock.

On social media, Grohl wrote: “I recently became a father to a new baby girl, born out of wedlock. I intend to be a loving and supportive parent to her. I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We are grateful for your consideration of all the children involved, as we move forward together.

Saturday night at this year’s Soundside Festival, launched in 2002 as Sound On Sound, is headlined by Noah Kahan, with support from Goo Goo Dolls, Fleet Foxes, Boyz II Men, Grace Potter and more, while the Sunday programming is reinforced by Bleachers. , Teddy Swims, Norah Jones and others. Tickets are still available.

Queens Of The Stone Age were originally scheduled to perform, but pulled out in August to allow frontman Josh Homme to recover from emergency surgery which led to the cancellation of a string of European dates earlier this summer .

The Foo Fighters no longer have any shows scheduled.