Dave Grohl Announces Foo Fighters Break 'I Think It's Time' 2e3c5f54

Dave Grohl Announces Foo Fighters Break: 'I Think It's Time'

After 13 years and 6 records, Foo Fighters has announced that the band is going on hiatus! I mean, after three years of non-stop touring, they need a vacation, right?

"We've never really taken a long break, I think it's time," singer Dave Grohl told BBC 1 Radio. According to NME, the band announced that their will not a followup record to 2007's Echos, Silence, Patience and Grace in the near future ... but it's not the end of the band.

Overkill may be the main reason behind the hiatus as Grohl also told BBC 1, "We're over in the UK every year, every summer, so I think it's time to take a break and come back over when people really miss us." Perhaps he doesn't want fans to get bored of seeing the Foo's in concert a few times a year? At least you can be sure that the radio will never stop playing them! (All four rock stations in Los Angeles play a Foo Fighters' song about once an hour.)

Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters recently appeared on DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show to promote his own band, Jackson United, and revealed that the band's busy extensive touring schedule was partly due to the fact that he had more free time as a result of the Foo Fighters taking a break.

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Are you a Foo Fighters fan? Do you support the hiatus? Do you think the band will get back together or not?

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Comments (13)

	xmirandax9: 09/17/2008 11:09 AM i am not a fan but i do think they should take mybe a year break and then mybe record something else. if they dont get bk together im sure they will like do some reunion album like a couple of years from now like a bunch of old bands do..
	New Age Amazon: 09/17/2008 11:14 AM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ahem: I understand the need for the hiatus and they're one of the hardest working bands in the rock industry. But they really do need time to take a break and live a little and enjoy some of the upsides of celebrity.
	sandercoen: 09/17/2008 11:54 AM Win.
	braaaaaaaaaaaaainssssss: 09/17/2008 2:23 PM they definitely need a break.
	em2693: 09/17/2008 4:37 PM I am a HUGE fan of the foo fighters. I do kinda support the break I mean every band eventually needs some time apart but I dont think that they should totally stop touring I mean a month sure but years is a long time and it is not like they are working on anything new. I really hope the band doesnt break up there would be many fans hurt and upset by it. I hope they get past the break and go forward!
	lola1134: 09/17/2008 5:04 PM Man i don't want them to take a break I'm a huge fan:(
	mona21292: 09/17/2008 7:20 PM man...i am so glad i finally got to see them this summer...i dont think i would've been able to wait thru a hiatus...especially if it turns out like a blink 182 hiatus XP
	renata aka helen: 09/18/2008 7:04 AM my answers are 'yes' to all three. foo fighters is one of those 'classic' bands. they'll definitely be around for a while, is my prediction.
	ジェームス・イハ♥: 09/18/2008 2:54 PM oh thank god I thought they were breaking up from the headline anyways I think they do deserve it I mean Dave and Taylor have young kids now so a break would be good for them
	xdtaniaxd: 09/18/2008 6:41 PM OMG they'll break? THEY cannnnt.! foo fighters is one of the most representatives bands... luv em.. my uncle looks exactly like dave grohl swearrrrrrrrrrrrrr! my cousin (his daughteer) lives in a tiny tiny(mean it) tiny city in sudamerica.. so they have no idea who the hell are foo fighters or even nirvana. i live in the main city (lima peru) i bet u dont know where is it. hahha nobody does.
	revolemylife: 09/18/2008 11:52 PM for me its more then just a break... me and my sister bonded over foo fighters... we used to go to concerts at least once a year and its what we do when we hang out so its n emotional thing too... i guess thats why im so sad...
	erin: 02/28/2009 10:27 PM Man. I have never seen them live and could kick my self for not going to their KC show this year. If I would have known they were going to do this, i'd have been on the front row. Dammit dave. I understand... but I wanna see ya man....
	eliteskater08: 03/02/2009 5:42 PM NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I will count the moments til the next tour.