FOO FIGHTERS Guitarist PAT SMEAR To Miss Tour Dates Due To 'Bizarre Gardening Accident'

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FOO FIGHTERS guitarist Pat Smear will miss the band's next few shows tour while he recovers from an injury to his left foot. Multi-instrumentalist Jason Falkner, who has played with Beck and St. Vincent and was also a member of the 1990s power pop band JELLYFISH, will fill in for Pat while Smear is on the mend.

"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 FOO FIGHTERS wrote in a social media post earlier today. The "bizarre gardening accident" was a punchline from the "This Is Spinal Tap" documentary and the cause of death for one of the many fictional SPINAL TAP drummers.

"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," the FOO FIGHTERS added.

FOO FIGHTERS are scheduled to play three shows in January: in Mexico, Los Angeles and Texas.