Emily Eavis: There's Plan B because Foo Fighters can't play Glastonbury
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Dave Grohl performs in Gothenburg moments before falling from the stage
Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis says there is a plan in place after Dave Grohl's leg injury meant Foo Fighters had to pull out of headlining this year's event.
Grohl fractured his right fibula four days ago, falling off stage during a show in Sweden.
Without going into details Emily Eavis says they do have a contingency plan.
"I'm not sure what the outcome is going to be here yet," Emily told BBC Somerset.
She sympathises with how Grohl must be feeling, though, adding she was "so sorry" to hear about his broken leg.
"Poor Dave Grohl, it was a pain for him, and it was an amazing moment."
After falling from the stage in Gothenburg on Friday, Grohl went to hospital only to return to the Ullevi Stadium with his leg in a cast to finish the concert.
"I did see the footage on YouTube," admits Eavis, "and when he carried on playing."
Despite Grohl's heroics in Sweden, Foo Fighters had to cancel two gigs at the weekend in Switzerland because of his injury.
This weekend's scheduled performances at London's Wembley Stadium have also been cancelled as has their Murrayfield gig on 23 June.
In a statement on the band's website, Dave Grohl said: "So….here I am, recovering with 6 metal screws in my leg, thinking about a lifetime of holding up TSA lines from here to Kalamazoo….damn.
"Here's the not so witty bit…….My doctors have advised me to lay low for a while.
"The most important thing now is for me to recover from the surgery, to keep my leg elevated so as to keep swelling down and prevent any infection/complication that could do long term damage. I'm not out of the woods yet, folks…
"Which means, and it kills me to say it…..the doctors have told us to cancel shows. I'm really so sorry, guys.
"You know I hate to do it, but I'm afraid it's just not physically possible for me at the moment.
"We're doing our best right now to work out a plan, so bear with us. You know we're good for our word.
"But for now, I need to make sure we have YEARS of gigs ahead of us….
"You have always stood by our band, and we will always stand by you. Like I say at every show, we wouldn't be here if it weren't for you guys. And I mean that.
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart. And I will do everything I can to come back and give you a night to remember for the rest of your lives AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."
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