Orange County Register

By now most Foo Fighters fans have probably heard: During a BBC Radio 1 interview the other day Dave Grohl announced that the band is about to go quiet for an extended period of time.

“We’ve never really taken a long break, I think it’s time,” he told DJ Chris Moyles. “After doing Wembley (Stadium, which they filled for two dates in June, with guest appearances by Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones), we shouldn’t come back there for 10 years because we’ve played to everybody. I think it’s time to take a break and come back over when people really miss us.”

My favorite (and most astute) reaction to this news was a comment on Idolator, one of the dozens of blogs that hurriedly posted about the hiatus this morning: “This just means that we’ll be getting THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST OF FOO: 1995-2007 before a new studio album.”

I’d agree with that — though will it be three years before that next studio album comes? Five? Seven? More?!? Presumably Grohl and Taylor Hawkins and the rest will now enjoy downtime at home with family — and we may be subjected to more of Hawkins’ Coattail Riders side project (which, I’ll admit, I didn’t hate). But doncha think these guys will get pretty restless before too long?

In any case, the temporary non-breakup does mean one thing for those of us on this side of the Atlantic: It’s suddenly imperative we see Foo Fighters Oct. 26 at the Fairplex at Pomona, where they’re scheduled to perform at the conclusion of the 25th annual Harley-Davidson Love Ride, alongside ZZ Top. That very well may be their last local performance for many years to come.

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