This photo was taken right before Dave Grohl proved his status as an ultimate rock star. When he commits to a show, the dude isn’t kidding. He fell off the stage in Grothenberg, Sweden and broke his leg on Friday. Then he went to the hospital, received a cast, and finished the show. I’m not even a fan of Foo Fighters music, but this story makes me want to buy their tickets. For comparison’s sake: I recently went to a concert for one of my favorite musical acts. Although the performance was energetic, the show was lazy. The group skipped some songs that were on the set list, and the lead singer sprinted offstage after an hour. Maybe they had a bad night, but the audience was bummed when the lights came up. I tried not to feel bitter, but this Dave Grohl story makes me realize some rock stars do respect their audiences.

Grohl cares a lot about his fans. When he fell off stage, paramedics placed him onto a stretcher. He held onto the mic and promised to finish the show:

“I think I just broke my leg. I think I really broke leg. So look, you have my promise, right now, that the Foo Fighters, we’re gonna come back and finish the show. Ladies and gentlemen, right now I’m gonna go to the hospital. I’m gonna fix my leg. But then I am going to come back, and we are gonna play for you again. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. We are gonna do it.”

[From YouTube]

Grohl apologized to the audience for breaking his leg! His fans would have forgiven him for skipping out after this legit emergency. Most people would be bawling in pain and screaming for relief. Not Dave Grohl. He instructed the Foos to keep playing in his absence. He came back and said, “I may not be able to walk or run but I can still play guitar and scream.‘” Dude sat in a chair for awhile but eventually stood on crutches to sing, “My Hero.” Here’s a clip. The part where he starts narrating at 1:55 is awesome: “This might seem like a bad thing, but you know what? I think this might be the best night of the whole f***ing tour.” Hardcore.

Here’s the moment when Grohl fell offstage. I know Grohl refuses to refer to himself as a rockstar, but he qualifies as one. Kaiser and I were talking about this and recalled the moment when Krist Novoselic needed stitches after the 1992 VMAs. Those grunge rockers are made of tough stuff.

The next day, the Foo Fighters tweeted Grohl’s x-ray. Scary!

Thank you Gothenburg. That was amazing. pic.twitter.com/BXvuxIfVEv

— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 12, 2015

Here are Dave’s day-after pictures in London. Dude is a trooper.

Photos courtesy of Foo Fighters on Twitter, Fame/Flynet & WENN