Dave Grohl Helps Foo Fighters Fan With Cancer Scratch One Item Off His Bucket List

Powell and Grohl were suppose to meet a few weeks ago in Australia at a meet-and-greet event, but the singer had to cancel due to an illness, Yahoo News Australia notes. Luckily, a flight attendant flying with the band had heard of Powell's story and relayed it to Grohl. The attendant took a picture of the frontman holding a sign greeting Powell and sent it to him along with some band memorabilia, autographs and VIP tickets for a Foos show in Los Angeles.

Now there are a few websites set up to help Powell experience the band like never before. The goal of $20,000 has already been reached, but Powell and his family want to raise another $10,000 to donate to the Melanoma Institute of Australia.

"We have just changed the goal to $30k because we thought it would be great to hand over a massive check to Melanoma Institute Australia, who have helped and supported Ken for over 9 years," Powell's daughter wrote on the Go Fund Me page. "We are thrilled to have funded the trip for Ken and now it's a chance to pay it forward and help research for melanoma which is vitally needed!"

This isn't the first instance of Grohl honoring a fan. Last month, also while in Australia, Grohl gave a blind fan a drumstick after seeing his sign in the crowd.

The group is currently on a lengthy tour that stretches through October. The Foos will hit the Gulf Shores in May for a headline slot at the Hangout Festival before heading overseas. Other big stops include Glastonbury in June, Fenway Park in July and Wrigley Field in August.

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