Taylor Hawkins

Celebration of drummer who died in March included performances by Nile Rodgers, the Pretenders and Supergrass.

He loved the Foo Fighters. He loved playing. “He loved music. I want to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins because he was a great musician. He loved to play music every day. [London](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london) on Saturday, he said: “Taylor loved to jam and record with anybody and everybody.

Today's six-hour show balanced the exuberance of a rock extravaganza with the raw human emotion of loss. Music is the connective tissue of life.

The Foo Fighters’ song These Days foretells what lies before all of us. Even Metallica’s Lars Ulrich played on a stomping two song medley of AC/DC hits with the band’s Brian Johnson on vocals. It was an astonishing mix of talent representing a subset of the people who had jammed with Hawkins and the Foos over the past 25 years. Immediately after learning of Hawkins’ demise, The Foo Fighters canceled their entire calendar of shows for 2022. The highlight was always whenever we could attend a Foo Fighters show. Perhaps the most significant relationship of my adult life developed through a common love of live performance.

Paul McCartney, Brian May, Dave Chappelle, the Foo Fighters, and many more came together to pay tribute to Hawkins today.

That included Josh Freese, Travis Barker, Rufus Taylor, and, yes, Bushell, who powered mightily through a version of the band’s “Learn To Fly.” It was, to put not-too-fine a point on it, a massive and star-studded affair: In addition to Dave Grohl and the other members of the Foo Fighters—playing together publicly for the first time since Hawkins’ death—the setlist also included appearances from Dave Chappelle, Josh Homme, John Paul Jones, Liam Gallagher, Kesha, Nile Rodgers, The Pretenders, Krist Novoselic, Lars Ulrich, Roger Taylor, Brian May, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Brian Johnson, Stewart Copeland, Nandi Bushell, Paul McCartney, and more. The most emotional moments of the night, not surprisingly, came from the set by the Foo Fighters themselves, who brought in a rotating set of drummers to pay tribute to Hawkins.

Foo Fighters paid tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins at Wembley Stadium with Paul McCartney, members of Queen, Metallica, Rush, Oasis, the Police and ...

Luke Spiller from the Struts and Justin Hawkins both had a go at channelling their inner Freddie, but Eurovision star Sam Ryder was the surprise package, his all-in performance of “Somebody to Love” rendering Wembley almost as ecstatic as during some of Queen’s previous triumphs. Darling,” then Macca stayed on for a tumultuous “Helter Skelter”. But the crowd stepped in to help him out and, from there on in, Grohl and everyone else celebrated catharsis in their most vibrant songs. He played bass as Justin Hawkins and Wolfgang Van Halen ripped through Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher.” He drummed as his daughter Violet sang a couple of numbers by Taylor’s favorite singer, Jeff Buckley. As he looked to the heavens, a chant of “Taylor! Taylor!” broke out until, eventually, he gathered himself sufficiently to promise “a gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person.”

What's more, Wolfgang was backed by an all-star band consisting of Dave Grohl on bass, Josh Freese on drums and the Darkness' Justin Hawkins on impressively ...

[Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert](https://www.metaledgemag.com/metal-wire/foo-fighters-announce-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concerts) at London’s Wembley Stadioum is in full swing, with appearances by Rush, Queen and the Foo Fighters still to come. But one of the early performance highlights so far has undoubtedly been Wolfgang Van Halen, who paid tribute to dad Eddie by serving up some shredding lead guitar licks on the Van Halen classics “On Fire” and “Hot for Teacher.” Watch Wolfgang Van Halen absolutely shred 'Hot for Teacher' and 'On Fire' with Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Sir Elton John and Dave Chappelle have paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins at Wembley Stadium concert saying “don't ever forget him”.

"He played on my last album which I was so thrilled about and honoured. "I want to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins because he was a great musician. "So, make a noise because he would love that. He was an incredible drummer. He added: "He loved music. He loved the Foo Fighters.

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert featured scores of A-list performers, from Brian Johnson and Lars Ulrich to Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, ...

Fortunately, he had his band mates – and 80,000 fans – to help him through it. The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert featured scores of A-list performers, from Dave Grohl led the Foo Fighters through an emotional 'Times Like These' at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was overcome with emotion as he and bandmates took to the stage at London's Wembley Stadium.

Proceeds from ticket sales from both concerts will be going to music-associated charities chosen by Hawkins’s family. The concert was streamed worldwide on MTV’s YouTube channels, with one-hour specials to follow today. A similar concert will take place in LA later this month.

A star-studded line-up, including Paul McCartney and Liam Gallagher, joined the Foo Fighters for an emotional tribute to the band's drummer Taylor Hawkins ...

Funds from the events will go to the Music Support and MusiCares charities, both of which were chosen by the Hawkins family. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have one more drummer that’s going to come up and play with us,” Grohl said as he welcomed Hawkins’ son to the stage. It’s a tough thing to do, especially at 16, he was incredible.” And he needs to be here tonight with all of us, and I think it makes sense that he’s going to come up and play with us tonight.” Sixteen-year-old Oliver Shane Hawkins joined his father’s band for a powerful rendition of Foo Fighters song “My Hero.” So this collection of friends and family and musicians, this is all brought together by him and we’re all connected here today by that one guy.”

An eclectic lineup of musicians makes this a curious bombardment of music – but Dave Grohl, his voice cracking with emotion, is the real star of the show.

[Queen](https://www.theguardian.com/music/queen), the first band Hawkins saw live. [Dave Grohl](https://www.theguardian.com/music/dave-grohl) style: “Come on,” he bellows, “you motherfuckers.” It’s an emotional shift that keeps occurring during their performance, which swings from overwhelming sadness to catharsis. [Mark Ronson](https://www.theguardian.com/music/mark-ronson) performs a beautifully dreamy acoustic version of Valerie with Grohl’s daughter Violet on vocals. [Dave Grohl](https://www.theguardian.com/music/dave-grohl) expounded on his famous sense of goodwill and musical fraternity to the Guardian. [late drummer, Taylor Hawkins](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/26/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-drummer-dies-age-50). It’s a curious and curiously entertaining bombardment of music, with Grohl the linking factor.

Dave Grohl had some musical and emotional backup at the tribute concert for the Foo Fighters' late drummer, Taylor Hawkins ... his son got behind the drum ...

Taylor was only 50. his son got behind the drum set to honor his dad. The cause of death was cardiovascular collapse. Taylor Hawkins Son Plays Drums at Tribute Concert Taylor Hawkins' Son Plays Drums with Dave Grohl at Tribute Concert [Dave Grohl](https://www.tmz.com/people/dave-grohl/) had some musical and emotional backup at the tribute concert for the Foo Fighters' late drummer, [Taylor Hawkins](https://www.tmz.com/people/taylor-hawkins/) ...

The rock group played the first of two tribute concerts for their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in March at the age of 50.

"When we're writing songs, you know, I might request something or I might try to steer in a direction, but for the most part, the guy — he doesn't need me to tell him what to do because he's an incredible drummer." In 2021, the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Hawkins died in Bogota, Colombia, where the band was scheduled to perform.

Foo Fighters, Dave Chappelle, Stevie Nicks, and more honored late drummer Taylor Hawkins in London at the first of two rocking tribute concerts.

[Queen](https://ew.com/creative-work/queen/)'s "Love of My Life" in honor of Hawkins, who was a longtime fan of the band and [frequently covered their songs on tour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2RUcuvuPEk). He was a legend of a musician and he's a legend of a father." [Billie Eilish](https://ew.com/person/billie-eilish/) and her brother Finneas O'Connell — who [honored Hawkins during their performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_hgw-V-wBI) at the Grammys in April — called Hawkins "one of our heroes" in a video message. "Bringing musicians that have never met, musicians that have never played together, all in one place at one time with all of you beautiful people to make f---ing noise for Taylor Hawkins." "So I know that Freddie would be very happy to use this song to honor Taylor Hawkins." "He knew how important it was to have good equipment, and he would just buy it for them and never tell anybody," Smith said. "That's the kind of guy Taylor Hawkins is." "It was also the first time I got to see Taylor Hawkins perform live," he said. The comedian recalled meeting the Foo Fighters while hosting [Saturday Night Live](http://ew.com/creative-work/saturday-night-live) back in November 2020, when he told the band that his go-to karaoke song is Radiohead's 1992 hit "Creep." "Taylor Hawkins was a legend of a man. [died unexpectedly while on tour](https://ew.com/music/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead-obituary-dies/) in Colombia in March, was celebrated by his close friends, family, and fans at the first of two tribute concerts in London's Wembley Arena on Saturday. [read the tribute she penned for Hawkins](https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/status/1507756918365949962) back in March in which she recalled joining the Foo Fighters for a jam session.

An emotional Dave Grohl led a star-studded tribute show dedicated to Foo Fighters band mate Taylor Hawkins, while the late drummer's son Oliver Shane ...

The [case remains under investigation](https://www.eonline.com/news/1324695/taylor-hawkins-death-under-investigation-in-colombia). [Paul McCartney](https://www.eonline.com/news/paul_mccartney), Geddy Lee, Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Supergrass, [Travis Barker](https://www.eonline.com/news/travis_barker), Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor and Van Halen musician and the late Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang Van Halen. [Taylor died](https://www.eonline.com/news/1324695/taylor-hawkins-death-under-investigation-in-colombia) at age 50 in a hotel room in Colombia on March 25, hours before Foo Fighters were set to play a show. [drummed with the group](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDThIwNU2-4), taking his late father's place. And he needs to be here tonight with all of us, and I think it makes sense that he's going to come up and play with us tonight." The group performed several of their hits at the show, which took place at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept.