Foo Fighters will stage the first of their two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts today, Sept. 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium. The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, presented by Foo Fighters and the late drummer’s family, will begin 11:30 a.m. EST and be streamed live on Paramount+ and MTV’s YouTube channel; the …
Read More »Watch Them Crooked Vultures Reunite at Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Them Crooked Vultures — the supergroup of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones — reunited onstage for the first time in over 12 years Saturday as part of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at London’s Wembley Stadium. The surprise reunion took place following a video tribute …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Remembers Late Taylor Hawkins as Band Accepts Global Icon Award
Red Hot Chili Peppers were on hand at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday to receive the Global Icon Award, and with it delivered their first VMA performance in over two decades. During the band’s acceptance speech, drummer Chad Smith remembered his late colleague and friend, Foo Fighters’ Taylor …
Read More »Foo Fighters Plan Two Tribute Shows for Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters have scheduled a pair of tribute concerts to late drummer Taylor Hawkins, marking their first live appearances since Hawkins’ death in March. The band announced the shows on Instagram Wednesday. The first will take place Sept. 3 at Wembley Stadium in London, while the second will be held …
Read More »Taylor Hawkins, Ringo Starr Featured in Upcoming 'Let There Be Drums!' Documentary
A new documentary, Let There Be Drums!, will feature interviews with Ringo Starr, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and late Foo Fighters member Taylor Hawkins. Deadline reports that the Hawkins segment may be the drummer’s final filmed interview. Filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann, who is the son of the Grateful …
Read More »Watch Dave Grohl Join Paul McCartney for First Public Performance Since Taylor Hawkins' Death
Paul McCartney continued the celebration of his recent 80th birthday onstage at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, U.K, Saturday night, bringing out both Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl as guests over the course of a 38-song set. It was Grohl’s first public performance since the March 25 death …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Honor Taylor Hawkins With Foo Fighters Cover
Pearl Jam paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins with a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Cold Day in the Sun” during the band’s concert Saturday at Inglewood, California’s the Forum. The Foos’ In Your Honor track featured Hawkins on lead vocals, and for Pearl Jam’s performance, drummer Matt Cameron — also …
Read More »Sammy Hagar and the Circle Strip Back 'My Hero' for Powerful Tribute to Taylor Hawkins
Sammy Hagar and the Circle paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins with a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” during a set at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis last Friday, April 29. Hagar and his band were tapped to headline the festival after the Foo Fighters called off …
Read More »Taylor Hawkins' First Posthumous Recording Is a Johnny Winter Cover
Edgar Winter has released a cover of his brother Johnny’s “Guess I’ll Go Away” with Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins featured on lead vocals, marking the drummer’s first posthumous release since his death on March 25. The track appears on Brother Johnny, Edgar’s tribute album to his brother, out Friday. Originally …
Read More »Watch Cody Jinks Pay Tribute to Taylor Hawkins With 'Learn to Fly'
Cody Jinks deviated from his set list of outlaw-country tunes like “I’m Not the Devil” and “Must Be the Whiskey” during his weekend show in Round Rock, Texas, weaving in a Foo Fighters cover to pay tribute to the band’s drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died March 25. Around the halfway …
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