Dave Grohl Becomes Emotional and Cries Mid-Song During Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins – see the full list of names below.Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old.

Mark Ronson has paid fresh tribute to Taylor Hawkins, saying that the “beloved” late drummer “should have played on thousands more recordings”.Ronson spoke to NME as part of this week’s special Big Read cover feature, which offers an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at the recent star-studded Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London.The producer made a guest appearance at this month’s Wembley Stadium event, teaming up with Dave Grohl‘s daughter Violet for a performance of The Zutons‘ ‘Valerie’ (made famous by Ronson’s 2007 hit cover with Amy Winehouse).Speaking to NME after the show, Ronson explained: “It was Taylor’s day but it felt like the theme of that day was very much about all the other rock ’n’ roll legends that are unfortunately not with us, whether that’s Bowie, Jeff Buckley or Amy.“Without taking the shine away from Taylor, I was just singing about everyone who should still be jamming with us.”He continued: “I knew Taylor a fraction as well as most of the other people performing, but it was amazing to be around all these other people who love Taylor, listening to stories about him, because it felt like spending a little more time with him.“We were texting three days before he passed about cutting some records.

Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey has paid fresh tribute to the “unstoppable” Taylor Hawkins while sharing some memories of touring with Foo Fighters.Goffey spoke to NME as part of this week’s special Big Read cover feature, which offers an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at this month’s star-studded Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London.Supergrass played a three-song set at the Wembley Stadium event, with the likes of Queen, Liam Gallagher, Them Crooked Vultures and Brian Johnson all performing ahead of a touching closing show from the Foos themselves.“As a musician, [Hawkins] was sort of unstoppable,” Goffey told NME a few days before the concert. “His playing for three hours at breakneck speed was something to behold.

Chris Shiflett has shared his latest solo single ‘Born & Raised’ – you can listen to the track below.The Foo Fighters guitarist recorded the song at the same time as ‘Long, Long Year’, which arrived back in July.While both of the songs were recorded with the producer Vance Powell in Nashville, ‘Born & Raised’ started life in Shiflett’s hometown of Santa Barbara.He later teamed up with bassist Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, Jack White, Wanda Jackson), drummer Julian Doro (Eagles of Death Metal, The Whigs), keyboardist Mike Webb and steel guitarist Luke Schneider in Nashville to finish ‘Born & Raised’, which you can hear below.“My trip out to Nashville in March 2021 was my first time recording any solo material since I made [2019 solo album] ‘Hard Lessons’,” Shiflett said of the recording.“I hadn’t done much traveling post-COVID lockdown so I was a little nervous heading out there to work with a producer and roomful of musicians I didn’t really know.  In true Nashville style we made our introductions and got right down to work, hammering out the basic tracks in a few hours.“Vance was great and made me feel right at home, and the group of players he put together were on point.”More new music from Shiflett is expected to arrive in the coming months.Shiflett took part in last weekend’s tribute concert for the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, which took place at Wembley Stadium in London.

Taylor Hawkins’s son Shane playing the drums at the Wembley tribute concert for his father is currently the number one trending video on YouTube. In the six-minute clip, 16-year-old Shane performs during the Foo Fighter song My Hero, taking up the spot where his Dad – the band’s drummer – used to sit. “Shane put a whole lotta heart and a whole lotta soul into that performance.

Justin Hawkins has dismissed some fans’ suggestion that he took the microphone away from Brian Johnson during a joint performance at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert on Saturday (September 3).The Darkness‘ frontman appeared onstage with Johnson and Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich to perform AC/DC‘s classic single ‘Back In Black’ at the special Wembley Stadium event. Hawkins was seen taking the mic from Johnson, before swapping lines with the singer.Some viewers subsequently accused Hawkins of “stealing the mic” from the AC/DC frontman, a claim the former has since denied on social media.One Twitter user defended Hawkins, writing: “Brian called him onto the stage!” In response, the musician said: “Yeah, 10 seconds before the AC DC section Brian told me to get up for the second verse of BIB.“I didn’t want to do it, never sung that before but [Dave Grohl] said ‘if Brian tells you to do something, you fucking do it.’ Haha.”Brian Johnson and Justin Hawkins fighting over the mic during Back In Black.

Honoring his dad. Shane Hawkins performed “My Hero” alongside Foo Fighters to honor his late father, Taylor Hawkins.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a night out at the rock show! star shared a series of pictures of her and her husband, backstage ahead of his performance during the Taylor Hawkins tribute show at the Wembley Stadium in London. Kourtney captioned the pictures with a simple bird emoji — representing the late drummer's nickname, The Hawk. Kourtney’s photo set included pictures of her and Travis walking hand in hand backstage.

Taylor Hawkins tribute show at Wembley Stadium in London has been on your radar. The show has prompted an outpouring of heartwarming celebration as fans have reacted to the unbelievable number of rock legends to have appeared on the night, as well as commemorate the memory of Taylor, who died in March aged 50.

The teenage son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins stepped behind the set on Saturday night to honor his father — and it gave fans in attendance at the band’s show an incredibly emotional moment.

Shane Hawkins, son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, brought down the house while sitting in on drums for a powerful performance during Saturday’s tribute concert at Wembley Stadium in London.

Proud wife. Travis Barker honored his late friend Taylor Hawkins by jamming alongside the Foo Fighters at their tribute concert in London — and Kourtney Kardashian was in awe of her man the entire time.

Taylor Hawkins’ son, Oliver Shane Hawkins, has performed Foo Fighters song My Hero on stage at Wembley Stadium in memory of his late father.The talented musician tragically passed away in March this year at the age of 50 in Bogota, Colombia, where the band were set to play at a festival. Nearly six months later, Taylor's son was welcomed to the stage by Dave Grohl as he took to the drums to perform with his father’s bandmates at the tribute concert in London on Saturday 3 September.

Kourntey Kardashian flew to London to support her husband Travis Barker as he performed as part of the Foo Fighters tribute show to their late drummer Taylor HawkinsMORE: Gavin Rossdale pays emotional tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins after his untimely deathTravis took to the stage along with other drummers including Rufus Taylor, Taylor's 16-year-old son Shane, Omar Hakim and 12-year-old Nandi Bushell, and Kourtney was spotted side of stage cheering him on through the emotional day.WATCH: Stars gone too soonKourtney also took to social media to share a picture of the two of them arm in arm walking backstage at London's Wembley Stadium; she was wearing a whiter ripped crop top and black leather jacket paired with a black beret.Taylor tragically died on 25 March 2022 at the age of 50. He and Travis had been friends for years, and Travis - along with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith - had a hawk tattoo inked on to his body that matched the one on Taylor's left shoulder.READ: Sharon Osbourne shares unexpected health update on husband OzzyTaking to the band's official Twitter account, the band confirmed the heartbreaking news, writing: "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins."His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.

“Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert.” in London. Images of father and son were displayed on screens for the stadium to see as the song began, revealing the teen behind the drumset.Musicians from around the world gathered in support of Hawkins, with various artists playing songs from Foo Fighters’ vast catalog.

Wolfgang Van Halen «killed it» during his performance with Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.The succinct analysis comes from none other than Wolfie's mom Valerie Bertinelli, who took to Twitter on Saturday and subtweeted a video showing Wolfgang rocking out onstage at Wembley Stadium in London. Bertinelli wrote, «WOLFIE KILLED IT.

Things got very emotional during the Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.