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Supergrass helped pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins at today’s (September 3) special memorial concert at Wembley Stadium.The British band are one of numerous iconic acts taking part in the gig tonight, including Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more.Before Supergrass took to the stage, an old video played from their time on tour with Foo Fighters back in the ‘90s in which they reflected on Hawkins’ support. “Taylor’s always been a bit of a fan of the band and he was side of stage watching us, and I just sort of beckoned him to come and play ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ at the end, and he played it at about 500 mph,” drummer Danny Goffey said in the clip.After the video finished playing, actor Jason Sudeikis shared his own reflections of seeing Supergrass support Foo Fighters.

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.

Dave Grohl’s daughter covered two Jeff Buckley songs in tribute to Taylor Hawkins at the special memorial concert that is taking place at Wembley Stadium today (September 3).The star-studded line-up boasts performances from Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more.Before the special appearance from his daughter, Grohl spoke about Hawkins’ unrivalled passion for music. “So over the years, Taylor Hawkins turned me onto so much music,” he said.

Dave Grohl kicked off what promises to be an emotional day of music at the start of the tribute concert to Taylor Hawkins at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins during the tribute concert that is taking place at Wembley Stadium today (September 3).The special gig is being held in honour of the late drummer, with appearances from Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more.In a video message between performances, Smith shared a heartwarming story about his friend’s generous nature. “I’d love to tell a story of one of Taylor and I’s many escapades, but those probably wouldn’t be appropriate for this,” he said.

Taylor Hawkins and his son Shane at today’s (September 3) tribute concert to the late drummer.Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more are due to perform at the special gig.After Gallagher performed ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’ for the first music of the day, Chappelle took to the stage to introduce the next act. Before he did so, the US comedian recalled a memorable occasion on which he’d spent time with Hawkins and his son.“November 2020, I had the honour of hosting Saturday Night Live with the musical guest, Foo Fighters,” he told Wembley Stadium.

Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters opened today’s (September 3) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at London’s Wembley Stadium with an emotional speech.The gig will feature a host of music’s biggest stars, including Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Kesha, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more.Grohl took to the mic as the show kicked off at 4:30pm, joined by his Foo Fighters bandmates, who at points had their arms around each other for the emotional moment. “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we’ve gathered here to celebrate the life, the music and the love of our dear friend, our bandmate, our brother, Taylor Hawkins,” the frontman began after the crowd united in chanting Hawkins’ first name.“For those of you who knew him personally, you know that no one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could.

Sam Fender has announced his first ever stadium show at Newcastle’s St James’ Park – read Fender’s interview with NME about the 2023 gig below and find ticket details here.The singer-songwriter will play the huge hometown show at the home of his beloved Newcastle United on June 9 next year, becoming the first Geordie band to headline the venue.“It’s been a running joke since we started the band,” Fender told NME this week of his long-running desire to play a gig at the venue. “We used to be like, ‘Ah, imagine if we headlined St James’ one day!’ Now that it’s happening, it’s a little bit bizarre.“I think we manifested it by accident,” the singer added, saying that he and his bandmates “used to take the piss” and discuss the idea of playing a headline show at the famous football ground.Fender continued: “No actual Geordie band has ever done it.

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has said that he is “honoured” to be a part of the upcoming Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London.Hawkins, who had served as Foo Fighters‘ drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old.This Saturday (September 3), the surviving members of the Foos are set to host the first of two special shows in honour of their late bandmate.

Foo Fighters‘ huge Wembley Stadium gig this weekend in tribute of late drummer Taylor Hawkins – get your tickets here.Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old.On Saturday (September 3), together with the drummer’s family, Foo Fighters will celebrate Hawkins’ memory and music at a special gig in London.

Paramount+ will livestream the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, honoring the late Foo Fighters drummer.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, with livestream details also announced.Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old.Last week, Foo Fighters announced that, together with the drummer’s family, the band will celebrate Hawkins’ memory and music at two special gigs in London and Los Angeles.

J. Kim Murphy Paramount+ will live stream the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, a music industry gathering that will honor the late Foo Fighters drummer who died on March 25.

North Shields followed up his recent storming performance at Glastonbury with more of the same at the London weekender where the legend-in-the-making went on to meet the AC/DC star who he called a "Geordie hero". And the photograph of the pair was summed up in one word by fellow North East celebrity Alan Shearer.

Guns N’ Roses performed AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’ for the first time ever at a concert in Spain.The band were performing at Estadio Benito Villamarin when they debuted their cover of the classic track earlier this week. You can view the performance below.It was the second concert of their current European/UK tour which kicked off in Portugal last weekend.During that show at at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras they also covered AC/DC’s ‘Walk All Over You’.During their concert in Spain the band also performed a cover of Jimmy Webb’s ‘Wichita Lineman’ alongside a host of GN’R classic tracks including ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, ‘You Could Be Mine’, ‘Sweet Child O’Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’.Their continued nod to AC/DC’s back catalogue comes as no surprise.

Guns N’ Roses kicked off their 2022 live schedule last night (June 4) by performing an AC/DC cover and two rarities.The band were performing at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras in Portugal last night, which marked their first gig of the year after a scheduled performance at Florida’s Welcome To Rockville festival was cancelled due to storms last month.During the Portuguese gig, Guns N’ Roses gave a rendition of their 1986 song ‘Reckless Life’, which originally appeared on their record ‘Live ?!*@ Like A Suicide’. It was the first time the band had played the track since 1993.Later, they added to the clutch of AC/DC songs they’ve covered at their gigs with a take on ‘Walk All Over You’, while the encore featured the ‘Appetite Of Destruction’ version of ‘You’re Crazy’.

AC/DC frontman Bon Scott – you can watch it below.Scott is the subject of the latest episode of ABC documentary series Australian Story, which sees his family and friends “provide fresh insights into his vulnerabilities and state of mind” before his tragic death aged 33 in 1980.The episode features the first ever interview with Scott’s younger brother Derek, along with insights from Jimmy Barnes, John Brewster of The Angels and Johnny Young of Young Talent Time.Brian Johnson, Scott’s successor as lead singer of AC/DC, also provides an introduction to the 37-minute documentary.“Tonight’s programme is about one of rock music’s most iconic figures, my predecessor in the band, the late great Bon Scott,” Johnson said. “There’s a lot been written about the colourful life and the tragic death of Bon, and tonight we’re going to hear from Bon’s family for the first time in 40 years and others who haven’t spoken publicly in decades.“Tonight this is his Australian Story.”Speaking in the documentary, Bruce Howe, Scott’s former bandmate in Fraternity, recalled how the singer would often be at his most vulnerable when he was bored.“That’s when he would start taking risks, doing wild things,” Howe said.

The cast of Spring Awakening are reuniting for the show’s 15th anniverary!

The Breakfast Club.The 1985 teen classic follows a group of high schoolers from different social cliques who spend a Saturday in detention together, with Hall taking on the role of the nerdy Brian Johnson.Hughes, who also directed films such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Sixteen Candles, and wrote Home Alone and its two original sequels, passed away in 2009 after a heart attack.In a new interview with The Independent, Hall recalled the last time he spoke to Hughes on the phone in 1987,

The Foo Fighters put on a number of high energy performances during Saturday’s “Vax Live” concert from Global Citizen.

Chris Willman Music WriterGlobal Citizen’s “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World” airs Saturday night at 8 p.m. on CBS, ABC, YouTube and iHeartMedia stations, with a late-night airing at 11 p.m.

Foo Fighters joined forces with Brian Johnson onstage this weekend for a cover of AC/DC‘s ‘Back In Black’ – you can check out the footage below.Dave Grohl and co.

Ringo Starr, St Vincent and Brian Johnson have all discussed the precarious risk of farting on the tour bus in a new clip from ‘What Drives Us’.The film, which is directed by Dave Grohl, sees Starr, Johnson, St.

Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl has teamed up with daughter Violet to cover ‘Nausea’, a seminal track from Los Angeles punk stalwarts X.The new offering is taken from Grohl’s upcoming documentary ‘What Drives Us’, which sees the likes of Ringo Starr, AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson, St Vincent and Slash sharing their experiences of life on the road.Opening up on the inspiration from the track, Grohl explained how he returned home from Nirvana’s world tour in 1992 to receive a letter from his grandmother, which

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will publish his autobiography The Lives of Brian later this year.The singer returned to the long-running band as lead vocalist for their November album ‘Power Up’, which was their first LP since 2014’s ‘Rock Or Bust’.Johnson is now turning his attention to the forthcoming release of his memoirs, with The Lives of Brian set to be published on October 26 by Penguin Books Ltd.“I’ve had some long nights and some great nights, bad days and a lot of good ones,” Johnson

Dave Grohl is stepping behind the camera and calling on his famous friends to deliver a love letter to rock-and-roll touring in the new documentary “What Drives Us”.

AC/DC‘s Angus Young has discussed what the band’s original frontman Bon Scott thought of Brian Johnson, the man who would go on to replace him on lead vocals.Scott took over from short-lived founding singer Dave Evans in 1974, and performed with AC/DC until his death from acute alcohol poisoning in February 1980.Johnson became the band’s next singer following a successful audition.

AC/DC‘s Angus Young has shot down rumours that late singer Bon Scott helped to write several tracks on their seminal album ‘Back In Black’.The band released the record, just months after Scott died at the age of 33 as a result of acute alcohol poisoning in 1980.Frontman Brian Johnson, who took Scott’s place in the line-up, reflected on the writing of the title track during it’s 40th anniversary.

AC/DC is powering up.

AC/DC‘s Angus Young has confirmed that Axl Rose didn’t write any music with the band while serving as Brian Johnson’s live stand-in.The Guns N’ Roses leader stepped in to front AC/DC for the final leg of their ‘Rock or Bust World Tour’ in 2016 after progressive hearing loss forced Johnson to take a break from performing on doctor’s orders.But despite winning fans over, Young says that the band never recorded with Rose during their time on the road.Young told Rolling Stone: “Nothing really came

Dave McNary Film ReporterAnthony Michael Hall is heading back to high school, starring as the assistant principal and executive producing the independent drama “The Class,” Variety has learned exclusively..Hall broke out as high school brainiac Brian Johnson in the 1985 classic “The Breakfast Club,” which focused on five students serving high school detention on a Saturday.

Back in Black, arguably the loudest wake ever committed to tape. On the one hand, the band were mourning their departed singer, Bon Scott; on the other, they were rebooting with a new frontman, Brian Johnson, whose Muttley chuckle became as much of an AC/DC trademark as the twin-guitar might of Angus and Malcolm Young.

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AC/DC is still plugging away with a new LP, “Power Up,” out Friday.The secret to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s staying power is hardly rocket science, though.“It’s the honesty of the band, it’s the honesty of the music,” lead singer Brian Johnson, 73, told The Post over a Zoom call from Sarasota, Florida.

AC/DC‘s Angus Young has paid tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, saying that the recent death of the guitarist “definitely leaves a big hole”.The Van Halen musician passed away last month at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.Speaking to Radio.com in a new interview with his AC/DC bandmate Brian Johnson, Young praised Van Halen for being “innovative with his guitar style”, “reinventing the way guitar had to be” and “influencing a lot of people that you would know out there”.“The first

AC/DC have teased that they have more than enough new material in their archives to record another album after ‘Power Up’.The Australian hard rock icons will release their 17th album this week, which features an array of ideas from their late co-founder Malcolm Young – who passed away in 2017 after a battle with dementia.But in a new interview with NME, frontman Brian Johnson explained that the expansive backlog of ideas means that more records could follow in the near future.“Most of ‘Power Up’