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Justin Hawkins admits feeling regret over Darkness split - www.nme.com - Britain - Manchester
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14.12.2023

Justin Hawkins admits feeling regret over Darkness split

Justin Hawkins has admitted that he still feels regret over the time The Darkness split up before reuniting again in 2021.Despite the huge success of their debut album in 2004, ‘Permission To Land’, the band split up after their 2005 release, ‘One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back’ while Hawkins, who is the lead singer, guitarist and frontman of the band, was battling addiction.During the group’s ongoing UK tour to celebrate two decades of their debut, Hawkins told fans at a concert in Manchester on Tuesday (December 12) that he “felt really bad” for his bother Dan in the band following the break up.He described his brother as the “brains” of the operation before adding: “Silly old Justin took all the drugs and [messed] it up” (via Music News).He said he “had to live with the consequences of that”, referring to the split.Hawkins recently said he thought he was “too old” to be a rock star at 18. The musician told Metro newspaper that he thought he wouldn’t make it as a musician once he reached 18 and started to study music and work behind the scenes instead.He said: “I remember when I got to about 18 and I saw bands like Ash coming up and thinking, ‘Well this is over, I’m already too old!’ But I still wanted to be in music, so I went and studied music technology and got a job in a recording studio,” (via Yahoo).He then went on to reflect on his journey and being signed by a label, aged 25.

Watch The Darkness’ festive performance of ‘Don’t Let The Bells End’ with 12-piece choir - www.nme.com - Manchester
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18.12.2023

Watch The Darkness’ festive performance of ‘Don’t Let The Bells End’ with 12-piece choir

The Darkness has performed their version of ‘Don’t Let The Bells End’ with a 12-piece choir – watch the footage below.‘Don’t Let The Bells End’ was The Darkness’ bid at the 2003 Christmas Number One (sadly Gary Jules beat them to the top spot with ‘Mad World’).Originally recorded at Abbey Road studios as an epic rock ballad complete with jingle bells and a children’s choir, The Darkness have honoured the track for its 20th birthday with a particularly festive performance.Playing the track on the Jo Whiley BBC Radio 2 show at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios, frontman Justin Hawkins appeared with an appropriately glittery red guitar and a 12-piece choir to perform the song.“Thank you so much to the wonderful Jo Whiley and her fantastic BBC Radio 2 team for having us and of course to Mark Delisser’s angelic sounding 12 piece choir,” wrote the band on social media. “Beautiful.” Take a look below:Recently, Justin Hawkins has opened up about his regret over The Darkness’ split.

Watch Ed Sheeran play a surprise opening set for The Darkness - www.nme.com - Britain
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11.12.2023

Watch Ed Sheeran play a surprise opening set for The Darkness

Ed Sheeran has made a surprise appearance with The Darkness, playing a surprise opening set and later joining them to perform their song ‘Love Is Only A Feeling’ – watch the footage below.The global popstar has had a long relationship with The Darkness. Sheeran previously confessed his intentions to take Taylor Swift to the Suffolk band’s show: “I think she’d really dig The Darkness.” Meanwhile, the band opened for Sheeran on the UK leg of the 2019 ‘Divide Tour’ along with James Bay and Zara Larsson.Now, Sheeran has repaid the favour by performing a surprise opening set for the band’s show at London’s Roundhouse last night (December 9). According to website setlist.fm, Sheeran played six of his megahits, including his mashup of ‘Don’t’ (from 2014 album ‘x‘) and Blackstreet‘s ‘No Diggity’.

Watch The Darkness pay tribute to Shane MacGowan with The Pogues sing-along in Dublin - www.nme.com - New York - New York - Dublin
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08.12.2023

Watch The Darkness pay tribute to Shane MacGowan with The Pogues sing-along in Dublin

The Darkness have paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan at a recent show in Dublin by leading the crowd through a sing-along of The Pogues’ signature song, ‘Fairytale of New York’. At the band’s show at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on December 3, they performed the cover towards the end of the set, with frontman Justin Hawkins singing minimally, frequently pointing the microphone towards the crowd as an invitation to lead the sing-along, against sporadic guitar accompaniment.The band posted a clip of the performance on X yesterday (December 7), writing: “Thanks for the sing-a-long Dublin.

Watch the trailer for The Darkness’ first documentary, ‘Welcome To The Darkness’ - www.nme.com - Britain
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26.10.2023

Watch the trailer for The Darkness’ first documentary, ‘Welcome To The Darkness’

The Darkness have shared the trailer for their upcoming feature-length documentary, Welcome to the Darkness. Check it out below.Directed by Simon Emmett, the documentary will tell the story of the band’s formation in the early 2000s, their fast rise to fame as well as their crashing disbandment in 2006, finally covering their reunion in 2011.The film is set to be released in cinemas for one night only on November 9 and it will be available on digital download and Blu-ray from December 4. Visit here for tickets to the showing.As described in a press release, “20 years on from their platinum-selling debut, Justin Hawkins, his brother Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain, and new drummer Rufus Taylor tell their story, in their own words of The Darkness’ comeback tale.”It continued :”With unprecedented access, unseen archive footage, and intimate interviews filmed over eight years, Welcome to The Darkness is a tongue-in-cheek reflection on fame, failure, friendship and forgiveness.

Wolfgang Van Halen reveals why he’ll never cover Van Halen songs live - www.nme.com - Panama
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18.09.2023

Wolfgang Van Halen reveals why he’ll never cover Van Halen songs live

Wolfgang Van Halen has explained why he doesn’t cover his father’s band’s songs live.The musician, who plays under the project Mammoth WVH, performed ‘On Fire’, ‘Hot For Teacher’ and ‘Panama’ at last year’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. alongside The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on vocals, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl on bass, and Josh Freese on drums at two concerts in tribute to the late drummer.“It was wonderful.

One Liners: AIM Independent Music Awards, The Darkness, NZCA Lines, more - completemusicupdate.com - Britain - London - Ireland
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04.07.2023

One Liners: AIM Independent Music Awards, The Darkness, NZCA Lines, more

APPOINTMENTSArtist services and rights management company Interstellar has announced the appointment of Vickie Nauman to its advisory board. “Interstellar is a business that has impressed me from the off, in terms of the calibre of the team, its commitment to its clients and, importantly, the passion they have for music and its creators”, she says. “The company sits right at the intersection of music and innovation, so I hope that it will benefit from my experience as it enters its next phase of growth”.————————————————–RELEASESNZCA Lines will release new EP ‘Universal Heartbreak’ on 22 Sep.

The Darkness announce UK and Ireland ‘Permission To Land’ 20th anniversary tour - www.nme.com - Britain - London - Manchester - Ireland - city Belfast - Dublin
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03.07.2023

The Darkness announce UK and Ireland ‘Permission To Land’ 20th anniversary tour

The Darkness have announced a new UK and Ireland tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Permission To Land’.The new string of tour dates come following the band’s support slot for Guns N’ Roses at London’s BST Hyde Park, and sees them schedule shows for Glasgow, Manchester, London, Dublin and more.Set to kick off with a show in Belfast on December 2, the tour will consist of nine shows and follows on from previously announced dates across Europe and North America. General on-sale for the newly-announced shows starts this Friday (July 7) at 9am BST — visit here to purchase tickets and find a full list of upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates below.The tour will mark 20 years since Justin Hawkins and co.

The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins says John Frusciante is “overrated” - www.nme.com
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24.05.2023

The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins says John Frusciante is “overrated”

The Darkness‘ Justin Hawkins has shared that he “gets nothing” from Red Hot Chili Pepper‘s guitarist John Frusciante, on his podcast.The frontman’s comments came from a recent episode of “How NOT to Write a Song,” his podcast in which he and his guest Pat Finnerty (of the YouTube series What Makes This Song Stink) discussed Frusciante and his guitar playing.“My issue with Red Hot Chili Peppers is that I get nothing from John Frusciante’s guitar playing. I feel like if we can call [Dire Straits’] Mark Knopfler an underrated player, I would describe John Frusciante as an overrated player.

Guns N’ Roses announce huge support acts for BST Hyde Park show - www.nme.com - Britain - Ireland - Nashville
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30.03.2023

Guns N’ Roses announce huge support acts for BST Hyde Park show

Guns N’ Roses have announced the first wave of artists set to support them at their British Summer Time Festival (BST) headline show this year.The rock band comprising Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Melissa Reese, will top the bill on June 30. It will be their first appearance at the festival.The first act joining Guns N’ Roses for the stint will be The Pretenders.

The Darkness announce ‘Permission To Land’ 20th anniversary European tour - www.nme.com
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22.03.2023

The Darkness announce ‘Permission To Land’ 20th anniversary European tour

The Darkness have shared details of a European tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Permission To Land’.Today (March 22) the rock band have announced 13 European shows ahead of a global tour that’s to be revealed in the coming months.Tickets for the European dates go on sale this Friday (March 24) here.Singer and guitarist Justin Hawkins said: “When ‘Permission To Land’ landed, twenty short years ago, we were bathed in shock and awe. As if by magic, Rock wasn’t dead! Fun wasn’t banned! And Spandex was almost acceptable again.“Well, guess what? Twenty years on, the same rules apply.

Review: Sam Ryder brings glamorous rockstar energy to Manchester Academy - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain - Manchester
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22.03.2023

Review: Sam Ryder brings glamorous rockstar energy to Manchester Academy

Rewind a year ago and Sam Ryder wasn't a household name. Yet following his dazzling Eurovision performance in May last year, which saw us reach the dizzying heights of second place, he’s now known up and down the country.

Wolfgang Van Halen describes “closure” after tribute to father Eddie - www.nme.com - Panama
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04.10.2022

Wolfgang Van Halen describes “closure” after tribute to father Eddie

Wolfgang Van Halen said he felt “a lot of closure” following his legendary father’s passing, after performing Van Halen songs at the recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts.The 31-year-old performed ‘On Fire’, ‘Hot For Teacher’ and ‘Panama’ alongside The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on vocals, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl on bass, and Josh Freese on drums at two concerts in tribute to the late drummer.“I think I already did it with the Taylor Hawkins tributes. I feel a lot of closure because my part of the show was a tribute to my father,” Wolfgang explained.“When it comes to Van Halen and entities surrounding the band it’s unfortunate, certainly compared to Foo Fighters, who have their shit together with interpersonal relationships.”Wolfgang performed as the bassist for Van Halen for 14 years between 2006 to 2020, but insists the band is “very dysfunctional” – making a tribute gig featuring the rest of the band unlikely.Speaking to Classic Rock magazine (via Music-News), he added: “I don’t know what it is with some bands but certain personalities just can’t get over themselves to work collectively for one purpose.

Kesha reveals vocal cord was damaged at Taylor Hawkins tribute gig - www.nme.com - London - Los Angeles - county Hawkins
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30.09.2022

Kesha reveals vocal cord was damaged at Taylor Hawkins tribute gig

Kesha has said that she haemorrhaged one of her vocal cords while performing at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles.After celebrating Hawkins’ memory and music with a special six-hour gig in London earlier this month (September 3), ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert’ took over LA’s Kia Forum on Tuesday evening (September 27), with a bounty of special guests.Kesha took to the stage to perform a rendition of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ with Hawkins’ covers band Chevy Metal. While performing, she suffered a wardrobe malfunction and, in an attempt to cover the mistake by singing loudly, she damaged her vocal cord.“So.

Soundgarden and Nirvana members team up at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - London - Taylor - county Hawkins
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28.09.2022

Soundgarden and Nirvana members team up at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Soundgarden and Nirvana joined forces last night (September 27) to perform Soundgarden classics at the Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.After celebrating Hawkins’ memory and music with a special six-hour gig in London earlier this month (September 3), ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert’ took over LA’s Kia Forum on Tuesday evening, with a bounty of special guests.During the show, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear formed a new band with Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron for two songs, all fronted by The Pretty Reckless‘ Taylor Momsen.Watch the supergroup play ‘Black Hole’ and ‘The Day I Tried To Live’ below.Last night’s tribute gig started with an acoustic performance of ‘Hallelujah’ by Grohl’s daughter, Violet, featuring Alain Johannes. That was followed by a short set from the surviving Foos, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Joan Jett, who performed two of the latter’s biggest hits from the ‘80s.Later in the show, Miley Cyrus teamed up with Foo Fighters and Def Leppard for an expansive version of Def Leppard’s 1983 hit ‘Photograph’ while Justin Hawkins took to the stage with late Foo Fighters drummer’s side project, The Coattail Riders, to perform a four-song set.Elsewhere, Pink joined forces with Foo Fighters and Queen to perform a rousing cover of ‘Somebody To Love’ – the song that Hawkins covered himself over the years.

Check out the full 53-song setlist from the Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - London - Taylor - county Hawkins
nme.com
28.09.2022

Check out the full 53-song setlist from the Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Foo Fighters and a host of friends and collaborators celebrated late drummer Taylor Hawkins in Los Angeles with the second of two special tribute concerts – see the mammoth setlist in full below.After celebrating Hawkins’ memory and music with a special six-hour gig in London earlier this month (September 3), ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert’ took over LA’s Kia Forum on Tuesday evening, with a bounty of special guests.Last night’s tribute gig started with an acoustic performance of ‘Hallelujah’ by Grohl’s daughter, Violet, featuring Alain Johannes. That was followed by a short set from the surviving Foos, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Joan Jett, who performed two of the latter’s biggest hits from the ‘80s.Later in the show, Miley Cyrus teamed up with Foo Fighters and Def Leppard for an expansive version of Def Leppard’s 1983 hit ‘Photograph’ while Justin Hawkins took to the stage with late Foo Fighters drummer’s side project, The Coattail Riders, to perform a four-song set.Elsewhere, Pink joined forces with Foo Fighters and Queen to perform a rousing cover of ‘Somebody To Love’ – the song that Hawkins covered himself over the years.

Dave Chappelle covers Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ with Foo Fighters for second time - www.nme.com - London - Los Angeles - county Garden - county York - city New York, county Garden
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28.09.2022

Dave Chappelle covers Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ with Foo Fighters for second time

Foo Fighters once again brought Dave Chappelle on stage for a cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ during the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles last night (September 27).After celebrating Hawkins’ memory and music with a special six-hour gig in London earlier this month (September 3), ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert’ took over LA’s Kia Forum on Tuesday evening, with a bounty of special guests.One of these was Dave Chappelle, who repeated the trick of covering Radiohead’s classic ‘Creep’ with Foo Fighters at their huge gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City last summer.Check out last night’s performance of ‘Creep’ below.Earlier in the show, Miley Cyrus teamed up with Foo Fighters and Def Leppard for an expansive version of Def Leppard’s 1983 hit ‘Photograph’ while Justin Hawkins took to the stage with late Foo Fighters drummer’s side project, The Coattail Riders, to perform a four-song set.Last night’s tribute gig started with an acoustic performance of ‘Hallelujah’ by Grohl’s daughter, Violet, featuring Alain Johannes. That was followed by a short set from the surviving Foos, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Joan Jett, who performed two of the latter’s biggest hits from the ‘80s.Elsewhere, Pink joined forces with Foo Fighters and Queen to perform a rousing cover of ‘Somebody To Love’ – the song that Hawkins covered himself over the years.

Watch Pink perform with Foo Fighters and Queen at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - Los Angeles - Chad
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28.09.2022

Watch Pink perform with Foo Fighters and Queen at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Pink joined forces with Foo Fighters and Queen at the second Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles last night (September 27).The singer performed a number of tracks with different artists throughout the night at the Kia Forum including Heart‘s Nancy Wilson for their track ‘Barracuda’ before she joined Queen and the Foo Fighters for a rousing cover of ‘Somebody To Love’ – the song that Hawkins covered himself over the years.Later she teamed up with the Foo Fighters to sing ‘The Pretender’ during their main set at the finale.

Watch Miley Cyrus perform ‘Photograph’ with Foo Fighters and Def Leppard at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - Britain - Los Angeles - county Hawkins
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28.09.2022

Watch Miley Cyrus perform ‘Photograph’ with Foo Fighters and Def Leppard at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Miley Cyrus teamed up with Foo Fighters and Def Leppard at last night’s (September 27) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles.Cyrus stepped up on lead vocals for an expansive version of Def Leppard’s 1983 hit ‘Photograph’ at the Kia Forum, with frontman Joe Elliott while Dave Grohl and co. backed the pair up.

Watch Justin Hawkins perform The Darkness, Van Halen hits at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - Britain - Los Angeles - county Hawkins - Panama
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28.09.2022

Watch Justin Hawkins perform The Darkness, Van Halen hits at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins took to the stage at tonight’s (September 27) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles, joining the members of the late Foo Fighters drummer’s side project, The Coattail Riders, to perform a four-song set.The band, formed by Hawkins in 2004, released three studio albums – 2006’s self-titled effort, 2010’s ‘Red Light Fever’ and 2019’s ‘Get The Money’.At the London tribute concert for the late Foo Fighters icon earlier this month, Justin – who bears no relation to Taylor – joined The Coattail Riders to perform ‘Louise’ (from the 2006 album) and ‘It’s Over’ (from ‘Red Light Fever’), as well as ‘Range Rover Bitch’ from Hawkins’ 2016 solo EP, ‘Kota’.They played the latter two songs again tonight, but swapped ‘Louise’ out for two covers: ‘Something About You’ by Level 42 – performed with the English jazz-funk outfit’s frontman, Mark King – and The Darkness’ own 2003 hit ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’. While the London show saw them joined by John Lousteau on drums, tonight’s saw them link up with another longtime Foos collaborator, Josh Freese.Have a look at crowd-shot footage of the performance below:Later in the show – following performances from James Gang, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, and Them Crooked Vultures – Justin Hawkins and Freese returned to stage, alongside Wolfgang Van Halen and Foos leader Dave Grohl, to perform a pair of Van Halen songs.Together, they delivered renditions of ‘Panama’ and ‘Hot For Teacher’ (both from their 1984 album ‘1984’).

Disturbed announce new album ‘Divisive’, share new single ‘Unstoppable’ - www.nme.com
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27.09.2022

Disturbed announce new album ‘Divisive’, share new single ‘Unstoppable’

Disturbed have announced details of their new album ‘Divisive’ as well as sharing new single ‘Unstoppable’. Check it out below.The bands eighth studio album and follow-up to 2018’s ‘Evolution’ is due for release on November 18 and will include previous single ‘Hey You’, alongside title track ‘Divisive’ and new track ‘Unstoppable’ – described by frontman David Draiman as “a bombastic animal” and “truly the fight song” of the record.Speaking about the meaning behind the new record, which analyses society’s behaviour and aims to serve as a call to arms, Draiman said: “Partisan tribal warfare has become a part of our regular existence nowadays. It’s one big battle of the cliques.

Tommy Lee, Tool’s Danny Carey and more complete Taylor Hawkins Los Angeles Tribute Concert line-up - www.nme.com - London - Los Angeles - USA - California - Taylor - Colombia - county Hawkins
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24.09.2022

Tommy Lee, Tool’s Danny Carey and more complete Taylor Hawkins Los Angeles Tribute Concert line-up

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.

Justin Hawkins explains taking mic from AC/DC’s Brian Johnson at Taylor Hawkins tribute show - www.nme.com
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05.09.2022

Justin Hawkins explains taking mic from AC/DC’s Brian Johnson at Taylor Hawkins tribute show

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.

Check out the full 50-song set list from the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - Chad
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05.09.2022

Check out the full 50-song set list from the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins took place over the weekend, with his surviving bandmates, Liam Gallagher, Queen, Travis Barker and Rush among the plethora of artists performing.At its opening on Saturday September 3, the event was promised by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl to be “a gigantic fucking night for a gigantic fucking person” – spanning nearly six hours with a set list of 50 songs. Find the full setlist below.Foo Fighters also notably performed for the first time since Hawkins’ untimely passing back in March.Kicking off proceedings, Grohl and the surviving members of Foo Fighters had their arms around one another for an emotional moment.

Brian May and Roger Taylor join Foo Fighters for Queen set at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com - Britain - county Love
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04.09.2022

Brian May and Roger Taylor join Foo Fighters for Queen set at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Queen – lead guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor – joined the Foo Fighters to perform a five-song set of their own hits at the first Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.The special gig – which took place at Wembley Stadium last night (September 3) and was simulcast all over the web, TV and streaming platforms – honoured the late Foos drummer with performances from Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, Kesha, and more.The Queen/Foos supergroup were introduced with archival footage of Hawkins himself, who welcomed Roger Taylor out at one of the Foos own shows before he passed. Hawkins was a noted superfan of the British rock icons, and Foos sets would often see the drummer take over from Dave Grohl to perform lead vocals on a cover of ‘Somebody To Love’.“When I was 10 years old, my older sister took me to go see Queen in concert – the first concert I ever saw – and I watched the fucking drummer, and I said, ‘I wanna fucking be him, I wanna do that’,” Hawkins says in the archival clip screened at last night’s concert, after hyping the crowd up with his imitation of Freddie Mercury’s famous “ay-oh” chant.The set itself began with a cover of Queen’s 1977 hit ‘We Will Rock You’, for which Taylor was joined on drums by his son Rufus, and Luke Spiller of The Struts sang lead vocals.

Foo Fighters Play Emotional Tribute Concert for Taylor Hawkins With Paul McCartney, Travis Barker, Members of Queen, Metallica, AC/DC, Many More - variety.com - Los Angeles
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04.09.2022

Foo Fighters Play Emotional Tribute Concert for Taylor Hawkins With Paul McCartney, Travis Barker, Members of Queen, Metallica, AC/DC, Many More

Mark Sutherland Two things seemed guaranteed when the great and the good of the rock world gathered at London’s Wembley Stadium to pay tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins: One, it would be emotional. And two, there would be drums. The first Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (the second is in Los Angeles later this month) didn’t take long to deliver on either count. At 4.30 p.m. sharp, the Foo Fighters emerged and, as Dave Grohl stepped up to speak, the crowd gave him a huge ovation. As he bowed his head, the applause grew. 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.”

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson join forces at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert - www.nme.com
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04.09.2022

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson join forces at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson joined forces at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium tonight (September 3).The special gig honoured the late Foo Fighters drummer with 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, Kesha, and more.The surviving members of Foo Fighters introduced Ulrich and Johnson on stage midway through the night. “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage our good buddy Lars and Brian Johnson from AC fucking DC,” Grohl said.

Taylor Hawkins tribute concert: Who's performing and how to watch show live - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
02.09.2022

Taylor Hawkins tribute concert: Who's performing and how to watch show live

A special music concert paying tribute to rock and roll legend Taylor Hawkins is to take place this weekend featuring a stellar lineup including Liam Gallagher, Kesha and Brian May.

Paramount+ To Livestream Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, Adds Travis Barker, Shane Hawkins - deadline.com - London
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17.08.2022

Paramount+ To Livestream Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, Adds Travis Barker, Shane Hawkins

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

Taylor Hawkins London Tribute to Stream Live on Paramount+, Adds Travis Barker and Son Shane Hawkins - variety.com
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17.08.2022

Taylor Hawkins London Tribute to Stream Live on Paramount+, Adds Travis Barker and Son Shane Hawkins

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.

Disturbed’s David Draiman apologises to Justin Hawkins over support slot incident: “There’s a lot of things I regret saying” - www.nme.com
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19.07.2022

Disturbed’s David Draiman apologises to Justin Hawkins over support slot incident: “There’s a lot of things I regret saying”

Disturbed frontman David Draiman has publicly apologised to The Darkness‘ Justin Hawkins, regarding an incident at the band’s show nearly 20 years prior.Hawkins discussed the incident on his YouTube channel Justin Hawkins Rides Again two weeks ago, in a video entitled ‘I Pissed Them Off Big Time’. In response to a fan asking about Hawkins’ “worst experience as a support act”, the singer recalled a 2002 show at London’s Brixton Academy where the band opened for Disturbed.Given the considerable difference in styles between the two bands, The Darkness were not treated well by Disturbed’s fans.

The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins recalls the “worst experience” opening for Disturbed - www.nme.com - London
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15.07.2022

The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins recalls the “worst experience” opening for Disturbed

The Darkness opened for Disturbed in London, calling it his “worst experience as a support act”.The frontman told the story during a recent video on his official YouTube channel, Justin Hawkins Rides Again.In the episode, titled ‘I P*ssed Them Off Big Time’, Hawkins answered “some excellent queries” from his fans, beginning with a question from David Reed. He asked the singer to reveal his “worst experience as a support act. Be that treated [badly] by the main act or backstage.”Responding to the question, Hawkins explained: “The Darkness supported Disturbed at Brixton Academy [in 2002].

‘American Idol’ Winner Caleb Johnson Was ‘Really Bummed’ About Performing ‘Cheesy Piece Of C**p’ Song - etcanada.com - USA - South Africa - county Love
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05.07.2022

‘American Idol’ Winner Caleb Johnson Was ‘Really Bummed’ About Performing ‘Cheesy Piece Of C**p’ Song

You would be forgiven for thinking that Caleb Johnson was unequivocally and entirely thrilled to win season 13 of “American Idol”.

‘American Idol’ Season 13 Winner Caleb Johnson Is ‘Really Bummed’ He Won, Slams ‘Cheesy’ Debut Single - www.usmagazine.com - USA - South Africa - North Carolina - county Love
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05.07.2022

‘American Idol’ Season 13 Winner Caleb Johnson Is ‘Really Bummed’ He Won, Slams ‘Cheesy’ Debut Single

Sharing his thoughts. American Idol winner Caleb Johnson didn’t mince words when reflecting on the aftermath of his big victory.

The Darkness announce new headline UK tour alongside Black Stone Cherry - www.officialcharts.com - Britain - county Forest
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23.06.2022

The Darkness announce new headline UK tour alongside Black Stone Cherry

The Darkness have announced a new UK tour for next year, alongside co-headline act Black Stone Cherry. 

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry announce co-headline UK tour - www.nme.com - Britain - London - Manchester - Birmingham
nme.com
22.06.2022

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry announce co-headline UK tour

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry have announced details of a 2023 co-headline tour of the UK.The two bands will head out on the road together early next year, with dates booked in Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.The joint tour will wrap up on February 4, 2023 with a show at the OVO Arena Wembley in London.“Legend tells of a night, some 10 or more years ago, upon which The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry serenaded the nocturnal creatures of Thetford Forest, receiving generally favourable reviews in the woodland press,” The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins said in a statement about the tour.“Like the owls and squirrels of that fabled evening, we give to you an opportunity to stand beaks and mouths a-gape in awe and wonder at the awesome power of power chords played by the very same fingers, but within the convenient shelter of an arena instead of in a moon-dappled forest clearing. There may be some seating so you won’t have to sit on toadstools.

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