The first round of a tribute performance to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins took place at Wembley Arena on Saturday, September 3. Star drummers like Taylor Hawkins’ 16-year-old son Oliver Shane Hawkins performed at the memorial event. According to social media footage, Oliver Hawkins played the drums for Foo Fighters’ iconic 1997 single My Hero. A slideshow of images of Oliver Hawkins and Taylor Hawkins was projected on the screen in the background as he played the drums to introduce him to the crowd.
Foo Fighters head Dave Grohl welcomed Shane onto the stage. He declared:
“We have another drummer coming to us, and let me tell you, I’ve never seen anyone hit the drums as hard as this individual.”
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He continued, noting:
“But, above all, he’s part of our family.” And he’s supposed to be here tonight with all of us, so I believe it’s only natural for him to come and play with us. Please say hello to drummer Shane Hawkins, ladies and gentlemen.
Travis Barker, Josh Freese, Rufus Taylor and Nandi Bushell were among those who performed at the tribute show in London.
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl pays tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Dave Grohl, the frontman of the Foo Fighters and Hawkins’ best friend, also paid tribute to the late musician in an emotional speech. Grohl opened the program by saying:
“Ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight to honor the life, music and love of our beloved friend, bandmate and brother Taylor Hawkins.”
Emotional Dave Grohl says:
“Those who have known him will remember that no one can make you laugh, laugh, dance or sing like him. And I’m sure many of you who admire him from afar feel the same way.”
Later in the concert, Grohl broke down in tears midway through the band’s classic Times Like These, but fans continued to cheer him on. The Taylor Hawkins event also featured Liam Gallagher, Dave Chappelle, Stevie Nicks, Elton John and Jason Sudeikis, all of whom were witnesses to Hawkins’ performance. The next tribute performance for Hawkins will be on September 27 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
What happened to Taylor Hawkins?
Taylor Hawkins passed away in March of this year at the age of 50. The drummer has toured South America with the Foo Fighters. On March 25, the band is scheduled to perform at the Estereo picnic festival in Bogotá, Colombia. Initial toxicology test results showed that the male singer had 10 psychoactive drugs in his body before he died. The Colombian attorney general’s office did not rule that Hawkins’ death was caused by a drug overdose. However, initial toxicity testing showed that marijuana, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opiates were among the ten chemicals identified in the artist’s system. Before his death, the musician complained of chest problems.
Hawkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas and spent his childhood in California. He rose to fame as a drummer during Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill tour in the late 1990s. Hawkins married longtime girlfriend Alison in 2005. Hawkins has a son, Oliver Shane, and two daughters, Annabelle and Everleigh.
During his career, Hawkins contributed to eight Foo Fighters albums. Nothing Left to Lose (1999), One By One (2002), In Your Honor (2005), Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace (2007), Wasting Light (2011), The Sound Path (2014), Concrete and Gold (2017) and Midnight Pills (2018) are among them (2021).
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