The American rock group Foo Fighters, who had canceled their 2022 tour after the death in March of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, has just announced the complete schedule of the two concerts planned to pay tribute to him.
During the first show, on September 3 at the Wembley Stadium in London, they will rub with many rock and pop legends. In addition to the Foo Fighters members, Travis Barker (Blink-182), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Liam Gallagher (Oasis), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), Brian Johnson (AC/DC), John Paul Jones (LED Zeppelin), Geddy Lee (Rush), Brian May (Queen), Krist Novoselic (Nirvana), Nile Rodgers (Chic), Mark Ronson, Lars Ulrich (Metallica) …
According to the line-up, published by the group on Instagram, comedians Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle will also appear.
Saved live from the Wembley stadium, the event will be broadcast online on different platforms (Paramount, PLUTO TV …). In France, it can be followed live on MTV’s YouTube channel from 5:30 p.m. The benefits of the show will be donated to two associations chosen by the family of Taylor Hawkins: Music Support and Musicares.
A second concert in tribute to Taylor Hawkins will also take place at the Kia Forum of Inglewood, in Los Angeles, on September 27. The alignment of this show was also announced on Instagram.
Recognizable for his energy on stage, figure and pillar of the Dave Grohl group, of which he has been a member since 1997, Taylor Hawkins had died brutally at the age of 50 on the night of March 25-26 in a hotel in Bogotá, before a concert . in the Colombian capital.
The group, which marked the history of alternative rock, had announced in the process cancellation of his world tour Y had not appeared at the Grammy Awardson April 3, where it won three new awards: Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance, with a total of 15.
Source: BFM TV
