Foo Fighters at Wembley, at the start of the concert. photo video
In the middle of Wembley Stadium in London The Foo Fighters’ long-awaited tribute to their beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins is unfoldingdied in March of this year.
The concert started at 12:30 and will continue for several hours. The broadcast can be viewed for free, live and directly on MTV’s YouTube channel. Also, in some countries it can be seen on Paramount + and Pluto TV.
It started with a cymbal and a series of photos of the drummer. Immediately the Foo Fighters appeared, Dave Grohl said a few words (“We are here to celebrate our friend’s life, music and love”) and the show started.
The invited figures
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor; Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson; Liam Gallagher of Oasis (he was the first guest) and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders are just some of the artists who will take part in the first of two tribute concerts.
The list of artists who will accompany the band in the tribute is a mixture of Hawkins’ “friends and influences”, and for the first date it also includes the leader of Queens of the Stone Age, Josh Homme, the band Supergrass and the musician and The British DJ Mark Ronson.
Also on the bill will be Chris Chaney of Jane’s Addiction; Police drummer Stewart Copeland; Omar Hakim, Rufus Taylor, Wolfgang Van Halen and the Hawkins Chevy Metal cover band. Additionally, comedian Dave Chappelle has been announced as a special guest.
The second concert will be on September 27 at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles, but there is still no information on the artists who will accompany the band on that date.
the first announcement
In early June, the group announced in an official statement: “Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee join the Hawkins family to celebrate life, music and love for their husbands. , father, brother and bandmate with tribute concerts to Taylor Hawkins “.
“As one of the most respected and beloved figures in modern music, Taylor’s monolithic talent and magnetic personality have endeared him to millions of fans, colleagues, friends and musical legends around the world. Millions have mourned his untimely. passed away on March 25, with passion and sincerity. Tributes from fans and musicians that Taylor idolized. “
He concluded: “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts will bring together many of those artists, the Hawkins family and, of course, his Foo Fighters brothers to celebrate Taylor’s memory and legacy as a global rock icon: his bandmates and influences. playing the songs he fell in love with and the ones he brought to life. “
a tragic death
The 50-year-old drummer died in Colombia, where the group was due to attend a festival, after passing by the last edition of Lollapalooza Argentina.
Indeed, Taylor Hawkins’ celebrated performance with the Foo Fighters on March 20 at the San Isidro Hippodrome, where she starred at a special moment when she brilliantly took on the lead vocal role on Queen’s cover, Somebody to Love, was her last concert.
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