Category Archives: Classic Rock

Liam Gallagher Opens the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Liam Gallagher was the first musical artist to perform at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London. The former Oasis frontman opened the show at Wembley convincingly with a two-song set, accompanied by the surviving members of the Foo Fighters. Gallagher hit the stage after Dave Grohl and his bandmates walked on silently to a long […]

Wolfgang Van Halen Covers Van Halen at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

Wolfgang Van Halen busted out a pair of Van Halen tunes in a high-energy tribute to Taylor Hawkins at the late Foo Fighters drummer’s memorial concert in London. The emotional moment came during a set performed by members of Hawkins’ side-project bands, Chevy Metal and the Coattail Riders. “It should come as no surprise that Taylor was […]

The Pretenders Joined by Dave Grohl at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

The Pretenders were joined by Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London on Saturday. “If there’s one band Taylor and I shared a musical love for, it’s this band that we spent many a night singing and dancing along with,” Grohl said while founding Pretenders Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers took the stage. But Grohl didn’t […]

Them Crooked Vultures Reunite at Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Them Crooked Vultures staged a reunion to honor late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at his tribute concert in London. The supergroup – featuring Foos leader Dave Grohl alongside Queens of the Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones and multi-instrumentalist Alain Johannes – delivered a three-song set at Wembley Stadium, marking their first performance since 2010. […]

Brian Johnson, Lars Ulrich Perform at Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich teamed up with Foo Fighters at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London. The rough-and-ready performance took place more than midway through the Wembley Stadium concert. Taking the stage before it began, Dave Grohl warned the crowd: “We’re not even fucking close – I hope you wore comfortable shoes! Please welcome to the stage […]

Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson Join Dave Grohl at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London, delivering a tight three-song set that felt equal parts like an homage to the fallen drummer as well as their own, the late Neil Peart, who died in January 2020. “Now if there’s one band that I always associated Taylor […]

McCartney, Hynde Join Foo Fighters at Hawkins Tribute Concert

Paul McCartney and Chrissie Hynde took the stage during the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London, joining Foo Fighters during their closing set to perform two Beatles classics. Dave Grohl was coy, first introducing Hynde, “who I happen to think is the baddest motherfucker in the world. But she brought a friend with her tonight. So would everybody […]

Foo Fighters Deliver Emotional Set at Taylor Hawkins Concert

Foo Fighters delivered a powerful set of songs to close out the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London on Saturday night (Sept. 3). The group had served as house band for much of the event, playing alongside such legendary guests as AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, the Police’s Stewart Copeland and Queen‘s Roger Taylor […]

Queen’s Brian May, Roger Taylor Perform at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor honored Taylor Hawkins at a tribute concert for the late drummer in London. The second to last scheduled performance of the Wembley Stadium extravaganza opened with film footage of Hawkins’ well-known love for Queen and drummer Taylor in particular. It led directly into the actual performance, with an on-screen Taylor […]

Stewart Copeland Plays Police Classics at Taylor Hawkins Concert

Former Police drummer Stewart Copeland performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London on Saturday, playing a pair of tunes from his old band with help from several other rockers. After receiving a rousing welcome from the crowd, Copeland took his seat behind the drums. Accompanied by Foo Fighters — with Dave Grohl on guitar and vocals […]