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 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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
The reunited James Gang performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London, their first gig since 2006. “If you’ve ever seen a picture of Taylor Hawkins, most likely he was wearing a fucking hat that said James Gang on it,” Dave Grohl declared while introducing the group, describing them as “maybe [Hawkins’] favorite band […]
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 […]
Former David Bowie collaborators Nile Rodgers and Omar Hakim led a star-studded Bowie mini-set during the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert on Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium. After an intro from comedian Dave Chappelle, the makeshift band — also featuring bassist Chris Chaney, of Jane’s Addiction and Hawkins’ NHC — opened with a rendition of Bowie’s “Let’s […]
R.E.M.‘s most topical album yet just kept getting more intense. “Finest Worksong” opened Document by using the then-current economic situation in America as subtext. “Welcome to the Occupation” took on those who continually wage war in Latin America. Here, the band dives head-long into what they saw as a growing issue in the country’s political […]