1000’s of followers gathered at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday for the primary of two tribute live shows devoted to the late Taylor Hawkins, in line with Right now.com.
Hawkins, the drummer for the Foo Fighters, was discovered useless at age 50 in Bogotá in March 2022.
Together with the handfuls of celebrities who took the stage — together with Liam Gallagher, Brian Could and Roger Taylor from Queen, Mark Ronson and Dave Chappelle — a really particular visitor performed alongside the Foo Fighters: Hawkins’ 16-year-old son, Shane.
The teenager joined the band for one in every of their greatest hits, “My Hero,” taking his father’s place on the drums.
In video captured from the livestream and shared on Twitter, Shane gave a passionate efficiency alongside his father’s longtime bandmates, ending the music with a drum solo of his personal as frontman Dave Grohl regarded on with pleasure.
Throughout social media, followers celebrated the efficiency, with one Twitter consumer calling attention to the look of “pure pleasure and happiness” on Grohl’s face.
“Shane Hawkins is 16 years outdated, and gave essentially the most unimaginable efficiency on drums of ‘My Hero’ at his personal Dad’s tribute live performance at Wembley,” one fan tweeted. “How on Earth did he maintain it collectively? Absolutely one of the poignant moments in rock historical past.”
One other fan penned a touching word to the teenager, writing, “Some unbelievably gifted youngsters however I feel Shane Hawkins simply shone brightest. To have the ability to play at that degree in entrance of 90,000 individuals at a tribute live performance in your dad is one other degree. Unimaginable.”
Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter, Violet, additionally took the stage in the course of the tribute present, singing a number of covers together with “Last Goodbye” and “Grace” by Jeff Buckley in addition to The Zutons’ “Valerie.”
Later within the night, Grohl — who accompanied most of the acts all through the night time alongside the remainder of the Foo Fighters — couldn’t maintain again tears whereas singing the band’s hit music “Occasions Like These.”
A number of occasions all through the quantity, the musician could possibly be seen with tears on his face. He additionally paused the music to compose himself earlier than some emotional strains.
After Hawkins’ loss of life throughout a pageant in Colombia, the Foo Fighters introduced that each one upcoming tour dates could be canceled.
“We’re sorry for and share within the disappointment that we gained’t be seeing one other as deliberate,” the band wrote on Instagram. As an alternative, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to drag out family members shut, and to understand all of the music and reminiscences we’ve made collectively.””
A number of months after Hawkins’ loss of life, his spouse Alison launched a press release on social media thanking followers for his or her outpouring of assist throughout their interval of mourning.
“In celebration of his life, it’s now as much as all of us who liked him most to honor Taylor’s legacy and the music he gave us,” Alison, who shared three youngsters, together with Shane, with the late drummer, wrote. “Thanks all once more in your love and sympathy. Taylor liked all of you & we love you too.”
In June, the Foo Fighters introduced each tribute live shows on social media, dedicating the reveals to “our expensive buddy, our bada– bandmate, our beloved brother.”
“The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert events will unite a number of of these artists, the Hawkins household and naturally his Foo Fighters brothers in celebration of Taylor’s reminiscence and his legacy as a world rock icon — his bandmates and his inspirations enjoying the songs that he fell in love with, and those he dropped at life,” a press release on the band’s web site learn. Proceeds from the live shows will profit Music Assist and MusiCares.
On September 27, a second tribute live performance can be held on the Kia Discussion board in Los Angeles that includes appearances by Travis Barker, Alanis Morissette, Gene Simmons and Wolfgang Van Halen.
