A star-studded line-up, including Paul McCartney and Liam Gallagher, joined the Foo Fighters for an emotional tribute to the band’s drummer Taylor Hawkins at a concert in London
Hawkins, 50, died in March in Bogotá, Colombia, hours before the Foo Fighters were set to take the stage at the Festival Estereo Picnic. The band immediately canceled its remaining tour dates.Saturday's concert was the first time the band had performed together since Hawkins' death.According to the UK's PA Media news agency, a tearful Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl told the crowd at London's Wembley Stadium:"Taylor loved to jam and record with anybody and everybody.
And he needs to be here tonight with all of us, and I think it makes sense that he's going to come up and play with us tonight."The Foo Fighters reopen Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2021 in New York City. Some of music's biggest names turned out to honor Hawkins including Queen's Roger Taylor and Brian May, Rush, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and Nile Rodgers.
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