Foo Fighters announce Taylor Hawkins’ Tribute All-Star concerts for Los Angeles and London

The Foo Fighters have announced a tribute concert to two “global events” by the late drummer Taylor Hawkins, the first on September 3 at Wembley Stadium in London and the second on September 27 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Schifflet, Pat Smir and Rami Jafi will join the Hawkins family to celebrate the life, music and love of husband, father, brother and other band members with The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts . Wide announcement on your website today.

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Described as the “rock and roll star show” to be announced, the concerts honored Hawkins, who died on March 25 in Colombia while touring with the band. The group tweeted today: “To our dear friend, our bandmate, our beloved brother … the Foo Fighters and the Hawkins family, we bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts.”

“As one of the most revered and beloved figures in contemporary music,” the statement continues, “Taylor’s monolithic talent and magnetic personality have made him the lover of millions of fans, colleagues, friends and other musical legends around the world. . around the world. Millions of people mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with the passionate and sincere respect of both the fans and the musicians that Taylor had made an idol of. The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts will bring together many of these artists, the Hawkins family and, of course, his brothers Foo Fighters to commemorate Taylor and his legacy as a global rock icon: his bands and inspirations play songs he loved, and who is resurrected.

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Alison Hawkins of Hawkins Hawkins also released a statement thanking the global Foo Fighters community and Taylor fans for their love, showing each of us our beloved Taylor … Taylor was honored to be a part of Foo. He fought and loved the role he dreams of him every minute of his 25 years with the group. We consider every member of the group and the extended Foo Fighters team as a family. “

See statements from the group and Alison Hawkins below.

For our dear friend, our bad friend of the band, our beloved brother … The Foo Fighters and the Hawkins family will give you tribute concerts to Taylor Hawkins. https://t.co/8gNTw2uxWl pic.twitter.com/N8mDZgJ2kk

– Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 8, 2022

Message from the Hawkins family pic.twitter.com/mOOI9PXtJD

– Taylor Hawkins (@taylorhawkins) June 8, 2022