Foo Fighters have announced a pair of tribute shows to honor late drummer Taylor Hawkins. The large-scale shows, dubbed Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts and revealed on Wednesday (June 8), go down September 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium and September 27 at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The shows are presented by the band and Hawkins’ family and are billed as “two global events celebrating the memory & music of a rock legend.” Hawkins passed away in March at the age of 50
The shows will feature Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee, with other performers and special guests to be announced. Fans are urged to sign up for the Foo Fighters mailing list for the latest updates and ticket information.
“As one of the most respected and beloved figures in modern music, Taylor’s monolithic talent and magnetic personality endeared him to millions of fans, peers, friends and fellow musical legends the world over,” the band writes. “Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized.”
It continues: “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts will unite several of those artists, the Hawkins family and of course his Foo Fighters brothers in celebration of Taylor’s memory and his legacy as a global rock icon — his bandmates and his inspirations playing the songs that he fell in love with, and the ones he brought to life.
The message also goes on to list Hawkins’ accomplishments after joining Foo Fighters in 1997 while on the road touring sophomore album The Colour & The Shape. He made his recorded debut on the band’s 1999 album There Is Nothing Left To Lose, and appeared on every Foos album thereafter. With Foo Fighters, Hawkins became a 15-time GRAMMY Award winner, member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and beloved musical icon. “He lived and loved music to an insatiable degree,” the band concludes, “with Foo Fighters as well as his numerous solo and side projects and collaborations.”
These shows should both be quite massive.
