![]() Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor also took to the stage alongside Foo Fighters to perform five songs – ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘I’m In Love With My Car’, ‘Under Pressure’, ‘Somebody To Love’ and an acoustic rendition of ‘Love Of My Life’. Paul McCartney also joined the group on stage, delivering a performance of two Beatles songs. Violet performed ‘Last Goodbye’ and ‘Grace’, following an introduction by her father, who called her “the only person I know who can actually sing a Jeff Buckley song”.Įlsewhere in the show, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson joined forces to perform a pair of the latter band’s hits – ‘Back In Black’ and ‘Let There Be Rock’ – following Violet’s return to cover The Zutons’ ‘Valerie’ with Ronson, The Living End’s Chris Cheney and Falkner.įoo Fighters closed out the night with a star-studded set that featured a revolving cast of drummers, including Barker, Nandi Bushell, and 16-year-old Shane Hawkins. Later, Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter, Violet, covered two Jeff Buckley songs in tribute to Hawkins, backed by her father on drums, Queens Of The Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures‘ Alain Johannes, guitarist Jason Falkner and Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney. ![]() “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a man, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father,” Chappelle shared. Comedian Dave Chappelle shared memories of spending time with Hawkins and his son, Shane, who attended the concert and watched from the sidelines. Liam Gallagher kicked off the live music, performing two classic Oasis songs, ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’, backed by Grohl on drums for both. “No one else could make you smile, or laugh, or dance, or sing like he could,” Grohl said. Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighters bandmates opened the event with a stirring speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. ‘The Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind’ “He thought I was pretty cool and the feeling was mutual.” James Gang played:Ģ. “We spoke a lot about being in a three-piece, how we recorded ‘James Gang Rides Again’ and what life was like for a musician before he was even born. “He had an insatiable curiosity about playing hard and loud like we used to do in the ’70s. “Taylor was like my little brother who was always asking questions,” the veteran rocker said. James Gang Rides Again! □ #TaylorHawkinsTribute #JoeWalsh /PDcZrc0OBFĪhead of the show, Walsh revealed in a statement (per Ultimate Classic Rock) that Hawkins had frequently asked him about his career. Man, these #JamesGang boys are in some fine fucking form ❤ #FooFighters #taylorhawkinstribute #TaylorHawkins /8vly2NdevYĭave Grohl riding with the James Gang right now. Just over here crying randomly during this damn amazing concert. Sad that he isn’t here to see them play #taylorhawkinstribute /ixJIFIrHqj Such an awesome thing for the James Gang to reform especially for Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |