Dave Grohl organized and hosted an epic six-hour tribute concert to his fallen Foo Fighter drummer and BFF Taylor Hawkins on September 3 which featured surprise legendary guests, a reunion, and many stars who have lost bandmates themselves.
Over 75,000 fans packed Wembley Stadium for a bittersweet celebration of the affable drummer who died this March in Bogota, Columbia of an accidental drug overdose. Being the drummer in a band helmed by one of the most admired drummers in rock, could not have been easy at first, but Hawkins fit in perfectly with the Foo Fighters, and drove the beat behind Grohl for 25 hugely successful years.
Along the way Hawkins became known for his likability, uncanny rock trivia, and epitomizing the Muppets’ Animal in human form behind the drums.
50 songs were performed by members of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, Queen, and Rush. The children of stars took to the stage. The guest stars who sat on the drummers throne throughout the event ranged from beatmakers of Blink-182, Devo, The Police, and Metallica.
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