Foo Fighters Announce Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts
Foo Fighters will honor the memory of their late drummer Taylor Hawkins with a pair of tribute concerts.
With the blessing of Hawkins’ family, Foo Fighters will perform at London’s Wembley Stadium on September 3rd and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on September 27th. The shows will also feature to-be-announced special guests, including those who were inspired by Hawkins.
In a statement announcing the shows, Foo Fighters said:
“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. Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25th, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized. 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.”
Tickets go on sale June 17th. Keep checking the Foo Fighters’ website for more details as they come.
Hawkins’ wife, Alison, also made her first public statement since the passing of her husband:
“My deepest thanks admiration go out to the global Foo Fighters community and Taylor’s fans far and wide for the outpouring of love each and every one of you have shown our beloved Taylor. Your kindness has been an invaluable comfort for my family and me during this time of unimaginable grief.”
“As Taylor’s wife, and on behalf of our children, I want to share how much you meant to him and how dedicated he was to ‘knocking your socks off’ during every performance. Taylor was honored to be a part of the Foo Fighters and valued his dream role in the band every minute of his 25 years with them. We consider every band member and the extended Foo Fighters team our family.”
“Taylor’s endearing spirit and deep love of music will live on forever through the collaborations he so enjoyed having with other musicians and the catalog of songs he contributed to and created.”
“In celebration of his life, it is now up to all of us who loved him most to honor Taylor’s legacy and the music he gave us.”
“Thank you all again for your love and sympathy. Taylor loved all of you and we love you too.”
Hawkins died suddenly on March 25th while the Foo Fighters were on tour in South America. So far, a cause of death has not been revealed.
For our dear friend, our badass bandmate, our beloved brother…Foo Fighters and The Hawkins family bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts. https://t.co/8gNTw2uxWl pic.twitter.com/N8mDZgJ2kk
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 8, 2022
A Message from The Hawkins Family pic.twitter.com/mOOI9PXtJD
— Taylor Hawkins (@taylorhawkins) June 8, 2022
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