Foo Fighters Reveal All-Star Guest List for Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts
June 15, 2022 6:49AM CDT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 20: (L-R) Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear and Taylor Hawkins pose onstage as The Foo Fighters reopen Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2021 in New York City. The concert, with all attendees vaccinated, is the first in a New York arena to be held at full-capacity since March 2020 when the pandemic lead to the closure of live performance venues. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for FF)
- Stars are lining up to pay tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during two special concerts later this year.
- The band just announced they will be playing a tribute concert at London’s Wembley Stadium on September 3 and another one on September 27 in Los Angeles.
- Hawkins died in March hours before the Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform in Colombia.
- The London show will include Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Liam Gallagher, Queen guitarist Brian May, Wolfgang Van Halen, Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Chris Chaney from Jane’s Addiction, Joshua Homme, Stewart Copeland, and Mark Ronson.
- The lineup for the Los Angeles show is set to be announced today (Wednesday).
- Proceeds from both tribute concerts will be donated to charities chosen by the Hawkins family.
- For more information, including tickets, you can check out foofighters.com.
