Pearl Jam paid tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins last night (May 7) in Los Angeles, performing the Hawkins-sung Foos song “Cold Day in the Sun” during their second of two shows at the Kia Forum. Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, Hawkins’ friend and collaborator in Nighttime Boogie Association, took the mic and […]
Pearl Jam was in a reflective mood last night (May 3) at San Diego’s Viejas Arena for the oft-postponed opener of its North American tour in support of the 2020 album Gigaton. Performing in a city where both frontman Eddie Vedder and drummer Matt Cameron have long-standing roots, the band saluted a host of friends […]
Less than a month after his sudden death at age 50 in Bogota, Colombia, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins appears posthumously on the new album from blues-rock veteran Edgar Winter, Brother Johnny, out today (April 15) on Quarto Valley Records. Hawkins handles vocals on “Guess I’ll Go Away,” which originally appeared as the opening song […]
Chad Smith paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins in a touching video. “Taylor’s my good buddy who I’ve known forever,” Smith says in an interview at the beginning of the clip. The compilation, soundtracked by Foo Fighters‘ “My Hero,” then showcased some of the drummers’ most memorable moments together — many on the road (the Foos first […]
The music world has been reeling since Foo Fighters announced the death of their beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins on Friday night. Artists quickly took to social media to remember the charismatic percussionist, and over the weekend, those who played live paid tribute through covers, dedications, and kind words. Mammoth WVH covered Foo Fighters’ 1998 hit […]
The rock world is mourning Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who was found dead at the age of 50 on Friday in Colombia. Hawkins joined the band in 1997 after playing in Alanis Morissette’s band during the Jagged Little Pill tour. Coincidentally, the Foo Fighters opened a string of dates during that run. Dave Grohl, […]
New details have emerged regarding the death of Taylor Hawkins. Bogotá, Colombia’s District Health Office shared a statement made by local health officials, which you can read below: Hawkins died at a hotel located in the town of Chapinero in Bogotá, Colombia, local health officials said in a press release Saturday morning. Bogotá’s emergency center […]
Times Like These The Pretender Learn to Fly No Son of Mine The Sky Is a Neighborhood Shame Shame Breakout My Hero These Days Walk Guitar Solo / My Generation / Keyboard Solo / Gonna Make You Sweat / Blitzkrieg Bop (band introductions) Somebody to Love (Queen cover w/ Taylor Hawkins on vocals) All My […]
On Friday night, the Foo Fighters announced that their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, died at the age of 50. The band released a statement confirming his death, with no other details. Hawkins had been with the band since 1997. The band was supposed to play two shows in South America on Friday and Sunday nights. They were […]
Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters drummer, died on Friday at the age of 50. The Foo Fighters posted the news on their Instagram account on Friday evening. A rep for the Foo Fighters issued a statement confirming the news of Hawkins’ death. No cause of death has been revealed. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated […]