Remembering Taylor Hawkins. The past due drummer’s son, Shane Hawkins, joined Foo Fighters for a Friday, May 26 performance at Boston Calling Music Festival.
Shane, 17, joined lead singer Dave Grohl and company to accomplish “I’ll Stick Around,” Us Weekly confirms.
“Thanks for final night #foofighters such a lot f–family a laugh,” Shane shared by way of Instagram on Sunday, May 28.
The teen is one in every of Taylor’s 3 surviving kids in conjunction with sisters Annabelle and Everleigh. The Texas local, who shared the children with wife Alison Hawkins, died suddenly in March 2022 at age 50 in Bogotá, Colombia. A explanation for loss of life was once now not announced, but a preliminary toxicology report claimed that he died with 10 ingredients in his machine, together with marijuana, benzodiazepines and opioids.
Following his death, Foo Fighters canceled their excursion and took a hiatus before returning to the degree the next September for star-studded tributes to the late drummer. Shane took the stage to play “My Hero” together with his father’s friends on the time.
“We have yet another drummer that’s going to return up and play with us tonight. Let me let you know, I don’t assume I’ve ever seen any individual hit the drums as hard as this person,” Grohl, 53, informed the packed stadium all the way through the London display. “But past that, he’s a member of our circle of relatives, and he needs to be here this night with all folks. I feel it is smart that he’s going to return up and play with us tonight. Ladies and gents, would you please welcome, Mr. Shane Hawkins at the drums.”
At Friday’s Boston Calling show, Taylor was honored with the band’s performance of “Cold Day in the Sun.” Grohl told the target market, “I’m gonna do it for Taylor’s circle of relatives. And I’m gonna do it for Taylor. Because we used to sing it together.”
Since the Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders frontman’s death, Josh Freese has taken over drumming duties with the “Everlong” performers. At Friday’s display, the brand new wore a cheeky T-shirt that stated, “Fingers crossed for the brand new man.”
He won a warm welcome from the group, who roared with applause every time the digital camera panned over to him. Grohl additionally offered the new drummer, saying the band would no longer be capable to excursion with out him.
Freese, who has prior to now toured with Guns N’ Roses and Sting, shared a photo from the Massachusetts set. “Surreal, bittersweet, positive,” he wrote by means of Instagram.
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Foo Fighters will release their first album post-Hawkins’ loss of life on June 2, titled But Here We Are.
Reporting by Leanne Aciz Stanton
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