Foo Fighters Announce Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts

variety.com:

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake ofFoo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death in March, the band and Hawkins’ family have announced tribute concerts taking place in September in London and Los Angeles.

The concerts will be held September 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium and September 27 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.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, 2022The announcement states that a full lineup for the concerts will be forthcoming; a rep for the band did not immediately to Variety‘s questions regarding who, if anyone, will be playing drums for Foo Fighters.Hawkins died on March 25 while the band was on tour in Colombia; no official cause of death has been announced.The band’s announcement follows in full below, as does Alison Hawkins’ statement.FOO FIGHTERSTogether with the Hawkins FamilyPresentTHE TAYLOR HAWKINS TRIBUTE CONCERTSTwo Global Events Celebrating the Memory & Music of a Rock Legend Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee will come together with the Hawkins family to celebrate the life, music and love of their husband, father, brother and bandmate with The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts.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 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized.