Queen‘s Roger Taylor has responded to rumours that his son Rufus is joining Foo Fighters as their new live drummer.Rufus Taylor – the Godson of the late Taylor Hawkins, and current member of The Darkness – performed on-stage with the Foos at last year’s huge Hawkins tribute concerts, which took place in London and Los Angeles.He was one of the numerous guest drummers to join Dave Grohl and co at the emotional shows, appearing alongside the likes of Travis Barker, Nandi Bushell and Hawkins’ teenage son Shane.Last week saw Foo Fighters return with ‘Rescued’, their first single since Hawkins’ death in March 2022.
With it, the band shared details of their 11th studio album ‘But Here We Are’ (out June 2).Next month, the group will hit the road for a run of festival appearances and US headline shows.
It is not yet known who will be behind the kit at the forthcoming gigs.During an appearance on BBC Radio 2 this week, Roger Taylor was asked if there was any truth to the rumours that his son could be stepping in. “Well, Rufus is phenomenal,” he responded (via Planet Radio).“He’s turned into this scary, great drummer with The Darkness […] My son, he’s just annoyingly powerful and he’s become very, very good.
I can’t say any more!”Pressed further on whether Rufus could be on-stage with the Foos in 2023, Roger explained: “Well, he does play brilliantly with them.
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