Honoring his dad. Shane Hawkins performed “My Hero” alongside Foo Fighters to honor his late father, Taylor Hawkins.The 16-year-old joined his dad’s bandmates for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert on Saturday, September 3, at Wembley Stadium in London. Dave Grohl introduced him toward the end of the night as one of many guest drummers filling in for the musician, who died in March at age 50 in Bogotá, Colombia.“We have one more drummer that’s going to come up and play with us tonight.
Let me tell you, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone hit the drums as hard as this person,” Grohl, 53, told the packed stadium during the show, which was broadcast on Paramount+. “But beyond that, he’s a member of our family, and he needs to be here tonight with all of us.
I think it makes sense that he’s going to come up and play with us tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome, Mr.
Shane Hawkins on the drums.”The teen kicked off the song, which was the band’s 1997 hit “My Hero.”Taylor shared son Shane (born Oliver Shane Hawkins) as well as daughters Annabelle and Everleigh with wife Alison Hawkins.Various drummers stepped in for the late musician during Foo Fighters’ songs. Travis Barker played during “Monkey Wrench” and “The Pretender. Rufus Taylor (son of Queen’s Roger Taylor) was behind the kit for “These Days,” and viral 12-year-old drummer Nandi Bushnell jammed with the band for “Learn to Fly.”Earlier in the night, Dave Chappelle took the stage to recount hosting Saturday Night Live in November 2020, when Hawkins and the band served as musical guests.
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