Alanis Morissette, Miley Cyrus, Dave Chappelle, and Joan Jett were just a few of the big names on hand at Los Angeles' Kia Forum on Tuesday night, September 27, as the Foo Fighters treated friends and fans of late drummer Taylor Hawkins to an emotional tribute concert.
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Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, and Rami Jaffee provided the backbone for most of the evening. Hawkins' '70s cover band Chevy Metal also took take the stage, as well as members of Them Crooked Vultures, Skid Row, Queen, Def Leppard, The Police, Motley Crue, and tons of others. Singer Alanis Morissette, whom Taylor was the drummer for on her 1995 Jagged Little Pill tour also made an appearance, as well as P!nk, Taylor Momsen, and many more.
Notable mentions from a night chock full of lasting memories were Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith performing "Everlong" with the Foos, The Darkness' Rufus Taylor on "Best Of You," Rage Against The Machine's Brad Wilk performing "This Is A Call," and of course, Hawkins' son Shane crushing it on the kit for "My Hero."
Staff from Audacy's KROQ in Los Angeles were at the show and managed to capture quite a few moments from the evening for you to check out. Take a look at some more clips from the epic night below, starting with the Foo Fighters.
Weezer's Patrick Wilson and Dave Chappelle perform Radiohead's "Creep"
Alanis Morissette and Chad Smith perform "You Oughtta Know"
Tool's Danny Carey with Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Travis Barker and Joan Jett
Foos set the mood...
Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins tribute concert setlist:
Violet Grohl with Alain Johannes – ‘Hallelujah’ (Leonard Cohen cover)
Joan Jett and Foo Fighters with Travis Barker – ‘Cherry Bomb’ (The Runaways cover)
Joan Jett and Foo Fighters with Travis Barker – ‘Bad Reputation’
Chevy Metal – ‘Riff Raff’ (AC/DC cover)
Chevy Metal with Jon Davison – ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart’ (Yes cover)
Chevy Metal with Kesha – ‘Heroes’ (David Bowie cover)
Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese and The Coattail Riders – ‘Range Rover Bitch’ (Taylor Hawkins cover)
Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese and The Coattail Riders – ‘It’s Over’ (Taylor Hawkins and The Coattail Riders cover)
Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese and The Coattail Riders with Mark King – ‘Something About You’ (Level 42 cover)
Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese and The Coattail Riders with Rufus Taylor – ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ (The Darkness cover)
James Gang – ‘Walk Away’
James Gang – ‘The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate To The Wind’
James Gang with Dave Grohl – ‘Funk #49’
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and Dave Grohl – ‘Right Down The Line’ (Gerry Rafferty cover)
Them Crooked Vultures – ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ (Elton John cover)
Them Crooked Vultures – ‘Dead End Friends’
Them Crooked Vultures – ‘Long Slow Goodbye’ (Queens Of The Stone Age cover)
Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese and Dave Grohl – ‘Panama’ (Van Halen cover)
Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese and Dave Grohl – ‘Hot For Teacher’ (Van Halen cover)
Def Leppard, Foo Fighters and Patrick Wilson – ‘Rock Of Ages’
Def Leppard, Foo Fighters and Patrick Wilson with Miley Cyrus – ‘Photograph’
Mötley Crüe and Foo Fighters with Derek Day – ‘Live Wire’
Mötley Crüe and Foo Fighters with Derek Day – ‘Home Sweet Home’
Josh Homme, Foo Fighters and Elliot Easton – ‘Shake It Up’ (The Cars cover)
Josh Homme, Foo Fighters and Elliot Easton – ‘Just What I Needed’ (The Cars cover)
P!nk, Foo Fighters and Nancy Wilson with Jon Theodore – ‘Barracuda’ (Heart cover)
Stewart Copeland and Foo Fighters – ‘Next To You’ (The Police cover)
Stewart Copeland and Foo Fighters with Jon Theodore – ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ (The Police cover)
Alanis Morissette and Foo Fighters with Chad Smith – ‘You Oughta Know’
Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich and Foo Fighters – ‘Supernaut’ (Black Sabbath cover)
Sebastian Bach, Geezer Butler, Lars Ulrich and Foo Fighters – ‘Paranoid’ (Black Sabbath cover)
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with Dave Grohl – ‘2112 Part I: Overture’ (Rush cover)
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with Chad Smith – ‘Working Man’ (Rush cover)
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with Danny Carey – ‘YYZ’ (Rush cover)
Taylor Momsen, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear – ‘The Day I Tried To Live’ (Soundgarden cover)
Taylor Momsen, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear – ‘Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden cover)
Queen and Foo Fighters with Justin Hawkins – ‘We Will Rock You’
Queen and Foo Fighters – ‘I’m In Love With My Car’
Queen and Foo Fighters with Justin Hawkins – ‘Under Pressure’
Queen and Foo Fighters with P!nk – ‘Somebody To Love’
Foo Fighters with Josh Freese – ‘All My Life’
Foo Fighters with Jon Theodore and P!nk – ‘The Pretender’
Foo Fighters with Travis Barker – ‘Walk’
Foo Fighters with Matt Cameron – ‘Low’
Foo Fighters with Brad Wilk – ‘This Is A Call’
Foo Fighters with Patrick Wilson – ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’
Foo Fighters with Dave Chappelle and Patrick Wilson – ‘Creep’ (Radiohead cover)
Foo Fighters with Omar Hakim – ‘Run’
Foo Fighters with Rufus Taylor – ‘Best Of You’
Foo Fighters with Oliver Shane Hawkins – ‘My Hero’
Foo Fighters with Oliver Shane Hawkins – ‘I’ll Stick Around’
Foo Fighters with Chad Smith – ‘Everlong’
Fans unable to attend the L.A. concert can still watch the full September 3 concert from London's Wembley Stadium on-demand in its entirety across Paramount’s streaming and digital platforms, including Paramount+ and on Pluto TV and MTV TV Video-On-Demand. At the Hawkins family’s request, ticket sales and merch from both the London and Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins tributes will benefit Music Support and MusiCares.
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