Foo Fighters Announce Taylor Hawkins All-Star Tribute Concerts For L.A. & London


Foo Fighters have announced two “global event” tribute concerts for late drummer Taylor Hawkins, with the first set for Sept.

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3 at London’s Wembley Stadium and the second on Sept. 27 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

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“Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee will come

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together with the Hawkins family to celebrate the life, music and love of their husband, father,

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brother and bandmate with The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts,”

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the band said in a lengthy statement on its website today.

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Described as “all-star rock and roll shows” with line-ups to be announced,

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the concerts will pay tribute to Hawkins,

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who died on March 25 in Colombia while on tour with the band.

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