Foo Fighters have paid tribute to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins on what would have been his 51st birthday.
Hawkins was discovered useless in a lodge room in Bogota, Colombia in March 2022 whereas Foo Fighters have been on tour within the nation.
The band lead the tributes to Hawkins, tweeting a black-and-white picture of him accompanied by the caption: “Miss you so much.”
Miss you a lot. pic.twitter.com/rpyYyf93O3
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) February 17, 2023
In Hawkins’ obituary, NME wrote: “Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, and many others, praised Taylor’s “spirit” of their tributes, and that’s how he’ll be most remembered – because the epitome not simply of Foo Fighters’ celebratory angle to rock’n’roll however the exhilaration of musical fandom too. Rest assured: so long as Foo Fighters endure, Taylor Hawkins might be within the band.”
At the tip of final yr, Foo Fighters shared a message with followers, confirming they’d proceed to carry out collectively following Hawkins’ demise. “We know that when we see you again – and we will soon – he’ll be there in spirit with all of us every night,” they promised in an announcement.
The band performed two huge tribute concert events in London and Los Angeles in September 2022, throughout which Hawkins’ son Shane performed the drums throughout ‘My Hero’.
Last month, the band introduced their first gigs since Hawkins’ passing, confirming a headline set at Boston Calling 2023. They may also be headlining each Columbus, OH’s Sonic Temple pageant on May 28 and Bonnaroo on June 18, and are changing Pantera at two German festivals in June.
Meanwhile, Radio X’s Chris Moyles needed to apologise after unofficially asserting a brand new Foo Fighters album on his breakfast present final week. “Look, all I will say is this. I can’t say anymore…anyway, sorry Dave. I’m really sorry Dave,” he stated on air.