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The late Taylor Hawkins’ 17-year-old son Shane as soon as once more carried out with Foo Fighters. The teen paid tribute to his father alongside the band’s lead singer Dave Grohl on the Boston Calling Music Festival on Friday, May 16 to a cheering crowd on the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, Massachusetts. as he assisted for monitor “I’ll Stick Around.” Dave sweetly launched Shane to the viewers, saying, “How about we do a song with one of my favorite drummers in the world?” The legendary rocker then introduced, “Ladies and gentlemen, Shane Hawkins!”
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The look was a tribute to his late father, who was scheduled to carry out with Dave and the band on the competition again in 2022. The group later cancelled the looks following Taylor’s demise on the age of fifty, which occurred in Colombia on March 25, 2022, the place they have been additionally taking part in a live performance.
Dave Grohl delivered an emotional rendition of “Cold Day within the Sun” in honor of Taylor Hawkins throughout Foo Fighters’ present in Gilford, NH on Wednesday.
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Shane made his debut with the band simply months in the past in London when he helped play the drums on “My Hero” on Sept. 3, 2022. The live performance was a star-studded tribute for Taylor and his legacy after his demise, with appearances by Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Kesha, Liam Gallagher and extra.
During the Boston present on Friday night, Dave additionally spoke concerning the lack of his band mate and shut good friend Taylor — revealing that performing with out him has been troublesome. “I’m gonna do it for Taylor’s family, and I’m gonna do it for Taylor, because we used to sing it together,” he mentioned to the viewers at one level. “So our band is truly like a family. Because we’ve been together for so long, we truly love each other. So tonight, all of our families are here because we have to do this together,” he additionally mentioned in movies captured on social media.
“[It’s] funny feeling being up here with you guys tonight, but I feel like let’s do it together, we can make this thing feel alright,” he defined. “It’s different now. To see you and sing these songs to you, a lot of them mean something new now,” Dave added, dedicating the music “Monkey Wrench” to “Shane and the Hawkins family.”