DAVE Grohl fought back tears at a tribute concert for his bandmate Taylor Hawkins last night as his son made a special appearance in tribute to his father.
Taylor was found dead in a hotel room, aged 50, just hours before he was due on stage with his bandmates in Bogota, Colombia, in March.
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In a moving tribute, Taylor’s 16-year-old son Shane Hawkins played the drums for a heartfelt rendition of My Hero alongside Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
Grohl welcomed Shane to the stage following a series of A-list drummers including Travis Barker and Roger Taylor, saying: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have one more drummer that’s going to come up and play with us.
“And let me tell you I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone hit the drums as hard as this person, but beyond that, he’s a member of our family.
“And he needs to be here tonight with all of us, and 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 audience were left visibly stunned and moved by Shane’s appearance and his tribute to his late dad.
During a special tribute concert at Wembley Stadium, Dave struggled to contain his emotions in front of the crowd.
Dave insisted the concert would be a celebration for Taylor.
The Foo Fighters frontman confided in Taylor’s close friend Luke Spiller from The Struts about his plans for the concert.
British rocker Luke revealed: “This week has been very bittersweet, and there have definitely been moments when we’ve all had to hold the tears back.
“Taylor and I were good buddies, and musically, we were kindred spirits. I can still hear him calling me at 7.30 in the morning, saying: ‘Lucas, how’s it going?’
“This week we were all at (music venue) 606 in London, and I took Dave to one side and said: ‘Thank you so much for considering me to be involved. I’m so happy I can contribute in some way.’”
Addressing the adoring audience, Foo Fighters frontman Dave said: “When we first started talking about putting something together for Taylor, we sat down and we said even if it’s his closest friends, that’s like 100 f***ing musicians.”
The legendary rock musician continued: “Because Taylor loved to jam and record with anybody and everybody. He loved to play music every day. And there aren’t too many people that he’s never jammed with.
“So this collection of friends and family and musicians, this is all brought together by him and we’re all connected here today by that one guy.
“Bringing musicians that have never met, musicians that have never played together, all in one place, at one time, with all of you beautiful people to make f***ing noise for Taylor Hawkins.”
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