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Foo Fighters' lead singer Dave Grohl also invited his daughter Violet Grohl to perform onstage as the band tackled a set at Boston Calling on Friday.
Josh Freese was a drummer in Foo Fighters' two tribute shows for Hawkins last year.
In a tweet posted Saturday, the band acknowledged that 2022 was “the most difficult and tragic year that our band has ever known.”
Cyrus posted an audio snippet of a voicemail she’d received from the Foo Fighters drummer prior to his death this spring.
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The nearly six-hour tribute concert featured appearances by Paul McCartney, Travis Barker and Dave Chappelle.
Shane Hawkins paid tribute to his dad at a block party in Laguna Beach, where the late Foo Fighters drummer grew up.
The twin shows will take place Sept. 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium and Sept. 27 at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
“He told me that he ‘couldn’t f**king do it anymore’ — those were his words,” Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron told Rolling Stone.
“Our thoughts go out to Taylor’s family, his friends, the Foo Fighter family and their fans around the globe,” Noah said before the “In Memoriam” segment.
The “Emo Girl” musician said the Foo Fighters drummer “made us feel so confident in ourselves and loved” during his last encounter with Hawkins.