Taylor Hawkins’ Son Shane, 17, Plays Drums With Foo Fighters 14 Months After Dad’s Death

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The precocious Taylor Hawkins’ 17-year-old lad Shane erstwhile again performed with Foo Fighters. The teen paid tribute to his begetter alongside the band’s pb vocalist Dave Grohl astatine the Boston Calling Music Festival connected Friday, May 16 to a cheering assemblage astatine the Harvard Athletic Complex successful Allston, Massachusetts. arsenic helium assisted for way “I’ll Stick Around.” Dave sweetly introduced Shane to the audience, saying, “How astir we bash a opus with 1 of my favourite drummers successful the world?” The legendary rocker past announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, Shane Hawkins!”

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The quality was a tribute to his precocious father, who was scheduled to execute with Dave and the set astatine the festival backmost successful 2022. The radical aboriginal cancelled the quality following Taylor’s decease astatine the property of 50, which occurred successful Colombia connected March 25, 2022, wherever they were besides playing a concert.

Dave Grohl delivered an affectional rendition of "Cold Day successful the Sun" successful grant of Taylor Hawkins during Foo Fighters' amusement successful Gilford, NH connected Wednesday.

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Shane made his debut with the set conscionable months ago successful London erstwhile helium helped play the drums connected “My Hero” connected Sept. 3, 2022. The performance was a star-studded tribute for Taylor and his bequest aft his death, with appearances by Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Kesha, Liam Gallagher and more.

Dave Grohl introduced Taylor Hawkins lad Shane earlier a astonishment show connected May 26. (ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA)

During the Boston amusement connected Friday evening, Dave besides spoke astir the nonaccomplishment of his set mate and adjacent person Taylor — revealing that performing without him has been difficult. “I’m gonna bash it for Taylor’s family, and I’m gonna bash it for Taylor, due to the fact that we utilized to sing it together,” helium said to the assemblage astatine 1 point. “So our set is genuinely similar a family. Because we’ve been unneurotic for truthful long, we genuinely emotion each other. So tonight, each of our families are present due to the fact that we person to bash this together,” helium besides said successful videos captured connected societal media.

“[It’s] comic feeling being up present with you guys tonight, but I consciousness similar let’s bash it together, we tin marque this happening consciousness alright,” helium explained. “It’s antithetic now. To spot you and sing these songs to you, a batch of them mean thing caller now,” Dave added, dedicating the song “Monkey Wrench” to “Shane and the Hawkins family.”

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