Tearful Grohl Plays First Foo Fighters Song Without Hawkins

The second needed to come and when it did it was met with a robust emotional weight. The Foo Fighters, having backed a wealth of performers on the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Live performance, would finally need to carry out considered one of their very own songs for the primary time since Hawkins’ loss of life earlier this 12 months, and the chosen music can be “Instances Like These.”

Because the band took the stage, the load of the second appeared to overwhelm Dave Grohl, with the viewers cheering him by this tough second. After a head nod to the microphone and a deep breath, Grohl backed initially solely by Rami Jaffee’s church sounding keys sang the opening notes. With each lyric sounding as clear because it ever has, the lyric, “Do I keep or runaway and go away all of it behind?” appeared to hit just a little onerous with Grohl having a tearful second onstage that required a break earlier than he powered by with a crack to his vocal. The singer’s head bowed as he regarded out to the group the place hawk emblem was illuminated.

However as soon as, the somber a part of the music was changed by the total band rocking out, it was again to a celebration of taking part in once more and saluting Hawkins. Sitting in with the band in the course of the first two songs of their set was Josh Freese on drums, with the band then rocking by “All My Life.”

Grohl then revealed a gaggle of drummers would sit in whereas they performed by a few of their favourite Foos songs. Travis Barker received first crack, taking part in on “The Pretender” and “Monkey Wrench,” ending with a powerful drum solo on the finish of the latter monitor.

The band then introduced out Dave Grohl’s drum battle foe turned pal Nandi Bushell, who sat in behind the equipment whereas the band carried out “Study to Fly.” Bushell got here to the stage sporting a jacket with a Hawkins patch on the again.

Bushell gave solution to The Darkness’ Rufus Tiger Taylor because the band performed the emotional “Considered one of These Days,” which appeared a becoming monitor given the event. He then caught round to energy the band by “Better of You” because the viewers belted out in a convincing sing-along.

After a short break whereas Paul McCartney and Chrissie Hynde carried out “Oh Darling” after which supplied some “Helter Skelter,” it was drummer Omar Hakim’s time behind the equipment. He first sat in with the Foos on a music that Grohl revealed was Hawkins’ favourite Foo Fighters music, “Aurora.”

And one of many extra impactful and highly effective moments of the night time included Foo Fighters citing Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane to the stage to carry out “My Hero.” Letting Shane depend it off, it is clear that son Shane is following in his father’s footsteps. The night time completed with Dave Grohl main the group with the normal present nearer “Everlong.”

See the Foo Fighters setlist from the present beneath.

Foo Fighters Setlist at 2022 Taylor Hawkins Tribute Live performance

1. Instances Like These (with Josh Freese)
2. All My Life (with Josh Freese)
3. The Pretender (with Travis Barker)
4. Monkey Wrench (with Travis Barker)
5. Study to Fly (with Nandi Bushell)
6. Considered one of These Days (with Rufus Taylor)
7. Better of You (with Rufus Taylor)
8. Oh Darling (Beatles Cowl) (With Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde and Omar Hakim)
9. Helter Skelter (Beatles Cowl) (With Paul McCartney and Omar Hakim)
10. Aurora (with Omar Hakim)
11. My Hero (with Shane Hawkins)
12. Everlong (Dave Grohl solo)

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Live performance