The Struts lead singer Luke Spiller will carry out “a few Queen songs with Queen” on the upcoming Taylor Hawkins tribute concert events in London and Los Angeles, the artist informed SPIN‘s Lipps Service podcast for an episode debuting Sept. 5.
“I owe a lot of the place I’m proper now to him, from getting the chance to open up for the Foos … even coming to L.A., and kind of laying roots down right here, which, once more, was life-changing, and possibly one thing that I wouldn’t have performed if he hadn’t inspired it,” Spiller stated of Hawkins, who died immediately in Bogota, Colombia, in March.
“So I owe him a large amount, and I form of nonetheless do, with these exhibits which are developing. I nonetheless form of discover it a bit ludicrous that I’m even thought-about to be on that invoice, contemplating the lineup,” he continued. “It’s going to be a extremely bittersweet expertise. In some ways I want I wasn’t doing it, however I form of know in my coronary heart of hearts, and I can really see Taylor leaping with pleasure, if I used to be to have referred to as him up and be like, hey, I’m going to be singing a few Queen songs with Queen, he’d be like, oh my god! I do know that he’d be tremendous excited for me.”
As beforehand reported, the primary Hawkins tribute is going on Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium. Past the Foos, who might be making their first on-stage look since Hawkins’ passing, the lineup contains Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Queen’s Brian Could and Roger Taylor, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and comedians Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock. The present might be broadcast through quite a lot of Paramount channels, together with MTV and CBS.
A second occasion might be held Sept. 27 on the Kia Discussion board in Los Angeles with lots of the similar performers. As for The Struts, they start a North American tour Sept. 8 in Hampton Seashore, N.H.
