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Valerie Bertinelli is a proud mum or dad!
On Sunday, the actress praised her son Wolf Van Halen after the 31-year-old musician carried out Van Halen’s “On Fireplace” and “Scorching for Trainer” throughout a live performance tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters at London’s Wembley Stadium.
“WOLFIE KILLED IT,” wrote Bertinelli, 62, responding to a video from the efficiency of her late husband — and Wolf’s father — Eddie Van Halen’s hit songs. “So pleased with you @WolfVanHalen 🤍”
Wolf then tweeted about his expertise enjoying alongside Dave Grohl, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness (who’s unrelated to Taylor) and drummer Josh Freese, and he shared photographs with the musicians.
“Took some sweaty submit jam selfies with my boys Dave, Justin, and Josh after getting off stage on the #TaylorHawkinstribute,” he tweeted earlier than referencing Hawkins, who unexpectedly died in March at 50 years previous, in addition to Eddie, who died in 2020 at 65 years previous following a most cancers battle. “Honored to play with such splendidly proficient musicians to pay tribute to and Taylor and Pop.”
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Elsewhere in the course of the tribute live performance, Taylor Hawkins’ son Oliver Shane delighted the group whereas displaying his spectacular expertise on the drum package for Foo Fighters’ 1997 traditional hit “My Hero” efficiency, in a clip uploaded to Instagram by Radio X.
Pictures of Shane and Hawkins have been performed on the display within the background at first of the second to introduce the younger drummer to the viewers.
Saturday night time additionally noticed Grohl, 53, Hawkins’ bandmate and longtime greatest good friend, pay tribute to the late rock star in his touching speech in the course of the opening of the live performance.
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“Girls and gents, tonight we have gathered right here to have a good time the life, the music, and the love of our expensive good friend, our bandmate, our brother Taylor Hawkins,” he stated partially. “For these of you who knew him personally, that nobody else might make you smile or snigger or dance or sing like he might. And for these of you that admired him from afar, I am positive you have all felt the identical factor.”
Throughout a efficiency from Gallagher, 49, the long-lasting frontman took the place of his late bandmate, hitting the drums set whereas the vocalist belted out one in every of Oasis’ hits, “Dwell Eternally.”
Later within the present, as Grohl took the stage to carry out his band’s traditional “Instances Like These,” he could not assist however break down in tears mid-performance whereas the viewers continued to cheer on him to point out their help.
Different performers on the live performance included Brian Might and Roger Taylor of Queen (in addition to Taylor’s son, Rufus), Lars Ulrich of Metallica, pop star Kesha, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Mark Ronson.
