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Peter Gabriel Attends Genesis’ Final Concert
Genesis played the final show in their illustrious career to a sold-out crowd at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night. Among the notable guests in attendance? Genesis’ original frontman, Peter Gabriel. Gabriel famously departed Genesis in 1975, and hadn’t played with the band since a one-off reunion in 1982. Though he also chose to sit out of the band’s “The Last Domino?” reunion tour, he was on-hand Saturday to cheer on former bandmates Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks. Collins and Gabriel also posed for a photograph backstage with the band’s longtime friend and tour manager, Richard McPhail. During Genesis’ 23-song set, Collins acknowledged Gabriel’s presence in the crowd by joking that he was the one shouting to hear “Supper’s Ready.” Advertisement Related Video Below, you c...
Miley Cyrus Delivers Tearful Tribute to Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins was heavy on the mind of Miley Cyrus when she took the stage at Lollapalooza Brasil on Saturday — the very same festival Foo Fighters had also been scheduled to perform at before Hawkins’ tragic death on Friday. Prior to taking the stage, Cyrus announced that she would be dedicating her set to “my friend Taylor Hawkins.” She continued by describing Hawkins as “the most bad ass dude I know who would want me to shine and sing LOUD for the love of rock n roll! “I’ve got this with a little help from my friend TH above & all of you,” Cyrus added. “Let’s do it.” Advertisement Related Video During her actual set, Cyrus further addressed her relationship with Hawkins, revealing that he was the first person she called following an emergency plane landing last week. “He was alread...
Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Hit By Drunk Driver
A vehicle driven by Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth was struck head on by a drunk driver, causing Weymouth to sustain three fractured ribs and a fractured sternum. The incident occurred two weeks ago, Frantz revealed in a Facebook post on Sunday (March 27th). “I was driving on the Post Road, U.S. Route 1 with Tina Weymouth when we were struck head on by a drunk driver who was driving on the wrong side of the road,” Frantz recounted. “Incredibly, we walked away from the collision,” Frantz added. “Tina had a cat scan and suffered three fractured ribs and a fractured sternum. She’s been in a lot of pain but she will get better with time.” Advertisement Related Video Frantz concluded his post by giving thanks “to our guardian angels and to the Ford Motor Company for buildi...
MAMMOTH WVH Pays Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS With Cover Of FOO FIGHTERS’ ‘My Hero’ In Boston
MAMMOTH WVH paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins by performing a cover of the FOO FIGHTERS song “My Hero” during the band’s concert last night (Saturday, March 26) at Big Night Live in Boston, Massachusetts. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Prior to launching into the track, MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen told the crowd that Hawkins “was a hero to me, and a hero to all of us, and a hero to countless people, so we feel this is necessary.” Wolfgang has repeatedly cited FOO FIGHTERS leader Dave Grohl as one of his “biggest inspirations.” He told Bass Player magazine in a 2021 interview: “When [Dave] started the FOO FIGHTERS, he did everything himself on their first album. I wanted to have a go at that [on MAMMOTH WVHR...
AARON LEWIS Dedicates His Song ‘Kill Me Like You Love Me’ To TAYLOR HAWKINS: ‘We Will Miss You Dearly’
STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis dedicated his song “Kill Me Like You Love Me” to Taylor Hawkins during his concert last night (Saturday, March 26) at Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater at Harrah’s Laughlin in Laughlin, Nevada. Fan-filmed video of his performance can be seen below. Prior to launching into the track, the 49-year-old Lewis, an outspoken conservative rocker who reinvented himself as a solo country artist in the last decade, told the audience: “We lost an amazing drummer and an amazing human being. There was never anything going on around him but a good time. And Taylor Hawkins, we will miss you dearly.” Hawkins was Lewis‘s political polar opposite, having been a vocal opponent to former U.S. president Donald Trump on several occasions in recent year...
Watch: SCORPIONS Kick Off ‘Sin City Nights’ Las Vegas Residency After Two-Year Delay
SCORPIONS played the first show of their “Sin City Nights” Las Vegas residency Saturday night (March 26) at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The band’s 18-song setlist included four tracks from their recently released “Rock Believer” album: Gas In The Tank”, “Seventh Sun”, Peacemaker” and “When You Know (Where You Come From)”. Vocalist Klaus Meine dedicated the anti-war anthem “Wind Of Change” to “the brave people in the Ukraine,” saying: “This song is calling for peace, and tonight, I think, we shall sing it even louder.” The full setlist was as follows: 01. Gas In The Tank (live premiere) 02. Make It Real 03. The Zoo 04. Coast To Coast 05. Seventh Sun (live premier...
Watch: SKID ROW Plays First Show With New Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL
SKID ROW played its first show with ex-H.E.A.T. vocalist Erik Grönwall Saturday night (March 26) at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada as the support act on the rescheduled dates for SCORPIONS‘ “Sin City Nights” residency. SKID ROW‘s nine-song set included its new single, “The Gang’s All Here”, which was made available on Friday, March 25. The song is the title track of the band’s upcoming album, which will arrive on October 14 via earMUSIC. SKID ROW‘s setlist was as follows: 01. Slave To The Grind 02. Big Guns 03. 18 And Life 04. Piece Of Me 05. Livin’ On A Chain Gang 06. Monkey Business 07. I Remember You 08. The Gang’s All Here 09. Youth Gone Wild Fan-filmed video of the concert is...
ELTON JOHN Pays Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS At Des Moines Concert: ‘This Song Is For Him And His Family’
Elton John paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins during his concert in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday night (March 26), saying the late FOO FIGHTERS drummer was “one of the nicest people you could ever meet.” The 75-year-old pop/rock legend addressed Hawkins‘s tragic passing prior to launching into the song “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” at the Wells Fargo Arena. He told the audience (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I got up this morning to see that Taylor Hawkins from the FOO FIGHTERS had passed away, and I was so shocked because he played on my ‘Lockdown Sessions’ album and he was one of the nicest people you could ever meet and one of the greatest drummers and a true musician who loved all sorts of music and loved life. And it seems so ...
SLASH Pays Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS At Orlando Concert: ‘We Lost A Really Close Friend’
Slash paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins during his concert with SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS in Orlando, Florida Saturday night (March 26), calling the late FOO FIGHTERS drummer “a great guy” and “a sweetheart.” The 56-year-old GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist addressed Hawkins‘s tragic passing prior to launching into the song “Starlight” at Hard Rock Live. He told the audience: “I’m sure most of you are aware that we lost a really close friend of ours last night — Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of the FOO FIGHTERS. First of all, he was a great fucking guy — a fucking sweetheart. He was a really good friend and a kickass drummer. [We’re] completely crushed that we’ve lost him. So we wanna do a song tonight and d...
TESTAMENT’s CHUCK BILLY Reflects On His SEPULTURA Audition: ‘Luckily, I Didn’t Get’ The Gig
In a brand new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy reflected on his audition for the lead-singer position in SEPULTURA when Max Cavalera quit the latter band in 1996. Asked if he was disappointed when he didn’t get the gig, Chuck said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No, ’cause TESTAMENT wouldn’t be TESTAMENT. We wouldn’t be able to write the records that we did — ‘The Gathering’ and all the great records of music. And the reunion of our original band wouldn’t have happened. “When I did the audition, I was too late; they already selected Derrick [Green] as the singer,” he explained. “So that was a good thing. ‘Cause if I would have got that gig, things would have been different for...
Watch Foo Fighters Play “Everlong” to Close Their Final Show with Taylor Hawkins
On Friday night, just hours before Foo Fighters were scheduled to headline Festival Estéreo in Bogotá, Colombia, the band broke the shocking news that their longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins had suddenly died at age 50. His final performance with Foo Fighters came days earlier at Lollapalooza Argentina; fittingly, the last song on their setlist that night was the 1997 hit, “Everlong.” In pro-shot footage of the performance, embedded below, Hawkins’ breakneck hi-hat keeps the tempo even amid the roaring guitars and Dave Grohl’s gritty snarl. “I don’t say goodbye,” Grohl told the crowd just before starting the song. “I don’t like to say goodbye. I know that we’ll always come back. If you come back, we’ll come back. Will you come back? If you come back, we’ll come back, so then I won’t hav...
Taylor Hawkins: Toxicology Test Indicates Presence of Drugs At Time of Death
Colombia’s attorney general’s office and National Institute of Forensic Medicine will investigate the circumstances leading to Taylor Hawkins’ death after a preliminary toxicology test found the presence of narcotics in the Foo Fighters drummer’s body. Hawkins, 50, was found dead inside of his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia on Friday, March 25th — hours before Foo Fighters were due to headline a festival in the country. A urine toxicological test carried out on Hawkins’ body indicated the presence of multiple drugs, including marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, and benzodiazepines, Colombia’s attorney general said in a statement released on Saturday evening. Advertisement Related Video An investigation is now ongoing to determine the exact cause of Hawkins’ death and the results...
