The opinions are in, and Wolfgang Van Halen “killed it” throughout his efficiency with Dave Grohl on the Taylor Hawkins tribute live performance.
The succinct evaluation comes from none apart from Wolfie’s mother Valerie Bertinelli, who took to Twitter on Saturday and subtweeted a video displaying Wolfgang rocking out onstage at Wembley Stadium in London. Bertinelli wrote, “WOLFIE KILLED IT. So happy with you @WolfVanHalen.”
The tribute live performance — the primary of two, with the second slated for Sept. 27 in Los Angeles — featured an all-star lineup that included Travis Barker, Queen’s Roger Taylor, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and plenty of extra.
For many who couldn’t catch MTV’s dwell stream can tune in to CBS on Saturday night time at 10 p.m. EST, when a one-hour primetime particular is ready to air. The particular will function highlights from the present in London. Moreover, the exhibits will profit charities in each the UK and the US chosen by the Hawkins household.
There have been some fairly emotional moments, like when Grohl’s voice cracked whereas paying tribute to his late bandmate. However the actual second that tugged on the coronary heart strings got here when Hawkins’ 16-year-old son, Shane, obtained behind the drums and deftly carried out “My Hero.”
The exhibits purpose to “unite a number of” artists whom Hawkins idolized together with “the Hawkins household and naturally his Foo Fighters brothers in celebration of Taylor’s reminiscence and his legacy as a worldwide rock icon,” a press launch for the live shows learn. “His bandmates and his inspirations enjoying the songs that he fell in love with, and those he delivered to life.”
The Foo Fighters might be joined in Los Angeles by Miley Cyrus, Liam Gallagher, Joan Jett, Mark Ronson, members of Queen, The Police, Rush, Kiss, The Pretenders, Motley Crue, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage In opposition to The Machine, Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers and Supergrass.
The band was within the midst of a South American tour again in March when Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia, the place they have been set to headline the Competition Estereo Picnic. He was 50. The Lawyer Normal’s Workplace in Colombia later shared the preliminary results of the urine toxicology check in a press launch on Twitter, stating it signifies “the presence of 10 completely different substances: THC (Marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids, amongst others.”
Final weekend, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been introduced with the World Icon Award on the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards and so they dedicated the prestigious award to Hawkins.
Whereas accepting the award, drummer Chad Smith took the mic and delivered a heartfelt tribute.
“There may be one other musical icon, world icon, and his identify is my brother, Taylor Hawkins. And I wish to dedicate this to Taylor and his household,” Smith stated. “I like him and I miss him on daily basis. Play on, Hawk, play on.”
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