Alanis Morissette, Miley Cyrus, plus members of Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more are set to play at the tribute gig for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in Los Angeles.Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25.
He was 50 years old.Last week, Foo Fighters announced that, together with the drummer’s family, the band will celebrate Hawkins’ memory and music at two special gigs in London and Los Angeles. ‘The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts’ will take place at Wembley Stadium on September 3 before taking over LA’s Kia Forum on September 27.Earlier today (June 15), the first wave of acts for the London show were announced, with Liam Gallagher and Mark Ronson joined by Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, Supergrass, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Wolfgang Van Halen, The Pretenders‘ Chrissie Hynde and many more.Now the LA line-up has been released, which you can view below, with Morissette, Cyrus and Smith being joined – just like the London show – by Homme, May, Taylor, Wolfgang Van Halen and Ronson.Los Angeles!
Please welcome the first wave of special guests to join The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts! More to be announced soon.Tickets on sale Friday, June 17 at 9am local time.
pic.twitter.com/FW4RUmX32Q— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 15, 2022Kiss‘ Gene Simmons, Joan Jett and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx also feature on the LA line-up.Tickets for the LA show go on sale on Friday (June 17) at 9am local time.
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