Them Crooked Vultures reunite for first time in 12 years at Taylor Hawkins tribute live performance

Them Crooked Vultures reunited for his or her first stay efficiency in 12 years at in the present day’s (September 3) Taylor Hawkins tribute live performance at Wembley Stadium.

The supergroup are one in all many acts participating within the particular gig tonight, which honours the late Foo Fighters drummer.

Following a video message from Elton John, Them Crooked Vultures – Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, and Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Alain Johannes – took to the stage. They opened their three-song set with a canopy of the British musician’s 1973 observe ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Street’.

After the quilt, Homme’s son ran on stage to offer his dad a hug. “God, whose child was that?” Homme quipped, shortly including: “That was my child, don’t fuck round. That was my child.”

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After performing ‘Gunman’ from their very own self-titled 2009 album, Homme instructed the group: “All people, look to the left. Look to the proper. The world’s gonna finish quickly, there’s no time left aside from love, and I fucking love you. And I really like Taylor. On behalf of everybody right here, I hope you might have the very best time – the time of your life.”

Them Crooked Vultures closed out their set with a efficiency of Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Lengthy Gradual Goodbye’. Watch footage of their set above now.

The Taylor Hawkins tribute live performance is offered to livestream on MTV’s YouTube channel globally and Paramount+ within the US. A second tribute present will happen at Los Angeles’ Kia Discussion board on September 27.

Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighter bandmates opened the live performance in the present day with an emotional speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. “For these of you who knew him personally, that nobody else may make you smile, or giggle, or dance, or sing like he may,” the frontman mentioned.

Comic Dave Chappelle additionally recalled spending time with the rock star and his son in New York. “I’ve seen Taylor be a rock star many nights however it was my first time seeing him be a dad, and what a cool fucking dad,” he mentioned. “Taylor Hawkins is a legend of a person, he’s a legend of a musician and he’s a legend of a father.”

Liam Gallagher kicked off the stay music in the present day, performing two Oasis songs with the assistance of the surviving members of Foo Fighters, whereas Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith shared a heartwarming story about Hawkins in a particular video message. Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter Violet additionally took to the stage to cowl two Jeff Buckley songs on the present.

Hawkins, who drummed with Foo Fighters from 1997 alongside performing in bands like Chevy Metallic and Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders, died in March 2022. He was 50 years outdated.