Watch: Taylor Hawkins' son brings down the house at Foo Fighters concert, Dave Grohl breaks down to tears at all-star tribute show



On Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London, the Foo Fighters held their first concert since the death of the band's drummer Taylor Hawkins in March. There were dozens of musicians joining the legendary American rock band in the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert. The music show was full of emotion that caused Dave Grohl to break into tears. The passionate concert climaxed when Hawkins' son played the drums on an iconic Foo Fighters song.

The all-star concert featured esteemed musicians from Metallica, AC/DC, Queen, The Police, and Rush. The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert began with Grohl playing drums and Oasis singer Liam Gallagher on vocals. After they played the Oasis song "Ronk N' Roll Star," Grohl honored Hawkins with a speech.

Tonight we’ve gathered here to celebrate the life, the music, and the love of our dear friend, our bandmate, our brother Taylor Hawkins. For those of you who knew him personally, you knew that nobody else could make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could. For those of you who admired him from afar, I’m sure you’ve all felt the same thing. So tonight we’ve gathered with family and his closest friends, his musical heroes and greatest inspirations to bring you a gigantic f***ing night for a gigantic f***ing person. So sing and dance and laugh and cry and f***ing scream and make some f***ing noise so he can hear us right now. Cause you know what? It’s going to be a long f***ing night, right?

Grohl became emotional while singing the Foo Fighters classic song "Times Like These." The Foo Fighters frontman was forced to pause the performance as he attempted to choke back tears and regain composure to finish the song.

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Another sentimental moment happened later in the show when Hawkins' son joined the Foo Fighters. Shane Hawkins took over for his deceased dad and played the drums on the song "My Hero."

\u201cTaylor Hawkins' son, Shane Hawkins, performing "My Hero" with Foo Fighters \u2764\ufe0f\u201d
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Taylor Hawkins, 50, died on March 25 in Bogotá, Colombia. Hawkins reportedly had 10 different substances in his system at the time of his death, including marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, and benzodiazepines.

Proceeds from Saturday's concert will go to charities Music Support and MusiCares – which were chosen by the Hawkins family.

A second Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert will be held at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Sept. 27.

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Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins' heart weighed more than twice the average man's heart: Report



A postmortem exam of Taylor Hawkins' body reportedly found that the heart of the late Foo Fighters drummer was more than double the weight of that of an average man.

A Sunday report from the Daily Mail stated that authorities also purportedly discovered a white, powdery substance — among a myriad of other drugs — inside the rocker's hotel room following his Friday death.

What are the details?

The report noted that 50-year-old Hawkins' heart weighed "at least 600 grams," double the weight of the average male heart, which is said to weigh anywhere between 300 and 350 grams, and added that Hawkins died of a "cardiovascular collapse."

Previous reporting noted that Hawkins ultimately died with a mixture of 10 different drugs in his system including marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, and benzodiazepines.

On Saturday, journalist Luis Carlos Velez tweeted, "Colombian authorities found: marijuana, antidepressants, opioids, heroine [sic]. At least 10 different substances found.” Velez cited Fiscalia Columbia, the country's attorney general's office.

Velez added that Colombian authorities also found an empty beer can, an opened vodka bottle, a Coca-Cola bottle, and more. Colombian newspaper El Tiempo noted that police also discovered "hallucinogenic drugs" inside the suite.

What else is there to know about this?

Hawkins was candid about his drug use in the past.

During a 2021 interview with Kerrang!, Hawkins detailed how he nearly derailed his life over drugs and partying and said that he was once "heading down a road that was going to lead to even worse paths" before he caught himself and righted his trajectory.

"I was partying in London one night, and I mistakenly did something and it changed everything," he recalled. "I believed the bulls**t myth of live hard and fast, die young. I'm not here to preach about not doing drugs, because I loved doing drugs, but I just got out of control for a while and it almost got me. I was heading down a road that was going to lead to even worse paths. Whether someone's sober, or they like a glass of wine with dinner, or they want a bottle of Jägermeister before they go on stage, or they like to smoke doobies all day long, everyone has their own path, and I took it too far."

He added, "I'm glad it got knocked on the head at that point. I wouldn't take anything away that I've done or been through either, because it's all part of the trip and the journey. I'm trying to be as candid as I can be."

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in system when he died, authorities say



Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system when he died, Colombian authorities said on Saturday.

Preliminary toxicological tests on Hawkins' body found 10 psychoactive substances and medicines, according to Colombia's attorney general. The urine toxicological test performed by Colombian officials discovered marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, and benzodiazepines, the statement from the Colombia Prosecutor's Office said.

Taylor Hawkins' exact cause of death was not announced by authorities.

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues to investigate the death of the immensely popular musician who died at the age of 50.

The Bogota municipal government said the city's emergency center had received a report of a patient with "chest pain" on Friday night and sent an ambulance. However, a private ambulance had already arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel Bogota Casa Medina located in the neighborhood of Chapinero in Bogotá.

A health care professional attempted to resuscitate Hawkins, "however, there was no response, and the patient was declared deceased," said Bogotá's District Department of Health.

"The District Department of Health mourns the death of this talented musician and drummer, widely recognized internationally for his work," Colombian health officials said in a statement. "Besides, the entity sends its message of condolences to the family, colleagues and followers."

The band issued a statement calling Hawkins' death "tragic and untimely loss."

"His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever," the remaining members of Foo Fighters said. "Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family."

The Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at the Festival Estéreo Picnic on Friday night in Bogotá, but the concert and the band's South American tour were canceled due to the sudden passing of Hawkins.

Tributes to Taylor Hawkins poured in from rock royalty – including Ozzy Osbourne, Ringo Starr, and Billy Idol.

Hawkins was the drummer for the Foo Fighters for 25 years, and before that, he was the drummer for Alanis Morissette.

In his 2021 book "The Storyteller," Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl described Hawkins as a "brother from another mother, my best friend, a man for whom I would take a bullet."

"Upon first meeting, our bond was immediate, and we grew closer with every day, every song, every note that we ever played together," Grohl wrote. "We are absolutely meant to be, and I am grateful that we found each other in this lifetime."

He was born Oliver Taylor Hawkins in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1972, but was raised in Laguna Beach, California.

Hawkins is survived by his wife Alison and their three children.

Hawkins overdosed on heroin in 2001 and was in a coma for two weeks.

"I was partying a lot. I wasn't a junkie per se, but I was partying," Hawkins said in a 2018 interview with the online radio station Beats 1. "There was a year where the partying just got a little too heavy. There's no happy ending with hard drugs."

Hawkins remembered the moment that he had the desire to get sober, "Thank God on some level this guy gave me the wrong line with the wrong thing one night and I woke up going, 'What the f*** happened?' That was a real changing point for me."

When asked about his sobriety, Hawkins replied, "I don't really discuss how I live my life in that regard. I have my system that works for me."