What was played at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London?

4 September 2022, 12:22 | Updated: 13 July 2023, 17:16

Paul McCartney, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Travis Barker, Liam Gallagher and many more stars paid tribute to the Foo Fighters drummer at Wembley Stadium. Find out what was on the setlist.

Foo Fighters and the family of the late Taylor Hawkins played the first of two tribute shows to the late drummer this weekend.

Foo Fighters and the Hawkins Family Present Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert was held at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday 3rd September.

The star-studded event featured the likes of Liam Gallagher, Josh Homme, Nile Rodgers, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen joining the members of Foo Fighters in a marathon show that included many of Taylor's musical heroes and influences.

The gig was streamed around the world live and will be available to re-watch on demand across the rest of September - see below for more details.

Here's who played what at the London leg of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts.

The show opened with a huge response from the Wembley crowd for the remaining members of Foo Fighters, with frontman Dave Grohl acknowledging his bandmate, who died in March, aged 50.

Grohl said: "Taylor loved to jam and record with anybody and everybody. He loved to play music every - and there aren’t too many people that he’s never jammed with.

“So this collection of friends and family and musicians, this is all brought together by him and we’re all connected here today by that one guy.”

Foo Fighters & The Hawkins Family Present Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert takes place in London and Los Angeles. Picture: 1. Ashley Beliveau/Getty Images 2. Twitter/Foo Fighters

He went on: "For those of you who knew Taylor personally you will know that no-one else could make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could.

"And for those of you that admired him from afar, I'm sure you've all felt the same thing."

The frontman then urged the crowd to "sing and dance, and laugh and cry and f**king scream and make some f**king noise so he could hear us right now, because you know it's gonna be a long f**king night, right?"

The six-hour show saw Foo Fighters joined by Liam Gallagher for two classic Oasis songs Live Forever and Rock 'N' Roll Star, plus Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor accompanied the band on the classic tunes We Will Rock You and Somebody To Love.

Sir Elton John couldn't be present at the Wembley show and sent a video message, saying: "He played on my last album, which I was so thrilled about and honoured. So tonight is about remembering him, honouring him, and don't ever forget him.""

A reunion of supergroup Them Crooked Vultures - featuring Grohl, Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin - performed the star's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Meanwhile, Nile Rodgers took to the stage to play the David Bowie songs Let's Dance and Modern Love, while members of AC/DC, Supergrass, The Police and Rush all paid tribute to Hawkins. Dave Grohl's daughter Violet performed the Jeff Buckley tracks Grace and Last Goodbye.

Supergrass, Rush, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, Nile Rodgers, Josh Homme and Stewart Copeland of The Police were among the other stars who performed at the show, while Grohl's daughter Violet joined him to sing Jeff Buckley's Grace, and Valerie with Mark Ronson.

The show ended with a set from Foo Fighters, which saw the band accompanied by Travis Barker of Blink-182, Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders and 12-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell. The evening was capped with an appearance by Paul McCartney for a pair of Beatles classics and Foo Fighters' My Hero performed with Taylor's son Oliver Shane Hawkins.

Grohl said: "Let me tell you I don't think I've ever seen anyone hit the drums as hard as this person, but beyond that, he's a member of our family."

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Setlist - London, Wembley Stadium 3rd September 2022

Taylor Hawkins in Hollywood, 16th February 2022. Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty

How can I watch the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts?

How to watch the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert. Picture: Press

What have Foo Fighters said about the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts?

A message from the band read: "As one of the most respected and beloved figures in modern music, Taylor’s monolithic talent and magnetic personality endeared him to millions of fans, peers, friends and fellow musical legends the world over. Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized."

They added: "The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts will unite several of those artists, the Hawkins family and of course his Foo Fighters brothers in celebration of Taylor’s memory and his legacy as a global rock icon—his bandmates and his inspirations playing the songs that he fell in love with, and the ones he brought to life."

Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl at the Grammy nominations in December 2007. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Which charities will benefit from the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts?

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts ticket and merchandise sales will benefit charities chosen by the Hawkins family: Music Support and MusiCares.