Foo Fighters' emotional Glastonbury tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins

23 June 2023 , 18:46

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Foo Fighters' emotional Glastonbury tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins

The Foo Fighters paid tribute to their late bandmate Taylor Hawkins at Glastonbury this evening.

The American band took to the Pyramid Stage just before 6.30pm following speculation they were the secret act billed under the name The Churnups, opening with All My Life to uproarious applause in the crowd.

"We only have one hour so we gotta make sure we fit in all the songs we can," lead singer Dave Grohl told the delighted festivalgoers at the start of the band's set at Worthy Farm.

"Last time we played here was 2017… I don’t know how many of y’all were there that time?" Dave went on to ask the crowd as US rockers launched into a rendition of their anthem The Pretender.

Dave Grohl kept cool in the heat during The Foo Fighters' performance (PA)

The former Nirvana singer, 54, went on to poke fun at the fact The Foo Fighters' secret set was leaked ahead of the band taking to the stage this evening, telling fans: "You guys knew it was us this whole time, you knew it. We’re not good at secrets.

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"Well, it’s nice to see your faces again, it’s been a long time. This is another beautiful day, another beautiful audience."

Later on during the performance, Dave then welcomed his daughter Violet Grohl to the stage, describing her as his "favourite singer in the world".

"This is a song we wrote for my mother, Violet’s grandmother, it’s called Show Me How and it goes like this," the proud dad gushed.

He then went on to give drummer Josh Freese a shout-out to the Glastonbury crowd, describing his bandmate as "the man who helped us to be here today", following the death of Taylor Hawkins last year.

Dave and the rest of The Foo Fighters then paid tribute to Taylor as their set drew to a close, dedicating their performance of Everlong to the late drummer.

Dave gave it his all as the band dedicated their final song of the evening to their late bandmate (Samir Hussein/WireImage)

The Foo Fighters and their fans were heartbroken when Taylor passed away last year (AFP via Getty Images)

"Well it’s nice to be here for 58 mins and 30 seconds," Dave declared as the band prepared to belt out their final song of the evening.

"We usually play this one as our way to say goodbye because we never like to say goodbye because I figure that if you guys come back we’ll come back soon.

"But I already know we’re coming back for a whole f****** tour but I would like to thank every one of you for sticking around for the last 28 years.

He added: "I would like to dedicate this song to the Mr Taylor Hawkins.

"So let’s sing this one loud, we’re missing Taylor."

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Taylor died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest while on tour with The Foo Fighters in March 2022, shortly after his 50th birthday.

Zoe Delaney