Wembley Tribute review on Taylor Hawkins: Rock n’ Rollercoaster is emotional | music | entertainment

A truly special salute brought together some of the most respected names in rock ‘n’ roll on Saturday. Opening the show, Foo Fighters captain Dave Grohl thrilled the crowds with a rousing speech, urging the 90,000 Wembley spirits to “sing and dance and laugh and cry and scream and make some damn noise so he could hear us now. Because you know what, it’s going to be a long night!” “.

Liam Gallagher rocks the stage in style, giving off a no-nonsense style in the afternoon as Dave Grohl joins him on drums, setting the bar with a very appropriate Rock n’ Roll Star and Live Forever.

The addition of Foo Fighters joining in has taken the classics to a higher, more emotional dimension than ever before.

Next, he remembers the late legend Nile Rodgers while his band planned a special show with the Foo Fighters in Columbia on the night of Taylor’s death.

Rodgers joined forces with the band’s close friend Josh Ohm for an explosive cover of the classic Bowie Let’s Dance.

To keep up the party vibe, Chevy Metal gets the crowd moving with an emphatic look at Talking Heads’ mega hit Psychokiller and T Rex’s Children of the Revolution.

Citing Van Halen as the band Hawkins loved, guitarist Wolfgang Van Halen played amazing covers of their classic songs On Fire and Hot For Teacher. In a touching video, Elton John describes how Taylor and the band “always give 150 percent, never less.”

Supergroup Them Crooked Vultures is making its debut since 2010, with Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones playing a powerful performance for Elton’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, with rousing vocals for a very long time.

Performing three iconic songs that culminated with the superb Brass in Pocket The Pretenders, Chrissy Hynd and her band proved to be the highlight of the night.

AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson and Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich is a fierce medley with the Foo Fighters, Back In Black rocks Wembley to the core, as does Queen’s We Will Rock You and Under Pressure, the latter making especially poignant with the tragic and The premature departure of Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, who influenced the lives of many people with their art, and gave Wembley mega shows in their heyday.

A tearful editorial for the main group Foo Fighters with Times Like This sees Dave Grohl visibly overwhelmed with the song “It’s times like these where you learn to live again, it’s time like these give and give again.”

All My Life is massive, barrel and bullet like a bassline streak to the climax of a volcanic closure with Grohl’s primal vocals.

While star drummer Travis Parker appeared on Blink 182, Grohl forgot some words from the second stanza of Monkey Wrench in a comedic moment that added some peace of mind.

Learn To Fly and the best of you are the heavy hitters that lock in the unforgettable Foos.

Paul McCartney’s appearance alongside Grohl and Chrissie Hynde for The Beatles hits Oh! Darling and Helter Skelter is much admired, with the previous song captivating a Wembley audience.

The Foo Fighters return to the stage with the song Aurora, and at a melting heart for Taylor, his sixteen-year-old son is shown sharing his dad’s drumming ability with a stunning performance on My Hero.

Concluding a massive six-hour show, Grohl presents a beautiful and intimate solo acoustic version of Everlong, and there’s no dry eye in sight as the band finally joins him, setting off in a glorious celebration of Taylor’s life.



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