Foo Fighters played a show in London, England on Thursday, and teamed up with Shane Hawkins, the son of their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, for a surprise rendition of “I’ll Stick Around”
In clips of the performance posted online, the audience can be seen giving Hawkins a warm welcome as he took the stage. “We particularly like it when he plays this song,” Dave Grohl told the crowd, before counting off the 1995 hit. Hawkins executed the driving rock beat with impassioned precision, landing a couple excellent fills (including one with rototoms, and who doesn’t love that?) Watch a video of the performance below.
This isn’t the first time Hawkins has helmed the throne for Foo Fighters. In 2022, he performed “My Hero” with the band at a tribute concert for his father, and last year, he and Violet Grohl both joined the group for their performance at Boston Calling. Now, Hawkins is 17 years old, and is beginning to look even more like his father, with long blond hair.
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Up next, Foo Fighters will finish out their European tour dates, before returning stateside for shows in cities like Boston, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and more later this summer. Grab tickets here.
Earlier this month, the band kicked off their UK tour dates by debuting their long lost song “Unconditional.”
