March 25th marks the one-year anniversary of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins‘ death at the age of 50. To commemorate the passing of the influential rocker, 100 Belgian drummers came together for a special performance of “My Hero” with local rock band Black Box Revelation.
Filmed at Sportpaleis Antwerp, the last venue in Belgium where Hawkins played with Foo Fighters in 2018, the infantry of drummers is only able to supply a fraction of the power Taylor put forth on a nightly basis. The battalion of beatmakers flanks Black Box Revelation performing in the middle of Belgium’s largest arena as searchlights in the audience flash skyward.
“Taylor Hawkins was the best drummer of our times,” Black Box Revelation said in a statement. “Honouring him with this tribute was an experience we will never forget.”
This latest tribute is reminiscent of Rockin’ 1000, a mass performance group that originally convened in 2015 in a (successful) effort to lure Foo Fighters to the small Italian city of Cesena. Two months after Hawkins’ death last year, 1,000 musicians from 25 countries gathered to pay tribute to the late drummer with a performance of “My Hero”.
The year following Hawkins’ death was filled with an endless outpouring of tributes. Most notably, the remaining Foo Fighters gathered rock n’ roll royalty for massive tribute concerts in London and Los Angeles. Recently, the band announced its first headlining shows since Taylor’s death, though a replacement has yet to be named.
Watch 100 drummers cover “My Hero” in honor of the one-year anniversary of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death. Foo Fighters’ string of concerts begins in Gilford, NH on May 24th and also includes festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Boston Calling Music Festival, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, Germany’s Rock Am Ring, Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival, Sea.Hear.Now, and more. Tickets and a full list of tour dates are available here.
100 drummers play “My Hero” by Foo Fighters — Remembering Taylor Hawkins | Studio Brussel
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