Here's what was played at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute gig in LA

28 September 2022, 12:08 | Updated: 28 September 2022, 12:48

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

By Jenny Mensah

The LA leg of Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert took place last night and included performances from Queen, Joan Jett, Chad Smith, Justin Hawkins, Alanis Morissette and more. Get the full setlist here.

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Foo Fighters and the family of the late Taylor Hawkins played the second of two tribute shows to the late drummer this Wednesday (27th September).

Foo Fighters and the Hawkins Family Present Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert was held at Los Angeles' Kia Forum and featured the likes of Queen, Alanis Morissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers Chad Smith, P!nk, Wolf Van Halen, Them Crooked Vultures, Def Leppard and Joan Jett.

Find who played the LA leg of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert and what was on the full ssetlist below.

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

Dave Grohl's daughter Violet Grohl opened the show last night with a cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, which was accompanied by guitarist Alain Johannes.

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Miley Cyrus came together with rock icons Def Leppard for a rendition of Photograph, the hit taken from the band's 1983 album Pyromania.

Alanis Morissette, who gave Hawkins his first big break on tour, performed her iconic single, You Oughta Know, joined by Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith.

Foo Fighters, The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins and Wolfgang Van Halen performed a duo of Van Halen tracks, including Panama.

And Def Leppard, Foo Fighters and Weezer jammed on the iconic Rock of Ages.

Jack Black gave a dedication to Taylor Hawkins and introduced one of "Taylor's all time" favourite bands, Rush, who in turn said it was: "A privilege to be here".

Foo Fighters went on to play a 12-song set, with help from the likes of Travis Barker, Justin Hawkins, Dave Chappelle, Pink and Taylor Hawkins' son Oliver Shane Hawkins.

Dave Grohl ended the incredible 53-set gig with an emotional performance of Everlong, accompanied on the drums by Taylor Hawkins close friend, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show Setlist - LA, Kia Forum 27th September 2022

  1. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) - Violet Grohl (with Alain Johannes)
  2. Cherry Bomb - Joan Jett and Foo Fighters
  3. Bad Reputation - Joan Jett with Travis Barker
  4. Riff Raff (AC/DC cover) - Chevy Metal
  5. Owner of a Lonely Heart - (Yes cover) - Chevy Metal with Jon Davison
  6. Heroes - (David Bowie cover) - Chevy Metal with Kesha
  7. Range Rover Bitch - Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + The Coattail Riders
  8. It's Over (Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders) - Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + The Coattail Riders
  9. Something About You (Level 42 cover - Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + The Coattail Riders with Mark King
  10. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness cover) - Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + The Coattail Riders with Rufus Taylor
  11. Walk Away - James Gang
  12. The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate to the Wind - James Gang
  13. Funk #49 James Gang with Dave Grohl
  14. Right Down the Line (Garry Rafferty cover) - Mark Ronson + Andrew Wyatt + Dave Grohl
  15. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John cover) - Them Crooked Vultures
  16. Dead End Friends - Them Crooked Vultures
  17. Long Slow Goodbye (QOTSA cover) - Them Crooked Vultures
  18. Panama (Van Halen cover) - Wolfgang Van Halen + Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + Dave Grohl
  19. Hot for Teacher (Van Halen cover) - Wolfgang Van Halen + Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + Dave Grohl
  20. Rock of Ages (Def Leppard cover) - Wolfgang Van Halen + Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + Dave Grohl
  21. Photogrpah (Def Leppard cover) - Wolfgang Van Halen + Justin Hawkins + Josh Freese + Dave Grohl
  22. Live Wire - Mötley Crüe + Foo Fighters with Derek Day
  23. Home Sweet Home - Mötley Crüe + Foo Fighters with Derek Day
  24. Shake It Up (The Cars cover) - Josh Homme + Elliot Easton + Foo Fighters
  25. Just What I Needed (The Cars cover) - Josh Homme + Elliot Easton + Foo Fighters
  26. Barracuda (Heart cover) - P!nk + Nancy Wilson + Foo Fighters with Jon Theodore
  27. Next to You (The Police cover) - Stewart Copeland + Foo Fighters
  28. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Stewart Copeland + Foo Fighters with Jon Davison
  29. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette + Foo Fighters
  30. Supernaught (Black Sabbathsong - Sebastian Bach + Geezer Butler + Lars Ulrich + Foo Fighters
  31. Paranoid (Black Sabbath song - Sebastian Bach + Geezer Butler + Lars Ulrich + Foo Fighters (Followed by Jack Black trbiute/ intro speech for Rush)
  32. 2112 Part I: Overture (Rush song) Geddy Lee + Alex Lifeson - with Dave Grohl
  33. Working Man (Rush song) Geddy Lee + Alex Lifeson - with Chad Smith
  34. YYZ (Rush song) Geddy Lee + Alex Lifeson - with Danny Carey
  35. The Day I Tried To Live (Soundgarden cover) - Taylor Momsen + Kim Thayil + Matt Cameron + Krist Novoselic + Dave Grohl + Pat Smear
  36. Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden cover) - Taylor Momsen + Kim Thayil + Matt Cameron + Krist Novoselic + Dave Grohl + Pat Smear
  37. We Will Rock You - Queen + Foo Fighters with Justin Hawkins
  38. I'm in Love with My Car - Queen + Foo Fighters (Roger Taylor on vocals, Rufus Taylor on drums)
  39. Under Pressure - Queen + Foo Fighters with Justin Hawkins
  40. Somebody to Love - Queen + Foo Fighters with P!nk
  41. Love of My Life - Brian May solo (followed by the Queen song Somebody to love with a Foo Fighters' tribute video)
  42. All My Life - Foo Fighters with Josh Freese
  43. The Pretender - Foo Fighters with Jon Theodore and P!nk
  44. Walk - Foo Fighters with with Travis Barker
  45. Low - Foo Fighters with Matt Cameron
  46. This Is a Call - Foo Fighters with Brad Wilk
  47. The Sky Is a Neighborhood - Foo Fighters with Patrick Wilson
  48. Creep - Radiohead cover with Dave Chappelle and Patrick Wilson
  49. Run - Foo Fighters with Omar Hakim
  50. Best of You - Foo Fighters with Rufus Taylor
  51. My Hero - Foo Fighters with Oliver Shane Hawkins
  52. I'll Stick Around - Foo Fighters with Oliver Shane Hawkins
  53. Everlong - Foo Fighters with Chad Smith

Watch Foo Fighters' emotional performance of Everlong at the London tribute concert:

Foo Fighters - Everlong at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

How can I watch the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts?*

  • Paramount+ will screen the London show live in the US but the show will be available on demand internationally.
  • MTV's YouTube channels will be streaming the show live internationally
  • Pluto TV will also be streaming the show internationally, plus the show will be available on demand from the week beginning 5th September.
  • MTV will also air a one-hour special across its channels around the world starting on Sunday, 4th September, followed by an extended two-hour special that will air internationally later in the month.

*The LA show was subsequently not streamed live on the 27th September. Stay tuned for more details on if this show will be available to watch on demand.

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

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.

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