Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Dave Grohl choked back tears as Foo Fighters paid tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins. The 53-year-old rocker became emotional at Wembley Stadium on Saturday while singing ‘Times Like These’ as the band played their first concert since Taylor died aged 50 in March. The star-studded six-hour concert included appearances from Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, AC/DC and Liam Gallagher, and Grohl paid a poignant tribute to his ‘partner’ and ‘brother’ at the start of the show. The musician said of Taylor: “For those of you who knew him personally, you know that no one else can make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could, and for those of you who admired from afar, I” I’m sure that you’ve all felt the same thing.” Dave explained that Taylor’s love of music helped create the excellent line-up for the concert – which also included video tributes from Sir Elton John and Stevie Nicks and appearances from Nile Rodgers and Chrissie Hynde. He told the crowd: “When we first started talking about making something for Taylor, we sat down and said, even if it’s his closet friends, it’s like 100 musicians. “Because Taylor loved to jam and record with anyone and everyone. He loved playing music every day. And there aren’t too many people he hasn’t jammed with. “Well, this collection of friends and family and musicians, it was all brought together by him and we’re all connected here today by this one guy. “Bringing musicians who have never met, musicians who have never played together, all in one place, all at the same time, with all you beautiful people to make noise for Taylor Hawkins.” Several musicians filled in for Taylor on drums, including a stirring appearance for his 16-year-old son Shane who performed “My Hero” with the Foo Fighters.
