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Taylor Hawkins' teenage son is carrying on his father’s legacy.
The teen can be seen rocking out on the roof of a garage during theperformancein a clip posted toTikTok. “When Taylor Hawkins' son gets on the drums and dedicates the song ‘My Hero’ to his dad,” reads the post’s caption. “The hawk would’ve been proud.”
Taylor died on March 25 in Bogotá, Colombia, shortly before a scheduled music festival performance after complaining of chest pains in his hotel. He was 50 years old.
The Alive thanked Shane viaInstagramfor joining them on stage for the special July 4th performance.
“Thanks to the Laguna Beach community, police (for not shutting us down) ,@spliffriff_and the@marcusskenderianfamily. Special thanks to@shane_hawkins_22for sitting in,” the band shared alongside videos of concertgoers and Shane’s' performance.
The Alive — who are friends with Shane — have opened for Taylor’s cover band Chevy Metal (which features musicians Wiley Hodgden and Mick Murphy) as well as the Foo Fighters at Lollapalooza Chile one week before the Grammy winner’s death,Varietyreported.
Shane previously joined his father on stage to cover the Rolling Stones' “Miss You” during a Chevy Metal show in 2018, according toConsequence.
In June, the Hawkins family announcedtwo tribute concertswill take place at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sept. 3 and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Sept. 27.
“Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee will come together with the Hawkins family to celebrate the life, music and love of their husband, father, brother and bandmate with The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts,” a press release said.
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