The dust has settled, and an event that was greeted with a degree of skepticism in some quarters has been universally acclaimed as an extraordinary, life-affirming triumph.
Imaginatively planned, slickly choreographed and undoubtedly emotional, the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert was a show – like Live Aid, or the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert – that people will talk about for decades. For every person lucky enough to score a ticket for Wembley Stadium, another six will claim to have been there.
It was a night of surprises. Them Crooked Vultures. The James Gang. Alex and Geddy.
It was a night that flipped wildly between grief and joy. Brian May performing Love Of My Life, the stadium a galaxy of smartphone torches. Shane Hawkins beating the hell out of his dad’s kit. And Dave Grohl. Dave Grohl!
It was a night when Grohl, who’s specialised in producing isolated moments of magic at Foo Fighters shows – dragging audience members onstage or bringing surprise superstars in from the wings – showed he could somehow sustain such wizardly for hours on end, all the while being put through a physical and emotional wringer. It was truly a performance for the ages.
There’s another show set for the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on September 27. Many of the performers from London will be there. Some fresh faces will appear. Can such magic happen again? It’s hard to imagine that those levels of emotional intensity can possibly be sustained. But with Dave Grohl at the helm, anything is possible.
A gallery of images from Wembley stadium follows. Click the arrows to navigate through the slideshow.
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Dave Grohl and Liam Gallagher (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Nile Rodgers (Image credit: Andrea Neumann)
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Keisha onstage with Chevy Metal (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Wolfgang Van Halen and Dave Grohl (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Wolfgang Van Halen with Justin Hawkins (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Violet Grohl (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Supergrass’s Gaz Coombes (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Dave Grohl and Josh Homme backstage (Image credit: Danny Clinch)
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John Paul Jones onstage with Them Crooked Vultures (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Chrissie Hynde (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Joe Walsh (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Violet Grohl, Mark Ronson, Chris Chaney and Jason Falkner take a bow (Image credit: Andreas Neuman)
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Dave Grohl and Brian Johnson (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Lars Ulrich (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Brian Johnson (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Brian Johnson and Dave Grohl (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Stewart Copeland (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Geddy Lee (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee onstage with Dave Grohl (Image credit: Danny Clinch)
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Queen (Image credit: Kevin Mazur)
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Brian May sings Love Of My Life (Image credit: Danny Clinch)
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Dave Grohl (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Nandi Bushell (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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Foo Fighters take a bow (Image credit: Oliver Halfin)
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Paul McCartney onstage with Dave Grohl and Pat Smear (Image credit: Scarlet Page)
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