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Taylor Hawkins tribute concert – line-up and how to watch from Manchester

The concert will be streamed across the globe.

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Some of the biggest names in music will come together this weekend for the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.

The late Foo Fighters drummer, who tragically died in March this year, will be remembered in true rock and roll style – with a night of live music.

The all-star concerts have been organised by Hawkins’ bandmates, including frontman Dave Grohl, as well as his bereaved family.

Two shows are set to take place – one at London’s Wembley Arena, and another in Los Angeles.

Famous faces taking to the stage to honour the rock legend will include Liam Gallagher, Brian May, Mark Ronson and Supergrass, to name a few.

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The Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts will start this week. Credit: Facebook, Taylor Hawkins

The Foo Fighters themselves will also be performing on what’s set to be an emotional night.

The band cancelled all tour dates, including a date in Manchester, in the wake of Hawkins’ death, so this weekend will be a rare chance to see them perform again.

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Here’s how you can watch the show from Manchester.

How to watch the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Although the actual gig is taking place down in London, Foo Fighters and the Hawkins family have arranged for it to be live-streamed across the planet.

The gig will begin at 4.30pm on Saturday 3 September.

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You’ll be able to watch it live through the MTV YouTube channel below when the concert starts.

MTV will also air a one-hour special across its channels around the world starting on Sunday 4 September.

Who’s headlining?

As one of the most famous and respected musicians in the industry, Taylor Hawkins and his Foo Fighters bandmates aren’t short of famous friends wanting to pay their respects.

It’s led to a bumper bill of rock royalty, who will perform alongside Foo Fighters at Wembley.

In alphabetical order, this is who you’ll see on stage on Saturday.

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  • Travis Barker (Blink-182)
  • Nandi Bushell
  • Martin Chambers (The Pretenders)
  • Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction)
  • Chevy Metal
  • Stewart Copeland (The Police)
  • Josh Freese
  • Liam Gallagher
  • Violet Grohl
  • Omar Hakim
  • Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
  • Shane Hawkins
  • Joshua Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age)
  • Chrissie Hynde
  • James Gang
  • Alain Johannes
  • Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
  • John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
  • Kesha
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Geddy Lee (Rush)
  • Alex Lifeson (Rush)
  • Brian May (Queen)
  • Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Mark Ronson
  • Luke Spiller (The Struts)
  • Supergrass
  • Roger Taylor (Queen)
  • Rufus Taylor (The Darkness)
  • Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
  • Wolfgang Van Halen
  • Plus a special guest appearance from Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock

The charities the concert will support

The gigs have been created to raise money for Music Support and MusiCares, as well as to honour the late Taylor Hawkins.

Music Support is a charity that provides help and support for those who work in music and live events affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction.

MusiCares’ website states that they ‘help the humans behind music because music gives so much to this world’.

The charity provides critical health and welfare services to the music community in three key areas: mental health and addiction recovery services, health services and human services.

All merchandise sold will also benefit the two charities.

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What Taylor Hawkins’ loved ones say

Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl with the Foo Fighters. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A statement from Foo Fighters said: “As one of the most respected and beloved figures in modern music, Taylor’s monolithic talent and magnetic personality endeared him to millions of fans, peers, friends and fellow musical legends the world over.

“Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized.

“The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts will unite several of those artists, the Hawkins family and of course his Foo Fighters brothers in celebration of Taylor’s memory and his legacy as a global rock icon.”

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A statement from the Hawkins family said: “As Taylor’s wife, and on behalf of our children, I want to share how much you meant to him and how dedicated he was to ‘knocking your socks off’ during every performance.

“Taylor was honored to be a part of the Foo Fighters and valued his dream role in the band every minute of his 25 years with them. We consider every band member and the extended Foo Fighters team our family.

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“Taylor’s endearing spirit and deep love of music will live on forever through the collaborations he so enjoyed having with other musicians and the catalog of songs he contributed to and created.

“In celebration of his life, it is now up to all of us who loved him most to honor Taylor’s legacy and the music he gave us.

“Thank you all again for your love and sympathy. Taylor loved all of you & we love you too. With gratitude, Alison Hawkins.”

Featured image: Wikimedia Commons

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Role Model at O2 Apollo, Manchester – a night where everyone wanted to be Sally | Review

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The O2 Apollo was a sea of cowboy hats and gingham for Role Model’s return to Manchester on his No Place Like Tour.

If you don’t know who Role Model is, then you’re probably not a 20-something year old girl addicted to TikTok and strawberry matcha like me – and that’s absolutely fine, but Role Model, aka Tucker Pillsbury, is more than just a social star with a couple of viral hits.

His steep incline to stardom, especially through his latest album Kansas Anymore released last summer, and the follow-up deluxe Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), earlier this year, has recently seen him perform on SNL with Charli XCX, as well as this week featuring in People’s Magazine Sexiest Man Alive 2025 edition in the centrefold spot, no less.

So it’s safe to say, he really is the man of the moment.

Role Model on stage at O2 Apollo Manchester in November 2025 / Image: The Manc Group

The all-American heartthrob wasted no time getting into his catalogue of hits, kicking things off with ‘Writing’s On The Wall’, before transitioning smoothly into ‘Look At That Woman’ and ‘Scumbag’, all taken from his 2024 album.

Guitar firmly in hand, Role Model shimmied across the stage effortlessly as a sea of adoring fans sang every single word back without fail.

The highlights from the show are never-ending, like taking a seat and singing the beautiful ‘Something, Somehow, Someday’ from a leather notebook – which he tells us is “my favourite song I’ve ever written, and I’m going to read it to you like a story”.

His vocals are identical to the studio recordings, and the energy in the room was just how you wanted it to be, especially during the iconic bridge in ‘Some Protector’.

Presuming you’re not familiar with the Role Model lore? Well, allow me to fill you in.

Each night during the undeniable smash-hit, ‘Sally, When the Wine Runs Out’, Tucker brings out a special guest to be that night’s so-called ‘Sally’ and dance on stage with him.

On the European tour so far, London were treated to Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan back to back, so it’s safe to say we were waiting with baited breath to be introduced to our very-own Sally.

Although we didn’t get anyone famous (we were hoping he’d go super meta and get Sally from Corrie, but alas), what did get was arguably better. A lovely, smiling fan who held Tucker’s hand and had the absolute time of her life for that one-minute where all eyes were on her – this is what it’s truly all about, at the end of the day.

If anyone in that crowd went home without feeling a bit in love with Role Model, then I’d be very surprised.

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His effortless charisma oozed throughout the performance, and we can’t wait to welcome him back in Manchester again.

Maybe next time, I’ll be Sally.

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Clubland Live is returning to Manchester with an arena show that will be ‘the biggest night of your life’

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Clubland Live is returning to Manchester with an arena show that will be 'the biggest night of your life'

Clubland will be back with a live arena show in Manchester next year, following massive success and feel-good parties for the last few years.

There’ll be five cities on the newly announced tour, which will fill arenas with classic dance tunes and the full Clubland experience.

As well as Manchester, the tour will visit Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle and Aberdeen in May next year.

The three-hour action-packed show will bring together some big names from as far back as the 90s in the dance music world, along with some of the biggest new names on the scene.

Each city will have a slightly different line-up, but for Manchester it includes Cascada, Ultrabeat, and Ben Nicky.

The new Clubland show at the AO Arena will be reliving the times where dance music produced the best tunes, energy and feel-good factor from throughout the generations.

Clubland started life as a series of compilation albums in 2002, and become the umbrella brand for an entire movement of commercial dance music, spawning countless classic hits over the years.

That’s included artists like Cascada, Scooter, BassHunter and Ultrabeat amongst many, many more – selling 30 million albums.

And Clubland TV remains one of the most popular music channels on UK music TV, bringing a mix of the both the classics and new tunes to thousands of people every day.

Clubland Live launched in 2008 and played to tens of thousands of people across the UK, in a landmark moment for the dance music industry.

And now it’s back again for a live show at the AO Arena.

Clubland Live will be at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday 2 May 2026, with tickets on sale from 10am on Friday 7 November HERE.

Clubland line-up for Manchester AO Arena 2026

  • Ben Nicky
  • Cascada
  • Darren Styles
  • Alex K
  • Flip N Fill
  • Ultrabeat
  • Ian Van Dahl
  • Karen Parry
  • Kelly Llorenna
  • LMC
  • Michelle (from Platinum)

Clubland 2026 live arena dates in full

  • Fri 1 May 2026 Aberdeen P&J Live
  • Sat 2 May 2026 Manchester AO Arena
  • Sun 3 May 2026 Leeds First Direct Arena
  • Fri 8 May 2026 Newcastle Utilita Arena
  • Sat 9 May 2026 Glasgow OVO Hydro

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