Welsh band Stereophonics have paid an emotional on-stage tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who tragically died on Friday.
The Welsh rockers played a gig in Brighton on Saturday night, with frontman Kelly Jones taking to the mic and paying tribute to Hawkins, who was found unresponsive in a hotel room in Columbia during his band’s latest tour. The Stereophonics themselves lost a former member of their band in 2010, when Stuart Cable, who had left the group in 2003, died suddenly at his home in south Wales.
Paying tribute to Hawkins, an emotional Jones said: “We all heard the sad news today. We’ve all been in that position where we’ve lost a band member. We want to pay tribute to Taylor. We’re going to play a song dedicated to the band and the fans.”
