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How Dave Grohl Nearly Missed His First Show After Taylor Hawkins’ Death: ‘The Whole Thing Was a Blur’

For Dave Grohl’s first public appearance after Taylor Hawkins’ death, he took the stage with support from Paul McCartney.

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Foo Fighters are on the press circuit now as they gear up for their 12th album, Your Favorite Toy, on April 24, 2026. They’ve discussed the nostalgic sound of the album and their current live shows, as well as reminisced about their early days.

That inevitably turns to revisiting heavy emotions. But as Dave Grohl told the BBC on April 21, “This band was born out of the pain of losing Kurt [Cobain] and Nirvana.”

That being said, he added, “We’ve always relied on music to help us through difficult times.” He acknowledged that music has helped somewhat in the last year and a half, following the revelation that he’d fathered a child outside his marriage. It also helped keep the band together after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died on March 25, 2022, in Bogotá,........

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