Livestream & concert specials will reach global audience
Foo Fighters and the Hawkins family have teamed up with Paramount to take their all-star celebration of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts global. Paramount will present the September 3rd Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert live to the world from Wembley Stadium in its entirety.
Directed by Joel Gallen and Produced by Emer Patten at EP-PIC Films & Creative, the full Wembley Stadium show will be available to stream live and on demand across Paramount’s streaming and digital platforms, including live coverage across Paramount+ domestically, Pluto TV internationally and MTV Brand YouTube Channels globally beginning Saturday, September 3rd at 4:30 pm BST/11:30 am ET.
The concert will also be available on-demand access globally via Paramount+ on Saturday, September 3rd and on Pluto TV and MTV TV VOD starting the week of September 5th.
Special editions of the concert will air in prime time across Paramount’s broadcast and cable channels globally. CBS will broadcast an hour-long rendering of the tribute concert on Saturday, September 3rd from 9-10 pm ET/PT. MTV will also air the one-hour special across its channels around the world starting in Latin America on Saturday, September 3rd and other international territories on Sunday, September 4th, followed by an extended two-hour special that will air globally in September.
The ranks of rock royalty joining The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts to honor the life, music and love of one of modern music’s most beloved figures have continued to grow, with recent additions to the London and Los Angeles lineups including members of AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Metallica, Blink-182, Pretenders and more.
The September 3rd event at London’s Wembley Stadium include Travis Barker, Martin Chambers, Josh Freese, Violet Grohl, Justin Hawkins, Shane Hawkins, James Gang, Brian Johnson, Kesha, Luke Spiller and Lars Ulrich joining a lineup featuring Nandi Bushell, Chris Chaney, Stewart Copeland, Liam Gallagher, Omar Hakim, Joshua Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Alain Johannes, John Paul Jones, Greg Kurstin, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Krist Novoselic, Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Supergrass, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, Wolfgang Van Halen, Chevy Metal and special appearances by Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock.
The September 27th show at the LA Kia Forum have added Sebastian Bach, Travis Barker, Geezer Butler, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Josh Freese, Violet Grohl, Shane Hawkins, James Gang, Mark King and Lars Ulrich to a lineup that includes Chris Chaney, Stewart Copeland, Miley Cyrus, Omar Hakim, Joshua Homme, Joan Jett, Alain Johannes, John Paul Jones, Greg Kurstin, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Alanis Morissette, Krist Novoselic, P!NK, LeAnn Rimes, Mark Ronson, Gene Simmons, Nikki Sixx, Chad Smith, Luke Spiller, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, Jon Theodore, Wolfgang Van Halen, Brad Wilk, Nancy Wilson, Patrick Wilson, and a special appearance by Chevy Metal.
The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts ticket and merchandise sales will benefit charities chosen by the Hawkins family as Music Support and MusiCares.
