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Elton John - The singer-songwriter has said he "couldn't be more excited" to make his debut at Glastonbury

Elton John closing out Glastonbury with final UK show

Elton John is set to close out Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday night, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been billed as his final UK performance.

Music • 25 Jun 23

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on stage of day three of Glastonbury

Foo Fighters dedicate song to late drummer Hawkins

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl dedicated the last song of the band's surprise set on Glastonbury's Pyramid stage to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Music • 23 Jun 23

With Dave Grohl triple-jobbing on vocals, guitars, and drums, this collection of bruisers and ballads serves as a lighthouse for band and listener alike, with comfort and inspiration coursing through each song

Foo Fighters at life-affirming best on But Here We Are

Dedicated to the memories of Dave Grohl's mother Virginia and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, But Here We Are lives up to all the connotations that its Back in White cover suggests.

Album Review • 05 Jun 23

Left on Read: "Want music at your divorce proceedings? We got you covered!"

Behind the music - Left on Read

Limerick-based indie rock band Left On Read have released their new single, Most of All. We asked frontman Steve Tynan the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 31 May 23

Behind the music - Brother Vice

Northern Ireland indie rock band Brother Vice have released their new single, Never Change, the first taste of their upcoming EP, Another Day On Earth, at the end of June. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 29 May 23

MY-HI: Insert gratuitous Led Zep reference here. Picture credit: Louis Hitchcock

Behind the music - MY-HI

Brighton-based alternative-rock four-piece MY-HI have released their new single, Phaser. We asked the band's vocalist Dan Veal the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 12 May 23

Foo Fighters announce new album: listen to new song

Foo Fighters have announced their first new album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Music • 19 Apr 23

Breakout! Foo Fighters become pinball wizards

Foo Fighters have launched a new pinball machine featuring 15 of their songs as part of a line of new rock and roll pinball machines.

Music • 28 Feb 23

Foo Fighters: "Without Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were – and without Taylor, we know that we're going to be a different band going forward."

Foo Fighters on 'tragic' year after Hawkins' death

The Foo Fighters have reflected on the "most difficult and tragic" year the band has "ever known" after Taylor Hawkins' death aged 50.

Music • 01 Jan 23

Behind the music - Kovanta

Kildare indie grunge/rock five-piece Kovanta have released their debut single Be My Queen. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 18 Nov 22

US rock pays musical tribute to Taylor Hawkins in LA

Dave Grohl invited fans to "spend some time in the musical mind" of Taylor Hawkins, at a special tribute concert to the late Foo Fighters drummer.

Music • 28 Sep 22

Foo Fighters honour memory of Hawkins

Foo Fighters paid tribute to their drummer Taylor Hawkins with a special concert alongside a star-studded line-up at London's Wembley Stadium.

Music • 04 Sep 22

Early Foo Fighters guitar is going up for auction

A guitar used by Dave Grohl in one of the Foo Fighters' early videos is to go on sale.

Music • 21 Aug 22

Simon O'Moore Donohoe: "I was plucked off the South Circular Road by Michael D. Higgins' gardeners when I fell off my bike and broke my two hands."

Behind the music - Mount Pelier

Irish singer songwriter Mount Pelier has released his new single, Sunday. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 26 Jun 22

There will be Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts in London and Los Angeles in September

Taylor Hawkins tribute reveals London line-up

Foo Fighters will be joined by Liam Gallagher, Brian May, Dave Chappelle, and more during a London tribute concert in memory of their late drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Music • 15 Jun 22

Taylor Hawkins and Alison Hawkins attends the Burberry "London in Los Angeles" event at Griffith Observatory on April 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Taylor Hawkins' wife Alison thanks fans for support

Alison Hawkins, the wife of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, has spoken out for the first time since her husband's shock death to thank fans and reveal that his band will be playing two tribute concerts to celebrate his life.

Music • 08 Jun 22

Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters, pictured together in November 2021

Foo Fighters cancel Grammys performance

The Foo Fighters will no longer perform at the 2022 Grammy awards following the death of Taylor Hawkins, the Recording Academy has said.

Grammys 2022 • 01 Apr 22

Paul McCartney hails Taylor Hawkins as a rock hero

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins saying he was a "true Rock and Roll hero".

Music • 30 Mar 22

Queen's Roger Taylor dedicates OBE to Taylor Hawkins

Queen's Roger Taylor has dedicated his OBE to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, describing him as "sunshine in human form".

Music • 30 Mar 22

Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters attend the Los Angeles premiere of Studio 666 on 16 February 2022

Foo Fighters cancel tour following death of Hawkins

Foo Fighters have urged fans to pull "loved ones close" and to take time to grieve as the band cancelled the remainder of their tour following the "staggering loss" of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Music • 29 Mar 22

Taylor Hawkins had ten different drugs in his system

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and a number of other drugs in his system when he died, Colombian investigators report.

Music • 27 Mar 22

Taylor Hawkins' artistry and kindness have been celebrated across social media

Music world pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins

Fellow musicians have paid tribute to "incredible talent" Taylor Hawkins, who has died aged 50. The Foo Fighters drummer was hailed as a "generous and cool person" as well as being an "amazing musician".

Music • 26 Mar 22

Taylor Hawkins had been on tour with the Foo Fighters at the time of his passing

Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer, dies aged 50

Taylor Hawkins, the iconic Foo Fighters drummer, has died, the band has announced. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

Music • 26 Mar 22

Dolly Parton: "I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out."

Dolly Parton bows out of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame race

Dolly Parton has pulled out of the race to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, saying: "I don't feel that I have earned that right."

Music • 15 Mar 22

Foo Fighters' comedy-horror is for diehards only

The classic Ronnie James Dio quote that every band needs to be a democracy led by a dictator takes on a diabolical twist in the Foo Fighters' hokey horror-comedy - truly one for diehards only.

Movie Review • 26 Feb 22