Shane Hawkins, the son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, sat behind the kit with his dad’s covers band Chevy Metal at a couple of recent California gigs. The young stickman showed off his dynamic chops during shows July 27th and 29th at Gold Pacific Studios in Newport Beach and The Canyon in Agoura Hills, respectively.
Taylor Hawkins formed Chevy Metal in 2013, and would routinely gig with the outfit until his passing in March 2022. Shane, meanwhile, has proven to be a very skilled drummer himself, as seen at Foo Fighters’ September 2022 tribute concerts for Taylor, as well as a guest appearance at the Foos’ recent Boston Calling gig.
Shane pounded his way through songs by Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Mötley Crüe, The Police, Thin Lizzy, and more over the two nights (setlists here and here). Fan-filmed footage of him playing the Crüe’s “Looks That Kill,” Zeppelin’s “Moby Dick,” and Sabbath’s “The Wizard” can be seen below.
Singer Sebastian Bach joined the band for several songs at the Agoura Hills show, while other guests over the two nights included drummer Rikki Rockett (Poison), guitarist Elliot Easton (The Cars), and drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty, John Mellencamp).
Meanwhile, Foo Fighters kick off of a run of US headlining and festival shows on Friday (August 4th) in Spokane, Washington. The band has dates scheduled throughout the rest of 2023 and into 2024. Pick up tickets here.
Watch the aforementioned footage of Shane Hawkins playing with Chevy Metal below.
