The Foo Fighters will perform live again in less than a month, but the band hasn’t revealed the name of the drummer who will go with them. However, it hasn’t put an end to rumors, with a number of people frequently named as potential candidates to take Taylor Hawkins’ former place on the drum kit. Rufus “Tiger” Taylor, the drummer for The Darkness, and the son of Queen’s Roger Taylor, is one of those most commonly suggested as a potential.
When asked about the potential of Rufus replacing Taylor Hawkins as the Foo Fighters drummer, the drummer for Queen, who was good friends with Hawkins, managed to avoid delivering a direct response and instead provided a number of platitudes.
Roger told BBC Radio 2 when asked if Rufus was joining the band, “Well, Rufus is phenomenal. He’s turned into this scary, great drummer with The Darkness […] My son, he’s just annoyingly powerful and he’s become very, very good. I can’t say any more!”
When further pressed about a possible stint with the Foos, Taylor then added, “Well, he does play brilliantly with them. He knows all their stuff, knows them all very well. He did play ‘Best of You’ with the Foos, and it was phenomenal at Wembley, and at The Forum in L.A. What exactly is happening now, I don’t know.”
As stated, Roger Taylor was quite close with Taylor Hawkins, who was an avid Queen fan. Speaking about the death of Hawkins, Taylor added, “We’re never going to forget him. I can’t take him out of my phone.” In April 2022, Roger Taylor was granted the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, he dedicated the honor to Hawkins.
Foo Fighters recently released a new single “Rescued,” though it has not been revealed who played drums on the track. As stated, speculation has been rampant about who might fill the void on tour, with Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron and Against Me / Angels and Airwaves’ Atom Willard among the names initially surfacing. Cameron later denied the report that he would be joining the band.
We’ll find out who’s playing drums when Foo Fighters hit the road next month. Get your tickets here.
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