Emotional Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl break down mid-song at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

An emotional Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl broke down mid-song during a six-hour concert celebrating the life of the band's late drummer, Taylor Hawkins. 

Hawkins died in March while on tour and according to media was found in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, where the Foo Fighters were due to play at the Festival Estéreo Picnic.

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert was held at London's Wembley Stadium with Grohl behind the drums as Liam Gallagher opened the show.

Grohl was signing Times Like These when he broke down and paused to collect his emotions on the lyric: "It's times like these you learn to love again."

Earlier in the concert, Grohl described Hawkins as his "dear friend, bandmate and brother".

"No-one else could make you smile or laugh or dance or sing like he could," Grohl said of Hawkins.

"And for those of you that admired him from afar, I'm sure you've all felt the same thing," Grohl added.

"So sing and dance and laugh and cry and scream and make some noise so he can hear us right now."

The concert at the Wembley Stadium was a blockbuster event with many famous musicians taking part including Sir Paul McCartney, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. 

Former Led Zeppelin bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones appeared alongside Grohl as part of Them Crooked Vultures.

Elton John appeared via a pre-recorded message to honour Hawkins and pay his respects.

"I want to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins because he was a great musician. But more than that he was a great father and a great husband and a great guy to hang out with," he said.

"He played on my last album which I was so thrilled about and honoured. So, tonight is about remembering him, honouring him, and don't ever forget him."

Actor Jason Sudeikis also introduced Hawkins' other bands, Chevy Metal and Coattail Riders.

The Wembley show on Saturday night (local time) is the first of two Hawkins tribute concerts organised by the musician's wife and bandmates, with proceeds going to charities Music Support and MusiCares. The second concert is taking place in Los Angeles later this month.