Billie Eilish closed out an extensive year of touring this week with a three-night stand at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. At the penultimate show on Wednesday, Eilish welcomed a pair of surprise guests: Dave Grohl sat in for an acoustic performance of Foo Fighters’ “My Hero,” and Phoebe Bridgers joined Eilish to sing “Motion Sickness.” Watch fan-captured footage below.
Grohl dedicated their collaborative performance in honor of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. “You know, I have to say, earlier this year, all of the Foo Fighters and our families gathered together at my house to watch the Grammys, and, when Billie came out for her performance in the Taylor Hawkins T-shirt, the room was filled with real tears of love and gratitude,” Grohl recalled. “So, from our families who are here tonight, the Hawkins family, and everyone, we’d like to thank you very much for that. So let’s, let’s sing it for Taylor.”
Grohl previously lauded Eilish as the future of rock ‘n’ roll, saying in a 2019 interview, “The same thing is happening with her that happened with Nirvana in 1991. People say, ‘Is rock dead?’ When I look at someone like Billie Eilish, rock and roll is not close to dead!”
Earlier this year, Bridgers shared a cover of Eilish’s song “When the Party’s Over.” She and Eilish also both hold the distinction of being former recipients of Consequence’s Artist of the Year award; Eilish won in 2019 and Bridgers in 2020.
.@BillieEilish brought out special guest Dave Grohl to sing “My Hero” in honor of Taylor Hawkins. ❤️#HTEEncore2 #HTEEncoreShows pic.twitter.com/ph7IDYOPme
— The Kia Forum (@thekiaforum) December 16, 2022
Billie Eilish e Dave Grohl, do Foo Fighters, cantando “My Hero”, em homenagem a Taylor Hawkins. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/bbbds5LPlc
— Billie Eilish Brasil (@BillieEilishBR) December 16, 2022
— Billie Eilish Tours Media (@billieeilishts) December 16, 2022
Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish singing Motion Sickness tonight at the Kia Forum! pic.twitter.com/zLTmqt9pNQ
Advertisement— phoebe on tour (@bridgersontour) December 16, 2022
.@Phoebe_Bridgers x @BillieEilish.#HTEEncoreShows #HTEEncore2 pic.twitter.com/u29d9R1S50
— The Kia Forum (@thekiaforum) December 16, 2022
Backstage with @BillieEilish’s extra special guests for Night 2: @Phoebe_Bridgers and our Kia Forum Best Friend, Dave Grohl.
(📸: @TimothyNorris / Kia Forum Photos) #HTEEncore2 #HTEEncoreShows pic.twitter.com/pBk3ymPvJe
— The Kia Forum (@thekiaforum) December 16, 2022
