Foo Fighters Cancel Remaining Tour Dates After Death of Drummer Taylor Hawkins: It’s a ‘Staggering Loss’

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It’s times like these. After the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters are postponing their previously announced live concerts.“It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” a statement shared via the band’s official Twitter account read on Tuesday, March 29. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned.

Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to her, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.”The message was signed, “With Love, Foo Fighters.”Hawkins was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, on Friday, March 25.

Emergency services were called to the Casa Medina hotel, and the musician was declared dead on arrival. Hawkins and his bandmates — including Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear — had been performing shows in South America.The band is slated to hit the stage at the 2022 Grammys on Sunday, April 3, but have not confirmed whether they will carry on with their performance in light of the tragedy.An official cause of death has not yet been revealed as the Colombian officials continue to investigate.

On Saturday, March 26, the country’s General of the Nation in Fiscalía noted in a statement regarding a preliminary toxicology report that Hawkins had 10 drugs in his system, including opioids, marijuana and antidepressants.The Texas native, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside his bandmates in 2021, joined the group in 1997.