Foo Fighters cancel performance at 2022 Grammys following tragic death of drummer Taylor Hawkins at 50
The Foo Fighters will not be performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards Sunday in the wake of the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins at 50 last week.
A rep for the band confirmed to Billboard Thursday that the musical group would not be taking the stage at the annual event, which will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia March 25 while on the band’s tour of South America, where the group was slated to play at the Festival Estéreo Picnic.
The latest: The Foo Fighters will not be performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards Sunday in the wake of the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins at 50 last week. Singer Dave Grohl, 53, and Hawkins were seen performing March 20 in Santiago, Chile
On Tuesday, the Foo Fighters announced that they were canceling all of their slated concerts during the difficult time.
‘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,’ the band said in a statement. ‘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 heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.’
The band had also been scheduled to play this spring at the the Beale Street Music Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Boston Calling Music Festival, as well as concert dates in Columbia, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; Daytona Beach, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina. The group also had dates lined up this summer in Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and in the UK.
Grammy organizers were working on a tribute to Hawkins in the wake of his death, CBS executive vice president of specials Jack Sussman told Variety Wednesday.
Grammy organizers were working on a tribute to Hawkins in the wake of his death, CBS executive vice president of specials Jack Sussman told Variety Wednesday
Hawkins was seen at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last October in Cleveland
‘We will honor his memory in some way,’ Sussman said. ‘We want to figure out what is the right thing to do that is respectful to everyone involved. We’re patient. We’ll be planning right up until the very end.’
The Foo Fighters are nominated for three awards at Sunday’s event, including best rock performance for Making a Fire, best rock song for Waiting on a War and best rock album for Medicine at Midnight.
Hawkins, who previously played drums for Alanis Morissette, first joined the Foo Fighters in 1997 after William Goldsmith left the band, first appearing on the band’s 1999 album There Is Nothing Left to Lose.
Hawkins, seen onstage March 18, first joined the Foo Fighters in 1997 after William Goldsmith left the band
A mourner placed a candle outside of a memorial at the Casa Medina Hotel in Bogota, Colombia Saturday, a day after Hawkins was found dead in his room
A tribute to Hawkins was on the marquee of the Hollywood Palladium in LA on Wednesday
He also had put out three records with his side band Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders.
He was close with Grohl, who described him as his ‘best friend’ and ‘brother from another mother’ in his 2021 book The Storyteller.
The Attorney General’s Office of Colombia said in a statement (translated from Spanish) Saturday that ‘the toxicology test on urine from Taylor Hawkins’ body preliminarily found 10 types of substances, including: THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids,’ and that ‘the National Institute of Legal Medicine is continuing medical studies to completely clarify the cause of death.’
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