US rock band Foo Fighters announced on Tuesday the cancellation of all upcoming concerts on their 2022 world tour after drummer Taylor Hawkins died on Friday ahead of a concert in Bogota.
"It is with great sadness that the Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all future tour dates due to the heartbreaking loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins
," Dave Grohl's band said in a message on its website and social networks.
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"Let's take the time to grieve, to heal, to connect with our loved ones and to appreciate all the music and the memories we have created together",
added the group, one of the most influential on the rock scene. since its birth in the mid-90s. The group's world tour, which had just passed through several South American countries, was to continue in the United States and then in Europe before returning to North America and passing through Australia and New Zealand at the end of 2022.
Already winners of 12 Grammy Awards, the Foo Fighters are still nominated in three categories at the 64th ceremony which takes place Sunday in Las Vegas.
No announcement has been made on their presence or not after the death at 50 of Taylor Hawkins.
The drummer, one of the pillars of the group of which he was a part since 1997, died in the night from Friday to Saturday in a hotel in Bogota.
A toxicological analysis revealed by the Colombian prosecutor's office reported THC (cannabis), antidepressants and opiates in his body, without giving the reasons for his death.
