The US rock band Foo Fighters has after the unexpected death of drummer Taylor Hawkins ended her concert tour prematurely. With “great sadness” all planned performances would be canceled after the “shattering loss”, the band said on Tuesday (local time) on their website. The band apologized to the fans. We now want to use the time to mourn, to heal, to be close to friends and to appreciate the music and memories we share together.
Hawkins died on Friday while on tour in Colombia at the age of 50. According to media reports, the drummer was found dead in a hotel in the capital Bogotá. An initial forensic examination found 10 different substances in Hawkins’ body, including marijuana, antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.
The hard rock band around front man Dave Grohl had planned over 50 performances in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe by the end of the year. In Austria, a performance by the Foo Fighters was planned for June 10th at the Nova Rock Festival – it too is now cancelled. Concerts in London, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland were also on the programme.