After the death of Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters performance at the Grammys will not take place
Taylor Hawkins (centre) was found dead on Friday.
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The Foo Fighters canceled their tour after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. A performance at the Grammys has now been canceled.
The Foo Fighters will not perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins (1972-2022), the rock band has canceled their appearance at the awards ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas next Sunday. A speaker has “Billboard” confirmed. The band is nominated in three categories at this year’s music awards and could be nominated for best rock performance (“Making A Fire”), best rock song (“Waiting On A War”) and best rock album (“Medicine At Midnight”).
The band also had their remaining tour dates last Tuesday via social media canceled. “It is with great sadness that the Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the devastating loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read on Instagram. “Instead, let’s use this time to grieve, heal, hug our loved ones and cherish all the music and memories we’ve made together.”
Taylor Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in the Colombian capital Bogotá on Friday evening (March 25). The musician was 50 years old. First details from the toxicological investigation, which had been published by the Colombian police and Attorney General’s Office, state that ten different “substances” were found in the dead musician’s body.
Taylor Hawkins is to be honored
Grammy organizers have previously announced that tributes will be paid to Hawkins at this year’s awards and television show. “We’re going to honor his memory in a way,” said CBS spokesman Jack Sussman. “We want to figure out what’s the right thing to do that’s respectful of everyone involved.”
For the 64th Grammy Awards on April 3rd the recording academy In the last few weeks, some artists have been announced who will perform on stage that evening. Among them are John Legend (43), Olivia Rodrigo (19), BTS, Brothers Osborne, Brandi Carlile (40), Billie Eilish (20), Lil Nas X (22) and Jack Harlow (24). The ceremony was originally planned for January 31st. The event was postponed to April 3 due to the corona pandemic.