Performing with Foo Fighters in May 2019. “I thought Alanis wanted to go in a more laid-back direction, and it seemed like the right time to jump. “I scrambled to get Dave’s number and called him,” Hawkins said last year. Hawkins came from Laguna Beach, California and served as the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette at the height of her fame, before joining Foo Fighters after hearing their previous drummer had left. My thoughts are with his family and the band at this time.”ĭuran Duran star Roger Taylor said Hawkins was one of the last true “rock star drummers of our time.” Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger also paid tribute, saying on Twitter: “So incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Taylor Hawkins. Liam Gallagher tweeted: “Absolutely devastated to hear the sad news about Taylor Hawkins my thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends RIP brother LG x.”ĭescribing Hawkins as the “coolest dude ever”, the rapper Questlove tweeted: “I’m so sad about this man … god bless & comfort his family, his bandmates, his friends & all his loved ones. Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello hailed Hawkins’ “spirit and unstoppable rock power”, while Ozzy Osbourne said Hawkins was “truly a great person and an amazing musician”. And I thought you were crazy but you gave me so much hope and determination.” Miley Cyrus said the next concert on her tour was dedicated to Hawkins.īlink-182 drummer Travis Barker wrote: “You’d come watch me play in dive bars and be like, ‘kid you’re a star’. Tributes have been flowing for Hawkins, who had drummed for 25 of Foo Fighters’ 28 years of existence after taking over from original drummer William Goldsmith in 1997.Ĭoldplay, performing in Monterrey, Mexico during their world tour, dedicated the song Everglow to Hawkins, with frontman Chris Martin calling him “a beautiful, beautiful man”. Paramedics attempted to revive him but there was no response and Hawkins was declared dead at the hotel in northern Bogotá, the statement added.įans gathered in mourning outside the Bogotá hotel where the band had been staying, and where Hawkins was found dead.Īfter performing in Colombia, Foo Fighters had been scheduled to play at Lollapalooza Brasil in São Paulo on 26 March before continuing to tour in the United States. In a statement, the Bogotá municipal government said the city’s emergency centre received a report of a patient with “chest pain” and sent an ambulance on Friday evening. “With a broken heart, we are here to let you know of very sad news due to a very serious medical situation the Foo Fighters cannot perform tonight and they have cancelled the rest of their South American tour.” The festival released a statement on Facebook confirming the band had pulled out of the three-day festival due to Hawkins’s death.
The Foo Fighters are on tour in South America and had been due to headline Festival Estereo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday evening, 25 March.