Hawkins died at the age of 50 on Saturday, having been found in his hotel room in Colombia during the band’s tour. The band, which includes Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, and Rami Jaffee, had been due to perform at the Festival Estéreo Picnic in the Colombian capital the same evening, and fans were told via an announcement that the Foo Fighters would no longer be appearing due to a ‘serious medical condition’.pic.twitter.com/RRuEDt67pzHawkins and the Foo Fighters were also due to play at the Grammys on April 3 before beginning a tour of North America in May and making their long-awaited return to the UK this summer.
The band was due to perform their first UK dates since their headline slot at Reading & Leeds Festival in the summer of 2019, kicking off in June.
Hawkins’ death is still being investigated, with a statement released by the Colombian attorney general’s office on Twitter claiming he had ‘10 different substances in his system’ at the time of his death.
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