Foo Fighters have cancelled their Grammys performance following Taylor Hawkins’ death

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Foo Fighters have cancelled a planned performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards, following the death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins last week.Last month, prior to Hawkins’ death, the band were announced as part of the performance roster for the ceremony – which takes place this Sunday (April 3) in Las Vegas – alongside Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS and more.Earlier this week, Foo Fighters announced they were cancelling all of their upcoming tour dates in light of Hawkins’ death. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned,” they wrote in a statement at the time.“Instead, let’s take the time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.”Rolling Stone is now reporting that the band will not be performing at this weekend’s Grammys either.

The band are nominated for three awards – Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album – and the ceremony will reportedly feature a tribute to Hawkins.“We will honour his memory in some way,” CBS’ Jack Sussman told Variety in a recent interview. “We want to figure out what is the right thing to do that is respectful to everyone involved.

We’re patient. We’ll be planning right up until the very end.”Hawkins, who played with Foo Fighters from 1997 until his death, died last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50 in Bogotá, Colombia.