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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake ofFoo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death in March, the band and Hawkins’ family have announced tribute concerts taking place in September in London and Los Angeles. The concerts will be held September 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium and September 27 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.For our dear friend, our badass bandmate, our beloved brother…Foo Fighters and The Hawkins family bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts.

Friends of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins have said comments they made about the star’s final months were ‘taken out of context’. Hawkins died at the age of 50 in March when the Foo Fighters were on tour in Colombia. His bandmates Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee have since cancelled the remaining tour dates in order to grieve privately out of the spotlight. However, an article was published this week detailing the final months of Hawkins’ life, featuring quotes from friends such as Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron and Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Chad Smith. It was claimed that Hawkins was tired of touring and that the Foo Fighters may have split after the latest concerts. Cameron – who was a close friend of Hawkins and worked with him on the late musician’s project Nighttime Boogie Association – reportedly told Rolling Stone: ‘He had a heart-to-heart with Dave and, yeah, he told me that he “couldn’t f*****g do it anymore” — those were his words.’ A rep for Foo Fighters denied that Hawkins ever raised these issues, telling the publication: ‘No, there was never a “heart-to-heart” — or any sort of meeting on this topic — with Dave and [Silva Artist Management].’ Smith reportedly recalled an incident in December 2021 where Hawkins allegedly lost consciousness on a plane in Chicago. ‘He just said he was exhausted and collapsed, and they had to pump him full of IVs and stuff.

Saturday Night Live (SNL) viewers were left emotional as TV bosses paid tribute to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, following his death aged 50. Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room on Friday, March 25 in Colombia during the band’s latest tour. It was reported that the late drummer had ‘10 different substances in his system’ including ‘THC (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids,’ however his death is still being investigated.

Brian May has said that he feels “so frustrated” by the death of the late Taylor Hawkins.The Foo Fighters drummer passed away last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50 in Bogotá, Colombia while the band were on their South American tour.The Queen guitarist, who was friends with Hawkins, commented on the tragedy during an interview on SiriusXM – noting that he had just spoken to the drummer before his death.“Taylor was very close to [Queen], he’s been in my studio a few of times. In my life, I talk to him often.

Thania Garcia During a press interview for Brian May’s reissue of the 1998 album “Another World” on the “Debatable” SiriusXM podcast, the Queen guitarist shared his thoughts and remembrances of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.The 50-year-old drummer unexpectedly died on March 25 in Bogotá, Colombia where the Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform.Rock fans everywhere have been grieving the loss, including May, who shared he had spoken to Hawkins just a week before his death. “Taylor was very close to [Queen], he’s been in my studio a few of times.

The Foo Fighters have pulled out of the 2022 Grammys following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, Us Weekly can confirm.

The Foo Fighters have cancelled all tour dates following the death of bandmate Taylor Hawkins. The rock star was found dead at the age of 50 Friday (25. 03.

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.

It’s times like these. After the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters are postponing their previously announced live concerts.

Less than a week after Taylor Hawkins passed away unexpectedly while touring with Foo Fighters in Colombia, the band announced they were putting a hold on performing. “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in the light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” the band said in a statement posted on social media. “We’re sorry for and share the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned. Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together. With love, Foo Fighters.”

After the sad news over the weekend that Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for Foo Fighters, has died aged 50, the iconic rock band re-enter the midweek Official Albums Chart Top 5 with their Greatest Hits collection.

Dave Grohl was filled with emotions he arrived back in California after the unexpected death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. The 53-year-old could be seen sobbing at Los Angeles International Airport as he embraced who is believed to be his manager John Silva on Saturday, March 26. The two men were surrounded surrounded by Dave’s other bandmates including Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and Samantha Sidley.

New details have been revealed in the wake of Taylor Hawkins‘ death.

Amid the investigation into Taylor Hawkins’ death, Colombian authorities found that the late Foo Fighters drummer had 10 drugs in his system.

Before Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died, he allegedly suffered chest pain.

The world has lost a rock legend…

pic. twitter. com/ffPHhUKRT4The band announced that they would not be performing at Estéreo Picnic festival following the tragedy.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died. He was 50.

pic. twitter. com/ffPHhUKRT4The band announced that they would not be performing at Estéreo Picnic festival following the tragedy.

Foo Fighters star Taylor Hawkins at the age of 50, with tributes flooding in following the shocking news.The drummer’s death was announced on social media by the rock band, who have been left ‘devastated’ after he was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, where the band was due to perform.Hawkins, 50, played in the Foos with former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl on vocal for more than two decades, alongside Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee.‘The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,’ Foo Fighters official account tweeted.‘His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.‘Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.’No further details about Hawkins’ death were provided, although local media outlets reported that Hawkins had been suffering from chest pain and an ambulance had been called.At the time of his death, Foo Fighters were on tour in South America. The band had played in San Isidro, Argentina, last Sunday and were due to perform in Bogota on Friday night – the day his death was announced.Blink-182 star Travis Barker paid tribute to his friend on Instagram in an emotional post, admitting: ‘I don’t have the words.‘Sad to write this or to never see you again.

Tributes have been flooding in from across the rock world following the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. The band announced the heartbreaking news of Hawkins' death, aged 50, in a statement, saying they were 'devastated by the untimely loss'.