Foo Fighters Cancel All Tour Dates After Drummer Taylor Hawkins' Sudden Death

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passed away suddenly in his hotel room in Columbia last Friday. The Foo Fighters had been busy on their South American tour and had played in Argentina the Sunday before last.

On March 25, fans of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rock band were shocked when they read a startling statement posted to their Twitter account. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read. “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.”

On Tuesday afternoon, the Foo Fighters posted another message to their Twitter account, announcing that they were canceling all remaining tour dates.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Foo Fighters expressed disappointment when they canceled their remaining tour dates.

“It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” the statement read. “We’re sorry for and share in 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.”

They signed off the message, “With Love, Foo Fighters.”

Many fans commented on the post to express their condolences, saying that the band without Taylor Hawkins “would not be the Foo Fighters.”

“I saw foos a couple years back in Vancouver BC. It rocked,” one fan shared. “Seeing them again was literally the only thing on my bucket list. But the Foos without Taylor would not be the Foo Fighters. You made the right choice. It's the end of an era. Wish you all peace and acceptance. Rock on.”

Another fan replied, “I don’t think they are splitting apart. Just cancelling the tour.”

“If you come back, we’ll come back,” another fan shared. “Love you Foos. “Heartbreaking time.”

“We love you. We understand. You have nothing to prove,” another wrote. “We will support any choices you make in order to take care of yourselves. We are holding you in our hearts.”

Many more fans reflected on what the loss of Taylor Hawkins will mean to the rock and roll community.

“This is a time to think things through. When you're ready you should definitely think about making a tribute concert for Taylor as Queen did it with Fred,” one fan shared. “Taylor was a guy that was deeply loved by everyone, from rock legends to the newest bands. He gained that love and respect.”

“This is of course my opinion, he continued. “I cannot think about a guy that was this loved. He was the perfect nexus between legends and contemporary rock musicians.”

As The Blast previously reported, forensic experts had found that the late musician’s heart had weighed “at least 600 grams” which is double the average human heart’s weight of 300 to 350 grams.

Witnesses reported that Hawkins had called the front desk of the hotel he was staying at shortly before his death, complaining of “chest pain.” At this time, officials believe that Hawkins passed away from a “cardiovascular collapse” after ingesting too many drugs, as was reported by the Colombian news magazine Semana.

On Saturday, Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office said that, after an initial forensic examination of the body, preliminary results of a urine toxicology test indicated that there were at least 10 different substances found in his body at the time of his death. These included THX (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, opioids, and other substances.

They also said that the National Institute of Forensic Medicine is continuing to conduct studies to confirm the cause of death and the finding of these results will be released “in due time.”