The Foo Fighters have canceled their performance at the Grammy Awards, which will take place this Sunday, February 3rd, following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins . This information comes from Rolling Stone.
Although the band will no longer be present at the event after the tragedy, the Grammys will pay tribute to Hawkins. Jack Sussman CBS executive , told Variety : “We will honor his memory in some way. We want to study the best way to do this to respect everyone involved. We are patient. We will plan this until the last minute.”
The Foo Fighters have already won 12 Grammy Awards and this year are nominated in three categories: Best Rock Performance with "Making A Fire", Best Rock Song with "Waiting on A War" and Best Rock Album with Medicine at Midnight.
The band's cancellation of the Grammy nomination comes two days after another wave of cancellations, this time of their tour. The group explained that they will take this time to "mourn, heal, and be close to loved ones."
Hawkins died in a hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, on Friday, March 25th. The band was in the city to play at a festival, but the tragedy led to the cancellation of the show shortly before it was scheduled to begin. The drummer felt chest pains and the hotel called an ambulance, but when they arrived he was already dead. The cause of death is still unknown. Initial tests showed substances in his body, but nothing conclusive.
The Foo Fighters played at Lollapalooza Chile on March 18th and at Lollapalooza Argentina on March 20th. The band was scheduled to play at Lollapalooza Brazil on March 27th.
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