“It is with great sadness that the Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates due to the astonishing loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” the band said in a statement on Tuesday. “We are sorry and we share the frustration that we will not see each other as planned.
“Instead, let us dedicate this time to mourning, healing, drawing close to our loved ones and appreciating all the music and memories we have created together,” the group said.
The rock band was on tour in South America when Hawkins, 50, was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia.
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live with us all forever,” the band said on social media. “Our hearts are with his wife, children and family and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”
The band was to make headlines on the first day of Montreal’s famous Osheaga Festival on July 29. Dave Grohl and company were also to perform in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria and Vancouver.
The circumstances of Hawkins’ death remain largely unclear. The cause of death was not disclosed in a preliminary “forensic study” released Saturday by the Colombian Attorney General’s Office, which said a urine toxicology test found 10 substances, including THCs, tricyclics and anticonvulsants. .
–with file from the Associated Press
