On Friday, the band was due to perform in Bogota, Colombia, for the Festival Estereo Picnic hosted by Lollapalooza Brasil on Sunday, according to its website. The band also announced Thursday that they will take to the stage at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3. The cause of death was not disclosed. Foo Fighters was created in 1994 by Dave Grohl, the drummer with Nirvana. Texas-born Hawkins became a member in 1997, having previously drummed with band Alanis Morissette and toured with the band while playing his album “The Color and the Shape”, which was also released that year. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, its first year of eligibility. The news of his death caused an outburst of grief on social media by fans and fellow musicians. “God bless Taylor Hawkins. I loved your spirit and your unstoppable rock power. Rest In Peace my friend,” Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello wrote in a Twitter post. Ringo Starr wrote on Twitter: “God bless Taylor peace and love to all his family and the band Peace and Love”. And singer Ozzy Osbourne spoke of Hawkins’ character, saying he was “truly a wonderful man and an amazing musician.” “My heart, my love and my condolences are with his wife, his children, his family, the band and his fans. We say goodbye,” Osbourne wrote on Twitter.
