The Foo Fighters have cancelled all upcoming tour dates following the "staggering loss" of drummer Taylor Hawkins.
"It's with nice disappointment that Foo Fighters affirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in gentle of the staggering lack of our brother Taylor Hawkins,” the band stated in an announcement Tuesday. "We’re sorry for and share within the disappointment that we gained’t be seeing each other as deliberate.
"As a substitute, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to tug our family members shut, and to understand all of the music and reminiscences we’ve made collectively," the group stated.
The rock band was on the South American leg of their tour when Hawkins, 50, was discovered useless in a lodge room in Bogota, Colombia.
"The Foo Fighters household is devastated by the tragic and premature lack of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will reside on with all of us ceaselessly," the band stated on social media. "Our hearts exit to his spouse, kids and household, and we ask that their privateness be handled with the utmost respect on this unimaginably troublesome time."
The band was set to headline the primary day of Montreal's famed Osheaga Competition on July 29. Dave Grohl and firm have been additionally set to play reveals in Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria and Vancouver.
The circumstances of Hawkins' loss of life stay largely unclear. The reason for loss of life was not disclosed in a preliminary "forensic medical research" launched Saturday by Colombia's Legal professional Common's Workplace, which stated a urine toxicology check discovered 10 substances, together with THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.
--with a file from the Related Press
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