Tributes have poured in for Taylor Hawkins following his sudden death.
The 50-year-old Foo Fighters drummer was found dead in his hotel room in Colombia, where the band had been due to play a festival.
A number of musicians have taken to social media to pay tribute.
Queen guitarist Brian May said: 'No. It cannot be. Heartbroken.'
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band’s official account tweeted.
“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.” No cause of death has been announced.
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) March 26, 2022
According to The Guardian, The Foo Fighters are on tour in South America and had been due to headline Festival Estereo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday evening, 25 March. The festival released a statement on Facebook confirming the band had pulled out of the three-day festival due to Hawkins’s death. “With a broken heart, we are here to let you know of very sad news due to a very serious medical situation the Foo Fighters cannot perform tonight and they have cancelled the rest of their South American tour."
It has also been reported that the staff at the Bogotá hotel where the band had been staying, alerted emergency services when Hawkins complained of chest pains. Fans gathered in mourning outside the Bogotá hotel.
