Logistics workers light candles on the stage of the Estero Picnic festival during a tribute paid to the drummer of the band Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins who died in Bogota, Colombia, March 25, 2022. Picture taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita.Logistics workers light candles on the stage of the Estero Picnic festival during a tribute paid to the drummer of the band Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins who died in Bogota, Colombia, March 25, 2022. Picture taken March 25, 2022.
American rock band Foo Fighters announced the death of Taylor Hawkins, the band’s drummer, in a tweet late on Friday.FILE PHOTO: Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters arrive at the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo
“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band said in a tweet posted to its official Twitter account.Variety reported that the band had been preparing to perform in Bogota on Friday at the time of his death.