Fans pay tribute to drummer Taylor Hawkins

On Friday night (25), the band Foo Fighters would perform at the Estéreo Picnic Festival in Colombia, and the fans who were present paid tribute to the drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who was found dead in a hotel hours before the performance.

_{Fans pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins and light candles on the festival stage where he would play. (Photo: reproduction/Instagram/ @pabcuna).}

The image shows some candles that were lit on the festival stage and in the background you can read the group's official statement informing the musician's death. “Taylor Hawkins for you” which was displayed on the screen of the stage where the band would play. In the caption, Pablo Acuña, who shared the recording on social media, lamented the musician's sudden death.

Drummer Hawkins, aged 50, died this Friday (25). The information was confirmed and released by the band itself on social media and wrote: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laugh will live with us forever. Our hearts are with his wife, children and family and we ask that his privacy be treated with respect at this unimaginable moment.”

_{The video showing the tribute through the translated message “Taylor Hawkins Forever”. (Video: Reproduction/Instagram/@festereopicnic).}

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Based on information provided to the website Semana, his body was found in a hotel in Bogotá, where the band was performing. According to the source Rádio Caracol, from Colombia, the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but there are people close to them who stated that it may have been due to the use of narcotics, however, there are no sources who confirm this. The police are investigating the death and have already isolated the hotel.

20 years ago, the musician faced a heroin overdose, however, the musician himself said that the situation served to teach his life a lesson.

The band Foo Fighters was confirmed for the third and final day of their performance at the Lollapalooza festival, in São Paulo, which will take place this Sunday (27), however, Foo Fighters canceled this performance and the rest of the tour out of respect for the death of their friend and member of the band. band.

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Featured Photo: Taylor Hawkins. Reproduction/Instagram.