US rock band Foo Fighters: drummer Taylor Hawkins is dead

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died aged 50. He was on a world tour with the band and was found dead in a hotel in Colombia. The cause of death is not yet known.

The drummer of the well-known US rock band Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, is dead. The Foo Fighters family was devastated by the tragic and premature loss of Hawkins, the rock band said on Twitter that night. Hawkins was 50 years old. The Foo Fighters offered their condolences to his wife, children and loved ones and asked that they respect their privacy. The cause of death is not yet known.

Found dead in hotel

The Colombian magazine “Semana” reports that the US musician was found dead in his hotel in Bogotá. The band was scheduled to perform at the Estereo Picnic music festival there before playing another show in Brazil on Sunday. A Germany concert in Berlin was also planned for the summer.

Hawkins has been with the Foo Fighters, one of America’s most influential alternative rock bands, since 1997. He was involved as a drummer on some of the group’s biggest hits – including “Learn to fly” and “Best of you”. He previously played drums for Canadian singer Alanis Morissette until frontman Dave Grohl, formerly with Nirvana, poached him.