Taylor Hawkins death: Live updates and reactions about the Foo Fighters

The entire world of music and entertainment is grieving after the news of Taylor Hawkins’ sudden passing broke during Friday evening. Reports confirmed he was found unresponsive at his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, just hours before a live performance his band was booked for. The concert was set to be part of a three-day festival called ‘Estereo Picnic’, and the Foo Fighters were the main act on Day 1, but they obviously cancelled their performance due to this terrible news. As soon as the world started getting wind of what happened, numerous personalities from the entertainment world paid tribute to the rock legend through their social media accounts.

Taylor Hawkins death LIVE

In this live blog, we will have some of the touching tributes towards the legendary Foo Fighters drummer, as well as news in the lead-up to his death.

Elton John honors Taylor Hawkins

Before beginning a performance of “In his song “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me,” Elton John paid tribute to Hawkins, saying, “He was one of the nicest people you could ever meet, and one of the greatest drummers and a true musician who loved all kinds of music and loved life.” And it seems so tragic that we’ve lost someone with that much passion at the age of 50.”

Underoath plays “My Hero” in tribute to Taylor Hawkins

Notorious screamo band Underoath performed a partial cover of “My Hero” in remembrance of Hawkins at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida.

“I don’t know if this hit me harder because I’m also a recovering drug addict, but my heart just goes out to him and his family” said lead singer Spencer Chamberlain before the performance.

Foo Fighters discuss Taylor Hawkins’ overdose in 2001

Back in 2001, Taylor Hawkins had an overdose in London and was close to dying after being in a coma for a couple of weeks. In a video after the event, Dave Grohl and Chris Shiflett, two members of the Foo Fighters, discussed what happened.

Taylor Hawkins’ last concert

Live footage from Foo Fighters’ last-ever performance from Lollapalooza on March 20, and if you skip to 1:11:12 you will see Dave Grohl place the focus on Taylor Hawkins before the drummer comes down to sing a song.

Sam Fender’s tribute to Taylor Hawkins

The popular singer-songwriter Sam Fender paid homage to Taylor Hawkins at his show on Saturday night.

The origins of Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins appeared on Conan O’Brien’s TV show back in 2011 to discuss how the band came about and more.

Nice Taylor Hawkins moment

Taylor Hawkins watches on proudly as Nandi Bushell, a young girl from Ipswich, rehearses the Foo Fighters song ‘Everlong’ on the drums.

Liam Gallagher’s tribute to Taylor Hawkins

Former Oasis star Liam Gallagher paid tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins during his gig on Saturday night by dedicating the song ‘Live Forever’ to him, accompanied by a photo of the Foo Fighters drummer on a screen behind.

Incubus pays tribute from Las Vegas

Incubus was presenting a double feature show in Las Vegas, here’s how they ended the show with their tribute to Taylor.

Chicago Cubs remember Taylor Hawkins

The marquee at the Chicago Cubs’ legendary Wrigley Field remembers Taylor Hawkins as well.

Dave Navarro’s beautiful description of Taylor Hawkins

After having worked in various collaborations together, Dave Navarro and Taylor Hawkins remained friends until the drummers tragid passing on Friday. Here’s Dave talking about Taylor in an interview for Rolling Stone.

Taylor Hawkins’ final concert with Foo Fighters

Take a look at Dave Grohl introducing Taylor Hawkins in his final concert with the band before the tragedy occurred.

God’s Twitter account apologizes for Taylor Hawkins’ passing

There really isn’t much more to say, we’ll just leave this tweet and hope Taylor is smiling from heaven.

Miley Cyrus breaks down in tears for Hawkins at Loollapalooza

During Loollapalooza Brazil, Miley Cyrus broke down in tears as she told an ominous story of the first person she called when her emergency landing happened in Paraguay. It was Taylor Hawkins.

Black Pumas and fans pay tribute during the concert in Colombia

What seemed like a promising night ended in tragedy for all Foo Fighters fans, the stage at the concert where they were supposed to play was filled with candles in Taylor Hawkins’ honor.

Comedian Conan O’Brien pays tribute

Comedian Conan O’Brien had a long-lasting relationship with Hawkins from their interactions on his talk shows. He paid tribute with the following tweet.

Liam Gallagher dedicates ‘Live Forever’ to Taylor Hawkins

During a gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Liam Gallagher dedicated ‘Live Forever’ to the Foo Fighters drummer.

Dave Grohl’s song to a comatose Taylor Hawkins

Back in 2001,…