The Colombian authorities revealed the first report of the Police after the death of the American musician, Taylor Hawkins, who was last week in Argentina and Paraguay, in the latter, a concert canceled due to a strong storm.
Source: El Tiempo/Colombia
This Friday the band Foo Fighters confirmed the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins. The group was going to perform at the Estereo Picnic Festival (FEP) and, according to local sources, it was announced live that the Americans would not be able to sing at the event.
The musician was found dead in the hotel room where the group was staying, in the north of Bogotá. Taylor Hawkins had traveled to the Colombian capital to participate and close the Festival Estéreo Pìcnic.
After knowing this fact, the band confirmed that they will cancel the tour they had scheduled for Latin America. A preliminary police report indicates that “the cause of death is yet to be established; According to versions of relatives, the death could be associated with the consumption of narcotic substances.
According to the first versions, Hawkins presented chest pain and then staff from the Casa Medina hotel called the emergency service, but when the doctors arrived in the ambulance, the artist had already died.
A laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Sections (Sijin) and investigators are carrying out the respective investigations at the scene to establish the possible cause of his death, the Police reported.
The musical group would perform at the Picnic Stereo Festival yesterday at 11 pm: it was the main attraction of the music festival due to its importance today.
The death of the 50-year-old artist surprised his millions of followers and the music industry, given that the American band is one of the world’s rock figures. The group was on a tour for which they had already performed in Mexico, Argentina and Chile; they were about to perform concerts in Colombia and Brazil.
The people gathered on the Adidas stage, at the Estéreo Picnic, on the Briceño 18 golf course, found out about the news through a message published by the FEP organizers.
“It is with a broken heart that we are here to inform you of very sad news, due to a very serious medical situation, Foo Fighters will not be able to perform tonight and has canceled the rest of their South American tour,” the organization initially indicated through its social networks. .
It is worth mentioning that Hawkins visited Paraguay this week, as part of the Asunciónico. On the occasion he agreed to take a picture with Emma Sofía, a 9-year-old girl who plays the drums and who declares herself his biggest admirer.
Taylor met Emma.
