The band was scheduled to carry out on the broadcast however bowed out after Hawkins died on March 25 in Bogota, Colombia, on the age of fifty.
Though the band didn’t attend the present, it nonetheless won the Best Rock Album Grammy for “Medication at Midnight,” in addition to Greatest Rock Efficiency for “Making a Fireplace,” and Greatest Rock Track for “Ready on a Conflict.”
Nonetheless, the band skipped the ceremony, even thought it was scheduled to carry out on the present earlier than Hawkins’ demise.
Trevor Noah did a short tribute to Hawkins earlier than the already-scheduled “In Memorium” phase:
“So this was the second within the present the place I used to be purported to be introducing Foo Fighters. We might have been celebrating with them as they gained three Grammys earlier as we speak.
“However they, in fact, will not be right here as a result of tragic demise of their legendary drummer Taylor Hawkins.
“Our ideas exit to Taylor’s household, his buddies, the Foo Fighter household and their followers across the globe.”
Earlier within the night, Billie Eilish paid her personal tribute when she wore a Hawkins T-shirt throughout her efficiency of “Happier Than Ever.”
