The band was once scheduled to accomplish on the broadcast however bowed out after Hawkins died on March 25 in Bogota, Colombia, on the age of fifty.
Even though the band didn’t attend the display, it nonetheless received the Absolute best Rock Album Grammy for “Drugs at Nighttime,” in addition to Absolute best Rock Efficiency for “Creating a Fireplace,” and Absolute best Rock Tune for “Ready on a Warfare.”
Then again, the band skipped the rite, even idea it was once scheduled to accomplish at the display earlier than Hawkins’ loss of life.
Trevor Noah did a short lived tribute to Hawkins earlier than the already-scheduled “In Memorium” section:
“So this was once the instant within the display the place I used to be intended to be introducing Foo Warring parties. We’d were celebrating with them as they received 3 Grammys previous as of late.
“However they, in fact, don’t seem to be right here because of the tragic loss of life in their mythical drummer Taylor Hawkins.
“Our ideas move out to Taylor’s circle of relatives, his buddies, the Foo Fighter circle of relatives and their enthusiasts world wide.”
Previous within the night, Billie Eilish paid her personal tribute when she wore a Hawkins T-shirt throughout her efficiency of “Happier Than Ever.”