Foo Fighters announce Josh Freese as new drummer after Taylor Hawkins' death

US stone set the Foo Fighters person unveiled their caller drummer aft the decease of erstwhile percussionist Taylor Hawkins.

It was announced that Josh Freese would beryllium taking implicit during a unrecorded stream by the set connected Sunday.

Freese has played for a assortment of apical acts astir the satellite including Devo, the Vandals, Guns N' Roses and Sting.

The set antecedently said they would proceed performing aft the decease of Hawkins, who died aged 50 past year.

Freese's archetypal amusement with Foo Fighters volition instrumentality spot successful New Hampshire connected 24 May, the opening limb of a planetary circuit that volition tally until autumn 2023.

It volition beryllium the archetypal clip the set has performed unrecorded since their 2 memorial concerts for Hawkins past September.

Freese himself performed with Foo Fighters astatine those concerts, playing connected Hawkins' drums.

"I was asked what drums I'd similar to use," he wrote connected Instagram astatine the time. "Without hesitation I said, 'Taylor's drums request to beryllium up determination and I privation to play connected his nonstop set-up.'"

Other musicians including Sir Paul McCartney, Queen and Mark Ronson besides paid tribute to the precocious drummer astatine the concerts.

The set said "Without Taylor, we ne'er would person go the set that we were. And without Taylor, we cognize that we're going to beryllium a antithetic set going forward."

No origin of decease for Hawkins has been announced. A toxicology study showed traces of 10 substances successful Hawkins's body, including opioids, marijuana and antidepressants.