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According to Diffuser, on October 27th (next Friday) a rather big ticket event will be hitting the internet: a concert put on by Linkin Park to honor the memory of their dearly departed front man Chester Bennington who back in May took his own life.
The concert will be streaming live via the band's YouTube channel, starting at 7:45 PM PST free of any charge. It will feature guest appearances from Blink 182, Machine Gun Kelly, Kiiara, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Zedd, as well as members of Avenged Sevenfold, No Doubt, System of a Down, Yellowcard, and according to the band "many other surprises".
Money made from the show will go to the band's charity Music for Relief, though more specifically the charity's One More Light fund that was set up shortly after Bennington's death. The charity was formed in 2004 to help aid in the relief of the survivors of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Since then they have raised $9 million to help survivors of natural disasters all over the world and have planted 1.3 million trees to offset the effects of climate change.
I think it's a beautiful thing that Linkin Park are doing. It's a great way to honor a talented man's memory and legacy. It's a lot like the gigantic Freddie Mercury tribute show that was done back in 1991 when the legendary singer passed and countless bands came to help Queen honor his memory. It's kind of like that, but for a new generation. Hopefully the charity raises a great deal of money because it seems like a good cause.
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