Linkin Park, Live Nation Cancel North American Tour After Chester Bennington's Death

Rock band Linkin Park has canceled their impending tour after lead vocalist Chester Bennington's death. Live Nation, the concert promoter, announced the cancellation via Twitter Friday. Linkin Park’s official Twitter account later retweeted the message.

"The Linkin Park One More Light North American Tour has been canceled," it read. "Refunds avail at point of purchase. Our thoughts to all affected."

The tour was scheduled to kick off next week in Massachusetts. Tickets were available for purchase on Live Nation’s website until last Saturday morning. Tour dates were from July 27 to October 22. The band had planned to travel the country before heading to Japan.

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"We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Chester Bennington," the company told Billboard. "The Linkin Park One More Light North American Tour has been canceled and refunds are available at point of purchase. Our thoughts go out to all those affected."

Blink-182 also pulled out of the tour as an apparent show of solidarity. The tour included "Welcome to Blinkin Park" co-headlining dates with Blink-182 at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania and Citi Field in New York. The band released a statement regarding the tour cancellation Saturday.

"Blink-182 is wrecked by the loss of our friend and amazing musician Chester Bennington," it read. "We could never imagine playing blinkin park without his incredible talent and voice. It just would not be possible. We send our deepest sympathies to his family, bandmates, friends and fans. Refunds will be available at the place of purchase."

Officials deemed Bennington’s death an apparent suicide. The Linkin Park front man, 41, was found dead last Thursday morning at his private residence in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Singer Chris Cornell died just two months ago. Bennington and Cornell were close friends.

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Linkin Park hasn’t released an official statement regarding Bennington’s death. However, some of his friends/bandmates posted messages to social media.

"Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true," Mike Shinoda wrote last Thursday on Twitter. "An official statement will come out as soon as we have one."

Bennington’s last performance with Linkin Park was at Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena July 6, afterward, he shared his final Instagram post.

"Birmingham, U.K. #OneMoreLight," the caption read.

Band Motionless In White shared their condolences last Friday during an appearance at the Concrete Street Amphitheater in Corpus Christi, Texas. Singer Chris Motionless cited Linkin Park’s impact on his band and urged fans to seek help if they had thoughts of suicide.

"I don’t think to our fans it’s been any secret that Linkin Park have been a very strong influence on our material over the last couple of years," stated Motionless. "Linkin Park has meant a lot to a lot of us in this band. It’s one of the first bands in the genre that got me into a lot of the band’s that came after."

He added, "If anyone out there is struggling with the same thoughts, the same issues, please, do not make the same decision. Reach out to your friends, to your family, go to your favorite band’s social pages and reach out to some of the fans of the same band you love."