It’s still hard to believe that the world lost Chester Bennington more than a year ago. The frontman Linkin Park took his own life last year after battling with depression, anxiety, and addiction, leaving behind a legacy and a group fans who still live by his every word.
This past weekend, fellow frontman Linkin Park Mike Shinoda played Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK, wherein the latter he stopped about a quarter way into his set to address the crowd. “I heard you guys start a chant a little earlier for Chester,” he said.
Speaking continuing to perform following Bennington’s death, Shinoda told those in attendance: “Getting up here and doing this for me is really fulfilling, and it’s really an accomplishment just to kind get over my own anxiety about doing it again.”
Watch the emotional moment below.