Travis Barker Shares His Favorite Memory Of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Following His Tragic Passing

The death of Chester Bennington from Linkin Park shocked many throughout the music world, leading to a selection of tributes and memorials for the fallen front man. Bennington’s death comes on the heels of the suicide of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and now seems to be tied together forever in rock tragedy.

One of the closest artists to Bennington is Travis Barker from Blink 182. The band also canceled their dates alongside Linkin Park — a pair of stadium shows under the title “Blinkin Park” according to Billboard — and shared his favorite moment with Barker online as a tribute to the late musician. It comes from a 2014 benefit concert in the Philippines where Barker joined Linkin Park for a performance of “Bleed It Out.”

Barker also shared a photo of himself with Barker backstage during one of the many times the bands played together.

The bands also appeared together in this clip for Funny Or Die back in May, showing their lighter comedic side to promote the pair of shows that were scheduled for the end of July. It’s a sad reminder of what just happened, but also that not everything is always as it seems on the surface with people. No word on if the bands will continue on at a later date as some sort of tribute to the late singer, but we’ll see once the shock wears off.

(Via Billboard)