If a new report is to be believed, the group members who will embark on the 2025 reunion tour include Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell.
- May 1, 2024
AceShowbiz - Linkin Park are reportedly planning a 2025 reunion tour. If a new report is to be believed, they will enlist a female singer to succeed late lead singer Chester Bennington.
According to Billboard, the group members who will embark on the tour include Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell. The rock band has not indicated who will be the vocalist, but one source claimed they're "hoping to find" a female musician to front the reunited band.
Rumors of Linkin Park's reunion have been making the rounds in recent weeks. During an appearance on Wired in the Empire on KCAL 96.7 on March 30, Jay Gordon said he had heard the chatter. "Very, very cool guys and obviously a great band," he said.
"They've been around a long time and they're still going for it," the lead singer of the rock band Orgy added. "It's going to be tough without Chester, but we'll see. I hear they got a girl singer now. That's what I heard."
Jay, however, later issued a statement saying his comments had been taken out of context. "With regards to this linkin park singer thing. I know nothing about any of that," he declared.
It was previously rumored that Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee might be a candidate for the lead vocal gig. However, the singer shut down the speculations when speaking to iHeartRadio Canada on April 23.
Amy claimed the band had not contacted her for the gig, but she's not opposed to the idea. "But that's awesome," she said. "They should ask me about that. I don't have a ton of free time, but I might do it part-time."
Tour aside, Linkin Park just released their new compilation album "Papercuts: Singles Collection (2000–2023)" on April 12. It contains an ultra-heavy song that was previously unavailable to stream, titled "Qwerty".
