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— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) August 22, 2017

The band thanked all their fans across the world for their “tremendous outpouring of love” and added that they are grateful for everyone’s support during this difficult time. They plan to announce the details of the event soon.

Bennington committed suicide by hanging in his home and was discovered by his housekeeper on 20th July. The 41-year-old had battled with drugs and alcohol through his life and was also a victim of child sexual abuse. Mike Shinoda had confirmed the news in a distraught Twitter post later that day, describing himself as “shocked” and “heartbroken.”

A few months prior to his death, he had spoken to BBC 1’s Newsbeat about the issue of suicide, stating that “sometimes, it just feels like life is testing you.”

A private funeral service was held for him in Palo Verdes, California on July 29th, attended by an estimated 200 people. His wife Talinda issued a moving statement to Rolling Stone a day before, saying that he was a “bright, loving soul with an angel’s voice […] Rest in Peace, my love.”

Since his death, devoted fans everywhere have paid tribute to Linkin Park, through events and memorials. Many celebrities and musicians have also done the same – Jay-Z finished his set at V Festival last weekend with a performance of ‘Numb/Encore,’ a song from 2004 collaborative EP Collision Course between the rapper and the band. Watch fan-shot footage of this below.

Jay Z x Linkin Park #vfestival #westonpark pic.twitter.com/QXSLYbHmwk

— Frankie Ion (@LDNFrank) August 19, 2017

The former Smiths’ frontman has also signed to a new record label, BMG, as things didn’t go down too well with his last one, Harvest Records. In a highly melodramatic post for True to You, a Morrissey-devoted zine (one of the hundreds in existence), Moz claims that the label ‘botched’ up the release of his last album and that disagreements between himself and the label’s head Steve Barnett lead to his departure.

“Mutual mistrust exploded between Harvest and I, and with fashionable pessimism, the label boss yawned and ordered the surface smartness of dropping World peace is none of your business three weeks after its release. There, now! This would not have happened to the Teletubbies.”

The album will also be released in conjunction with Morrissey’s own newly-launched imprint, Etienne Records. Its recording was split between La Fabrique Studios in France and Ennio Morricone’s Forum Studios in Italy. The producer, Joe Chiccarelli, has worked with other impressive names like Frank Zappa, Beck, and The White Stripes.

No official tour dates have been announced yet, but Morrissey is set to play a massive show at the Hollywood Bowl in LA on November 10th. He was also the subject of a biographical film, England is Mine, directed by Mark Gill and starring Jack Lowden.