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===Remembrances and tributes=== Bennington filmed an episode of ''[[Carpool Karaoke: The Series]]'' six days before his death. Bennington's family allowed the episode to be aired on October 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/james-corden-on-chester-benningtons-carpool-karaoke-episode-w496730 |title=James Corden: Chester Bennington's 'Carpool Karaoke' Is Family's Decision |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813153309/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/james-corden-on-chester-benningtons-carpool-karaoke-episode-w496730 |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |access-date=August 13, 2017 }}</ref> On August 27, during the [[2017 MTV Video Music Awards]] ceremony,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9uK8T49aLI|title=Jared Leto Pays Tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington|work=YouTube|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708124048/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9uK8T49aLI|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jared Leto]] received media attention for his tribute to Bennington and [[Chris Cornell]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stedman|first1=Alex|title=Jared Leto Delivers Heartfelt Tribute to Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell at MTV Video Music Awards|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/jared-leto-chester-bennington-chris-cornell-vmas-1202540188/|access-date=August 27, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=March 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327002033/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/jared-leto-chester-bennington-chris-cornell-vmas-1202540188/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of his former bandmates from Dead by Sunrise and Grey Daze united to perform a tribute for Bennington during a concert on September 2 in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mack |first=Emmy |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/watch-chester-benningtons-former-bandmates-perform-emotional-acoustic-tribute/ |title=Watch Chester Bennington's Former Bandmates Perform An Emotional Acoustic Tribute |work=Music Feed |date=September 4, 2017 |access-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908175021/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/watch-chester-benningtons-former-bandmates-perform-emotional-acoustic-tribute/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Linkin Park also hosted a public tribute for Bennington in Los Angeles on October 27, titled [[Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington]]. The event featured the band's first performance following his death, along with performances from [[Blink-182]], members of [[System of a Down]], [[Korn]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Bring Me the Horizon]], [[Sum 41]], [[Yellowcard]], and the singer [[Kiiara]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eisinger|first1=Dale|title=Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Tribute to Include Blink-182, Members of Korn, System of a Down|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/linkin-parks-chester-bennington-tribute-to-include-blink-182-members-of-korn-system-of-a-down-more-1202565897/|website=Variety|access-date=September 20, 2017|date=September 19, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163417/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/linkin-parks-chester-bennington-tribute-to-include-blink-182-members-of-korn-system-of-a-down-more-1202565897/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/linkin-park-plan-public-event-to-honor-chester-bennington-w499126 |title=Linkin Park Plan Public Event to Honor Chester Bennington |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823130345/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/linkin-park-plan-public-event-to-honor-chester-bennington-w499126 |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |access-date=August 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Eisinger|first1=Dale|title=Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Says Rick Rubin Convinced the Band to Perform Again|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-says-rick-rubin-convinced-the-band-to-perform-again/|website=Spin|access-date=September 20, 2017|date=September 19, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163417/https://www.spin.com/2017/09/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-says-rick-rubin-convinced-the-band-to-perform-again/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rapper [[Jay-Z]] paid tribute to Bennington on several occasions by performing "[[Numb/Encore]]" live. Jay-Z and Bennington (with Linkin Park) collaborated on the song. [[Coldplay]]'s [[Chris Martin]] paid tribute to Bennington during the band's North American tour concert at [[MetLife Stadium]], playing an acoustic version of "[[Crawling (song)|Crawling]]" on piano.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/02/watch-coldplay-pay-touching-tribute-to-linkin-parks-chester-bennington-with-cover-of-crawling-6822943/|title=Watch Coldplay pay touching tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington|date=August 2, 2017|newspaper=Metro|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174235/http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/02/watch-coldplay-pay-touching-tribute-to-linkin-parks-chester-bennington-with-cover-of-crawling-6822943/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several other artists, including [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Ryan Key]] (lead vocalist and guitarist of [[Yellowcard]]), [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Billy Talent]] and [[Godsmack]], also either covered Linkin Park songs (usually "Crawling") or played their own songs during concerts as tribute to Bennington in the days and months following his death. During the [[60th Annual Grammy Awards]]'s annual in memoriam tribute, rapper [[Logic (rapper)|Logic]] performed the song "[[1-800-273-8255 (song)|1-800-273-8255]]" live alongside [[Alessia Cara]] and [[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]] as a tribute to both Cornell and Bennington. The song's title was, at the time, the phone number of the [[988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2018/01/28/video-logic-khalid-alessia-cara-perform-1-800-273-8255-at-grammys/|title=Watch Logic, Khalid, & Alessia Cara Perform '1-800-273-8255' at Grammys|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214142021/http://www.rap-up.com/2018/01/28/video-logic-khalid-alessia-cara-perform-1-800-273-8255-at-grammys/|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Markus Schulz]] made a [[trance music|trance]] remix of the Linkin Park song "[[In the End]]" as tribute to Bennington after his death, which he debuted at [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/07/markus-schulz-chester-bennington-end-bootleg/|title=Markus Schulz honors Chester Bennington with 'In The End' bootleg|website=Dancing Astronaut|date=July 29, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231193115/https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/07/markus-schulz-chester-bennington-end-bootleg/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennington and other late musicians were honored in the music video for "Hold on to Memories" by [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Spencer |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/disturbed-unveil-emotional-hold-memories-222335783.html |title=Disturbed unveil emotional "Hold on to Memories" video, launch interactive video creator for fans |work=Yahoo! Music |date=December 19, 2019 |access-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719234517/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/disturbed-unveil-emotional-hold-memories-222335783.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Following Bennington's death, [[Limp Bizkit]] singer [[Fred Durst]] said that Bennington "had a way of making anyone he spoke to feel heard, understood and significant. His aura and spirit were contagious and empowering. Often those types of people have so much pain and torture inside that the last thing they want is to contaminate or break the spirit of others... As real and transparent as our conversations would be, he was always the one projecting light on the shadows."<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|first=Anna|last=Gaca|date=July 25, 2017|title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst on Chester Bennington: 'He Had a Way of Making Anyone He Spoke to Feel Heard'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-chester-bennington-interview-7880909/|access-date=September 1, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024122730/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/rock/7880909/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-chester-bennington-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>
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