Eight Years Ago Today — The Final Bow of a Legend

Birmingham, England – July 14, 2017

Eight years ago today, Linkin Park took the stage in Birmingham for what no one knew would become their final performance with Chester Bennington.

It was the closing night of the One More Light European Tour — a setlist filled with power, vulnerability, and the raw emotion that defined the band for nearly two decades. Chester’s voice soared as it always had: fierce, unrelenting, and full of soul. But behind every scream, every lyric, was something deeper — a weight only he truly understood.

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g back every word, not realizing they were witnessing history. From the thunderous energy of “Faint” to the aching honesty of “One More Light,” the night was a celebration of connection — the unbreakable bond between band and fans, between pain and hope.

No one could’ve imagined it would be the last time.
No one was ready to say goodbye.

But that night in Birmingham, Chester gave it everything. As he always did. A voice that had carried a generation through anger, loss, love, and survival — echoing one final time across a sea of raised hands and broken hearts.

“Who cares if one more light goes out? / Well, I do.”

And we still do. Every day.

Rest easy, Chester. Your light still shines.