“It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.” - Samuel Johnson

For Chester Bennington, remembering how he lived is the only way to honor him.

On Friday night, in what was the first concert since the death of their lead singer three months ago, the members of Linkin Park took stage for a commemorative concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The event, titled Linkin Park & Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington, featured more than a dozen artists honoring the musician, father, husband, and friend to all. The concert was also a way to remember the beloved singer and bring awareness for depression and suicide prevention through the One More Light Fund, a by-product of Linkin Park’s charitable Music For Relief organization.

The night-included guests such as Blink-182, who led by singer Matt Skiba, went head first into their own "I Miss You." The “What’s My Age Again?” band were joined by the members of Linkin Park when Mark Hoppus and company began to play "What I've Done," from LP’s third album, 2007’s Minutes to Midnight. M. Shadows of the hardcore act, Avenged Sevenfold, thundered through both "Burn It Down” and "Faint," with the singer channeling Bennington’s enraged howl, Don't turn your back on me/ I won't be ignored! “Faint” is off Linkin Park’s 2003’s Meteora while “Burn It Down” is on 2012’s Living Things.

Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, known for his band’s mid-2000s hit song “Fat Lip,” greeted everyone with "Linkin Park family, hello! We're family right? So let's sing it like family. All right?!" He contributed "The Catalyst," which comes off LP’s 2010 album, A Thousands Suns. Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale was present in remembering Bennington through “Leave Out All the Rest” from 2007’s Minutes To Midnight. Alanis Morissette performed her new song, “Rest,” in remembrance of Bennington.

The band's prominent hits were represented as well. Korn’s Jonathan Davis came onto stage to deliver the lead vocals on the group's hit song, “One Step Closer.” He originally provided backup vocals on the track back in 2000 when it was released on LP's debut album, Hybrid Theory. Bring Me The Horizon singer Oli Sykes joined Mike Shinoda and company for their first performance of the Hybrid Theory mega-hit “Crawling” since Bennington's passing. On "Waiting for the End," Sydney Sierota of Echosmith linked up with Shinoda on vocals and sang the pensive line, So many things were left unsaid/ It's hard to let you go.

Shinoda debuted an unreleased song, the somber ballad, “Looking for an Answer.” The solo performance came midway in the concert, which Shinoda noted the tune was written eight days after his friend’s passing. With this performance along with the crowd singing the chorus of “Numb,” these became two of the most pivotal moments of the evening. In the end, thirty-one songs were performed, with Steve Aoki concluding the poignant night by remixing the melodic “One More Light,” the title track off LP’s 2017 album.

James Dean once said, “If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.” It's evident from the emotional gathering of friends, loved ones, and fans, the same could be said for Chester Bennington.

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