Linkin Park are rumoured to be reuniting for a tour in 2025, and have lined up a potential replacement for vocalist Chester Bennington.

Bennington died in 2017, aged just 41. The band has not toured since then, following an announcement of an ‘indefinite hiatus’.

The late-great Linkin Park singer died by suicide, having been outspoken in the past about his mental health struggles.

Chester Bennington (right) and Mike Chinoda (left). (Ethan Miller via Getty Images)

Rumours have been flying for a while that the band would be bringing in a new vocalist, with most indicating it would be a female voice.

This has intensified however due to the band releasing a 100-hour announcement countdown.

At the time of writing, the band have placed a livestream on their YouTube channel, which also features on LinkinPark.com, set to run out in just over a day.

Taking over the role of Bennington in the band would be a heavy responsibility.

Beyond the obvious pressure of taking over from the late vocalist, his unique vocal range (which contributed to the band’s genre-bending success) will be hard to replicate.

Mike Shinoda, another member of Linkin Park who would often rap on their records, spoke out following Bennington’s death about the ongoing grief he felt.

He claimed that he had even considered giving up on making music in the aftermath.

He spoke to Howard Stern saying: “For me, it just felt like too much. To get back on it and try to do some version of music and also be seen through the lens of what had happened… it was like being a member of a club that I didn’t want to join.”

The band released a song ‘Lost’ last year that featured the voice of Bennington.

Speaking about this song, Shinoda went on to tell Stern: “It’s like an old photo. It can be bittersweet but to have forgotten that it existed and then to hear it and be teleported back there, that’s a gift.”

The band is reportedly looking to replace the late Bennington with a female vocalist. (Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty Images)

When asked in the past about rumours surrounding a reunion, Shinoda told Revolver Magazine: “Rumors always go around. People always ask what’s next for the band, and the best answer I can ever give anybody is when there’s something to tell you, we will tell you.

“When there’s an announcement to be made, it will be on LinkinPark.com. If you’re hearing it from somebody else, you can trust that information as much as you want to trust it.”

While we are still holding our breath, the announcement is being teased on LinkinPark.com.

Though some fans may find it bizarre to see a Linkin Park sans-Bennington, if the band are confident it’s the right thing – fans will trust them and surely lose it.

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Dust off your parka and dig out the round sunglasses because Oasis have just announced their reunion and first UK tour in 15 years.

For years, the prospect of seeing brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher back on stage and performing classic tracks such as ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ and ‘Supersonic’ together seemed like something we wouldn’t expect to see in our wildest dreams.

However – after years of trading barbs and insisting that Oasis would never, ever be getting back together – the Britpop icons are back and playing a series of reunion shows next year.

“The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised,” they said.

The band confirmed that they’d be playing a tour of the UK and Ireland, starting at the Cardiff Principality Stadium on 4 and 5 July 2025.

There would then be four dates at Heaton Park in Manchester on 11, 12, 19 and 20 July.

From there, the Gallagher brothers would head down to London to play Wembley Stadium on 25 and 26 July, and then again on 2 and 3 August.

8 and 9 August dates for Murrayfield in Edinburgh are in the diary, as are 16 and 17 August in Dublin’s Croke Park.

Get yourself ready for this Saturday (31 August) because that’s when tickets go on sale, and you’d best believe there’s going to be monumental demand.

The announcement comes after days of fanfare on the internet following an exclusive article from The Sunday Times, which revealed that ‘industry insiders’ had confirmed that the brothers have seemingly buried the hatchet and will be playing a series of triumphant comeback shows.

Noel and Liam would also tease the reunion themselves by sharing a ‘27.08.24’ announcement on 25 August.

The cryptic announcement was also unveiled at the end of Blossoms’ gig at Wythenshawe Park.

How much will Oasis tickets cost?

It will come as a surprise to no one that a ticket to see Oasis back in action for the first time in 15 years won’t be cheap.

THEY’RE BACK! (Simon Emmett/Fear PR/PA Wire)

A report from the Manchester Evening News estimated that Oasis tickets will likely set you back a sweet £100.

The pricey tickets will no doubt see a lot of fans raising their eyebrows, however with tickets to sell out shows such as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour going for over £100, it’s not surprising that Oasis ones would cost a similar amount.

There are also rumours that Oasis’ reunion shows could include a set at Worthy Farm, with another ‘industry insider’ telling the Mail on Sunday: “All the speculation about this reunion can get a bit tiresome. But there’s a genuine feeling that next summer’s Glastonbury will be too much of an attraction for Liam and Noel to turn down.

“They have been made aware of the headline slot that’s open for them next summer. Now it’s all down to them.”

LADbible Group has previously contacted Liam and Noel Gallagher’s representatives for comment.

Who could have predicted it? Oasis fans are already in a bitter ticket row over who gets top priority for the upcoming reunion tour..

Earlier this morning (27 August), Liam and Noel Gallagher officially confirmed the band will be going on a reunion tour with the kick off quickly beginning.

I mean, people were already complaining before the announcement was made following teasers and rumours over the bank holiday weekend.

And yep, huge shock, millennials are claiming they deserve a ‘priority’ for the Oasis reunion tour tickets.

It’s been nearly 15 years since the band split in 2009 and the fans who were around in their heyday reckon they should get first dibs on getting to see them back together.

There’s criteria you’ve supposedly got to meet to see Oasis. (Simon Emmett/Fear PR/PA Wire)

Oasis announced the 14-date UK and Ireland tour as they said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”

And it’s been anything but silence since with offices playing non-stop tracks by the band and the chat on X never-ending.

That includes the millennials banging on about how they apparently deserve tickets, with many ‘fans’ even creating fictional women to lash out at.

One wrote: “Imagine waiting 15 years for Oasis to reform only to lose out on tickets to Chloe, 21 from Stockport who just wants to hear Wonderwall live. #oasisreunion.”

I mean, so what if ‘Chloe’ wants to hear Wonderwall live so she buys a ticket?

And people continued to slam: “Needs to be a loyalty system in place for oasis tickets so no wonder wall warriors get a hold of them before folk who deserve them.”

The band split in 2009. (Mick Hutson/Redferns)

While another went on to claim: “40 years olds and over should get priority for Oasis tickets. Isn’t the time for all these youngsters to start jumping on the bandwagon.”

Let’s break it to this one, he is ‘that guy’ as he wrote: “Really don’t want to be that guy, but do think first priority for Oasis tickets should go to people who were there in the 90s.

“Test should be proof of birthdate and the ability to pick the Alessi twins out of a random lineup.”

A fifth said: “If Oasis get back together I hope tickets are bought by people who want to be there, and love their music. Not teenagers who only know Wonderwall!”

But others slammed people for kicking off as they wrote: “The generational row about Oasis tickets is bollocks.

Some were inventing fictional women (X)

Or introducing some sort of criteria (X)

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“Youngsters today have f**k all. They deserve to see and feel how a working-class band gave something so special to so many.”

One user even wrote: “’OaSiS tIcKeTs ShOuLd Be PrIoRiTy FoR oVeR 40’s. Shut up you bunch of wet blankets.

“Some of us aren’t over the hill yet but did spend our childhoods growing up to their music.”

And another summed it up pretty perfectly: “’Oasis are overrated’ vs ‘I’m the oasis ticket police and I’ll decide whether or not you deserve to see them’.

“The two most nauseating people you’ve met battling it out for interactions.”

Bring on the ticket police.

Where can I buy tickets?

Fans will be able to buy tickets from 9am on Saturday 31st August from Ticketmaster, SEE Tickets and GIGSANDTOURS.

Here is everything we currently know about the rumoured Oasis reunion next year.

Reports of the Gallagher brothers burying their long-running feud and reforming the iconic Britpop band for a series of shows in London and Manchester next year.

The rumour mill kicked into motion on X last night, with The Sunday Times published an article saying that ‘industry insiders’ state that Oasis will play 10 nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, beating Taylor Swift‘s eight night run, as well as several night’s at Manchester’s Heaton Park.

The news, if true, would be (in the words of Liam Gallagher) absolutely ‘biblical’.

In fact, Liam has been active in stirring the pot on social media, replying: ‘See you down the front’ to one fan and tweeting out: “I never did like that word FORMER,” ahead of his headline set at Reading festival later today (25 August).

Will Oasis be reuniting next summer?

Brothers Liam and Noel have been on frosty terms ever since their infamous backstage bust-up in 2009 at Paris’ Rock En Seine Festival, which saw the elder Gallagher brother and the band go their separate ways.

However, the war of words between the pair appears to have thawed over the past couple of years, with Liam even stating on social media that he reserves a seat for his brother at every show back in June, after a fan hoax went viral online.

Noel has similarly been more complimentary towards his younger brother recently, even praising his singing voice during a video to promote the 30th anniversary of their debut album Definitely Maybe.

The reunion reports all trace back to the article from The Times, where they state ‘industry insiders’ are adamant that summer 2025 will be the year of Oasis, adding that there’s even rumblings of a triumphant set at Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage.

Oasis last played together at 2009’s V Festival. (Mick Hutson/Redferns)

The Sun has since jumped on the reunion bandwagon, sharing an exclusive story which claims the reunion news will be announced this week.

“This is the reunion that no one thought would ever happen,” an industry insider is said to have told them.

“There will be concerts in the UK next summer and both Noel and Liam are excited to get back out there together.”

Meanwhile the Manchester Evening News have since reported that tickets for the prospective shows would be priced within the ‘£100’ region.

What have the band said about the reports?

Besides from Liam’s string of consciousness tweets (which have so far confirmed nothing), the brothers are yet to speak publicly about the rumours.

So, it’s still a definitely, maybe situation for the Oasis reunion as things currently stand, however, this could very well change next week.

LADBible has contacted Liam and Noel Gallagher’s representatives for comment.

Actor Sam Neill says he ‘is not afraid of dying’ as he opens up about his battle with cancer.

The New Zealand actor, born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is best known for his role as palaeontologist Alan Grant in Jurassic Park.

In March of this year, the 76-year-old revealed in his memoir Did I Ever Tell You This? that he was being treated for stage-three blood cancer.

Three months after he received chemotherapy for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, the treatment stopped working.

However, when doctors started to give him a rare anti-cancer drug, the infusions, which are required every two weeks, started to show positive results.

Neill has been in remission for 12 months.

Although his treatments are ‘very grim and depressing’, the actor acknowledges that they are ‘keeping [him] alive’.

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“I know I’ve got it, but I’m not really interested in it,” he told ABC in a new interview.

“It’s out of my control. If you can’t control it, don’t get into it.”

But it is not dying he is afraid of, rather it’s retirement which ‘fills him with horror’.

“I started to think I better write some of this down because I’m not sure how long I have to live,” the actor added.

“I was running against the clock.”

Neill has been told by doctors that the drug will stop working at some point, and he’s ‘prepared for that’.

In an interview with The Guardian, the actor explained: “The thing is, I’m crook. I may have to speed this up. I found myself with nothing to do.

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“And I’m used to working. I love working. I love going to work. I love being with people every day and enjoying human company and friendship and all these things. And suddenly I was deprived of that. And I thought, ‘What am I going to do?'”

Neill also told the BBC that he started writing his memoir to ‘give me a reason to get through the day’.

“I thought I need to do something, and I thought, “Shall I start writing?'” he said.

“I didn’t think I had a book in me, I just thought I’d write some stories. And I found it increasingly engrossing.

“A year later, not only have I written the book – I didn’t have a ghostwriter – but it’s come out in record time.”

He says that working on the book has provided him with a fresh perspective.