Bennington filmed an episode of Carpool Karaoke six days before his death . Bennington 's family allowed the episode to be aired on October 12 , 2017 . On August 27 , during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony , Jared Leto received media attention for his tribute to Bennington and Chris Cornell . 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 . 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 and Yellowcard , and the singer Kiiara , among others
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
Chester Bennington