ContactMusic — DEF LEPPARD, the reformed SYSTEM OF A DOWN and LINKIN PARK will headline this summer's (Jun11) Download Festival in the U.K.Def Leppard will close the weekend event's opening night on 10 June (11), SOAD will headline on the Saturday and Linkin Park w... more info

NME — Band to join System Of A Down and Linkin Park at event more info

ContactMusic — LINKIN PARK are preparing to return to the road after frontman CHESTER BENNINGTON was hospitalised with a viral infection last week (ends11Feb11) - and they're taking the PRODIGY with them.The rockers pulled the plug on two shows in Texas to allow Be... more info

Mercury News, California — Linkin Park emerged at the tail end of the nu metal and rap-rock music scene, in 2000. But while bands such as Korn and Limp Bizkit have gone the way of the dinosaur, Linkin Park began to evolve its sound and continued making top-selling albums and s... more info

ContactMusic — LINKIN PARK frontman CHESTER BENNINGTON has apologised to fans after falling ill and forcing the band to axe its third consecutive concert.The Crawling rockers cancelled a show in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (10Feb11) after Bennington was ordered by... more info

ContactMusic — LINKIN PARK have been forced to scrap a concert in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (10Feb11) to allow frontman CHESTER BENNINGTON to recover from a mystery illness.The Crawling hitmakers cancelled their Verizon Center gig after the singer was ordered to... more info

CNN Showbiz — Linkin Park canceled its Thursday night show in Washington, D.C., after the group's lead singer fell ill, the band said on its website. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — California hip-hop-metal-rock act Linkin Park brought some much needed warmth to Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night, drawing the huddled masses - an impressive 11,500 people - to the hockey hangar on a bitterly cold night. more info

Chorus.fm — *Linkin Park* (http://www.linkinpark.com/)'s performance on SNL can be seen here (http://theaudioperv.com/2011/02/06/linkin-park-waiting-for-the-end-when-they-come-for-me-25-snl/). more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Bigger is better for Linkin Park's Chester Bennington -- when it comes to touring, anyway. more info