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Limp Bizkit to perform first US tour date in eight years


The most historic event in Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 100 Event Weekend just got bigger with the announcement that rap-metal pioneer Limp Bizkit is bringing the only performance in the US of its “Unicorns ‘N Rainbows” tour to Mandalay Bay Beach on Friday, July 10th to perform its first North American concert in eight years. UFC representatives were more than happy to welcome the multi-platinum-selling group to the 100 event weekend. “Music is one of the things that makes the UFC experience so exciting, and I’ve always been a big fan of Limp Bizkit, so we are excited to have the… Read more »

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Limp Bizkit principals reigniting band


LONDON —  Rap-rock outfit Limp Bizkit has reformed with the original line-up, following an eight-year hiatus. The Florida band will launch a world tour in late May, including headlining shows and festival appearances. “We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other. Regardless of where our separate paths have taken us, we recognize there is a powerful and unique energy with this particular group of people we have not found anywhere else. This is why Limp Bizkit is back,” singer Fred Durst and guitarist Wes Borland who has… Read more »

Wes Borland Back With Limp Bizkit


Three years after he left the band, guitarist Wes Borland is back with Limp Bizkit and working on the group’s next album. Beginning Monday morning (August 16), visitors to the homepage of Limp Bizkit’s official site were immediately confronted by a photo collage showing Borland in a studio with his former bandmates. Under the images, the caption reads: “August Thirteenth Two Thousand and Four.” Meanwhile, on Fred Durst’s blog the frontman himself authenticates what had been rumored for the past month in a post dated Saturday that read, “Well, now the Limp Bizkit fans know about Wes. Pretty dope.” Limp… Read more »

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Limp Bizkit Cancels Southeast Asian Tour


Limp Bizkit has canceled the Southeast Asian leg of their world tour, citing terrorism fears in the region, local media reported Wednesday. “The band wishes to extend their deepest apologies to their fans in Southeast Asia and promise to return once security for their fans can be assured,” concert promoter Michael Hosking told the Straits Times newspaper. The newspaper said the American rap-rock band cited U.S. State Department warnings of “increased security risks” for the no-show. Hosking told the newspaper that appearances in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, Thailand and the Philippines have also been scrapped. Western governments have… Read more »

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172 Limp Bizkit Fans Sue Over Shortened Sanitarium Set


When Fred Durst led Limp Bizkit off the stage prematurely during a Summer Sanitarium show outside Chicago, it was likely to the pleasure of those who showered the singer with garbage and boos. Bizkit fans, however, felt cheated to such an extent that they’re suing. An attorney representing 172 displeased concertgoers filed a class-action complaint Wednesday (October 8) in Cook County District Court against the band and its corporate arm, Limp Bizness. The frustrated fans want $25 each to cover Limp Bizkit’s portion of a $75 concert ticket that advertised full sets by Bizkit, Linkin Park and headliners Metallica. And… Read more »

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Former Limp Bizkit Guitarist Compares Group To New Band


While former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland thinks he will soon find a lead singer for his new outfit Eat The Day, Borland does not believe that his new band will ever be as big as Limp Bizkit. Borland, who recently traveled to England in the ongoing search for a vocalist for Eat The Day, said in an interview in Kerrang! magazine that he has narrowed down the list to three potential frontmen. According to Borland, the three candidates are all fantastic singers. The guitarist said, “My favorite singers are PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple, Trent Reznor, Maynard James Keenan, Perry… Read more »

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Limp Bizkit Remaking Record To Be More Rock


Limp Bizkit is remaking its new album, which had been titled Bipolar. Frontman Fred Durst insists, however, that the album will still come out before its tour with Metallica, Linkin Park, Mudvayne and Deftones begins on July 4 in Michigan. No release date is available for the forthcoming effort. The band’s planned Guerrilla Tour, which was never officially announced, is likely to be put on hold. Former Snot guitarist Mike Smith has been added to the band’s line-up. “I’ve got good news people,” wrote Durst on the Limp Bizkit website. “The chemistry with our new guitar player Mike is so… Read more »

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Limp Bizkit Start Over On New LP With Guitarist Mike Smith


After nine months of recording with at least five different guitar players, Limp Bizkit still aren’t finished with their new album. Fred Durst has set aside the 19 tracks already recorded and is starting fresh with new guitarist Mike Smith, formerly of Snot. “The chemistry with our new guitar player, Mike, is so dope that we are spending the next couple weeks writing a new album!” Durst wrote on Limp Bizkit’s Web site Wednesday. With less than three months before the band heads out on the Metallica-headlined Summer Sanitarium Tour, Durst nevertheless promised to have what had been tentatively titled… Read more »

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Limp Bizkit Picks Snot Alumnus for Guitar Slot


After a nationwide talent search failed to yield a replacement for guitarist Wes Borland, Limp Bizkit has chosen former Snot axeman Mike Smith as his successor. Smith made his Bizkit debut last Sunday, when the group played live as part of Wrestlemania XIX in Seattle. “We really like jamming with Mike,” Bizkit frontman Fred Durst said on the band’s official Web site (http://www.limpbizkit.com). “He’s dope. This you will find out soon enough.” The band is still working on material that will appear on its upcoming Flip/Interscope album, due June 17. Durst has repeatedly offered different titles for the set, including… Read more »

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Avril, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Sum 41 Set For 'mtvICON: Metallica'


Avril Lavigne, Korn, Limp Bizkit and Sum 41 are the first batch of those slated to pay tribute to Metallica in “mtvICON: Metallica,” the third installment in MTV’s annual series. The artists will perform Metallica covers before an audience on May 3 in Los Angeles for the taped 90-minute special, which will air May 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, according to a network spokesperson. Metallica – singer James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and new bassist Robert Trujillo – will cap off the concert with a performance themselves. Additional performers and artists who will give testimony to the… Read more »

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