Linkin Park Building Homes In New Orleans

According to Blabbermouth.net, on Wednesday, February 27, mega-platinum Grammy-winning rock band Linkin Park took a break from their current tour in support of new album, "Minutes To Midnight", and travelled to New Orleans to help families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Following Tuesday night's show at the Sommet Center in Nashville, the band — vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, DJ Joe Hahn, bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and vocalist Mike Shinoda — headed to Central City, New Orleans where, alongside opening act Coheed And Cambria, they joined volunteers from Music for Relief, and Habitat homeowner families from New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to build homes in the damaged Gulf Coast area.

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Photos by: George Long

Linkin Park's nonprofit organization, Music For Relief, initiated a partnership with Hollywood for Habitat For Humanity to fund and build homes in hurricane ravaged areas. New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity was chosen to be the beneficiary of these funds, with multiple families benefitting as a result of Music for Relief's extraordinary efforts. Music For Relief raised the monies for these homes through an innovative multi-platform campaign including donations, merchandise sales, ticket auctions and other activities online and onsite during Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour. The organization will continue to raise funds through the current Linkin Park arena tour at the Music for Relief booth on site for each date, as part of their ongoing relationship with Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity.

Comments

[chris_red]

Gotta love this band and the things that they do. Even if you don't like their music, you gotta give them respect for the way they help out.

[kryzay311]

sweet.

[twistedriffster]

these guys are awesome.

[Hexagram]

chester is just hugging people while he makes the rest of the crew do all the work

[satyphan]

^^^^ hahahaha

[Scourge441]

Anyone who posts "linkin park sux" crap will have their balls chewed off by a raccoon.

Hexagram wrote:

chester is just hugging people while he makes the rest of the crew do all the work

There's only one picture with Chester, and I don't see anyone else working in it either. I think they were on break or something.

[godofrock82]

its cool that they are doing this and all but they are rockstars not contractors i would be affraid of my house falling apart

[guitarwizz360]

i think thats really awesome that they'd go and help out like that! much respect to them! its more than what most other bands have done anyways.

[kungfuwikawika]

That's real great of this band.
they started off great. I personally don't like anything past hybrid theory.
but what this band has become is actually a great thing.
I'm glad to see that some bands/arists haven't forgotten where they've come from and realize its okay to help others in the world.

I give them props man.

[the boogieman]

i hate their music, but its nice to see major label artists grounding themselves like this

[buba1986]

i personally like linkin park and have for years. Its good to see genuine guys like that who care unlike some stuck up, self obsessed celebrities who would rather make money for themselves and not help the needy. Good on you linkin park

[Deliriumbassist]

props to Coheed too guys, they helped as well.

Although the picture of Phoenix and Mr Hahn probably sums it all up... it's just like construction workers in Britain. One guy works, 3 guys stand around watching :p

[Hexagram]

Scourge441 wrote:

Anyone who posts "linkin park sux" crap will have their balls chewed off by a raccoon.

Hexagram wrote:

chester is just hugging people while he makes the rest of the crew do all the work
There's only one picture with Chester, and I don't see anyone else working in it either. I think they were on break or something.

yes, i'm quite aware that Chester did not really make everyone else do the work. I was just joking

[qwerty_555]

Awww this is awesome! Linkin Park are one of the best bands in the world, and its nice to see that they've stayed grounded and not gone completely rock star.

Gotta love the pictures too

[g-tarist]

top blokes

[daguy4427]

This really shows that Linkin Park is really down to earth alot of people i think alot of bands better take notice Go LP yall rock.