Brad Delson is still a member of Linkin Park but we will not be seeing him on tour – Mike Shinoda reveals this decision

Although he won’t be traveling with Linkin Park, guitarist Brad Delson is still involved in the band’s studio and backstage operations. Guitarist Alex Feder, who has already performed live with the ensemble, is filling in for Delson. Why, then, does Delson no longer perform live with Linkin Park? In an interview with Zach Sang Show, Linkin Park founder Mike Shinoda clarified that Delson’s life no longer fits with touring all the time. Which is reasonable—people’s priorities shift, and Linkin Park seems to be able to adapt to that.

In case anybody doesn’t understand the dynamic, our guitarist Brad is our guitarist — he’s in the band — but he’s realized that in terms of his… It’s kind of a mental health thing. He doesn’t love the touring and the live show lifestyle, and so he is our guitarist, but he’s not playing live. So he’s chosen… he found a guy named Alex who’s spectacular, a really good guitarist and they get along great, and Brad chose Alex to play his parts live. But at the time, we hadn’t met Alex, and so we asked [drummer and producer Colin Brittain]. I was, like, ‘Brad needs somebody to play guitar, and we need a drummer. You do both equally well. What would you wanna do?’ And he was just like a kid in a candy store. I think he said, ‘I can’t believe what you’re asking me right now.’ He was so excited.

Upcoming shows:

1/31 Estadio GNP Seguros Mexico City, MX (+ AFI)
2/3 Estadio 3 de Marzo Guadalajara, MX (+ AFI)
2/5 Estadio Banorte Monterrey, MX (+ AFI)
2/11 Saitama Super Arena Tokyo, JP
2/12 Saitama Super Arena Tokyo, JP
2/16 Venue TBA Jakarta, ID
4/12 Sick New World Festival Las Vegas, NV
4/26 Moody Center Austin, TX (+ grandson)
4/28 BOK Center Tulsa, OK (+ grandson)
5/1 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI (+ grandson)
5/3 CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD (+ grandson)
5/6 Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC (+ grandson)
5/8 Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC (+ grandson)
5/10 Sonic Temple Columbus, OH
5/17 Welcome to Rockville Daytona, FL
6/12 Novarock Festival -Nickelsdorf, AT
6/14 Rock for People Festival Hradec Kralove, CZ
6/16 Heinz-Von-Heiden Arena Hannover, DE (+ Architects)
6/18 Olympiastadion Berlin, DE (+ Architects)
6/20 Bernexpo Bern, CH
6/24 I-DAYS Festival Milan, IT
6/26 Gelredome Arnhem, NL (+ Spiritbox)
6/28 Wembley Stadium London, UK (+ Spiritbox & JPEGMAFIA)
7/1 Merkur Spiel Arena Dusseldorf, DE (+ Architects & JPEGMAFIA)
7/3 Rock Werchter Festival Werchter, BE
7/5 Open’er Festival Gdynia, PL
7/8 Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt, DE (+ Architects & JPEGMAFIA)
7/11 Stade de France Paris, FR
7/29 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY (+ PVRIS)
8/1 TD Garden Boston, MA (+ PVRIS)
8/3 Prudential Center Newark, NJ (+ PVRIS)
8/6 Bell Centre Montreal, QC (+ PVRIS)
8/8 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON (+ PVRIS)
8/11 United Center Chicago, IL (+ PVRIS)
8/14 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI (+ PVRIS)
8/16 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA (+ Jean Dawson)
8/19 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA (+ Jean Dawson)
8/21 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN (+ Jean Dawson)
8/23 Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO (+ Jean Dawson)
8/25 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI (+ Jean Dawson)
8/27 Target Center Minneapolis, MN (+ Jean Dawson)
8/29 CHI Health Center Omaha, NE (+ Jean Dawson)
8/31 T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO (+ Jean Dawson)
9/3 Ball Arena Denver, CO (+ Jean Dawson)
9/6 Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ (+ Jean Dawson)
9/13 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA (+ Queens Of The Stone Age & JPEGMAFIA)
9/15 SAP Center San Jose, CA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/17 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/19 Moda Center Portland, OR (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/21 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/24 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
10/26 Venue TBA Bogota, CO
10/29 Venue TBA Lima, PE
11/1 Venue TBA Buenos Aires, AR
11/5 Venue TBA Santiago, CL
11/8 Venue TBA Rio de Janeiro, BR
11/10 Venue TBA São Paulo, BR
11/13 Venue TBA Brasilia, BR
11/15 Venue TBA Porto Alegre, BR