Limp Bizkit Performs First Show Since Sam Rivers Death

Limp Bizkit returned to the stage for the first time since the death of their longtime bassist Sam Rivers, delivering an emotional tribute performance in Mexico City on Saturday night.

The rap-rock band played at Estadio Fray Nano as part of their ongoing Loserville Gringo Papi Tour 2025, drawing a packed crowd for the Latin American leg of the outing. Rivers, a co-founder of the group and its pulse on bass since the late 1990s, died on October 18 at age 48. No official cause of death was disclosed, though he had battled liver disease diagnosed in 2011, underwent a transplant in 2017, briefly left the band in 2015, and rejoined in 2018.

During the set, the band screened a video montage of Rivers' onstage and backstage moments with his bandmates, including frontman Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, drummer John Otto, and DJ Lethal. The clip concluded with the messages "Sam Rivers, our brother forever" and "Sam Rivers, we love you forever." As it ended, the surviving members embraced on stage while fans chanted Rivers' name, creating a moment of shared remembrance. Filling in on bass was Richie Buxton, known as Kid Not, a musician who performs with Ecca Vandal, one of the tour's...