Limp Bizkit concert in Estonia cancelled due to Fred Durst’s historic pro-Russian comments
An upcoming Limp Bizkit show in Estonia has reportedly been cancelled due to singer Fred Durst’s historic pro-Russia comments.
The nu-metal group, who were recently announced as a headliner for next year’s Download Festival, had been due to perform at the Unibet Arena in Tallinn on May 31st, 2026. However, the page for the show now reads, “No such event found!”
Promoters, The Baltic Live Agency, have also confirmed in a statement to ERR, Estonia’s Public Broadcaster, that the show is no longer going ahead.
They said: “We inform you that due to circumstances beyond the organizer’s control, the Limp Bizkit concert planned for May 31, 2026, is canceled. Our apologies!”
After the show was announced last week, it was condemned by Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs media advisor Brita Kikka, who told ERR News, “Estonia supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the principle that every last centimeter of Ukrainian territory belongs to Ukraine.”
Kikka added that anyone supporting an aggressor does not belong “in Estonia or in the Estonian cultural space.”
Additionally, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna also called for the concert to be cancelled, stating, “Those who justify Russia’s aggression and the occupation of a neighboring country are not welcome in Estonia. They have no place on Estonian stages and should not be earning income here.”
In 2015, Durst was banned from Ukraine for five years, which they said was “in the interests of guaranteeing the security” of the country. They made the decision after he revealed he was interested in buying a home in Crimea after it was annexed by Russia in 2014.
It was reported that he wrote in a letter to Crimean authorities in 2015: “I think that President Putin will understand what kind of person I am, having looked into my eyes, and will know that he has an ally that can help in many things.”
The letter also read, “I am sure that we can do many important things together and it will help Russia, and it will help people all around the world to understand that Putin is a great guy with clear moral principles and a nice person.”
Additionally, during an interview in 2015 with a Russian state-run publication, Durst expressed his desire to gain a Russian passport, telling the host, “I wouldn’t mind getting a Russian passport. If you have connections with the relevant authorities that could assist me to get one, share them.”
Limp Bizkit are yet to comment on the cancellation of their show in Tallinn.
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