Limp Bizkit to continue with tour following death of bassist Sam Rivers
Limp Bizkit are set to continue with their tour following the death of bassist Sam Rivers.
The band announced Rivers’ death over the weekend. They took to Instagram to heartbreakingly share, “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat. Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic. The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound.”
Rivers, who was 48, had been part of the band’s story since the beginning in 1994. They also called him “a once-in-a-lifetime kind of human. A true legend of legends. And his spirit will live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory.”
The bassist left the group in 2015 before returning to the fold in 2018. Rivers’ final show with Limp Bizkit took place at Leeds Festival in late August.
Their next tour date is scheduled to take place in Mexico City on November 29th, which is also set to feature sets from Yungblud and Riff Raff.
Per The PRP, promoters for the Mexico City concert have said: “Limp Bizkit has decided to continue with its performance on November 29th at the Explanada Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, as part of its ‘Gringo Papi Tour‘ 2025.”
The message continued, “That night, every riff and every scream of the crowd will resonate in honor of the great legacy Sam offered to to Nu-Metal, because his energy will never cease.”
Following their concert in Mexico City, Limp Bizkit are scheduled to play shows in Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.
TMZ recently reported that Rivers suffered a cardiac arrest on October 18th and “deputies responded to an attended death at that address,” which is only the case when a person is already suffering from a life-threatening illness. He had also worn a “Fuck Cancer” t-shirt while performing with Limp Bizkit this year.
No official cause of death has been announced.
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