As they wrap up their current spate of UK dates, nu metal legends Limp Bizkit have announced their biggest UK show in decades. Jacksonville's favourite sons will headline a special outdoor gig at London's Gunnersbury Park on Sunday, August 13, with UK drum 'n' bass heavyweights Pendulum serving as main support.
Also announced for the show are Wisconsin-based, genre-hopping singer-songwriter KennyHoopla, Pennsylvania rap duo Joey Valence & Brae and London nu gen artist Deijuvhs. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 21 at 10am.
The day before they play Gunnersbury Park, Limp Bizkit will also headline a show at The Piece Hall, Halifax, on Saturday June 12. KennyHoopla and Joey Valence & Brae will support
The Gunnersbury Park announcement marks Limp Bizkit's biggest UK headline show since their appearance at London's Finsbury Park in 2003 - a free show put on by the band as a way of apology to fans for having to cancel a number of previous appearances in the UK.
Last week, Bizkit frontman Fred Durst took part in a rare interview via an appearance on Bill Maher's YouTube series, Club Random. During the interview, Durst commented upon his band's unfair reputation as making music for jocks and bullies, noting:
"I was bullied my whole life. Tortured, bullied...I was really this peon kid in my city, at school, and ultimately the vehicle I used to put behind Limp Bizkit was, 'Oh, man, I'll use this microphone to fight these guys back!' But the irony was: the bullies that tortured me were dressing like me in the audience. So this massive art project turned into the most ironic thing...and here I am 25 years later going, 'Wow, this is unbelievable!'
"People call [Limp Bizkit] 'jock rock'," the rapper added. "I mean, I despise jocks, 'cause those were the guys beating my ass all the time."
