Limp Bizkit’s Estonia show canceled over Fred Durst’s pro-Russia comments

Limp Bizkit’s show in Estonia that was set for next year has been canceled after Fred Durst’s previous pro-Russia comments resurfaced online, Rolling Stone reported.

The nu-metal band was supposed to play the Unibet Arena in Tallinn on May 31, 2026. However, a Facebook page for the event indicated that the event is now canceled.

The concert was postponed at first before Baltic Live Agency, the show’s promoter, decided to cancel the gig entirely, according to Estonia’s public broadcaster, ERR.

“We inform you that due to circumstances beyond the organizer’s control, the Limp Bizkit concert planned for May 31, 2026, is canceled,” Baltic Live Agency said in a statement, per ERR. “Our apologies!”

Limp Bizkit rose to fame in the late 1990s, mainly due to the success of their second and third studio albums, “Significant Other“ (1999) and ”Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water” (2000). The group was nominated for three Grammys and charted several hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Rollin’” and “Nookie.”

Limp Bizkit’s Estonia show was originally announced on Nov. 7. It was almost immediately met with backlash over Durst’s history of pro-Russia behavior, according to Rolling Stone.

For example, after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2015, the singer expressed his desire to obtain a Russian passport and wrote a letter to Crimean authorities calling Vladimir Putin a “great guy with clear moral principles,” and held up a sign on stage that read “Crimea=Russia.”

At the time, Durst was married to Kseniya Beryazina, a Russian make-up artist from Crimea, as well. The couple divorced in 2019, Rolling Stone reported.

Durst’s comments also resulted in Limp Bizkit being banned from Ukraine starting in 2022 for five years.

“My position is clear, and I will repeat it: Russia is the aggressor, and Crimea is occupied by Russia. 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,” Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna said in a statement, per ERR.

Rolling Stone also noted that the Ministry of Culture contacted concert organizers, with a spokesperson telling the outlet, “It is unacceptable for people to perform in Estonia who support a state whose president is the subject of an international arrest warrant.”

Neither Limp Bizkit nor Durst have commented on the show’s cancelation as of the publishing of this report.