Jay-Z ends festival set by honouring Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington

Jay-Z delivered an emotional encore at Britain’s V Festival on Saturday, ending his headlining set with a musical tribute to Chester Bennington.

Jay-Z and the late Linkin Park frontman, who tragically took his own life in July, worked together on their critically acclaimed Collision Course album back in 2005.

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In fact, their joint track Numb/Encore won the 2006 Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and it was this song that Jay-Z chose to end his set.

“Can I get some love for Chester tonight?” the rapper told the crowd, asking them to “make some noise so he can hear you in heaven.” Watch:

There were many other highlights from the show, which featured Jay-Z performing tracks from his 4:44 album live for the first time, and fans expressed their excitement on social media.