Last week marked eight months since the world lost Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. While there have been a few questions raised about the future of the band, one of the most prominent members of the group, Mike Shinoda, has now announced his debut solo performance.

Back in January, Mike Shinoda released his debut EP, Post Traumatic, which was released in honour of Chester Bennington. “This is not Linkin Park, nor is it Fort Minor – it’s just me,” he said at the time.

“Art has always been the place I go when I need to sort through the complexity and confusion of the road ahead. I don’t know where this path goes, but I’m grateful I get to share it with you.”

Shinoda also used this opportunity to confess that Linkin Park may indeed have a future without their former frontman. “I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same,” Shinoda said to a fan on Twitter. “We have a lot of rebuilding to do, and questions to answer, so it’ll take time.”

Then, earlier this month, members of Linkin Park were spotted in the studio together, with some fans speculating if the group were already back working on new music. While it seems that this may actually just be the first news of Shinoda’s debut solo album, fans have still been excited at the prospect of new music from the group’s members.

Now, as Rolling Stone notes, Mike Shinoda has announced his debut solo performance, appearing at a free festival in Los Angeles in May.

Playing as part of the Identity LA festival, which aims to help celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Shinoda is set to perform alongside hip-hop artist Jay Park and DJ duo Hotel Garuda on May 12th. Mike Shinoda accompanied his announcement on Twitter with the hashtag “#PostTraumaticTour”, indicating this may just be the first of many more shows to come.

Mike Shinoda’s last live performance was back in October when the surviving members of Linkin Park got together to honour the life and legacy of Chester Bennington with an emotional tribute concert.

Check out Mike Shinoda’s ‘Over Again’:

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