Followers of a preferred 2000s rock band are freaking out after a countdown to a giant announcement ended with a mysterious message.

Linkin Park began a 100-hour timer on its official web site and social media accounts Saturday, sparking hypothesis of a brand new tour with a brand new lead singer. The countdown ended Wednesday afternoon, appeared to glitch, after which the clock began counting again up once more.

“It’s solely a matter of time…” Linkin Park’s official social media accounts mentioned when the countdown began stepping into reverse.

Followers reacted with a mixture of frustration, confusion and jokes.

“What does it imply?!” a fan wrote on X, sharing a clip of the clock beginning to rely up.

“MAN WHATS GOING ON,” an Instagram person wrote.

“Each time you guess the brand new Linkin Park singer incorrectly one other 100 hours will get added to the timer,” one tweet mentioned.

“In the long run the Linkin Park countdown didn’t even matter,” one other X person wrote.

“I can’t consider that i’ve been trolled by one in every of my favourite bands,” an Instagram remark mentioned.

“Shinoda rely your days,” one other wrote.

Linkin Park up to date its social media pages Thursday afternoon to say an announcement would now be coming Sept. 5. Early hypothesis has pointed to the band doing a reunion tour with a brand new vocalist to exchange unique frontman Chester Bennington, who died in 2017.

Some theories instructed Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley can be becoming a member of LP after the “Fats Lip” pop-punk band’s farewell tour. Whibley mentioned he was making his personal announcement on the identical day that Linkin Park’s countdown ended, however later clarified he was not becoming a member of Linkin Park, or Oasis, “or another band for that matter.”

In line with Arizona radio station 98 KUPD, Whibley’s announcement turned out to be a suggestion for a free, autographed e book jacket for any followers who preorder his upcoming memoir, “Strolling Catastrophe,” and present proof of buy at Sum 41′s merch desk when their farewell tour resumes subsequent week.

“Oh, how arduous it’s to plan an announcement today and never get in the way in which of a number of different rock artists making bulletins on the identical time and getting all of it tousled,” Whibley joked.

Billboard reported earlier this yr that Linkin Park members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell have been contemplating reuniting for 2025 live shows with a feminine singer. The group was one of many greatest acts of the 2000s with its mixture of hip-hop, various rock and nu steel.

Orgy frontman Jay Gordon, who collaborated with Linkin Park on a remix of “Factors of Authority” for 2002′s “Reanimation” album, fueled buzz in March when he instructed California radio station KCAL 96.7 that he heard a Linkin Park reunion tour would characteristic a “lady singer.” He later claimed he knew “nothing about” a brand new “Linkin Park singer factor.”

Doable names floated embrace Evanescence singer Amy Lee, a favourite from the identical period as Linkin Park. She instructed iHeartRadio Canada in April that she hadn’t been contacted in regards to the potential collaboration however known as it an “superior” concept.

“They need to ask me about that. I don’t have a ton of free time, however I’d do it part-time,” she mentioned.

Linkin Park, recognized for hits like “Within the Finish,” “Numb,” “What I’ve Accomplished,” “One Step Nearer,” and the Grammy-winning “Crawling,” fueled reunion rumors earlier this yr with a brand new biggest hits launch that includes a beforehand unreleased track, “Pleasant Hearth.” Shinoda, additionally recognized for his work as a solo artist and with Fort Minor, mentioned any information would come from the band’s web site.

“Rumors all the time go round. Folks all the time ask what’s subsequent for the band, and the most effective reply I can ever give anyone is when there’s one thing to inform you, we’ll inform you. When there’s an announcement to be made, it is going to be on LinkinPark.com,” he instructed Revolver journal in April. “When you’re listening to it from any individual else, you’ll be able to belief that info as a lot as you need to belief it.”