New Found Glory Honor Late Guitarist Chad Gilbert at EPCOT Show

New Found Glory honored their late guitarist Chad Gilbert during a performance at Walt Disney’s World’s EPCOT in Orlando, Florida, on Monday, September 28th. The tribute came just a week after the founding band member passed away after a battle with cancer. The pop-punk band had already been booked to play two shows at EPCOT on Monday and Tuesday as part of the amusement park’s Eat to the Beat concert series during its International Food & Wine Festival. Instead of canceling the shows in the wake of Gilbert’s death, the band decided to play them in his honor. When New Found Glory took the stage, frontman Jordan Pundik got choked up as he addressed the crowd at EPCOT, telling them, “We lost our brother last week, Chad, and even though he’s not here in body, he’s here in spirit today, in these songs, in our hearts on this stage. And what I do know is he loved his family fiercely, he loved this band fiercely, and he love his fans fiercely. So, with that said, let’s make this a celebration of Chad’s life.” As an addition tribute, Gilbert’s customized guitar with a Mickey Mouse design was placed on the stage, with flowers on top of the amp next to it. Prior to the performance, the b...