What day in 2015 did Scott Weiland die?

Scott Weiland died on December 3, 2015. He was 48 years old and was found dead on a tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, while touring with his band, the Wildabouts.

Weiland was best known as the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, one of the major bands associated with alternative rock and the grunge era. He also fronted Velvet Revolver, the supergroup formed with former Guns N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum. His distinctive voice helped define both bands’ most recognizable recordings.

The medical examiner later ruled that Weiland’s death was accidental and resulted from combined effects of cocaine, alcohol, and MDA. Because reports initially focused on drugs found on the tour bus, the precise cause was not immediately clear. A common mix-up is confusing the date of his death with the date of a later tribute or memorial event; the accepted date is December 3, 2015.