DJ AM Laid to Rest

DJ AM‘s funeral took place yesterday.

The 36-year-old disc jockey - who was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday - was laid to rest at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in West Los Angeles. Guests including his former fiancee Nicole Richie, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and DJ Jazzy Jeff gathered at the site just after 3pm.

At around 4pm guests traveled to a Jewish cemetery in the city where DJ AM - real name Adam Goldstein - was buried.

A memorial for the star will take place later today, with the invitation revealing it will pay tribute to the musician’s battle with substance abuse. It read: “The format of the evening will be in the style of an open 12-step meeting. Adam’s friends both from his life in recovery, as well as those from other areas of his life are welcome. We ask only that everyone adhere to the tradition of anonymity and let what they hear there, and who they see there, stay there.”

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Blink-182 Cancels Concert to Mourn

Although they found the strength to perform over the weekend, Blink-182 has decided to cancel an appearance Monday night in New York. The group made the decision based on the “circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing” of their friend DJ AM.

On Saturday, drummer Travis Barker - who survived a deadly plane crash last September with Adam Goldstein - and the rest of his band members paid tribute to the disc jockey at a concert in Hartford, Connecticut. An emotional Mark Hoppus told the attendees that they had “lost a really dear friend” right before leading them into a moment of silence.

“We thank all of our fans for their support in this tough time,” the group said in a statement about this evening’s gig. Other acts still on the schedule include Weezer, Taking Back Sunday and Chester French.

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