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| Linkin Park Live: 2003 Summary |
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Linkin Park began 2003 with something new by coming out with the LP Underground Tour, which was a tour that specifically allowed LPU members free access to the shows where the band debuted their new live material off of Meteora. The tour hit six European cities, with stops at Top Of The Pops and CD:UK Headliners in London as well, followed by 10 US shows, featuring an exclusive MTV 2$ Bill Show in Detroit on March 17, and two back-to-back shows in their hometown of Los Angeles centered around the release date of Meteora. Highlights of the LP Underground Tour include the debuts of eight Meteora songs, as well as the first 17 song setlist the band has ever done.
Soon after the conclusion of the tour, the band spent no down time by immediately starting their second annual Projekt Revolution Tour, which in 2003 hit the smaller cities that the band had not been to before. After having to cancel the opening night of the tour in Rochester due to a snow storm, the tour kicked off in full session in State College the following day. The setlist was very unique, with the band debuting a Reanimation song, 'P5hng Me A*wy', and also having featuring two very special guests during the set with Xzibit dropping a verse on 'Nobody's Listening' (which was played for the first time) and Christian from Blindside joining Chester on 'P5hng Me A*wy'. Chester's throat problem forced them to cancel an Indiana date, and as fate would see, Chester developed severe abdominal and back pains, which caused the band to cancel the last three Projekt Revolution dates as well as its entire June tour in Europe.
LP went back and played Rochester, Council Bluffs, and Valley Center as side shows from the Summer Sanitarium tour, and played Berlin, Prague, Madrid and Lisboa in September, therefore playing over half of the shows they canceled. The band played a rehearsal gig in Las Vegas in late June, and then kicked off on Summer Sanitarium in support of Metallica, which took them across the USA to sports stadiums of all shapes and sizes. In Dallas and Houston, the band shot their first live concert and released 'Live in Texas' on CD/DVD later in the year.
LP wasted no time in returning to Europe after Sanitarium, and played several dates that they had canceled earlier in the year as well as a few other shows. In October, they headed to Australia, where they headlined a major festival, and Asia to play, and then went to the UK in November. After playing several holiday shows in late 2003, LP wrapped up the entire year with a webcasted performance at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in Los Angeles on December 13. |
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| Great audience recordings |
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23.03.2003 San Francisco (AUD - full show)
26.04.2003 Rapid City (AUD - full show)
22.08.2003 Reading (DVD - full show)
24.10.2003 Tokyo (AUD/DVD - full show)
25.10.2003 Tokyo (AUD/DVD - full show)
27.10.2003 Tokyo (AUD - full show)
21.11.2003 Manchester (AUD - full show) |
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| List of professional recordings |
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27.02.2003 Hamburg (Numb CD - 1 song)
03.03.2003 Nottingham (Webcast / Radio - full show)
06.03.2003 London (TV - 2 songs)
08.03.2003 London (TV - 7 songs)
11.03.2003 Worchester (Numb CD - 1 song)
17.03.2003 Detroit (TV - 11 songs / Faint CD - 1 song)
02.08.2003 Houston (Live In Texas CD/DVD - full show (split between Houston/Dallas, minus intro))
03.08.2003 Dallas (Live In Texas CD/DVD - full show (split between Houston/Dallas, minus intro))
07.08.2003 Seattle (Radio - full show - unreleased)
11.08.2003 Los Angeles (TV / LPU 3.0 CD - 3 songs + interview)
21.08.2003 London (TV - 1 song + acceptance speech)
22.08.2003 Reading (TV - 3 songs / Breaking The Habit CD - 1 song)
15.11.2003 San Bernardino (YouTube - 3 songs / full show - unreleased)
13.12.2003 Universal City (Webcast - full show) |
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| Touring bands |
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LP Underground Tour: Blindside (US leg only)
Projekt Revolution: Mudvayne, Xzibit, Blindside
Summer Sanitarium: Metallica, Deftones, Mudvayne, Limp Bizkit
European Tour: Alien Ant Farm, Adema
Australia and Asia Tour: (coming soon)
UK November: Lostprophets
Holiday Radio Shows: (coming soon)
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| Canceled shows |
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08.04.2003 Rochester - Reason: Snowstorm
11.04.2003 Evansville - Reason: Chester had a throat infection.
28.04.2003 Council Bluffs - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
29.04.2003 Valley Center - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
30.04.2003 North Little Rock - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
07.06.2003 Adenau - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
08.06.2003 Nürnberg - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
09.06.2003 Landgraaf - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
11.06.2003 Copenhagen - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
12.06.2003 Hultsfred - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
13.06.2003 Oslo - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
15.06.2003 Berlin - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
16.06.2003 Praha - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
18.06.2003 Paris - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
21.06.2003 Barcelona - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains.
22.06.2003 Madrid - Reason: Chester had severe back / abdominal pains. |
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