Linkin Park Likely Returning to Morumbi Stadium in Brazil

[LPLStaff]

Our very good friends at linkinparkbr have reported that Linkin Park is almost guaranteed to return to Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil this year. The band's return is scheduled for November 10th, with a few days off after the show which could lead to a second night again.

 

Fans may recognize the venue name Estádio do Morumbi as the home of Linkin Park's very first show ever in Brazil, back in 2004, closing the Meteora World Tour. LP reportedly played to over 80,000 fans in attendance in what is widely regarded as one of their most popular concerts.

 

LPBR reports that due to a scheduling agreement with Live Nation in Brazil, all big concerts in São Paulo are being booked at Estádio do Morumbi as Oasis, Shakira, and Stray Kids have booked a combined five shows at the venue already. This would be a very welcoming 21 year return for the band to the venue.

 

 

In October and November of this year, Linkin Park will be embarking on their largest tour of South America ever in the band's history. Eight shows across Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil are already announced, with more likely coming as there are quite a few days off after most of the shows. The venues have not been confirmed by the band yet nor has ticket presale/onsale information but that will be coming eventually... we are still fresh off of two massive shows in Brazil for the From Zero album release.

 

LP hits Brazil again starting November 8th, with shows in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasília, and Porto Alegre announced so far.

 

We'll update you as soon as venues and ticketing information is confirmed, but one thing is for sure - this tour of South America is going to be legendary for the band as it combines every single country they have performed in before on the continent and they will be performing in very large venues.

 

Source: linkinparkbr

[bloodbath]

Get ready for 20 more years of "who recorded the show, MTV or Fiore?" 🤣

Edited January 6 by bloodbath

[LeonardoMF93]

There are already rumors about the venues where the band will perform in other Brazilian cities:

 

São Paulo: MorumBIS Stadium (capacity of 80,000 people)
Rio de Janeiro: Rio 2016 Olympic Park
Brasília: Mané Garrincha Stadium (72,000 people)
Porto Alegre: Arena do Grêmio (55,000 people)

 

Regarding Rio de Janeiro, it is unclear whether the shows will take place in the outdoor area of the Rio 2016 Olympic Park (which hosts up to 100,000 people during Rock in Rio) or in one of the local arenas. The most likely scenario is that the show will be held at Farmasi Arena, which accommodates 18,000 people.

If the Rio de Janeiro show is indeed held inside Farmasi Arena, it could be the only show in Brazil with a 360º stage.

 

As for the show at MorumBIS Stadium, it’s a historic event. Returning to the venue of their first Brazilian concert 21 years later would be legendary, but the stadium is now outdated, despite being larger than Allianz Parque, where the band performed in November 2024. Ideally, the shows would remain at Allianz, but issues with Palmeiras (the club that owns the stadium) led Live Nation to sign the deal with MorumBIS instead.

 

Another interesting fact is that the stadium is currently called MorumBIS, not Morumbi. The name was changed due to naming rights agreements.

 

I don’t believe there will be additional dates in Brazil. Extra dates are typically added in São Paulo, but there’s no room for that this time. The only exception was an additional date added in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, which was more a consequence of the cancellation of a show in Curitiba due to low ticket sales.

Edited January 7 by LeonardoMF93

[LPLStaff]

The band has 2 days off after: Bogota, Lima, Buenos Aires, Santiago, and Sao Paulo. They built plenty of time into the schedule should they need to add more shows in any of those cities.

[LeonardoMF93]

Do you think so? Ok, they could add an extra show in São Paulo on the 11th and have a rest day before playing in Brasília on the 13th. It makes sense.

 

Another factor we need to consider is demand. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m not sure there will be enough demand for four shows in large stadiums in Brazil. I think Live Nation misinterpreted the demand in November 2024 since the fact that those were the first shows after the comeback boosted sales. I hope I'm wrong.

[KeysToTheLinkinPark]

There will be tons of legendary venues they are playing this year, damn. Wembley Stadium, Olympiastadion and now this. They could film all of those shows and release them. There is no way they will not film at least one of them and release them.

[vinifeijo]

Yeah, i'm also not sure they'll be able to fill up all those venues in Brazil. Only if they manage somehow to keep the hype up with some new release or something.

[JZLP-Benningstrong]

On 1/7/2025 at 5:35 AM, vinifeijo said:

Yeah, i'm also not sure they'll be able to fill up all those venues in Brazil. Only if they manage somehow to keep the hype up with some new release or something.

 

add 2 more bands and they can make it

[KeysToTheLinkinPark]

As of right now there are no supporting acts for those shows, right?

[JZLP-Benningstrong]

19 minutes ago, KeysToTheLinkinPark said:

As of right now there are no supporting acts for those shows, right?

show is not even announced dude lol

[KeysToTheLinkinPark]

12 minutes ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

show is not even announced dude lol

They put out the date lol. For me that's at least like a 50% announcement lol

[LeonardoMF93]

4 hours ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

show is not even announced dude lol

 

The shows are announced and confirmed. There is just no confirmation yet about the venues where they will take place.

 

 

4 hours ago, KeysToTheLinkinPark said:

As of right now there are no supporting acts for those shows, right?

 

There is no information about this, but in Brazil, it’s usually small Brazilian artists who perform as opening acts for international artists. In rare cases, some major national artists open the show, such as Charlie Brown Jr. opening for Linkin Park in São Paulo in 2012, but this has become less common over the years.

 

I see no possibility of an opening act featuring a major artist (national or international) with significant appeal that could attract more demand to what Linkin Park would generate on its own.

 

If it’s an international artist, Live Nation would have to spend unnecessarily. If it’s a national artist, there aren’t many Brazilian rock bands with significant appeal at the moment.

[KeysToTheLinkinPark]

47 minutes ago, LeonardoMF93 said:

There is no information about this, but in Brazil, it’s usually small Brazilian artists who perform as opening acts for international artists. In rare cases, some major national artists open the show, such as Charlie Brown Jr. opening for Linkin Park in São Paulo in 2012, but this has become less common over the years.

 

I see no possibility of an opening act featuring a major artist (national or international) with significant appeal that could attract more demand to what Linkin Park would generate on its own.

 

If it’s an international artist, Live Nation would have to spend unnecessarily. If it’s a national artist, there aren’t many Brazilian rock bands with significant appeal at the moment.

With opening acts or co-headliners, isn't it more about the overall package than the question of whether this artist can generate similar demand as LP?

It makes a difference if LP would play these shows on their own or if they take a better known supporter with them. Even if that supporter couldn't generate the demand that LP could on their own. 

I mean, look at the BlinkinPark shows. The package of LP, Blink, Wu Tang Clan and MGK certainly attracts more people than LP alone. Even if none of these other acts can generate as much demand as LP on their own. At least I would say so.

 

That's why I was surprised that they didn't pick 1-2 additional acts for their stadium show in LA. I'm sure an attractive package here would sell a few more tickets and they wouldn't be struggling so much. 

[LeonardoMF93]

1 hour ago, KeysToTheLinkinPark said:

With opening acts or co-headliners, isn't it more about the overall package than the question of whether this artist can generate similar demand as LP?

It makes a difference if LP would play these shows on their own or if they take a better known supporter with them. Even if that supporter couldn't generate the demand that LP could on their own. 

I mean, look at the BlinkinPark shows. The package of LP, Blink, Wu Tang Clan and MGK certainly attracts more people than LP alone. Even if none of these other acts can generate as much demand as LP on their own. At least I would say so.

 

That's why I was surprised that they didn't pick 1-2 additional acts for their stadium show in LA. I'm sure an attractive package here would sell a few more tickets and they wouldn't be struggling so much. 

 

No doubt! Artists like Blink, Wu Tang Clan, and MGK, when paired with LP, would attract a larger audience, capable of filling big arenas.

 

I understand what you're saying, but it's rare for artists of the level of Blink, Wu Tang Clan, and MGK to perform as supporting acts or as co-headliners for another artist in South America. Such acts usually only "meet" in festivals like Rock in Rio or Lollapalooza.

 

Performing in South America is extremely expensive due to logistics. A ticket for a show at the level of Linkin Park costs R$ 800,00 (130 USD) in Brazil. If you bring an international artist of Blink's level, the promoter will have to pay a new fee and other costly expenses unique to Latin America, without being able to increase the ticket price much.

 

For these reasons, I have my doubts about whether there will be demand for four or five big shows in Brazil. Maybe they will start by announcing in larger arenas and change the venue if the sales aren't going well.

 

In the end, I hope you're right.