RogueSoul Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Pennsylvania, we're not done with you just yet! After a much needed few days off, the From Zero World Tour continues back to the west as Linkin Park returns to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the first time since 2003 (and the first time in the area since 2008) for their first show ever at the PPG Paints Arena on August 19, 2025! While Philly gets most of the attention from the band in this state, this will be Linkin Park's fifth show in Pittsburgh, our eighth overall if we include Burgettstown right outside of Pittsburgh. That's where the band's last show in the Pittsburgh-area was back in 2008 on Projekt Revolution 2008, performing at the Post-Gazette Pavilion (now called The Pavilion at Star Lake) as the second stop of the tour. The band debuted a modified Set Y at this show, making changes like switching out the piano version of 'Pushing Me Away' for the album version and subbing in 'We Made It,' a rare performance of the song right off its debut with Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star, and Adam Monroe all joining the band onstage. Chris Cornell joined the band for 'Crawling,' which featured its 'KRWLNG' intro with a verse of 'Hands Held High' over it. Other great moments from this show include the Street Drum Corps performing an intro before 'What I've Done' and its AMBO Intro opened the show and coming out again for 'One Step Closer' to end the show with Linkin Park and Mike rapping 'Bloc Party' over the extended intro of 'Points Of Authority!' Chester also joined Chris Cornell during his set earlier in the day for 'Hunger Strike' by Temple Of The Dog! The band's show before that in the area was also at this venue in Burgettstown, though this time we are jumping back to the Meteora World Tour - more specifically, Projekt Revolution 2004! This show came more in the middle of the tour, but featured all the epics you'd expect from a tour this famous: the Blood, Anger, Suffering Outro Transition from 'Figure.09' into 'From The Inside,' Jonathan Davis coming out to sing the Reanimated Bridge on 'One Step Closer,' the Hip-Hop Medley featuring 'Step Up,' 'Nobody's Listening,' and 'It's Goin' Down' (featuring breakdancing from Ivan the Urban Action Figure), and the band's cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Wish!' Bert McCracken from The Used came out as well to play 'Faint' with the band. Pittsburgh has certainly seen a whole crew of guests come out throughout the years! Things get a little hazy from here. Linkin Park's last show in Pittsburgh proper goes all the way back to December 2003, headlining The X's Kick Ass X-Mas. Weatherman Rogue Soul taking over the history section here - heavy snow in the area almost prevented this show from occurring as it was uncertain as to whether or not all the bands could make it through the conditions - but the show went on! We have no idea what the set was at this show (as is the case for many of these earlier shows in Pittsburgh), but we know the fans who braved the snow definitely got a kick ass set. Jumping back to the Hybrid Theory World Tour, the band's first jaunt in Burgettstown was on Ozzfest 2001. We don't know the setlist once again for this one, but we know something that's perhaps far more important: Chester dressed up as Super Chester and invaded Papa Roach's stage during their set (it was Jacoby Shaddix's birthday)! Check out the pictures on the show page! The only known set from Pittsburgh around this area was from earlier in the year, when the band played Metropol (moved from Club Laga due to demand) on the Street Soldiers Tour - and it even has a recording! Opening with the legendary duo of 'With You' and 'Runaway,' the band burst through all of the rare Hybrid Theory essentials like 'Forgotten,' 'By Myself,' 'And One,' and the Mike Shinoda Remix of 'High Voltage,' while still finding time for the soon-to-be hits like 'Papercut' and 'In The End.' The band performed at the same venue in November 2000, opening for P.O.D. on their King Of The Game Tour. Linkin Park's very first show in Pittsburgh took place at Club Laga, opening for the Union Underground on their An Education In Rebellion Tour in July 2000. The band did a photoshoot earlier that day - and one of the photos from this shoot became the back cover of Hybrid Theory! More pictures from this show came out with the Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary release in 2020, as well. Pittsburgh has always had a place in Linkin Park history, whether you knew it or not! If you were at any of these early shows and happen to remember some details, let us know! Also of note is that this is a make-up show of sorts for Pittsburgh, as the last time the band was scheduled to play in the city was back in 2015 - in January on the ill-fated The Hunting Party North American Tour. After breaking his ankle playing basketball before the show, Chester managed to make his way through the Indianapolis set on a scooter and crutches, Pittsburgh was next up to bat. Unfortunately, both Pittsburgh and Albany were cancelled the next day so that the severity of Chester's injury could be assessed. Ultimately, Chester needed surgery immediately and the recovery following meant that the whole rest of the tour had to be cancelled. Had the show gone on, it would've been the band's first show at the venue. Redemption is finally here for Pittsburgh! Check out the full video recording of Linkin Park's first headlining show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania back on February 15, 2001 at Metropol! Pennsylvania has continued to cement its place in Linkin Park's history books with the last show of the From Zero World Tour, which took place in Philadelphia on Saturday. This was actually the very first show at the venue after changing its name - from the Wells Fargo Center to the Xfinity Mobile Arena! The band ended the pre-show playlist with Survivor's 'Eye Of The Tiger' and The Eagles' Victory Song, during which the Eagles' mascot Swoop came out onstage! The band ripped into Set A (featuring 'Castle Of Glass' in its interludes), rotating in 'Lying From You' and 'New Divide' for Act I before 'The Emptiness Machine' wrapped up the first part of the show. 'Lies Greed Misery' returned once again in the middle of Act II before 'Two Faced,' and Mike rapped verse two of 'When They Come For Me' during his solo for the first time since Tulsa, Oklahoma back in May! 'Casualty' was the heavy rotation of the night before 'One Step Closer' brought the show to its half-way point. 'Over Each Other' was featured after 'Lost' as the ballad rotation, and 'From The Inside' topped things off at the end of the main set! The Control Colin 'Numb' intro returned at this show after being absent for a couple, and the crowd choice option #1, which led to a disco-themed 'Numb/Encore' intro and an extended jam outro. Mike also paid further tribute to Philadelphia by performing 'You Got Me' by The Roots during the extended intro of 'Overflow.' 'Heavy Is The Crown' and 'Bleed It Out' (with a verse of 'A Place For My Head' in the extended bridge) closed out the main set, meaning 'In The End' and 'Faint' brought the show to an epic close. The crowd was unrelenting and loud as hell, perhaps the loudest of the whole U.S. tour so far - what else would you expect from Philly? It feels like a stretch calling Pittsburgh part of the northeast per se, but the band's run in this corner of the country (and Canada) has been nothing short of massive for the band, with sold out shows and epic crowds to boot. Can Pittsburgh keep up the energy? Pittsburgh seems to be lined up for Set B - at this stage of the tour, it seems the band has settled in on each set having specific rotations (with a few surprises thrown in every so often), so let's see if we can predict what's coming based off the patterns from the previous shows. The last appearance of Set B ('Iridescent' themed interludes) was in Chicago last week, and featured the following rotations: 'Crawling,' 'Cut The Bridge,' and 'Lying From You' (in that order) in Act I, 'Lies Greed Misery' and 'Given Up' (as well as the first appearance of 'It's Goin' Down' in Mike's solo medley) in Act II, 'Good Things Go' in Act III, and 'A Place For My Head' in the encore. That's what I'm locking in for Pittsburgh, but there's always room for change: 'IGYEIH' and 'Keys To The Kingdom' lurk in the shadows for the heavy rotation in Act II, seemingly rotating themselves between performances of Set C, but are always ready to pop out at a moment's notice! The 'Lies Greed Misery' and 'Castle Of Glass' rotation is missing a third friend as well in one of the sets - perhaps bringing 'Lost In The Echo' back out could make it a true Living Things rotation spot! We'll see what happens in Pittsburgh, but we're sure whatever unfolds will be a spectacle! Linkin Park's full set at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 16, 2025! Jean Dawson will be opening the show, fresh off of his From Zero World Tour debut! His music is a blend of indie rock and hip-hop, delivering anthemic verses and soaring choruses that bring a certain kind of sunshine to the room. He opened his set in Philadelphia with 'Black Sugar,' a spiraling hip-hop track infused with 80s synthwave and verses that almost crawl out to you. Dawson runs through other tracks like 'New Age Crisis' and 'Die For Me' before wrapping things up with 'MENTHOL*.' Dawson brings a more dramatic and indie flair to the start of the night, but is definitely a great vibe to get you going! It'd be interesting to see if he comes out onstage to join the band like Lynn from PVRIS was for the first run of shows - maybe his style would suit 'Overflow' or a more mellow song like 'Where'd You Go.' If you can make it early to see him, don't miss his set! Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul clocking back in again to report it'll be pretty hot and muggy, but an otherwise pretty nice day with temperatures reaching up to the lower 90's and only dipping down to around 69°C at night. Make sure you stay hydrated and dress light! After this show, the band continues through the center of America with shows coming up in Nashville, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis in the coming days. With all the recent Linkinpedia updates we've been doing as far as the show pages show, we'd like your help in expanding them further! We are looking for pictures or scans of a number of items from the band's 2025 tour, including wristbands, tickets, setlists, exclusive pop-up store content, and more. If you have anything to contribute, check out our thread on the matter and submit your pictures directly to us - if they meet the mark we will get them uploaded to the show pages and credit you (and also blur your information out where applicable)! Be sure to check out the site to see our recent changes to the show pages (including marked rotation songs, album breakdowns, and more statistics) if you haven't already, and enjoy the upgrades to our LPLive and Linkinpedia servers with faster loading times on both sites! We've also recently launched an LPLive Newsletter for those looking for more of a TL;DR version of what's going on with the tour than my pre-show posts - we'll be sending it out every couple of weeks so as to not flood your inbox, but we'll be bringing you an overview of both tour and general news updates in these, so be sure to sign up if you haven't already! We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)! Quote
TPhil Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) 10 years. 10 long years I've been waiting to see LP in Pittsburgh (or at all) since they had to cancel the 2015 show and subsequently the remainder of the Carnivores Tour. Haven't even commented on a post in nearly as long. Didn't realize they played at Burgettstown in the past but so glad they aren't there this time, because it's one of the worst traffic situations of any venue ever. Hoping Mike does something special since this is the same venue they were scheduled to play at in January of 2015 the show after Chester broke his ankle. I'll be in the pit. Edited August 19 by TPhil Quote
LPLStaff Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Mike saw the fanbase blow up about the WTCFM verse 2 - I bet he pulls out some good stuff for these next few shows for verses. Jealous of this setlist. They are really rocking it right now. Quote
TPhil Posted August 20 Posted August 20 Crazy good show. Loved the production and my voice is shot. Not much talking to the crowd, which is a shame cause I was hoping Mike would reference the 2015 show here that they had to cancel after Chester broke his akle (and then the whole tour got canceled). Mike did the first verse of "Richard Bachman" from his Ziggurats album during the WRCFM/RTN medley - pretty sure that's the first time anything from his Twitch streams has been done live. Right before that he gave a boy in the audience a hat signed by every band member and a girl gave Mike some glasses to wear. Emily put them on later in the set. Collin wore a Steelers crop top and I got it when he tossed it into the crowd, then I met Adam during the clean-up. Quote
garageboxnick Posted August 20 Posted August 20 Longtime fan and first time LP concert. My wife came with me really just so I wasn't going alone but she ended up really enjoying herself. We were both amazed to watch Emily belt out her screams early on but then switch to nailing a ballad right after. I also can just hear some Chester fans who believe some songs (namely the powerful, emotional ballads) should be left alone but I really feel Emily does them well and honorable. No, she'll never be Chester but I think she is a perfect choice to carry on his legacy and LP's. One other observation: I really appreciated the spectrum of fans from the early 20 somethings to the 60s, from the plain jane folks like us to metalheads to people you might pigeon-hole into the 90s grunge scene. All LP fans and soaking it all in. Greedily, I would have loved to hear Casualty and IGYEIH last night but not all can be played...it was everything I was expecting so no complaints! Started at 8:55 on the dot and ended exactly at 10:55. Oh yea...the "stage flip" after the 3rd act was really appreciated! Quote
xxHybridXeroxx Posted August 20 Posted August 20 https://youtu.be/d70VNEJxcVw?si=YhqGOcJAChgglyMy full show video Quote
YRQRM0 Posted August 21 Posted August 21 22 hours ago, TPhil said: Crazy good show. Loved the production and my voice is shot. Not much talking to the crowd, which is a shame cause I was hoping Mike would reference the 2015 show here that they had to cancel after Chester broke his akle (and then the whole tour got canceled). Mike did the first verse of "Richard Bachman" from his Ziggurats album during the WRCFM/RTN medley - pretty sure that's the first time anything from his Twitch streams has been done live. Right before that he gave a boy in the audience a hat signed by every band member and a girl gave Mike some glasses to wear. Emily put them on later in the set. Collin wore a Steelers crop top and I got it when he tossed it into the crowd, then I met Adam during the clean-up. Holy hell Ziiggurats yes! That EP is so underrated! Quote
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