2026.06.24 - Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain (Night 2)

[LPLStaff]

Well, there's not much more to say about Spain, with the band performing their third of three shows in the country tonight in Madrid!

This is the most shows in Spain on one tour, ever, by Linkin Park in their headlining era. Of course, Hybrid Theory with the Deftones had three shows as well, in Madrid, San Sebastian, and Barcelona.

 

Night 1 was capped off with one heck of a group of rotation songs in the set - including "Points Of Authority", "New Divide", "Somewhere I Belong", "Cut The Bridge", "Lost In The Echo", "Casualty", "Stained", and "From The Inside". WOW - that's about the best group of combined rotation songs you can get in a show... what a strong showing. Of course, for night 2 we know there is a lot on deck, including the fan-favorite "Good Things Go" along with other staples like "Crawling", "Lying From You" (this was actually the first show in Europe this tour it was not played at), "Over Each Other", and more. We think it's a good chance "Let You Fade" or "Unshatter" show up from the bonus tracks. And of course, everyone wants to see the elusive "With You"!

 

Besides just the amazing rotation songs, there were some fun moments in the show too. Emily rapped Mike's first verse of "Heavy Is The Crown" for the first time and the band played an even longer portion of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears. With Mike joking in France that they should just learn the entire song, it wouldn't surprise us if a cover pops up eventually... maybe next world tour. But it would have to battle out a million other songs we all want to see in the setlists.  

 

 

Following the headlining show at O Son do Camino in Santiago de Compostela and night 1 in Madrid, Linkin Park gets their final show in Spain tonight and celebrates such a warm welcome by the Spanish fans. Will we see more shows in Spain and Portugal the next album cycle? We think that is incredibly likely considering these two shows in Madrid sold out quickly and we could see an even larger venue in the future. Who knows what the future holds.  

 

Here's Overflow last night, a staple song on From Zero in this era, now with Emily singing a bit over the intro and Mike using his custom drumstick on the pads at the end.

 

 

Night 1 was a very hot show temperature-wise, so if you're heading to night 2 be sure to stay hydrated and rest up before the show as the band performs for just over 2 hours and you'll need your energy for the performance. The band also has a great pop-up in Madrid, with exclusive merch, if you have the opportunity to check that out.

 

We only have a few shows left on the From Zero World Tour! Florence, Werchter, and Zurich are all that's left after Spain before a break of an unknown length. We currently are just not sure when the band will be back on stage, whether it's near the end of 2027 or the beginning of 2028, or even longer. They will have to record a new album at some point and will likely want to rest up from the long From Zero World Tour. But when it happens, we'll be sure to be there!

 

Enjoy the final show in Madrid, Spanish fans!

[bloodbath]

Wish you really enjoyed the first show and the second one is even better tonight! I hope that the good reception of this show leads the promoters to book more shows in the future. This is the third time I miss them... Fingers crossed to catch them on the next tour.

Edited Wednesday at 07:30 PM by bloodbath

[JZLP9CharlesMarcia]

Comment from night 1

https://x.com/i/status/2069707484458008593

 

Yesterday's Linkin Park show in Madrid was a TOTAL DISGRACE.

 

You couldn't hear a damn thing, Emily's voice completely buried. To pull this off, better to do nothing at all.

 

They've lined their pockets at our expense just to give us the sound of a small-town fair.

 

I can already picture @TicketmasterES washing their hands of it like always, because taking responsibility isn't their style, but playing with people's hopes (and money) like this is deplorable.

 

In the video, I've included the moment when EVERYONE was screaming "TURN UP THE VOLUME!".

 

A legendary band ruined by sound worse than the parties in my hometown

[RogueSoul]

1 hour ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

...

 

of course you would post this lol you may be blind to your own personal hatred of this band at this point

 

Considering the massive heatwave going on in southwest Europe, it's a miracle these shows even went on to be honest. You have no idea how hot it is out there not only for the fans packed tightly in the pit but for the machinery and crew and band working in those conditions (with the band moving around under lots of lighting) trying to keep everything going and deliver a performance. To post that with no further input is not the "gotcha" moment you think it is, only makes you look like a bigger jackass than you have been the past few weeks

 

there is a difference between having an opinion and reposting baseless reviews that feed your confirmation bias.

 

 

anyway,

Hope everyone who went to the shows had a great time - With You back in the setlist tonight! good to see it get as much runtime as it can before the tour wraps up. shit was explosive in Munich!

[Cesar656]

1 hour ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

Comment from night 1

https://x.com/i/status/2069707484458008593

 

Yesterday's Linkin Park show in Madrid was a TOTAL DISGRACE.

 

You couldn't hear a damn thing, Emily's voice completely buried. To pull this off, better to do nothing at all.

 

They've lined their pockets at our expense just to give us the sound of a small-town fair.

 

I can already picture @TicketmasterES washing their hands of it like always, because taking responsibility isn't their style, but playing with people's hopes (and money) like this is deplorable.

 

In the video, I've included the moment when EVERYONE was screaming "TURN UP THE VOLUME!".

 

A legendary band ruined by sound worse than the parties in my hometown

Everybody is replying to her asking what drugs she is on. People in spain love complaining, they are too used to reggseton that they dont know how a band sounds like live

[JZLP9CharlesMarcia]

48 minutes ago, RogueSoul said:

 

of course you would post this lol you may be blind to your own personal hatred of this band at this point

 

Considering the massive heatwave going on in southwest Europe, it's a miracle these shows even went on to be honest. You have no idea how hot it is out there not only for the fans packed tightly in the pit but for the machinery and crew and band working in those conditions (with the band moving around under lots of lighting) trying to keep everything going and deliver a performance. To post that with no further input is not the "gotcha" moment you think it is, only makes you look like a bigger jackass than you have been the past few weeks

 

there is a difference between having an opinion and reposting baseless reviews that feed your confirmation bias.

 

 

anyway,

Hope everyone who went to the shows had a great time - With You back in the setlist tonight! good to see it get as much runtime as it can before the tour wraps up. shit was explosive in Munich!

 

There are many reports of issues at the previous show not my opinion just like to share both sides of stuff.

 

51 minutes ago, Cesar656 said:

Everybody is replying to her asking what drugs she is on. People in spain love complaining, they are too used to reggseton that they dont know how a band sounds like live

hahaha that's true dude 

it's so weird how popular reggaeton is at Spain

 

[bloodbath]

It fucking kills me not to be there and you post this shit. I think you're a good guy, but you really should think twice before posting that kind of awful stuff. 

[JZLP9CharlesMarcia]

3 hours ago, bloodbath said:

It fucking kills me not to be there and you post this shit. I think you're a good guy, but you really should think twice before posting that kind of awful stuff. 

 

probably the kindest comment recently about me.

 

being totally honest I didn't mean to talk shit it's just interesting to ready every kind of opinion.

 

it kinda reminds me at my 2025 show which I think that the vocals weren't loud enough.

 

I know that im like the only guy who likes to point certain flaws but I don't hate the band I just love to have a discussion. 

 

discussions about lp have happened since day 1 probably not many of you remember when people talked shit about certain performances back in the old days.

 

it's not something new.

[Yucker]

I was at second row right in front of Mike's keyboard and it sounds perfect. I don't know if the first night something happened from the soundboard or so but friends located all over the venue told me that sounded massive, so i don't know what show she witnessed.

 

Talking about last night show. My gosh, what a setlist. Pretty surprised they kept New divide and Stained as rotating songs but the other ones... When Joe started the With you scratching intro our whole section just started screaming.

 

Through a technical POV, something happened with Mike's keyboard before Stained and Emily was told to talk or sing something, she even didn't know what to do ajajaj so they started a little jam of a Tania Shwain song. During Over each other, something happened with Emily's guitar, Ben had to come twice to fix it and she finally threw it away and finish the last half the song without it.

[Cesar656]

2 hours ago, Yucker said:

I was at second row right in front of Mike's keyboard and it sounds perfect. I don't know if the first night something happened from the soundboard or so but friends located all over the venue told me that sounded massive, so i don't know what show she witnessed.

 

Talking about last night show. My gosh, what a setlist. Pretty surprised they kept New divide and Stained as rotating songs but the other ones... When Joe started the With you scratching intro our whole section just started screaming.

 

Through a technical POV, something happened with Mike's keyboard before Stained and Emily was told to talk or sing something, she even didn't know what to do ajajaj so they started a little jam of a Tania Shwain song. During Over each other, something happened with Emily's guitar, Ben had to come twice to fix it and she finally threw it away and finish the last half the song without it.

Sound was perfecr first night both in lpu pit and floor sections, had plenty of friends there. Its just people ragebaiting for engagement

[rracer2013]

10 hours ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

 

probably the kindest comment recently about me.

 

being totally honest I didn't mean to talk shit it's just interesting to ready every kind of opinion.

 

it kinda reminds me at my 2025 show which I think that the vocals weren't loud enough.

 

I know that im like the only guy who likes to point certain flaws but I don't hate the band I just love to have a discussion. 

 

discussions about lp have happened since day 1 probably not many of you remember when people talked shit about certain performances back in the old days.

 

it's not something new.

So let me get this straight: You weren’t even at the show, but you’re confidently reviewing it like some undercover audio engineer who bravely discovered the “real flaws” by… scrolling through X?

Fascinating.

You keep insisting you “just love discussion,” yet every time you show up, it’s only to echo the most negative comments you can find and present them as if you personally witnessed them. That’s not discussion — that’s second‑hand complaining with a personal branding twist.

If you want to be taken seriously, start with something simple: Have an actual experience before you critique it.

Until then, your “I don’t hate the band” routine sounds less like honesty and more like a disclaimer before the next round of borrowed negativity.

[bloodbath]

13 hours ago, JZLP-Benningstrong said:

 

probably the kindest comment recently about me.

 

being totally honest I didn't mean to talk shit it's just interesting to ready every kind of opinion.

 

it kinda reminds me at my 2025 show which I think that the vocals weren't loud enough.

 

I know that im like the only guy who likes to point certain flaws but I don't hate the band I just love to have a discussion. 

 

discussions about lp have happened since day 1 probably not many of you remember when people talked shit about certain performances back in the old days.

 

it's not something new.

We don't get anywhere with insults, to be honest. It's not about pointing out failures, it's about how you communicate it. I've seen harshest criticisms over here, so I know that you're not an anti Emily or something like that, but sometimes you sound like that even though it's not your intention. 

[MikeDCT]

Well I was at both shows and I can tell that we were shouting "voluuumen, voluuumen" (night 1).

 

At least that happened on front stage GA.

 

 

 

 

[JZLP9CharlesMarcia]

20 minutes ago, MikeDCT said:

Well I was at both shows and I can tell that we were shouting "voluuumen, voluuumen" (night 1).

 

At least that happened on front stage GA.

 

 

 

 

yeah I read that they managed to improve the sound for night 2

glad that your experience got better

were you at the same spot or you had tickets to another location at night 2?

 

 

[JZLP9CharlesMarcia]

50 minutes ago, bloodbath said:

We don't get anywhere with insults, to be honest. It's not about pointing out failures, it's about how you communicate it. I've seen harshest criticisms over here, so I know that you're not an anti Emily or something like that, but sometimes you sound like that even though it's not your intention. 

I definitely learned something today from you thanks man I'll try to improve.

 

my communication it's not good enough I feel like its a combination of stupidity, bad English and passion for this band.

 

 

[Yucker]

1 hour ago, MikeDCT said:

Well I was at both shows and I can tell that we were shouting "voluuumen, voluuumen" (night 1).

 

At least that happened on front stage GA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exactly, all the complaints ive read was from people from those two sections but with a little detail. Everyone were at the center between the speaker towers. People with Front stage or GA at the sides of the venue said that everything went good for them.