hahninator Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Linkin Park just posted on their Facebook page the following message.... "As a thank you to our fans, every ticket to our 2011 North American Tour comes with an audio download of that night's show. The tour starts next week. See you out there." ArtistDirect.com adds, "Fans will simply send a text to a short code that will be displayed at each venue, and a link to the download will be emailed to them following the concert." "The energy we get from our fans is what makes a great show," said bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell. "We wanted to show our appreciation by giving that experience back to them." I'd like to point out that this is certainly not the first time the band's generosity has been shown to their fans. In 2008, they ate all the service fees on tickets that we hate so much for LPUnderground fan club members. A flash back to that... "As a thank you to our fan club, we're picking up part of the tab for their tickets to this summer's Projekt Revolution," says Linkin Park co-frontman Mike Shinoda. "We'll be paying the service charge on fanclub pre-sale tickets, which will save each fan roughly $8-11. Our fan club has been incredibly loyal and supportive, and we hope this gesture lets them know how much we appreciate them." Read more about that here). See all available 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and soon-to-be 2011 shows that the band has released as a part of their live CD program (2007-2008) and Digital Souvenir Package (DSP: mp3s and pictures of the shows) program (2008-current) here. They all go for just $9.99 a piece. Earlier in the touring cycle, it was announced that all LP shows on the "A Thousand Suns" touring cycle will be released as DSP's. This may exclude certain festivals as it has in the past (mainly due to contracts), but all headlining shows and some festivals will be released! Thanks guys for the continued support of the fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr4nc0_LP Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 nice nice nice nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahninator Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Very possible that they'll allow us to share these just from this tour on LPLive again! That'd be so nice. I'll ask if we can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashwhisker Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I know this will probably get me a warning, but is there anything preventing the sharing of said code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahninator Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I know this will probably get me a warning, but is there anything preventing the sharing of said code? Not that I know of. I wonder *exactly* how this works. I'll be going to the first 3 shows so I'll have more info for you on that when the time times. It could be one code for everyone that we can all share, very possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Very possible that they'll allow us to share these just from this tour on LPLive again! That'd be so nice. I'll ask if we can Why would they? This is the same system that was in place on the European tour (and also something that was already announced 2 months ago). You still have to buy the show from downloads.linkinpark.com if you didn't go to the show, they're just including the DSP with every ticket purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papelbon Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The DSP was included in the price of the ticket, why the hell else would they cost so fucking much for a three band show, 2 out of which absolutely blow... It's no more "free" than "free" delivery from appliance stores or furniture stores, it's built into the price... Although if the band says it's ok (enter Adam), than that's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashwhisker Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not that I know of. I wonder *exactly* how this works. I'll be going to the first 3 shows so I'll have more info for you on that when the time times. It could be one code for everyone that we can all share, very possible. I know I saw something awhile back about a code being displayed at each show that would get you your download. In that case the codes will probably end up spreading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 unless, its allowed to share codes here, its not really free. you have to pay for the ticket to get the show...... they might as well say there $9.99 album is free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpnonpoint Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I wish my ticket for the sunrise show was shipped, I'd be more pumped about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridThe0ry97 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yeah I also thought I saw that each NA tour show would have a free DSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPPanther Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 This is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadBySport2010 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 This is awesome, and they're coming to DC! This is just awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraDoN Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 it does go both ways, it's a good thing to give them for free to concert goers, but not if the tickets are so expensive that they really already include them. I would love to see them live but every man has his price, and at times likes these the price people are willing to pay tends to be lower. LP needs to watch that they dont become too expensive for the everyday joe, like U2 touring here in a few weeks the prices are waaay more than most people can dream to afford. That said i hope they give one awesome american tour this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyster Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) anyone knows how are the tickets sales so far? there are so many big capacity venues this time around so I am scared that most will be half empty/full Edited January 13, 2011 by Derbyster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sucre06 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I've been waiting for this.* - Nothing surprising !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis912 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I know this will probably get me a warning, but is there anything preventing the sharing of said code? Not likely but I'd like to know how you send away for a code. If its via sms that may exclude all LPLivers outside of USA. email on the otherhand would work rather nicely! I know I saw something awhile back about a code being displayed at each show that would get you your download. In that case the codes will probably end up spreading. without a doubt it does go both ways, it's a good thing to give them for free to concert goers, but not if the tickets are so expensive that they really already include them. I would love to see them live but every man has his price, and at times likes these the price people are willing to pay tends to be lower. LP needs to watch that they dont become too expensive for the everyday joe, like U2 touring here in a few weeks the prices are waaay more than most people can dream to afford. That said i hope they give one awesome american tour this year. When U2 came to Aus their standing tix in some areas were more than that of LPs. In saying that U2 played stadiums and provided cheap prices for crap seats. Tix ranged from $40ish bucks to the few hundreds. That does help to make tix more afforable. I don't know how things are in South Africa but prices may have had to be raised for security reasons or to make the tour economically viable (I read that it costs $85,000 a day while on the road even if not playing that day). Sometimes this is just the cost of bringing bands out to some countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashwhisker Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The impression I'm getting is that someone just has to post the code online and then all hell breaks loose. No complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AParallelogramInTheSand Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Very possible that they'll allow us to share these just from this tour on LPLive again! That'd be so nice. I'll ask if we can That would make my life so much easier.... xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JozM Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm not complaining or anything like that, but it seems a bit unfair that fans had to pay for their DSP from the 2010 tour and the North American fans are getting it for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papelbon Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm not complaining or anything like that, but it seems a bit unfair that fans had to pay for their DSP from the 2010 tour and the North American fans are getting it for free.We're not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JozM Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 For obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papelbon Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 For obvious reasons. ...perhaps I came off wrong. We're not getting them for free, it's in the cost of the ticket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomer Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) It could be one code for everyone that we can all share, very possible.Chester encouraged on an interview with 89XFM Radio today to share DSPS "You can go online and you can take all that stuff and you can like share it with your friends and you can swap pieces from another show whatever, whatever your want! we encourage that stuff." on a side note how much are tickets to the us shows? Edited January 14, 2011 by Tomer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbrocker Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Chester encouraged on an interview with 89XFM Radio today to share DSPS "You can go online and you can take all that stuff and you can like share it with your friends and you can swap pieces from another show whatever, whatever your want! we encourage that stuff." on a side note how much are tickets to the us shows? Around $80. And I laugh every time I see that we've apparently got these codes for "free". The extra $10 in my ticket price tells me otherwise. So all the non-US fans need to relax. Really if this turns out like I think it will, we're getting screwed a bit for having to pay an extra $10, while these DSPs will probably be available for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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