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About 20 minutes before the livestream, I put on my Linkin Park t-shirt and trousers, turn both the TV and the speakers on. As time goes by, anxiety is crippling in as I read on twitter that there are chants on the livestream. I quickly turn the volume up. I absolutely freak out when I see there are instruments on stage and realize it is true: Linkin Park is back! After 7 years! The show starts and, not gonna lie, I'm first bummed out because no Brad and no Rob (the latter kinda expected). "It's good to see you again" - Mike Shinoda tells us and it's like I'm in heaven. The Emptiness Machine starts and I'm not processing there's a brand new Linkin Park song. Don't know if I like it or not, too emotional to think. Second verse comes in and bang: Emily Armstrong! "Holy shit, the rumors were true!" Kinda wish I hadn't heard about her before, because I spent that afternoon listening to Dead Sara. I would have been more surprised, but it doesn't matter. I love her voice, I'm already sold. New song, new video, new album, tour dates: oh boy, how have I missed all of this!

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The only way to fix it is going to both shows That's how you do it! Pretty impressive, have fun!

I never thought we'd get to a point where new songs make people lose their minds over old songs, yet here we are. So glad about this new era!

From Emily herself: “There’s so many fans that have been wanting to see Linkin Park for so long, you know?” she says, brandishing an enormous bottle of electrolyte-orange water. “So I look at it as: this is your moment to sing. And you sing it better than I do at this point!” Source

Agreed! It's so refreshing watching them trying out new songs/rotations every night

Is this the first time New Divide is consistently dropped?

That's the way to go, LP! From the Inside > Crawling Waiting for the End > New Divide

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You can listen to your local files on Spotify. Don't know about other services, though. https://support.spotify.com/us/article/local-files/

What are the correct lyrics to Unshatter? I've seen 2 different versions: Linkinpedia I don't know why we got so cold But my chest is holding all my feelings Spotify I don't know how it got so cold But my chest is a hole and the whole world fell in

I don't mind the karaoke moments, it's fun when the crowd sings! Down here in South America, sometimes you can't even hear the band, anyways I'd take Lying from You over Crawling any day

After 2017, I swore to myself I'd never complain about a setlist again. Linkin Park have been making it super easy, it's exciting to see them adding new songs every leg of the tour! It feels like they're playing some of the the deluxe tracks (maybe all) + a couple of deep cuts. If one can wish, I'd say it's about they played No Roads Left! Ps: I kinda like Lies Greed Misery, it will be quite shocking when they bring it back

Thanks! Hahaha fair enough

What were the other clues?

I remember long ago, someone (maybe @RogueSoul ?) posted a youtube playlist with some amazing Linkin Park performances. If anyone remembers it, can you please reshare?

Myself and @LeonardoMF93 are from Brazil and we both bought tickets for Bogotá last year without issues. You should be fine too, we saw people from all over the world there. For Colombia, I don't know what this code is. I probably tried the one I have from Brazil. For Brazil, I guess you mean the CPF. It's our national registry number. They don't ask it to enter the venue, so if it's needed, you can generate a fake one here: https://www.4devs.com.br/gerador_de_cpf

This 100%. Simply enjoy the moment, however it fits you. About the second question, I'll tell you a personal experience. I was pretty sure I was gonna cry before my first show last year after their return. Instead, when the lights go down and we open our eyes (sorry ), all I feel is gratitude for experiencing a LP concert again and sharing it with great friends

Have always loved the fill during the last chorus on Points of Authority. No More Sorrow has a nice groove. Agree on The Little Things Give You Away and Guilty All The Same

Is this the first Emily reference?! Well, Mike has said they invited a bunch of people to work on the studio. I imagine some of those are vocalists. Any idea who they might be?

Care to share some examples to someone who is not used to listening to these details?

That makes total sense to me. I remember at the time I was a bit bummed out because in my head (no pun intended) it meant Linkin Park wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. Little did we know Didn't remember it started with In my Head! Also, disagree about it being only to Mike's music. Last year I met Adam and Lorenzo at the airport in Bogotá. I asked Lorenzo when he re-joined the band's team and he told me it was mid-2022. It seems very unlikely they weren't cooking some ideas, since those things are planned way in advance

I don't know if this has been discussed, but was Already Over a decoy all along? Now that we know Linkin Park are back, and they had been writing songs for a while, I started to wonder if this whole release was planned to let LP remain in the shadows. Already Over released in October/23, which I believe was around the time Emily was asked to join the band. Let's not forget the whole "New era of Mike Shinoda music" campaign, including a hair cut and TV appearance. Then, there were the Already Over Sessions, with some with female singers covering LP songs. Maybe to also test the waters and confuse people about possible leaks? People went crazy when one of them joked she'd join the band. What are your thoughts?

Given Up has improved a lot!

This was pure chaos hahaha The hosts speaking in japanese while at the same time the translator speaking in english with the band. Colin looked so uncomfortable the whole time.