KeysToTheLinkinPark

I already thought about how they'll approach a new tour. I guess that they would start with small Shows (O2 Academy Brixton) across the US.

After the show yesterday, I wanted to revive this thread to discuss further ideas, now that we have an idea how a 5 piece LP could look like. Personally I don't know. It felt like they needed the show yesterday, but you could also see that they are still in pain. Especially in certain parts (ITE, Papercut etc.) everybody looks stunned, shockend and full of pain. I guess that if we want them to continue, we have to continue showin massiv support.

It got cleared up but general music listeners are still salty and hate Oli even more. Of course, people are salty in beforehand and have prejudices about him and now that the Stream failed - people are even more salty about him. It's sad cause they don't inform themselves about what happend and spread this throughout the social media and brings even more bad light above Oli.

Why should they? It's still demo if you want and just the first piece of the song.

Totally agree. Especially when the camera was in the position of the crowd and looked up to the stage and you saw the 5 playing. I was like "If they contiune as 5 then we have the future right in front of us - this is how it will look like when they play shows" Of course there were notes he missed but seriously, this dude has been through so much shit that he goes there and plays for 3 hours is truly special.

Great video. In the webcast it looked like he wasn't singing "....what is real" but it came to my speakers. IN this video you can clearly hear that there was no playback. Still sounded great

So hyped for this show, doesnt matter that it is 4 am for me when it starts

I almost forgot one thing to mention. Really really nice post Dylan!

As of right now we don't know whether they will play only with guest or have a section where LP plays alone to show us fans how they might go forward in the future. And NRL is one song, which is 1. sung by Mike and 2. There aren't any screams in it so Mike can handle it pretty well I don't think that they will play it on Friday, but I do believe that they will play it in future shows (We know that they will continue)

I can only agree. Grammys are almost like the MTV Music Awards or AMA's. As much as I'd love LP to get nominated and win something, it's most likey that they don't get any nomination in these catagories, because they are "old" or whatever

They probably will not get any nominations out of that but if they do get nominated then for Song of The Year. Even though it does not fit to the rest of the mainstream bullshit(My Opinion), it really sends a message and OML has such a depth, probably no other song in this list has. Best Record and Album is way too much in my opinion.

He can handle it with backing tracks.. I saw them last year and it was full of it. I mean LP used it on TTM and maybe Heavy but thats it.

He is not performing but Daron is really capable of screaming.

Doing all this stuff prevented him from suicide for a long time. As he said, he has to do something or be around someone else otherwise he is not the guys he normally is.

Not to forget the song he did with the guy from Lamb Of God.

Those shows are still up on their website and you can still buy tickets.. I get the feeling that they will play it. If they would have know that they won't play those shows than they would have cancelled them already.

That's a really nice idea. LPL staff members should organize something like that

I watched the Michael Jackson performance and it kind of fits for a artist like him who had a choreography for every songs he played on his concerts. I don't think that it fits for a artist like Chester who randomly did spin moves or whatever. I don't know but I rather have his voice coming through the speakers than a hologram I was wondering cause the concert is in circa 2 month and they need to let the fans know whether they play or not and if they still selling those tickets it would be kind of dissapointing to then cancel these 3 concerts.

No news about these Japan dates? Werent we about to get some news about an update for these shows soon by the promoter?

I mean Download Festival 2014 with HT front to back would be epic to get this on a DVD or so

What does that have to with the required talent you need to sing GATS, Rebellion, A Line In The Sand or Keys To The Kingdom. Sorry, but you didn't even answer to what I said that THP songs indeed requires a lot of talent.... To understand what you wrote. Imagine they played only ITE on their recent tour, would you then say that HT songs are easy to sing and don't require talent? It doesn't make even 1% sense to me that songs only require talent of LP played every song on their last tour. THP just didn't really came across to a lot of fans and they don't even know that it exists and they know it so why would they play ALITS ?

As much as I respect your opinion, if you wanna tell me that there is no talent required on The Hunting Party than Good Goodbye... On the other points I can accept your thoughs and opinions, but I don't think downrating THP's vocals is the right way...

To be honest, I don't know why they should change their name seriously? We know that Chester was a huge part of LP and made the difference between LP with or without him. But Linkin Park is not just a band. Linkin Park is a damn big brand and as commercial as it sounds you can't just change a big brand such as LP. Of course commercial matters are never above tragedies but the name "Linkin Park" is still their live even though they just named themselves after Chester joined.

I probably said that a thousand times. If I am such a hardcore fan and after a long break, LP finally performs again - No matter what the hell they are playing, it could be the slowest or heaviest and shortest or longest setlist, I'd be glad to see them on stage after such a tragedy. No one can expect them to perform, to be honest. If they say we are done, they are done. But if they decide to perform as 5 then the last thing you should do is to complain about their damn setlist, cause it is already tough enough for them to be on stage without Chester.

Again, no way LP takes some random dude from YouTube who made good covers of LP songs. They rather take Oli Sykes from BMTH than dudes off YouTube. I mean, LP is not an underground band where it doesn't matter too much who their singer is. But if they wanna take someone else, they take someone who is well known in the buisness and already have great live performances. Personally, even Aaron from Of Mice&Men is not a bad choice, if they decide to 'replace' Chester. He already sang LOATR and that he can scream (Of couse Chester irreplaceable when it comes to screams) is not a question since he screams all old Of M&M stuff I still take the option, that Mike take over, even if he often said that after Mark left that they don't think that he alone is good enough.