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They should do something exclusive for the cinema to get people there. Well, we say that and still 19 years later there's that MTM "making of" footage from Webster Hall's theater showing we haven't seen. They should absolutely put this on YouTube in May 2027. Or even sell it. https://linkinpedia.com/wiki/Webster_Hall_2007#Extra_Minutes_To_Midnight_Studio_Footage

It seems pretty obvious that they should focus on playing more shows in Europe (20+ a tour) and less in North America, right? That should open up some capacity for them to get to Asia properly for the next album and allow things to remain similar to the From Zero era with South America, Australia/NZ, Europe, etc.

Billboard has just posted a new article about the From Zero World Tour: "Linkin Park recently wrapped the From Zero World Tour, a nearly-two-year trek that stopped in 23 countries on five continents and added up to the biggest business of the band’s touring career. According to final figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the tour grossed $251 million and sold 2.2 million tickets across 80 shows. The From Zero World Tour ran from Sept. 11, 2024, through June 30, 2026, marking Linkin Park’s first live shows since the passing of original singer Chester Bennington during 2017’s One More Light World Tour. Since then, vocalist Emily Armstrong has joined the band as it returned with From Zero (2024), yielding two Billboard Music Award wins among five nominations, plus two Grammy nods and four nominations at the American Music Awards. The From Zero World Tour lived up to its name, taking Linkin Park around the world and back. After a jumble of cross-continental shows in the fall of 2024 (in chronological order: Los Angeles, New York, Hamburg, London, Seoul, Paris, Bogota, Texas, Sao Paulo), the band embarked on proper legs of shows in Mexico, Asia, the United States, Europe, back to the U.S. and Canada, South America, Asia again, Oceania and one last go-around in Europe. Overall, Europe was the tour’s biggest market, generating $105.9 million from 909,000 tickets over just 19 shows. Despite taking up less than 25% of the tour’s shows, the continent contributed more than 40% of its total earnings and attendance. While the tour played arenas in much of Asia, North America, and Oceania, it leveled up to stadiums in Europe, where Linkin Park had previously averaged between 13,000 and 15,000 tickets across four tours in the 2010s. On its 2025 European leg, it sold upwards of 56,000 tickets per show, multiplying its nightly audience by a factor of three or four. The band also hit stadiums across Latin America, including sold-out shows in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. In four markets — one city in Brazil and three in Germany — Linkin Park played stadium double-headers, moving 101,000 tickets over two nights in Munich (June 11-12, 2025) and 97,000 in Sao Paulo (Nov. 15-16, 2024). Ultimately, the From Zero World Tour’s total gross lapped any prior Linkin Park run more than 10 times over. While grosses for many of Linkin Park’s early shows were unreported, pro-rating their previous tours’ figures to account for missing dates still leaves its most recent trek out in front by at least four-to-one."

Really a shame as that was such a highlight of the 2024 shows and who knows if the band will ever play it again.

That actually is really wild. https://heartmerch.com.br/collections/linkin-park No vinyl here, but CD coming soon as you said. The Brazilian market has to have its own pressing - the vinyls of From Zero before were made in Argentina: https://www.discogs.com/release/32453238-Linkin-Park-From-Zero Guess that was the easiest way to do it for them then ship from Argentina to Brazil. No idea what goes into the logistics behind all of this. But they have known this release was coming since the show happened, which is more time than they had for From Zero, so plenty of time to line up a pressing for Brazil even if it had to be done in Argentina again. Would be very surprised to not see the vinyl pop up eventually, whether soon or later on down the road, in Brazil. The show was there! lol

If you told us in 2004 that the band would eventually release a live album without One Step Closer included, it would be pretty unbelievable, right? It isn't a highlight of this era and shows whereas something like Waiting For The End and The Catalyst are insanely popular live songs right now, but is of course surprising to see. What a time to be alive lol We are working on a few things, yes! September 2026 is 20 years of LPLive. Also, saw on the LP promo video yesterday that there is a jade green vinyl coming too.

@Rasputin 93 came up with the idea after Unshatter was announced yesterday and we did it immediately haha. Easy as that.

We need LP's full attention moving to MTM 20 the minute Unshatter is released. The very next day get it rolling. At bare minimum: Webster Hall's theater showing of unreleased "making of MTM" footage + Rock am Ring 2007 + a merch selection. That should be the minimum celebration around this amazing album.

A lot of thoughts here. The trailers and the editing of the SIB live video are phenomenal, and the crowd is sensational in Sao Paulo. What a shame all these songs aren't being released in video, as the SIB edit has a cinematic feel to it which is fresh in the LP world. There was clearly a lot of attention to detail on the video editing itself. So we may see one more video or something from this and then that's it video-wise from the actual show...? Imagine if the entire show in this editing format made it to Amazon Prime or something. Seriously, hats off on the SIB edit. As far as the movie itself, it looks to be put together quite nicely - a very long form LPTV in a way of 2022-now footage. There already appears to be a LOT of interesting footage we have never seen before. Interestingly they have the Esaul 1999 rehearsal in the trailer too if you noticed. Since Rob's departure was not mentioned in the synopsis of the film (while understanding he left LP over 3 years after Chester passed), it was good that he was featured in the trailer. His departure in the band is just as important to mention as Chester's passing when telling the story of LP as a band, even if the story of this film is really 2017-2024 with a major focus on 2022-now. Let's see how they address his departure in the movie itself as that's a big part of the LP story post-2017. We all still hope to see Rob again one day and hope he pops up at something - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, etc, but it seems quite unlikely. All a shame despite Colin picking up and performing very well with the band. The tracklist of the soundtrack is to be expected - all singles and new songs. No one really thought they'd release the entire thing on the soundtrack. Their nod to the hardcore fans for a deeper cut may be Leave Out All The Rest which was only performed 10 times in 2024 and 2 times in 2026. Honestly the only piece that feels like it was missing as a major highlight of the 2024 show is My December and that's slightly disappointing to see it didn't make the cut, but at least the show was broadcasted (which we have) and the band put out an amazing one from Hamburg 2024 as well. It would have been nice to get that song, but it's understandable they'd cut a handful of songs from the show. How about no One Step Closer for the first time - wild, right? Is there any news on the score by Alec Puro? Is that going to be released? Hoping they decide to put a full show out in video eventually from the From Zero tour. Missing elements from this show like Mike's solo, My December, the other rotation songs like Lost in the Echo.... it would be nice to see those songs out in some form or fashion eventually. Castle of Glass. This was probably the only chance to get Friendly Fire live released; just now remembering Keys to the Kingdom didn't even make it to South America, or the fall run at all in 2024... it got cut in Arlington. We are always going to have this problem; if they cut Somewhere I Belong but not Lying From You, we'd ask for the other. If they put My December but not Leave Out All The Rest, we'd ask for the other song there too. And we SHOULD have this problem if we are hardcore fans of a band and want every song released. For what this is, the first live release by the band with Emily and Colin, it serves its purpose and will be a great listen. Now moving forward we can hope for more From Zero era shows to be released (if this one in full won't be on video at any point, which it SHOULD as they have it filmed and the performance + crowd both rock big time), and other shows in future era. They could have put all 27 songs up on 4 vinyls and raked in some good money from the LPU fans but that probably wasn't the goal with this (as much as we want it) as the live songs are just a bonus to the movie itself. Looking forward to the movie and with Joe behind it, it's going to be awesome.

The hardest part of ending is starting again. After a seven-year hiatus following the devastating loss of their beloved bandmate Chester Bennington, LINKIN PARK’S remaining members struggled to find their way forward. Their shared history and enduring friendship, combined with the fresh perspective of two new band members Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain spark a renewed creative energy that leads them on a transformative journey of artistic reinvention. Following the band from intimate 2022 studio sessions through their explosive FROM ZERO album release and concert in São Paulo, the film UNSHATTER weaves together rare vault footage, electrifying performances from sold-out shows, and candid interviews with band members and fans—capturing the raw, honest story of what it means to start over. The accompanying UNSHATTER Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) features transcendent performances of songs spanning their entire career, including exclusive recordings not experienced in the film. Inception / Intro - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Somewhere I Belong - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) The Emptiness Machine - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Creation / Interlude - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) The Catalyst - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Waiting for the End - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Casualty - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Two Faced - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Break Collapse / Interlude - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Lost - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) What I've Done - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Leave Out All the Rest - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Over Each Other - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Numb - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) In the End - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Faint - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Resolution / Intro - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Papercut - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Heavy is the Crown - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo) Bleed It Out - Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in São Paulo)

Hell of a recap. All very good. PT era was good, the HT20 and Meteora 20 celebrations were great. Mike on Twitch was enjoyable and gave us something to focus on. There was indeed a period of time in 2022, and mid-to-late 2023 especially that made it feel like it just wasn't going to happen. The fan event in Brazil gave us the rumors stadium shows were booked and that seemed good enough to go on - the event itself was so random, and they were filming fans saying "Come to Brazil" chanting? lol. The Billboard article came out and LP changing agents meant for sure there was a future decided for the band because that's a massive move for someone 20+ years into their career. Dave Brooks is a senior writer at Billboard - if you pay close attention to Mike's comments since 2024, it seems the band's team and label were behind that article coming out and helped piece it together for him to drop so the news was broken officially by someone in a way the band wanted instead of by some random festival on the other side of the world leaking the band was returning - which was always possible. At that point they already had the Rock in Rio offer. Still quite a lot of silence after that, though - months. Fans didn't get any real info on the comeback until mid-to-late summer, when things were pretty much done lol. Warner likely crafted the "leak every other singer on the planet in summer 2024" campaign to keep Emily a secret - pretty genius move. "Is it Amy? Is it Deryck?" etc. Looking back, all of that is a VERY LONG TIME to not have anything show-wise happen. We were always still here but it definitely felt like the air got sucked out of it and they couldn't figure things out with the band, especially by 2023. Now look what happened lol

Looks very legit to us, not sure how someone could say that's fake. Very very distinct signatures. Some people just don't know they used to sign things differently when they first started - signatures changed over time.

Totally down to start a campaign on socials etc to ask for this stuff this year. Why not? What do we have to lose? We can use the momentum from this Brisbane show.

Wow this is really something. Was just thinking there are so few recordings of this setlist in the dark or inside. We have Reading 2003, then from Asia 2003 we've got Tokyo and Seoul. This was the Summer Sanitarium set, which was in full daytime minus Toronto which was indoors. Pretty surprising no video ever surfaced from Berlin, Prague, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon, even one show from that fall 2003 run. This is a big find - what a random thing to upload 23 years later. Watched the full video tonight and the band is really energetic and rocking it. Total banger set.

Both Pusha and Malice joined - it was a total surprise like Phantogram joining for What I've Done. Pretty nice for the end of the tour.

Not that we know of since we live in a fully digital age now with digital streaming platforms.

For download here @BartBart91 https://lplive.net/forums/topic/19926-dllinkin-park-rock-am-ring-nürburg-germany-2026-06-05/#findComment-348711 VERY good mix. Could be one of the band's top mixes since Live in Texas, it's that good. Guitars are rocking it hard. Thanks @Chesterchaz!

Yeah that background part is cool too, starting with the new stage design in 2024 for the endstage shows. He is back there with Joe, and even has a mic - his vocals on Lost are underrated. With an additional good vocalist on stage for the band, they have endless possibilities for the older songs with a million vocals. Iridescent, Little Things, etc.

Interesting about Matt and Dan. They were at the comeback shows, fans ran into Dan in Brooklyn and Matt at another show - Forum? - before both shows. So there is no bad blood or anything. Mike's social media following isn't a very good determining factor about things, I think. Remember Matt was at Mike's new home studio years after the Post Traumatic Tour ended? But that's a shame he stopped touring. They are all likely still friends. Alex stated 2-3 times he only had a week (or less than that) to learn all of the songs for the tour. It certainly seems like that's accurate if he's stated it multiple times in interviews. He has done a fantastic job overall with this music - imagine how hard it is learning such a diverse catalog from the early nu-metal sound to the later sound of the band... so many different styles, etc.... with not much time at all. At first there were some questions by just a few of us about the sound or playing style of some of the older songs but with the context, it all makes sense and Alex really even improved on those very few songs. Nor does he even have to sound or play exactly like Brad, the band probably wants him to play like the studio versions of the songs as evidenced by the tour performance of the songs instead of Brad's style of playing. Stuff like Leave Out All The Rest and the Faint solo, he's got some really good highlights. Saw the Munich shows and thought he nailed them. Just listen to the edited Rock am Ring 2026 show the band put out - the guitar is absolutely rocking it. He nails the show, listen to A Place for My Head especially. And With You, that guitar rocks. There are even more spots in the show where he could solo, but imagine songs like In Pieces, The Little Things Give You Away, or A Line In The Sand with him. Very unlikely Brad returns full-time - could see him step in for a song or two here or there but Alex is the guy. Would be quite shocked if they replaced him at this point considering he now knows and plays 40+ songs quite well. And there's a good camaraderie, which is half the equation there when you're on tour with the same people for 2 years/100+ shows. Brad's expertise at this point is production (and has been for a while) and is a pretty good guitarist on top of that. Alex might be an even better guitar player skill-wise than Brad and he fits in this LP 2.0 lineup quite nicely. Edit: Wanted to add, there is a point in IGYEIH, where Alex adds guitar on the second verse that doesn't seem to appear on the studio version and that's a good indication he's understanding the songs well... that's a great addition to the song. Small, noticeable, and impactful.

No. Just a project name so people would have no idea what it was, when they were rehearsing.

Body of email is great!

From Alex Feder (stillagreatnight), touring guitarist for Brad Delson upon Linkin Park completing their world tour for From Zero: "Man. It has been a joy and an honor to spend the last two years on the road with Linkin Park. I am endlessly grateful to Brad for trusting me to stand in his place on stage, extraordinarily grateful to the guys for an incredible tour, and very excited for whatever life throws at me next. If anybody needs me I’ll be enjoying coffee with Alejandra and working on arranging early 20th century Jewish cantorial pieces for fuzz guitar" We, of course, are unsure what conversations the band had with Alex as the world tour came to an end but it would be hard to believe if he did not rejoin the band for touring in the future. It seems quite unlikely (although not impossible) Brad would start touring this heavily again when one of his main reasons for stepping off the stage was the intense travel around the shows.

Updated, thank you! Somehow we totally forgot about that show haha

With so many off days on the tour, there's no telling how much new material Mike and co recorded in Europe, much less the entire world tour. They've also been in the studio throughout the tour, but that could have been work on Unshatter's score or something too.

Coming back after the 45 min storm delay and rolling into With You with a Joe scratch intro and the Emily scream - I mean that's just badass. Who ever would have thought it'd be 2026 and that's happening? Awesome!