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If I had to guess, I'd say it seems legit. I think (hope) that the band doesn't want the information coming out like this and would rather be the ones to make the official announcement. Hence the denial.

Lol dude, I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe this date is real and they didn't want it to leak, so they're denying it. Maybe it isn't real, but there still will be a US tour/Projekt Rev this summer. And maybe it isn't real and there won't be a tour this summer, but as long as they have an album coming out, they'll still support it with a US tour at some point. I'm frustrated by the lack of dates too, I bought tickets for the Verizon Center show which they cancelled instead of postponing, but it's not like they do these things to screw over their fans. Of course they play a lot in Europe, that's where their biggest fans are, it's unfortunate for people like us who want to see LP live, but it only makes sense. Let's give it a few days/weeks and see how things play out.

Not sure if trying to save official announcement for LP (Denying leak) or party pooper (no real US tour)

As the OP said, LiveNation presale is Saturday, gotta think that LPU presale would be Friday at the latest, and the tour would be announced Thursday night at the latest following that logic.

I've been waiting soooooooooooo long for this. Thanks for the good news. I'm not even worried for my midterm tonight now. You just made my day.

I'm really hoping we get a PR2012 in the US this summer. Bands I'd like to see supporting (realistically): Rise Against, Anberlin, Papa Roach.

US Projekt Revolution in 2012

The CD seems cool, but what I'm most excited about is the "early entry" thing. Hopefully one more tour next year?

I guess we're not expecting anything tour related this time around...

Not the best quality but... http://www.videolog.tv/video.php?id=305469

Good find. So does this mean that "Does it Offend You, Yeah?" is opening? That would be really disappointing.

Wait, so did the setlist leak before the concert? And in any case, the most interesting news to me is the North America tour being announced next week.

I love these preshow threads.

I feel like it'll be something like this: HT: One Step Closer, Crawling, In the End, POA (rotated) Meteora: Faint, Numb, Breaking the Habit, Lying from You, Somewhere I Belong (rotated), From the Inside (rotated) MTM: Bleed it Out, What I've Done, Given Up, No More Sorrow (rotated), Shadow of the Day (rotated) ATS: The Catalyst, Waiting for the End, Iridescent, Burning in the Skies, Wretches and Kings, When They Come for Me (rotated) Maybe some of the interludes thrown in. Extended intros/outros. Things like that.

Thanks guys for all of the positive responses. Can't wait to see you all at the show!

I'm hesitant to review it. Giving it a second listen all the way through, and I think I'll do that a few more times before I pass judgment on this album. The first time I listened to Minutes To Midnight, I hated it. It took me 6 months to fully appreciate it, but it's now my favorite LP album. That being said, I listened to ATS on some low quality Youtube videos yesterday, and am listening to it in much better quality today. That has definitely made a positive difference.

lakersfan13 21 Maryland Why should I win: It's easy for me to say that I should win this contest because I've been a Linkin Park fan ever since I heard In The End for the first time. Or how I excited I got when my friend and I discovered Carousel and thought it was a leak from the next album, only to later find out that it preceded Hybrid Theory. Or how I arrived late to my high school graduation because I needed to buy Minutes to Midnight and listen to it all the way through. But none of that signifies what Linkin Park means to me. Linkin Park is the first band that I shared with my sister, and eventually, she came to love them more than I do. Since our parents were strict, we weren't allowed to attend concerts until we turned 16. As a result, I didn't even have a chance to see LP in person until Projekt Rev 07. I went with one of my friends to the show and it was amazing. I went out of my way to avoid sharing this with my sister though, because I didn't want her to suffer for having missed the concert. Due to my parents' divorce, my sister moved to Orlando in September of 07. I went to LP's show in Baltimore in February of 08, and once again it was amazing. I shook hands with Chester during Crawling and caught one of Mike's picks, but I could tell that something was missing. I wanted to experience the concert with my sister, the biggest LP fan that I know. I was happy to learn that there was going to be an PR08 though, and started planning for it. As a frequent visitor to lplive, I was able to calculate that LP would be playing the same set at Nissan Pavilion (my local show) as they would be playing in Tampa (the closest show to Orlando). I remember a lot of people grumbling on this site about the same 3 setlists being rotated, but to me this turned out to be a blessing. Although my sister was now old enough to attend concerts, she had also recently been diagnosed with epilepsy. This makes it difficult for her to be around frequent lighting changes, especially strobe lighting. As we all know, flashing lights are a big part of LP's live show. With this in mind, I came up with a plan. Knowing that the Nissan Show and the Tampa Ford Amphitheater show would be identical, I spent the entire Nissan show taking notes on when the lights were most intense, while also texting the setlist to Mark. While I wasn't as involved at this show as the other ones, I now knew what parts of the show my sister couldn't watch, including the cool intro to No More Sorrow. One week after the show at Nissan, I flew down to Orlando and surprised my sister by visiting her. While this visit was unexpected for her, the best part was yet to come. I had planned ahead with my mother to tell my sister that we were going to a nice restaurant. This was obviously not the case. Even when we arrived at the venue, my sister didn't really have any idea what was going on. Our timing wasn't perfect, as we missed all of the opening acts and arrived during Linkin Park's soundcheck. None of this mattered to me though, because nothing can match the smile on my sister's face when she looked at the tickets and saw the words "Linkin Park" on them. With the help of the notes I had taken at the show at Nissan, I was able to let my sister know when to turn away from the stage, and she was able to enjoy the show seizure free. In what turned out to be a bizarre coincidence, we also ran into Mark during Bleed It Out. It was truly a special experience. I was lucky enough to purchase one ticket to the NYC show, but as you may be able to guess by now, I decided to give it to my sister as an early Christmas present. I know how much this show means to her, and she'll be coming all the way up from Orlando to see it. However, I am entering this contest with the hope that I might be able to win a ticket to and join her in New York to see our favorite band. I'm sure it will be a memorable event for both of us.

Same

On this day, I see cleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeearly. Everything has come to life. But yes, I'm not sure what my plans are on getting there, but I'd like to meet other lpl'ers

Yeah, that was me. I'll keep you posted. I should know by the end of the week.

I'll do it if I drive up (as opposed to taking the bus). I met you at PR08 in Tampa.

Good to hear man. I followed your lead, and eventually, 2 tickets opened up for me too. Glad we both got a second shot at it.

Well, if you are looking to sell a ticket, let me know.

I'm almost 100% sure that the 3PM release is for ATS pre-orders only. I'm guessing that the general release is tomorrow at 10 AM.

Ticketmaster, but unfortunately, the presale already sold out. EDIT: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2B004513...p;minorcatid=60