BeardyWilderness

I want to share my post from Facebook. Please note any names are either people from the LP community or in my local community.

I have a lot of text, WhatsApp and FB messages sitting in my inbox. I'm not ignoring anyone, I just don't know what to say to anyone right now.

 

It just doesn't feel real. As much as Linkin Park are 'just a band', they have always been more than just that to me.

 

I know a lot of people say that music saved them and helped them through some hard times, but that's never really been the case for me. I have a passion for music, as anyone who knows me will tell you, but it doesn't come from the same place as the people aforementioned. For me, it's plainly and simply a love for the music; the sound, the words, the work, the story.

 

I never really connected with music until I discovered Linkin Park through Vince Wakerley showing us the music video to In The End multiple times in one evening back in 2000/2001. Other than I Believe I Can Fly off the Space Jam soundtrack, a lot of music was 'take it or leave it' up until that point for me. Linkin Park became a band that I grew more and more in love with.

 

There is no doubt in my mind that people grew tired very quickly with the amount I spoke about that band. I know those conversations went on longer than they ought to and I apologise for that! I'm still doing that to this day.

 

Chester, and Linkin Park are the reason I learned how to play musical instruments, the reason I learned and started writing music. They are the reason I have made so many great friends, like Stefano Carlino, Mark Terrell, Rishi Dial, and so so many more. They are the reason I travelled across Europe and barely ate a meal a day with Amit Valand, just to watch Chester perform with Dead By Sunrise night in and night out. Chester is even the reason I've been on tour with Julien-K. I even have 3 Linkin Park tattoos.

 

I met Chester for this first time just over 10 years ago. May 2007, I won a meet and greet with the entire band in London. I don't remember much about the situation, the adrenaline and excitement was overwhelming. I was lucky to meet Chester again many more times across Europe over the years. He was always sweet, and humble. Just over 2 weeks ago I was holding his sweaty hand at the O2 Arena as he was standing in the crowd singing Waiting For The End.

 

Whether you're a new fan of the band, liked everything up until One More Light, or lost interest after Meteora, it's a sad day for Linkin Park fans of any era. I'm sure many of you have already shed tears, as have I. It's an awful situation, and my thoughts sincerely go out to his family, his band mates, and his friends. You'll always be a huge inspiration.

 

Jade Webb has been amazing in trying to comfort me. Will always be lucky to have her.

 

"just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there"

My heart is broken, and I have cried a lot tonight.

Sending love to Chester's family, friends, and Linkin Park.

And sending love to LPL family, and the rest of the LP community. We are all here for the same reason.

x

Looks like this may actually happen now.. :/

Great job Smarky!

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https://youtu.be/gRDEDAEmn-A

Possibly

SPOILERS!!!

It'll be the arena show (with Sharp Edges), SIB in the rotation part, but From The Inside after New Divide.

On the set list: "GOOD GOODBYE (full length version"

Does it always say this?

Hahaha right?! Show starts in 4.5 hours

Yeah maybe 3. I'm here now and some dude has a speaker with Linkin Park songs playing. So obnoxious!!

I always get to shows early

I live 40-60 minutes away from O2 Arena. Gotta interview someone for work in an hour and then I'll be heading over.

Come and say hi if you see me. I'm quite tattood (have flames on left wrist and a bunch of monsters on my arms and chest), white vest, very ripped jeans and burgundy Dr. Martens.

My friend got a ticket at the door dude haha.

Don't forget the band doing the Harlem Shake.

Come on, it's 2017. Let's be realistic here!

 

If so, I think it would be better to do some promotion, FM + LP show could attract more people.

The show has mostly sold out. It doesn't need any promo.

Besides, the relatively small venue Mike played in Kings Cross didn't sell out, so I can't imagine it'll make much of a difference unfortunately.

By that logic, we are looking at along the lines of:

01. Fallout/Roads Untraveled
02. Talking To Myself
03. Burn It Down
04. The Catalyst
05. Wastelands
06. One Step Closer
07. Castle Of Glass Experience w/rap verse
08. Good Goodbye
09. Lost In The Echo
10. Battle Symphony

11. Nobody Can Save Me
12. New Divide
13. Invisible
14. Remember The Name/Waiting For The End
15. Breaking The Habit
16. One More Light
17. Crawling Piano Version
18. Leave Out All The Rest
19. Somewhere I Belong
20. Points of Authority
21. A Place For My Head
22. From The Inside
23. What I've Done
24. In The End
25. Faint
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26. Sharp Edges
27. Numb
28. Heavy
29. Papercut
30. Bleed It Out

In all seriousness, FM could be possible. Mike has teased a tiny bit lately...

It'll be normal set, with Bleed It Out [extended drum solo intro with Sweet Child O Mine and RME v1 over intro, There They Go v1 all over Timbaland doing a remix of the intro, drum solo, sing along bridge with Burning In The Skies chorus, Papercut chorus, No Roads Left v1&ch1, APFMH v1&bridge, guitar solo, some shitty verse by MachineCuntKelly, Sabotage breakdown, Travis Barker rocks a drum solo with Street Drum Corps, Mike Einziger & Page Hamilton guitar solo, bit of a Depeche Mode singalong, Catalyst refrain sing along, 20 minute rant about how awesome Kiiara is from Chester, extended slow to fast outro]

Five Finger Death Punch absolutely HATE Linkin Park...

What's the Italian phrase for 'camera focus'?

They said it wasn't DBS content from the start.

If they do this, then they will have officially played more songs from OML than THP, and it's not even out yet.

I don't think I've EVER used the term "selling out" unironically at any point in the nearly 14 years I've been part of this community, but I have to say that Linkin Park allowing a line that refers to "hoes" to appear on an album is something that meets my definition of selling out. I realize this line was already crossed with the I'll Be Gone remix, but that was a remix, after all.

Collision Course.

Mike will be on XFM in UK at 7pm UK time (11am PST I think).

I will also be in Japan again in November. I wonder if the timing will be right...

Hate the song. Hate the album title. Hate how expensive it is to be a fan now. Hate how Mike will he singing it all and probably less Chester. What a sad day.

Hate how you're always a whining little baby. You haven't heard the album, you don't know how much Mike sings, nor Chester. Can't be THAT expensive to be a fan when you ONLY like Minutes to Midnight. Can pick that up pretty cheap now that it's 10 years old, take it with you back to your nostalgia-bubble and have your sad little day there.

Personally, not thinking it's the best song. I'm sure it'll grow on me though. Not that sad of a day.