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Sounds like a demo of So Far Away to me.

Same. Thanks for the clarification.

The recent interviews by the band and the hashtags used on social media lead us to believe the band is firmly trying to get an album out by the end of the year. While it is April already and they are still writing music, they do seem to have made some good progress, evidenced by Mike's tweet to Zane Lowe asking him when he's coming to hear new Linkin Park music. Here are a few things since our last update: 1. First, Ethan Mates, the band's main engineer for this album and their last four, posted a picture on Facebook April 7th and immediately (!) took it down when he realized his mistake. The picture showed a folder titled "LP ALBUM 7 MAIN" containing 64 items, the visible ones dating from November 9, 2015 to April 7, 2016. Among them, were song titles "Lost My Moment", "Conn-District 108", "Till The Walls Come Down", "Nobody Can Save Me J Green 2", "Invisible - MS with Justin Parker", and "Keep Saying I'm Sorry". Dissecting these, we can see a few things. The Conner Youngblood collaboration track has the title "District 108", the Jon Greene collaboration track has the title "Nobody Can Save Me", and the band is working with Justin Parker (England) as well. This MIGHT be who Mike met with in London after Linkin Park's European Tour ended last September, as it says "MS w/ Justin Parker". Either way, the big takeaway here for fans is that we can see they've at least got 64+ song ideas at this point and they're working with a wide variety of artists on new music. Justin Parker is in one of the band's live studio videos on Facebook, so he likely is playing a larger role in the album than just one collaboration. These are the second batch/group of demo names to come from this album's sessions. In 2015, the band released an LPTV episode for Fort Minor's track Welcome and we saw a few demo names there as well. "Last Straw" turned into "Welcome", but the other titles included "Spirals", "All Our Days", and "Hands Itch". Various studio pictures in the album process have also shown "El Chopo" and "Keep Saying I'm Sorry". 2. The BMI catalogue shows (new songs?) "Richochet" and "What Are You Worth" tagging Linkin Park. Brian Howes, a songwriter/producer, is listed as the artist. The only two scenarios for this would be if Linkin Park already has new music or if there is a BMI error in tagging Linkin Park. The latter actually happened last year, if you recall, where LP was incorrectly tagged in a song unrelated to them. That's the only known time that has ever happened, so this would be time number two if this is indeed fake. Either way, we're including it here. 3. We still don't have any information on the release of Waiting For Tomorrow, the collaboration between Martin Garrix, Chester, and Mike. Martin's new album will be released in 2016 and will feature other artists that include Ed Sheeran, Bebe Rexha and Third Party. In an interview he gave earlier this month, it sounds like the album isn't quite ready yet. Martin: "I have no name for the album yet, [though] I have been thinking about different options. However, I’m still in the process of making you songs. I think I have between 25 to 30 songs right now and then we’re going to pick the 13 best ones." Lastly, remember Mark Wakefield? He was credited in the liner notes for the new Deftones album, Gore, because he now works for Velvet Hammer. Funny! We'll be sure to keep you updated as more album news comes out. Keep checking in to our LP7 Album Updates thread for discussion as well.

Warren is just in the studio with LP a lot. He was there for LT, THP, etc. He helps Joe set all of his stuff up and goes to Joe's house, etc.

Our Grey Daze section of the site just received a massive update. Grey Daze, as you know, was Chester's band before Linkin Park. They played around Arizona (mostly Tempe and Phoenix), but did visit California to play LA. LESTAT has added quite a few new shows, even with some ticket stubs and show promo pics from local newspapers. Here are a few quick stats: - We now have 84 Grey Daze + related (Sean Dowdell and His Friends) shows listed - We had just 7 in 2008 and 13 in 2010 - The site was started with just 1 date, the canceled 2002 reunion show Thanks to LESTAT for his large effort and time put into researching the band's past. He also put together an extensive Grey Daze Story, which is worth reading.

I love ETR, but I also love Hit The Floor, which they also seem to dislike. Runaway, Chester forced them to drop after Europe 2012. Said he fucking hated playing that song. Not sure why a portion of it stayed in the live set in 2014 OR why he started singing the bridge over the transition into Wastelands if he hated it so much. Strange. Great track to me too. Hell, I don't dislike anything on Hybrid Theory, Meteora, or Minutes To Midnight. Only songs I legit dislike are Iridescent, a good bit of Living Things, War, and maybe a few randoms. Otherwise, play anything....I just wish Numb and Burn It Down would take a break for a while.

Probably the most disliked song in the catalogue by the band besides Chester's singlehanded hate for Runaway.

http://lplive.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=11802 Happened before. Seems like an error, who knows. They ARE collaborating a ton on the new music. I really am not sure here. It's worth archiving/noting, regardless.

You win this one. Good point.

But it isn't a real song....

On 9/28 you put Salivia instead of Saliva.

Well that's because they're still in the writing phase. They haven't changed anything at all. They entered the studio in September, it's now April and they have only gone from writing melodies and lyrics to writing melodies and lyrics WITH some sounds and instrumentals added in. I bet they write for another 3-4 months minimum. They're also collaborating with a lot of artists. I don't see them starting to even narrow down their songs and get to a core 12-15 until about summer. Then they'll need months to polish those up, finalize them, re record them, etc. Then mix, master the album. I don't see a release until November at the earliest. That's just my guess, though. Maybe no legit tour dates until 2017. Surely they have to play at least one show in 2016, that'd be super strange for them to not play anything this year. He was either drunk or on drugs, watch the video. Same uploader as the Brad video, same account.

There's a new interview with Brad, from Linkin Park's Music For Relief poker event recently. Others in attendance included M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold, Wes Scantlin from Puddle of Mudd, and more. Brad said: - There are no tour plans as of right now for Linkin Park. They want to release the new album before they start touring. - He hopes that they can release new music by the end of the year. Mike also agreed in his interview that the goal was to release an album by the end of 2016. - There are lots of collaborations going on in the studio right now with a wide variety of artists. - The band is still writing new music, they haven't gotten to the stage where they want to narrow down their songs yet. - LP is writing the songs in a completely new form, as we already knew, where they work on melodies and lyrics, before adding sounds and instruments to the tracks. Again, not a lot of new information, but this is at least an update to let us know where they are.

I see Chester in there, haha. Typo says Brad Nelson.

I agree. That MTV article also says Seattle is on it and that's just a radio show. I think they are not part of the real tour.

We've updated a lot of stuff on the site lately from the Hybrid Theory era, due to the acquisition of some older tour itineraries, setlists, etc by a staff members. You recently saw our Tinley Park 2001 setlist in this thread. We wanted to update you with some of the other things we've done behind the scenes. We'll start with a few of the biggest updates: - There was a canceled Top of the Pops performance in London on September, 13, 2001. - The date of the first Top of the Pops performance was not on March 24, 2001 like we previously had listed, it was really on March 8, 2001 between the Italy and Austria shows on that tour. This ends probably 15+ years of debate on the actual date of this show. - The unique setlist for Tinley Park 2001 with a possible performance of the 'In Yourself' jam. - Like the start of the Street Soldiers' Tour in Seattle with a radio performance for fans, a similar performance occurred in Kansas City in November 2001. We emailed 98.9 for further information, if they have any in their archives. The last three posts in this thread detail our other updates. These range from removing dates in 2000 which we now know Linkin Park did not play, adding one other, and fixing tour numbering, etc. We'll probably have more updates coming, especially for other bands at shows.

April's LPU bi-monthly download is here! For this month, the LPU is releasing the 9th track off the album which is entitled "Wizard Song" (2002 Demo). For fans that are unfamiliar, this is the longer version of a song heard on the Making of Meteora DVD. Download the song here: http://linkinpark.com/store/product/april-free-download-wizard-song-2002-demo/ Thanks to TripleXero for the heads up!

2001.11.18 Vancouver, BC, Orpheum 2001.11.20 Bakersfield, CA, Centennial Garden I don't think these two shows are a part of the tour Vancouver is a theater show, Bakersfield though is a 10,500 person arena. There is a week between Bakersfield and Kansas City, the next show. Have we raised this issue before? I feel like sometimes when I am researching something, we've been doing this for 10 years and I might have forgotten another time I brought this up, haha. https://web.archive.org/web/20011214213108/http://www.linkinpark.com/lphtml/content/shows/index.php?id=5 LP.com doesn't mention either show as part of the tour, BUT the Projekt Revolution 2002 book does recall the Countdown to Revolution 2001 tour dates as including Bakersfield, but not Vancouver. https://web.archive.org/web/20040915040537/http://www.forfeitthegame.com/archive-2001.html FTG doesn't mention either. However, the FTG dates for Family Values Tour 2001 are the FIRST announced dates, those aren't the final ones. It's from before the tour got reorganized, and they never fixed it. http://web.archive.org/web/20050923001048/http://omarosatch.lpfuse.co.uk/LP_LG01.html Omar's live guide puts both on the tour, which is why we have ours like that. Our live guide was mostly based on a combo of FTG, Omar, and Sebastian's lists plus our corrections. Can someone do some more research on this? Not sure what to do. Fairly certain Vancouver isn't part of the tour, I guess Bakersfield really isn't either but I'm not sure.

Most of these updates come from the tour itineraries we just got, plus a few other fixes. 2001: 2001.02.26 Seattle http://lplive.net/shows/db/2001/20010126-1Added notes about LP planning to play just 4 songs, but they ended up doing 5. And added the radio attendance number. 2001.03.01 Madrid http://lplive.net/shows/db/2001/20010301Added notes about the Deftones shows just before it in Portugal. LP was rumored to have canceled those shows, we can now confirm they were never set to play them at all. The previous tour ended and they left almost ASAP for Madrid. 2001.04.14 Lake Tahoe http://lplive.net/shows/db/2001/20010414Added a note about LP 2001.11.26 Kansas City http://lplive.net/shows/db/2001/20011126Added this soundcheck performance for 98.9 The Rock, the day before the Kansas City show. Previously unknown date. No info on it, so I emailed the radio station for pics, info, etc if they have anything in their archives. -Discovered inaccuraties with Vancouver and Bakersfield probably not being a part of the tour, researching this now- 2007: When I changed the non tours to SHOWS instead of TOUR, I forgot the MTM Promo Tour. Not an actual tour. I just put MTM Promo Shows for it.

Yes, had you not posted that picture we would have missed their entire set. I just assumed it started at like 9:00 at the earliest. We were at NRG, which is 50+ minutes from Long Beach. PLV is like 20-25 minutes from Long Beach, where we stayed. So if it wasn't for that picture, we would have missed it. Here are the pictures I took with Chester and Robert. We got a picture with a few of us and Chester at the end (where he is barefoot with no shoes), but it came out pretty blurry sadly. And a setlist pic posted on BelowEmpty. I tried to get one after the show but it made it impossible sadly with how they pulled the curtain down after STP, cleared the stage, and brought out different gear, etc. I tried after the show, even walking up to the stage and asking, but no luck. That's Chester's handwriting on it too. I bought one of the signed STP drumheads, luckily. I got right up to where Chester was handing them out, but he had already given 10 away in the first bag, and he didn't get one to me until like number 7 or 8 in the second bag, with only 2 left after that. They were gone instantly.

My review: Leading up to this event, I wasn’t truly sure what to expect. I was obviously taken by surprise when Scott Weiland leaked that Chester had quit STP, forcing both STP and Chester to play their hand and reveal the story. Seeing STP just once in the 2013-2015 era, I came away extremely impressed with Chester’s on stage performance, the overall sound by the band members, and most importantly, how natural the whole thing looked. Chester, to me, is a rock singer at heart and it’s quite refreshing to see him on stage all up in the band members’ faces, singing his heart out and dancing all across the stage versus him standing at a mic stand so much with Linkin Park, even on some of their heavier songs. When this show was announced, it was billed as STP featuring “special guest” Chester Bennington. Running that through my head for weeks, I wondered what that could exactly entitle. It was the first STP show since Scott’s death and the first since Chester quit the band. Would it be a normal show? Would STP even reveal their new singer at the show and Chester would just join for a few songs? How long would they play? And after seeing the extensive list of guests…. will there be an orchestra backing them? The list goes on and on. I was in L.A. for roughly 36 hours and it was quite frankly one of the most hectic, but fun and exciting trips I have ever been on. Landing Friday afternoon and leaving Sunday, we hit the ground running with Preston showing me a mixture of highlights in the various neighborhoods and cities around L.A., with a little request here or there by me to make an appearance somewhere. Such highlights include a tour of Dodger Stadium, one of the most impressive stadiums in Major League Baseball, a visit to Griffith Observatory, home to likely one of the best views of a city you’ll see in your entire life, a trip to Santa Monica’s beach, pier, promenade, and landmark Lincoln Park (now renamed), and short stops at various studios and landmarks around the area. On Saturday, we frankly had no intention of arriving to the show before 8:00pm~ or so, as the list of performers was quite extensive and surely, we thought, Stone Temple Pilots wouldn’t go on until 9:00pm. On and on we went…a Dodgers tour, the Observatory, an appearance at NRG where a large selection of Linkin Park’s catalogue was recorded as well as a drive by of Rick Rubin’s Houdini Mansion (referred to as the Laurel House). When a list of the set times was posted with STP listed as playing at 7:40, and we are at least 50+ minutes away from our hotel at 5:35pm, we knew we had an issue. Unfortunately, we happened to get a flat tire while rushing back to the hotel at probably the most unlikely time ever. Coming after an experience where our car was actually towed the night before, I wondered what else could actually go wrong on this short trip. Needless to say, we handled it in under ten minutes flat and rushed to the hotel to change in Long Beach before the short drive over to Palos Los Verdes. P.L.V. is a beautiful town that seems quite isolated from L.A. due to its mansion-style houses, rolling green hills, and upscale living. Arriving at the theater, we see we are actually in great shape as the show is running a little behind. It’s at this moment we briefly see Lorenzo and shake hands as well. With the large list of artists, the running order for the show actually went: a classical set for 25 minutes, Gary Wright for 15 minutes, an interlude, STP for 45 minutes, and an artist jam session of rock covers for 35 minutes. All of Stone Temple Pilots (minus Chester) backed Gary Wright for his three songs, something we didn’t observe sadly until his last song when we made our way inside. Robert, Chester, and event organizers appeared on stage after Gary Wright to present the check for the evening and talk about how special of a night it was. Chester joked that he might even auction off his shoes later that night. At this point I should mention that in all, there were 250~ seats with the show at least 95% full. However, there were only five actual FANS at the show in this number: two of us from Georgia, one from New Jersey, and two locals from California. It was a benefit for the local school district in P.L.V., where we learned Chester and Robert’s kids go to school. Chester joked that for one night he could finally try to outshine his wife as she spends so much time at the school and that he and Robert actually put most of the event together along with Marten Andersson. To understand what type of crowd was on hand, I’ll explain the older women next to me…one of which left to get a glass of wine during “the rock band” and the other who asked what the name of this band was, once they had started. It was almost exclusively just parents, grandparents, local community members and their families, and a few kids from P.L.V. – this was not a typical show by any means. The curtains pulled up, STP walked out and the show kicked off with Wicked Garden. We immediately noticed that none of the band members sported in ear monitors which surely is the first time they’ve played like that in a very long time. We were surprised to see a few women standing ON their seats rocking out and overall, the crowd was very loud and receptive for that type of performance. The sound was loud, the band was in excellent shape, and the crowd was eating it up, even shouting for certain songs. With $250 and $500 tickets, as well as a few VIP levels, those in attendance were clearly having an excellent Saturday evening. Big Bang Baby, the third song in the set (after Vasoline), sounded exceptionally well to me. After the track, Chester pointed someone out in the crowd and said “Hey, did you say Crackerman?”, before the band jumped right into the song. It was at this point that things slowed down a bit for Interstate Love Song, Big Empty, and Plush. Robert said it was their first performance since September (note: really October for Aftershock) and Dean took a moment to say that it was their first show since Scott’s passing. Chester talked more in these 45 minutes than he did at all three Linkin Park shows I saw in 2015 combined, even at one point saying he hadn’t met “ANYONE” there he didn’t like…”all day!” Heavy closers Sex Type Thing and Trippin’ ended the set, which unfortunately came all too soon. It’s incredible to me that the band hadn’t played in five months and sounded so good at this one-off show, sadly the last time they will likely ever play with Chester. All four of them are incredible musicians, all shining at different times throughout the night. Eric especially was on fire, destroying the drums. To me at least, there's something special with the four of them on stage rocking out. After STP, the crowd chanted for a solid five minutes for an encore, which we actually thought they’d do, but the all star rock band came out instead for a set of rock covers. These tracks included Shook Me All Night Long, Highway to Hell, Edge of Seventeen, and a few others. They called for Chester to come out on the last song, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, but he had already left sadly. The after party featured a small red carpet to take pictures on, excellent food, a sizeable bar, a live auction, and a small stage for a DJ. After about a half hour, Chester and Robert came out to take pictures with everyone and socialize. The live auction featured signed pieces from the show and donated items by other artists, including Dave Grohl. Later in the evening, Chester took the stage to auction off a few items. He opened a few bags of signed STP drumheads that he gave away for $100 each – they were all gone almost instantly. Other auctioned items by Chester include an STP signed bass that went for over $3,000 and his own shoes that made for a funny interaction with the bidders. At the end of the night, Robert told us that he is watching EVERY STP audition video himself, upwards of 100+ a day with over 1,500 submitted. The event MIGHT happen next year - we will see, but I would say it's unlikely they do it with Chester unless he brings in another artist or even plays solo. Overall, the trip was definitely worth it to see the last STP with Chester performance. Obviously, we’d all have seen them a few more times if we knew it’d be such a short-lived project. I’ll definitely have to return to L.A. to see LP perform and stay a bit longer.

I had a great time at the show. I'll write a full review on this soon. Probably tonight or tomorrow. STP (without Chester) backed Gary Wright for his 3 song set. STP played 45 mins. Set should be: Wicked Garden Vasoline Big Bang Baby Crackerman Interstate Love Song Big Empty Plush Sex Type Thing Trippin I think I got the order slightly wrong on setlist.fm. I'll double check the set tonight. Very very different show. I'll explain it all soon.

I'm going to this show. Should be a good time.

I agree, I wouldn't be shocked if it was released in 2017. Due to this one being a lot more experimental, it might take some time. And that's really ok because some of their best work has come after lengthy studio sessions....MTM and ATS. Both are fantastic albums. Rushed efforts like Living Things......eh. I do think they'll play some shows this year, regardless. Either an escape from the studio deal to play something in the fall, or they finish the CD and start the touring cycle in arenas.