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We're off and running, people! The From Zero World Tour has officially begun its first European Leg, with the second stop taking the band back to Czechia for their first ever appearance at the country's Rock For People festival in Hradec Králové on June 14, 2025. It's been eight years since Linkin Park last returned to Czechia, but it's been sooner for some members of the band: Mike Shinoda's Post Traumatic Tour was the last time a member of Linkin Park visited the country to perform, stopping by in Praha in March 2019 on the final stretch of his massive tour. For those who were around, you'll remember the Post Traumatic Tour as both a healing experience and a wild ride for fans, as Mike was changing the setlist up completely on a day-to-day basis. His show in Praha was no different, with a plethora of surprises including 'Lift Off' featuring verses from 'Step Up,' 'High Voltage,' and 'Hands Held High' (wow), Lenny Filipová joining him during the encore for 'Make It Up As I Go,' and the 'Robot Boy' Intro going into the piano style version of 'Castle Of Glass' for the first time. Linkin Park has history with Czechia, something which Mike mentioned at the show: during the Meteora era, the band filmed the music video for 'From The Inside' and part of the video for 'Numb' right in Praha! While 'Numb' is almost a definite for the setlist, maybe we'll see 'From The Inside' make its European Tour Debut at this show to commemorate this! The entirety of Linkin Park last performed in the country in 2017, performing at the Aerodrome Festival for the second stop on the One More Light European Tour. Interestingly, the band was announced as a headliner for a festival with the same name (and also in Czechia) all the way back in 2004, but the show was neither confirmed nor performed by the band in the end, with that festival (apparently having no relation to the one they played in 2017) ceasing in 2006. The band did eventually play an Aerodrome Festival, though, bursting onto the stage with the fan-favorite 'Roads Untraveled'/'Fallout' mashup intro straight into 'Talking To Myself.' Mike dedicated 'One More Light' at this show to his uncle Kenji who had recently passed away - Fort Minor fans will certainly recognize that name. This was the band's first show in Czechia in nine years (beating out the gap between 2017 and 2025!), with their previous performance being in Brno in 2008 on the Minutes To Midnight Summer European Tour. Opening with an immense combination of 'One Step Closer' with its Gunshot Intro #2 right into 'Lying From You' with its 2008 Intro, Linkin Park certainly made an entrance in a big way at this show. This headline show also featured an incredible rare performance of 'Reading My Eyes,' a Xero song only performed by the band in full a handful of times in 2006 and 2008 (and likely during the band's time as Xero, though we don't have any confirmed setlists from that era). Other treats from this show include the piano version of 'Pushing Me Away,' 'Wake 2.0,' and 'From The Inside.' Around the time of this show, Mike entered a studio in Nouvoz, music from these sessions being released a few years down the road on LPU XIV. A well-known audience recording of the band's full show in Brno, Czechia on June 17, 2008. Be sure to check out the band's performance of rare tracks like 'Reading My Eyes,' which starts around 25 minutes into this video. The band's second performance in the country was in the summer of 2007, deep into the first proper tour they had embarked on in almost three years: the first Minutes To Midnight European Tour. Opening in similar fashion to 2008 with 'One Step Closer' and 'Lying From You' (with different intros), this show in Praha opened with similar fervor as the band hit through more tracks like 'Papercut' and 'Points Of Authority.' 'The Little Things Give You Away' and 'Leave Out All The Rest' were also taken for spins at this show, not far removed from their live debuts earlier in the tour. As the aforementioned "Aerodrome 04" festival never took place, the band's very first show in Czechia was in 2003, toward the end of the Meteora 2003 European Tour in September. Featuring Meteora epics like 'Figure.09' and 'Don't Stay,' as well as treats like 'P5hng Me A*wy' from Reanimation and 'One Step Closer' featuring Marky Chavez from Adema, Linkin Park's debut in the country was as big as it could possible have been. With an eclectic history in the country ranging from music video shoots to rare track performances, the band's next show in the country will definitely be another one for the record books. The band kicked off their 2025 European Tour on Thursday with a performance at Austria's Nova Rock festival. As iconic as festival for the band as the likes of Rock am Ring (which the band will be headlining in 2026), the band's European Tour came to powerful start. The start of the show was a bit bumpy with Emily missing cues on songs like 'Somewhere I Belong' and 'New Divide,' but the band eventually found their footing as they continued through their first show of the run. It seems like the band takes a few shows lately to get fully back into the swing of things after having a break from touring, but their show at Nova Rock was nothing to sneeze at as they delivered epic performances of tracks like 'Two Faced' and 'Up From The Bottom.' While the set was mostly the same as the Welcome To Rockville setlist (barring 'A Place For My Head,' likely due to time constraints of their 90-minute set allocation), Linkin Park lit the night up with a mix of heavy new tracks and old classics alike. 'Let You Fade' returned the set for another encore performance, being played for the second time ever after its debut in Florida last month. The most notable omission from the setlist was 'Waiting For The End,' which was absent from the last festival setlist, too. Perhaps 'Let You Fade' is being prioritized over it, but everyone's comments on social media have made it apparent to us that everyone is feeling the absence of the song strongly! Linkin Park's full performance at the Nova Rock festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria on June 12, 2025 that kicked off the From Zero European Tour. The band has about 10 more minutes of time to perform at Rock For People compared to their Nova Rock set, so we can expect an extra song or two to be added for this show. Mike posted a poll on Twitter earlier today, asking fans to vote for which songs they should play in Czechia, offering three choices (with the least voted not being played): 'Lying From You,' 'Points Of Authority,' and 'Cut The Bridge.' As of the time of posting to this, 'Lying From You' and 'Points' have a distinct lead over 'Cut The Bridge,' so it's looking likely that we'll see those two in the set somewhere. 'Points Of Authority' could be added in mid-set where 'A Place For My Head' and 'Waiting For The End' were being performed at the last shows, or perhaps return early in the set like where it was being played in 2024. Fans are eager to see 'Waiting For The End' (and the partial 'Where'd You Go' performance that precedes it) as well, but perhaps we'll have to wait for the next show (a headlining show in Hannover, Germany) to see is return. We don't expect crazy surprises to happen, it at all, until the headlining shows begin next week. However, since the debut of 'Let You Fade' and the inclusion of 'A Place For My Head' at Welcome To Rockville truly caught us all off guard, who knows what we'll be in store for! Let us know what you think the setlist will look like and what your predictions are. Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul here to happily report another beautiful day in store for Linkin Park, with a high temperature of 25°C for most of the day and clear skies. Things will get a bit chilly later in the night as things fall down to 9°C, so be sure to have a hoodie or sweater ready to go as the night progresses. Joining the band on the MainStage will be the likes of Biffy Clyro (a fantastic band from Scotland who are about to kick off their next album cycle), Fontaines D.C., Motionless In White, and Sigrid. Other acts on other stages throughout the day also include Thrice, Creeper, Refused, Stray From The Path, and many more to keep you entertained and rocking until Linkin Park finally hits the stage at 9:25pm. The band's set time is slated for 9:25pm to 11:05pm, giving them about ten more minutes of extra set time compared to Nova Rock. After this show, the band have a run of three headlining shows in arenas in Hannover, Hamburg, and Bern (Switzerland), supported by grandson and Architects throughout next week before returning to the festival run with sets at Hellfest in Clisson, France and the I-Days festival (which is more or less a headlining show) in Milan, Italy. We've been updating our Linkinpedia show pages over the last few weeks leading up to the tour with new features like more statistics, highlighting rotation songs, a banner at the top of the guide, and lots more, so be sure to head over there and explore what we've been up to! We've also recently launched an LPLive Newsletter for those looking for more of a TL;DR version of what's going on with the tour than my pre-show posts - we'll be sending it out every couple of weeks so as to not flood your inbox, but we'll be bringing you an overview of both tour and general news updates in these, so be sure to sign up if you haven't already! Things will certainly start heating up setlist-wise next week as the headlining shows begin, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

Anyone able to tell what song Mike is playing over the 'Overflow' intro at around 51:30? Sounds like something he hasn't done yet and am having trouble narrowing it down

It's that time of the season again... it's tour time! We're back and ready to go for the next leg of Linkin Park's From Zero World Tour! The band are heading to Europe for the first proper European Leg of the tour, after having played in arenas and stadiums in a few countries back in 2024. This will be the longest leg of the tour yet, and the second-longest in the slate overall for the tour with a sizable fifteen shows throughout the continent in the next 30 days, and it all kicks off with the band's triumphant return to the Nova Rock festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria on Thursday, June 12, 2025! The Nova Rock festival has always been a staple of Linkin Park European Festival tours, and it's truly been quite some time since the band has last graced its stage. The band last played the festival in 2017 on its first "warm-up" night (the Wednesday headline slot) in the middle of the One More Light European Tour. The iconic setlist from this time featured the thrilling 'Roads Untraveled' and 'Fallout' mashup intro, diving straight into 'Talking To Myself.' Other One More Light tracks like 'Good Goodbye' and 'Invisible' got taken for another run not long off of their live debuts, while treats like 'Somewhere I Belong' and a verse of 'A Place For My Head' during the newly remixed 'Castle Of Glass' Experience Version made sure hardcore fans weren't left out of the mix. 'Wastelands' and 'Lost In The Echo' also made their Nova Rock debuts, with the band having not played the festival during The Hunting Party World Tour and their previous appearance being at the start of the Living Things World Tour in 2012, which featured only 'Burn It Down' and 'Lies Greed Misery' from the then-new record. This show was no easy feat to get going, however, as severe weather plagued the festival causing delays, and ultimately causing Linkin Park to cut five songs from the setlist. Despite it all, the band still played a great show to fans who stuck through rain, wind, and hail with a number of treats, including an unforgettable opening sequence with 'A Place For My Head' into 'Given Up,' also finding time to include 'From The Inside' and 'Points Of Authority' in the set for the old-school fans. The LPU Meet and Greet also braved the weather, with videos of the band meeting fans during the aforementioned hailstorm circulating on the internet - even in the LPTV episode. An electrifying rendition of 'A Place For My Head' opened the band's performance at Nova Rock 2012, an opening statement that fans still talk about to this day. Despite the stormy fate of Nova Rock 2012, festival attendees luckily a got a big dose of Linkin Park just a year before - the band headlined Nova Rock 2011 to kick off the second A Thousand Suns European Tour in June 2011. Opening again with a grand opening sequence, 'The Requiem,' 'The Radiance,' and 'Papercut' brought the show to an explosive start. A Thousand Suns tracks like 'Waiting For The End,' 'The Catalyst,' and 'When They Come For Me' filled the summer Austrian air with a sense of electronic urgency (though 'Jornada del Muerto' was dropped for an unknown reason before 'Waiting For The End'), while songs like 'Lying From You' and a 'One Step Closer' closer showed that Linkin Park still had the rock in their veins. 'One Step Closer' opened their setlist (an incredible shock at the time) at their inaugural performance at the festival in 2007, ending their first proper tour leg back after a break at the festival's third year. The very first Minutes To Midnight European Tour ended with a bang, including new tracks like 'No More Sorrow' and 'The Little Things Give You Away' to show a taste of the album's diversity. 'Leave Out All The Rest' and the piano version of 'Pushing Me Away' also got brought out, before 'What I've Done' and 'Faint' with its then-new extended outro brought a fiery finish to the show. While the weather wasn't notable the day of this show, Mother Nature had plans for Linkin Park this week that ultimately affected the band's performance to a degree. A huge storm and tornado ended up damaging the band's gear the night before at the Heineken Jammin' festival in Venezia, Italy which ultimately ended up being cancelled before Linkin Park could go onstage. The band borrowed gear from the festival and the festival headliners Pearl Jam, who played after them. The band opened for them on a number of nights on the European Tour prior to this, so it looks like the two bands had become fast (and fortunate) friends on the road! A very old-school recording of Linkin Park performing 'Papercut' and 'Points Of Authority' (partial) at Nova Rock 2007 on June 16, 2007, borrowing gear from headliners Pearl Jam due to a storm the night before damaging their gear. With all the history recounted, it's tinfoil hat time. There are a number of reasons we'll be watching this tour very closely, with the most obvious that with the last leg in the United States, the band kept surprising us to unbelievable degrees on nearly every night. With a different setlist every night and all of the remaining From Zero base-album tracks (AND some bonus tracks from the Deluxe Edition) getting their live debuts from the beginning to the end of the tour: 'Up From The Bottom' (and the Linkin Park debut of 'Where'd You Go') at the tour's onset in Austin, Texas, 'Cut The Bridge' in Tulsa, Oklahoma, my baby 'Stained' in Baltimore, Maryland (the band knew I had to be there for her debut), 'IGYEIH' in Raleigh, North Carolina, and finally (and perhaps most shockingly) 'Let You Fade' just a day after its premiere during the encore of the band's headlining set at Welcome To Rockville in Florida. Each show also came with a unique verse from Mike's discography (Post Traumatic and Fort Minor included) during his solo medley during a new extended portion of it. Some of these verses included the demo verse of 'Lift Off' from Post Traumatic (the first Post Traumatic song to ever feature in any way in a Linkin Park set) and Mike's verse from the 'Skin To Bone' remix from Recharged. The band also brought out a very unique performance with a few new remixes/intros to songs at their brief-but-epic set at the Champions League Kick-Off Show in Munich, Germany at the end of May. It may seem like Linkin Park has shown their entire deck of cards already, but it's when they have you thinking that that they bring out the biggest surprises. What could be in store for Europe? A live debut of 'Unshatter' would complete the From Zero portion of Linkin Park's discography, with it already being the first album to have all its songs performed live since A Thousand Suns (and the first album since Minutes To Midnight to have all its songs performed entirely, as well as during its own album cycle). It's not out of the question whatsoever that the song could be played live - it definitely has the energy and punch to be a great song in the setlist. If it does get a live debut, From Zero will be the first record since Hybrid Theory to have both it and its b-sides performed live! On the other side of the coin, perhaps we'll see more old songs get dusted off and revived in 2025. We've already stacked up quite a list of rotation songs, the rarest of which is surprisingly 'Lost In The Echo,' which was only played in 2024 four times and not once in 2025. The other older tracks being rotated around are 'Lying From You,' 'Points Of Authority,' 'A Place For My Head,' 'From The Inside,' 'Given Up,' and 'Keys To The Kingdom.' With a number of From Zero tracks being rotated around in this mix too every night, the band already has quite a good list of tracks ready to go already to keep things fresh from night-to-night. Though our favorite secret-spiller Colin has gone live a couple more times and has mentioned a couple more tracks he'd like to play live... his list now includes 'With You,' 'Runaway,' and 'QWERTY' amongst others, all of which would certainly set the community on fire if they were brought back into the set. Emily has also mentioned before that she'd like to perform 'Blackout' and 'Lies Greed Misery,' amongst others. The addition of 'Where'd You Go' was her request according to Mike onstage before they played it for the first time, so they definitely seem open to exploring new songs between legs at rehearsals. Things have been pretty tight-lipped and leading up to rehearsals for this tour, though they likely were mostly focussed on the Champions League performance. But who knows what else may get added to the set, even if its perhaps just the football remix intro to 'Numb.' Linkin Park shocked both the crowd AND fans online with the live debut of 'Let You Fade' during their encore of their headlining set at Daytona Beach, Florida's Welcome To Rockville festival on May 17, 2025. One more thing to note is that this will be the first tour of the leg where the band will be repeating markets they have played in already on this tour. The earlier U.S. leg this year only hit cities in parts of the country the band hadn't performed at last year (Austin included - Texas is huge). Starting with this leg and going forward with the rest of the year, the band will be visiting cities for a second time on the tour, perhaps giving more reason to start changing up the order and structure of the setlist. These repeat cities are also some of the biggest shows they've had... ever, really, including the likes of London's Wembley Stadium, Berlin's Olympiastadion, and Paris' Stade de France. This European Tour is definitively Linkin Park's biggest ever, and we know the band loves delivering to their fans. We're almost a year into the tour and the band have stuck with generally the same setlist structure with the intros and interludes the whole time - we'd be sad to see them go (they truly are some of the coolest moments the band has had live), but we'd love to see what the band could cook up now. Perhaps not even the addition of new or old songs, but even just moving things around the setlist would add a whole new freshness and excitement to the upcoming tour legs. Something like the Inception Intro right into 'The Emptiness Machine' like at the launch show would be super cool, or even a restructuring of the acts would be interesting to see. All we can do is wait and find out - and we definitely are on the edge of our seats to see what happens next! Who's heading to the show? Lots of great bands on the lineup to see before Linkin Park ultimately takes the stage at 11:30pm. They have a 90-minute set time, slated to end around 1:00am, so expect a slightly shorter set than what we'll see at the headlining shows. Rise Against and Iggy Pop perform before the band on the MainStage - will we see a Tim McIlrath guest appearance for the first time since 2015 when he joined the band for a few shows for 'Bleed It Out?' Other acts I'd like to highlight on the lineup are Poppy and Jinjer, and the lineup is rounded out with the likes of Jerry Cantrell, Nothing More, Apocalyptica, AWOLNATION, Motionless In White, and more. It'll be a night of massive proportions, no matter which way you slice it. Tim McIIrath from Rise Against joining Linkin Park to perform 'Bleed It Out' at the Live 105 Not So Silent Night in Oakland, California on December 12, 2014. While our earlier history lesson showed that the band, Nova Rock, and Mother Nature have a bit of a complicated relationship, Weatherman Rogue Soul is happy to report they've all sorted out their differences and that nothing but clear skies are a beautiful day are ahead for Nickelsdorf ahead of Linkin Park's performance, with temperatures ranging from 24°C in the day to 12°C at night (that's right, I can do Celsius too). The band continues their European Tour with another festival on Saturday with Czechia's Rock For People festival before their first massive headlining shows kick off. Following these festivals, the band bursts into their biggest market on the planet - Germany - next week with two headlining shows: the first at Hannover's Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena and the second to a sold-out Olympiastadion in Berlin. The band then heads to Switzerland for another headlining show before resuming their festival circuit at Hellfest in Clisson, France. Things are about to get very busy for Linkin Park and for us at LPLive, so buckle your seatbelts and get ready for a ride of a summer! We've got some big news for you ourselves: We're launching a new LPLive Newsletter to go out during the tour with highlights of the band's news and tour happenings - sign up here. We also have updated the live guide portion of the website with new features, from adding back all show galleries (ever) to the site, designing new info boxes on show page with statistics on cities/countries/tours, highlighting rotation songs in the setlists, adding a banner to the top of the guide, and more. Read all of the new updates for this tour here. And check out a sample show page at Welcome to Rockville for the updated layout. We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

This new era of Linkin Park is all about worlds colliding - and football (dare I say, soccer) fans, your time has come! Linkin Park will be the featured opening musical act for the UEFA Champions League Final on May 31, 2025 at the Allianz Arena in München, Germany for what may very well be the most viewed performance of the band's entire career! -WATCH THE SHOW HERE, WITH A COUNTDOWN/TIMER- The pedestal has been raised incredibly high for this show as the band's performance at the event will be televised on local television as well as streamed on YouTube; the Champions League garners an average 400-450 million concurrent viewers every year across the entire globe. If even a small fraction of that number are there to watch and listen to the Kickoff Show, it would still probably be the biggest audience the band has ever had for a live performance. Last year, Lenny Kravitz brought a nostalgic performance to the event while in 2023, Alesso, Burna Boy, and Anitta brought the night off to an electrifying start. Linkin Park is quite a different act than these former performers, but perhaps that energy will be exactly what the Champions League needs to start off right! It seems that the band will be playing for about 8 minutes and will be running through 6 songs, according to a transcript of a recent interview. It's a no brainer that the band will likely be sticking to the biggest hits for this one - its been said from the start that 'Numb' will be receiving some kind of remix or intro incorporating the sounds of the sport into the mix, perhaps a clip of which is used in the trailer above. We're genuinely not quite sure what else the band will whip out, but songs like their recent hit 'The Emptiness Machine' and older classics like 'In The End' will definitely be in the mix too. Anthems like 'BURN IT DOWN', 'New Divide', and 'What I've Done' can't be ruled out either. With six songs in a relatively short length, it looks like the band will either be performing shortened versions of these tracks (like they have done throughout the past few album tours) or perhaps blending them into a medley. Whatever happens, this is bound to be a unique and incredible performance, and us fans will be watching proudly and excitedly as the rest of world gets to hear what this band has unleashed back upon the world. This performance will definitely set the stage for an epic football game right after! This will be the band's sixth show ever in Munich, and first since The Hunting Party visited Olympiahalle in November 2014. Back-to-back Projekt Revolution shows preceded that in 2011 and 2008 as their first major headline shows in the city. In 2001, the band played the Colosseum with Deftones and then headlined Zenith in September on the Hybrid Theory Tour. A beautiful, scenic city, Linkin Park does not visit Munich too often but we hope they will find their way back to headline it again. It was notably one of the big German cities that did not get a stadium show this summer, undoubtedly due to the band performing at the UEFA Champions League Final. If you're looking for a good Munich show to listen to while waiting for this show, check out Munich 2011 that was a rare show that featured both A Thousand Suns rarities 'Burning In The Skies' and 'Blackout' as well as a rare 'Reading My Eyes' verse on 'Bleed It Out' by Mike. The entire 2011 summer tour is really good, but you could call this one of the standout shows of that run! Who'll be tuning in? The Champions League will be on live TV and across streaming services across the globe, so be sure to look up what your best options are to watch the event where you are - likely the YouTube link above. This show marks the mid-way point between the band's previous leg of the tour and the next leg in Europe, which kicks off on June 12 at the Nova Rock Festival in Austria followed by the Rock For People festival in Czechia on June 14. The band has massive stadium shows set for June and July as well as multiple headlining festival appearances across the continent, including a sold-out show at London's Wembley Stadium. It's about to be an awesome summer to be a Linkin Park fan, and this is just the next step! Linkin Park appears to be staying in Europe between this show and Nova Rock, perhaps for some rehearsing as well as some well-deserved vacation time. We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)! See you soon! And let us know your guesses for what you think the band will play in Munich!

Anyone notice the "Additional footage by Mark Terrell" in the description?

one day later... we have a live debut already

We've hit the end of the road, ladies and gentlemen... for now! Linkin Park wrap up their first United States leg of the From Zero World Tour tomorrow, Saturday, May 17, with another huge performance at one of the country's biggest rock festivals: Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida! This'll be Linkin Park's first show in the city and area of Daytona Beach, so we can skip the big history lesson today - but let's at least jump back to the last time Linkin Park played in Florida: the opening night of the ill-fated The Hunting Party North American Tour in January 2015. Most will remember this infamous tour from it being pretty much entirely cancelled off the bat after Chester broke his ankle during a pre-show basketball game at the third stop of the tour in Indianapolis. While that show was powered through by Chester on a scooter, the rest of the tour was ultimately cancelled. The three shows the band did perform, however, were absolute smokers. The band kicked the tour off at Orlando's Amway Center, debuting a new version of 2015's Set A, opening with a mashup intro right into an epic 'Guilty All The Same.' The sets from this era were like the first experiments with their modern production, being split into multiple acts with interludes in between marking the change between them. Instead of dedicated pieces of music like we have now, however, the 2014/2015 interludes were largely shortened, instrumental versions of songs that jammed into others. Act 2 kicked off with an instrumental version of 'Blackout' that segued into 'Papercut,' while Act 3 featured 'Robot Boy' (this version of the song was the first version ever performed live) which transitioned into Joe's solo. While several songs from The Hunting Party were questionably axed from the set (the only other songs from the record played at the show were 'Wastelands' and 'Final Masquerade'), some songs made their tour debuts; namely, 'From The Inside' and 'A Place For My Head.' It's been over 10 years now since the band last tore things down in Florida, and we know the state is ready to rock with them! Linkin Park performing 'A Place For My Head' for the first time on The Hunting Party World Tour to open the encore at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on January 15, 2015. This will be Linkin Park's second festival performance of the year after last week's groundbreaking show at Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Linkin Park blew the crowd off its feet as tons of incredibly positive reviews have poured in following their performance, with many claiming they beat out two Metallica sets and Korn for best headline set of the weekend. It's no mystery to us that there has historically been a lot of doubt in the band whenever they headline festivals in the past, especially now with the lineup change, but it's really great to see that the set really turned a lot of people's opinions around! The band performed a new version of Set A called Set A90 (likely referencing their 90-minute set time), dropping most of the rotation spots for the sake of time but still finding time for surprises while delivering the festival crowd all the necessary hits. After 'Somewhere I Belong' brought the set to an explosive start, the energy continued with a surprise performance of 'Lying From You' early in the set, setting the sparks off even further. 'Two Faced' was brought down to the first act before 'New Divide' similarly to how it was positioned in 2024, before 'The Emptiness Machine' brought things into the next act. Unlike their only other festival performance this cycle (their first show in Saudi Arabia at the Soundstorm Festival in December), the band played a few more tracks to fill the set time including 'The Catalyst' and 'Overflow' (which featured Mike playing 'Stairway To Heaven' by Led Zeppelin on keyboard during the extended intro). Other new additions to the set like 'Up From The Bottom' and 'Where'd You Go' also rolled into the festival set, while 'Casualty' made sure to really bring home the heaviness of the fest's lineup. grandson joined the band once again for 'One Step Closer,' perhaps for the last time in the U.S. as he will not be at this festival. He will be opening for the band once again in Germany next month, so it's possible we see this feature happen again in the future! With the crowd won over and the energy high, the band wrapped things up with 'Bleed It Out,' which featured a verse from 'A Place For My Head' over the extended bridge. The band's energy for some of these past few shows have really been unmatched! It's likely for Welcome To Rockville we see a largely similar set to what we saw at Sonic Temple - perhaps a Set B90 or C90 with a different song in the second spot ('Points Of Authority' and 'Cut The Bridge' were the other two songs rotating there in the full sets)! Perhaps 'Casualty' gets swapped out for 'Given Up' or 'IGYEIH,' or possibly even 'Keys To The Kingdom' to give the rock festival its heavy song. 'Casualty' or 'Given Up' seem likely the most likely contenders for Florida. Other than that, it's hard to say what the band would switch up in the setlist for this besides the order of some songs seeing as they will be performing for the same amount of time (90 minutes). The band will be performing later than usual with a 10:20pm start time and 11:50pm end time, so get ready to rock into the night with them! A full recording of the band's show at the Sonic Temple Music & Arts Festival in Columbus, Ohio on May 10, 2025. With such raving reviews for a normally polarized band, we're hoping for the same outcome at Welcome To Rockville! Saturday at Welcome To Rockville will be pretty stacked if you're looking to see some other bands. On the Main Stage (the Apex Stage) before Linkin Park will be Incubus (hopefully performing after having to cancel last week's show at Sonic Temple due to illness), Beartooth, Taking Back Sunday, P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Sleep Theory, while other stages will boast the likes of bands like Mastodon, I Prevail, Pierce The Veil, Hollywood Undead, Of Mice & Men, and more. Members from Incubus, P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Of Mice & Men have all joined Linkin Park onstage at some point in their career in the past, so it would be awesome to see some form of collaboration happen onstage with all these bands gathered together again! If you're going to the festival, who do you plan on seeing? Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul here to tell you to stay hydrated! Florida heat is no joke if you're unfamiliar with it, and even if you are you need to make sure you're drinking water constantly and staying cool when you can. Check out the festival map to know where water stations and medical stations will be located in case you need them! We're looking at some big heat with temperatures in the low-to-mid 90's, so dress light and get ready to rock - and always be ready for a random Florida shower! LPLive founder Hahninator (Mark) will be at the festival to round out this leg for us, so say hi if you see him! The band has about a month off before kicking off the next leg of the tour in Europe with the NovaRock festival in Austria on June 12 and Rock For People in Czechia on June 14. They will then headline stadiums in the continent with shows in Germany, England, France, and more. At the end of May, the band will perform the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show as well. The band will return to the United States for a much more extensive leg in July, August, and September, kicking things off in Brooklyn, New York on July 29. The deluxe edition of From Zero featuring 'Up From The Bottom,' 'Unshatter,' and 'Let You Fade' (and bonus live tracks for the physical editions) is out now everywhere - go give it a stream! We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

It's that time of the year once again, and it's been quite awhile since we've been on this ride with Linkin Park... it's festival season! After wrapping up the arena headlining shows of the first U.S. leg, the band are wrapping things up with two festivals in the United States, the first being the esteemed Sonic Temple Art & Music festival in Columbus, Ohio on May 10, 2025! The early 2000's are truly back with this lineup, with Linkin Park headlining day three of four of the festival. Metallica headlines Friday and Sunday with two unique sets featuring no repeated songs (wouldn't that be nice...) while Korn closed the festival's first night on Thursday. Joining Linkin Park on the main stage (the Cathedral Stage) Saturday will be the likes of I Prevail, Trivium, Hoobastank, Citizen Soldier, and Sick Puppies, while acts on other stages include grandson, Of Mice & Men, Jimmy Eat World, Bullet For My Valentine, TRUSTcompany, Underoath... if you listened to rock and metal music in the 2000's, this is literally your lineup. Linkin Park headlines the night, scheduled to take the stage at 9:20pm for a 90-minute set ending at 10:50. As a majority of the shows this cycle have gone for around 2 hours a pop, this set seems pretty short by comparison, but the band is sure to bring the classics as well as some new and surprise jams along the way! You can check out the full schedule for the day here. It's been almost 10 years since the last time Linkin Park performed in Columbus, Ohio, the last being at the end of The Hunting Party cycle with another festival appearance, headlining Rock On The Range... which is essentially the same festival as this one, with a new venue and new name. The band played on May 17, 2015 - in a week, it'll have been 10 years exactly since the band last visited the state! This immense set opened with a huge combo of 'Papercut' and 'Rebellion,' soon launching into a rare performance of 'A Line In The Sand' to round out the beginning of the set. The full version of the band's summer setlist debuted at this show, bringing in songs like 'From The Inside' and 'Breaking The Habit' back into the mix, while also featuring the live debut of 'Darker Than Blood,' a stripped version of which served as an intro to 'Burn It Down.' 'Rebellion' was also an addition, returning for the first time since 2014. Funny enough, this'll be the band's second show in the city with a different guitarist than Brad Delson - he was sick and couldn't travel in 2015, so his tech Benjamin Chandler filled in for him. This Sonic Temple show will be the band's tenth overall show in the city of Columbus! Check out the full Rock On The Range special proshot from the band's headlining performance there on May 17, 2015. The last time the band performed in the city with Brad Delson was all the way back in 2008 on the Winter Minutes To Midnight North American Tour, and Mr. Delson certainly got worked hard that night. Opening with a heavy combination of 'No More Sorrow' with its long intro and 'Don't Stay,' the band was in great form following a bout of sickness by Chester a few weeks prior. He felt so good, in fact, that he managed to pull off the full scream in 'Given Up' at this show - the last time he did so at a live show! Rarities from the record like 'The Little Things Give You Away,' 'Valentine's Day,' and 'In Between' dotted the set before an epic finale of 'One Step Closer' with both its extended intro and outro and 'Faint' closed the show. The fact the band hasn't visited Columbus much in the last decade and a half may lend to the fact that they visited there a lot early on - on the Meteora cycle, they played three shows there alone! Two stops in Ohio kicked off the band's final tour of the cycle, Projekt Revolution 2004, with Columbus being the second show. This setlist featured some of the band's most legendary moments, including the outro transition between 'Figure.09' and 'From The Inside' as well as the band's cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Wish.' The band performed there earlier in the year as well, headlining the city's Nationwide Arena in January 2004. The setlist isn't fully confirmed, but we do know songs like 'Nobody's Listening' and 'My December' gave fans a big treat. Sonny Sandoval (P.O.D.), Doug Robb (Hoobastank), and Dan Marsala (Story Of The Year) all came out for 'One Step Closer' at the end of the show. The esteemed Summer Sanitarium 2003 tour where the band opened for Metallica visited Columbus as well - the setlist is unknown, but if Live In Texas is any indiction, the crowd likely heard tracks like 'P5hng Me A*wy' and 'Numb' fresh off its live debut. The band made their initial impact in the city known on the Hybrid Theory Tour, playing in the city four times in total! The last stop there of the tour was on the Family Values Tour late in 2001, where the band played before Stone Temple Pilots, a band Chester would act as the lead singer for for a few years over a decade later. Chester would come out to sing 'Dead & Bloated' with them at a few stops on the tour! The recording of 'Wonderful' featuring Chester that was released on a promo CD later on was actually recorded in-studio and didn't come from this tour. The band visited there in the summer as well on the Ozzfest, while in February they played a smaller theater show at the Street Soldier Tour - the setlist for all of these are unknown, but we do know the Mike Shinoda Remix of 'High Voltage' was played at first show of 2001 from a Rolling Stone review. Their first show in the city ever was late in 2000 right after Hybrid Theory had dropped, on Papa Roach's Master Bay Tour. The band was actually supposed to play their first show in the city much earlier in the year on the Kottonmouth Kings' Ridin' High Tour, but the band had to drop out because Chester had to fly back to California due to a family emergency. It's been a long time since the band has continued their history in the city, but the time is now! Linkin Park's last show in Greenville, South Carolina certainly took the arena portion of the leg out on a bang! Debuting Set F5, with the Set C theme ('Burn It Down' theme), the band launched the show with 'Somewhere I Belong' before rotating in 'Cut The Bridge' for another run in the limelight. 'Up From The Bottom' and 'Where'd You Go,' also new additions to the set lately, kept the crowd happy and jamming along as well. Mike's solo medley featured 'Step Up' during the extended portion, keeping his record of different verses every night alive. 'IGYEIH' immediately followed for its second performance following its debut in Raleigh the show prior. grandson came out for 'One Step Closer' once again to round things out for the first half of the set. In the second half, 'Stained' returned yet again after 'Lost,' before Mike played 'One' by Metallica over the extended intro of 'Overflow' and Colin was challenged to a Bossa nova intro to 'Numb' once again. 'Points Of Authority' made its encore debut in the rotation slot before 'Bleed It Out' closed the show with a verse of 'A Place For My Head' over the extended bridge. We're not quite sure yet what'll be missing from the headlining set as opposed to the festival set, but the band will definitely keep things fresh. The only other festival they played on the cycle was late last year as Saudi Arabia's Soundstorm Festival, the first show the band ever played in the country. That show's set was quite similar to the launch show setlist with a few additions, so maybe the set will look something like that one. It'll be exciting to see if any collaborations happen as the band will be in the company of many old friends! Linkin Park's only other festival appearance so far on this album cycle was in Saudi Arabia, for their first show in the country back on December 12, 2024 at the Soundstorm Festival. Who's going to the show? Mark (Hahninator) will be there and ready to rock for round 2 of Linkin Park's Ohio festivals, so be sure to say hi if you see him! Weatherman Rogue Soul reporting in a pretty lovely day in. Columbus tomorrow - won't be too hot or too cold, and will be the perfect weather for jamming. After this show, Linkin Park wraps up the first U.S. leg of the tour with one last show, a headlining appearance for Florida's Welcome To Rockville before heading off to Europe next month for more festivals and stadium shows! The band will also perform the for the UEFA Champions League Kick Off at the end of the month in München, Germany. We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

I truly have never been sadder to say this, but we've just about reached the end of the first United States leg of the tour! The final headlining show before Linkin Park embarks on a short festival run kicks off tomorrow, May 8 in Greenville, South Carolina at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena! While short, this run of shows around the United States has been nothing short of legendary. This show in South Carolina is bound to be the same, as this'll be the first time in 25 years that Linkin Park has performed in the state! The last time they visited the state was in November 2000 on P.O.D.'s Kings Of The Game Tour, just a few weeks after Hybrid Theory had launched. Luckily for Phoenix, he had rejoined the band by this time so this'll only be Emily, Colin, and Alex's first show with the band in the state, unlike what happened in Austin, Texas at the start of the tour where the last time they had played the city was before Phoenix rejoined in early November of 2000! We don't have a setlist for this show in Myrtle Beach back in 2000, but if you were there and happen to remember any information, let us know! Linkin Park has broken all expectations for us with this leg of the tour, completely breaking tradition of how they'd do rotations. Just looking at the show in Raleigh, North Carolina last night reveals a lot about how excellent the tour has been. Celebrating Emily's first birthday with the band in North Carolina, the show kicked off with the From Zero countdown, playing 'Weatherman' by Dead Sara as the band's intro music. Set E5 made its first ever appearance, now the fifth named set in their rotation (do the letters even matter anymore?), with the B Theme ('Iridescent' lyrics) for the intros and outros. 'Lying From You' returned to the Act 1 rotation for the first time since the start of the tour in Austin, having rotated with 'Cut The Bridge' at the following shows and 'Points Of Authority' in Baltimore. After introducing fans to new songs like 'The Emptiness Machine' and 'Up From The Bottom,' the band slid into some more classics like 'Burn It Down' and the lovely combination of Fort Minor's 'Where'd You Go' into 'Waiting For The End.' Things got spicier from here as Mike whipped out the demo verse of 'Lift Off' from Post Traumatic during his solo medley, marking the debut of any material from his solo releases in a Linkin Park set! The stats don't stop there as the band sang happy birthday to Emily and launched right into the live debut of 'IGYEIH' in the heavy rotation! Emily brought out her true nature by diving into the mosh pits during the bridge of the song, celebrating her birthday Dead Sara-style. With this debut, every song from the standard From Zero album has been performed live! This makes it the first record since Minutes To Midnight to be performed in its entirety, let alone on its respective tour. A Thousand Suns has also seen all its tracks performed live, but 'Robot Boy' has never quite been performed in its entirety, technically leaving some of the record left to really be played. The surprises of Act 2 wrapped up with grandson coming back out to perform 'One Step Closer' with the band! My beloved 'Stained' made another appearance after 'Lost,' fresh off its debut in Baltimore. Mike played the riff of 'One' by Metallica again on synth during the intro of 'Overflow,' while the band challenged Colin to a progressive rock 'Numb/Encore' intro for 'Numb.' The encore didn't let up, with 'From The Inside' blowing the arena up before 'Bleed It Out' closed the show with a verse of 'A Place For My Head' during the bridge. The live debut of 'IGYEIH' on May 6, 2025 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Emily going into the pit for the bridge and outro is one of the best moments of the cycle, and perhaps in Linkin Park history! With this debut, every song from From Zero has now been performed! All of this, and I haven't even mentioned that the band sounded in top form at both of these last shows in Baltimore and Raleigh, if Hahninator and I have anything to say about it. Been absolutely blown away by both the crowds and how good the band has been sounding after these last few shows, perhaps the best of the whole era so far. Everyone's finally warmed up and caught their stride, and we're loving every second of it! It seems like the band will whip out a Set F at this show, and it's pretty much anyone's guess as to what rotations will come out. In the first rotation, both 'Lying From You' and 'Cut The Bridge' have been performed twice, with 'Points Of Authority' only coming out once, so perhaps the latter will get thrown in for its second bout of the tour. If we keep that idea in mind, it seems likely that 'Good Things Go' and 'A Place For My Head' get thrown in to balance out the other rotations as well. With the heavy rotation after Mike's solo - we have no idea as there are now four possible songs that could go there: 'Casualty,' 'Given Up,' 'Keys To The Kingdom,' and now 'IGYEIH.' If I had to guess, I'd say 'IGYEIH' probably gets thrown in for some more practice before the band starts ripping it out more in Europe and on their second run in the States later this summer. The verse over Mike's solo medley is completely up in the air, too - he's been digging deep for some of these, and seems committed to trying a different one out every night. Seems likely you can look forward to grandson coming out on 'One Step Closer,' too! Leave your guesses as to what rotations will hit South Carolina to round out the arena portion of the leg! Mike's solo medley live on May 6, 2025 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The live premiere of Post Traumatic material in a Linkin Park set with Mike whipping out the demo verse of 'Lift Off' while in the crowd. Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul reporting a pretty regular mid-spring day with temperatures around 80 degrees and partly cloudy skies, with the chance of some showers around the day. Nothing that'll stop you from having a great time at the show! Hahninator will once again be in the crowd to rock out with everyone, so if you see him be sure to say hi! It's been great on both of our ends seeing old and new friends at these shows, and we're glad to see everyone's having as good a time as we are covering the shows! This is the last arena show of this leg of the tour, but Linkin Park still has two more U.S. shows lined up before heading to Europe next month. The band headlines the Sonic Temple festival in Ohio on Saturday and the Welcome To Rockville festival in Florida next weekend. Before kicking off their European Tour with festival dates at Austria's NovaRock and Czechia's Rock For People, the band will perform the UEFA Champions League Kick Off Show in München, Germany at the end of the month. We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

Awesome post, love how you told your story with the band throughout! Should be an awesome show, I'm personally expecting something special in the set for Emily's birthday! Could be the day we finally get 'IGYEIH.'

MY BELOVED STAINED 😭 I can't believe I was in the building for my baby's debut. Looks like they've completely changed the game up on us. No more of the Set ABC business!

Will be posting on socials so stay tuned, if enough people wanna meet up somewhere at the venue I’m with it.

We're back and about to hit the halfway point of the first U.S. leg of the From Zero World Tour, and the band is heading east! The fourth stop on the tour takes us to Baltimore, Maryland at the CFG Bank Arena on May 3, 2025! This'll be the band's fourth show in the Baltimore area, and the first in 17 years! The last time they played in the city was in 2008 on the Winter North American Tour, playing the 1st Mariner Arena (same venue, old name). Early 2008 is notorious for having some of the best opening runs in Linkin Park's live history amongst their setlists. Set R-2 was played here, opening with a run of 'No More Sorrow' with its long intro, 'Don't Stay,' 'From The Inside,' 'Wake' into 'Given Up,' 'Lying From You,' 'Papercut,' and 'Points Of Authority.' That'd probably send us into pure chaos in 2025! Other goods from Minutes To Midnight like 'The Little Things Give You Away,' 'Shadow Of The Day,' and 'Valentine's Day' also made appearances in the set. The band brought both Minutes To Midnight and Meteora goods to Baltimore for the first time as the band didn't hit the city on that touring cycle. The last time the band played in Baltimore before that was in December 2000, right off the release of Hybrid Theory. The band played a series of headlining club shows around the Northeast around this time, which included a stop in Baltimore's Fletchers. The band's very first time in the area was just a few months earlier in September 2000, where they opened for Kottonmouth Kings' Ridin' High' Tour, playing the stop in Towson early on the tour. We don't have setlists or any info about these shows other than that they happened, so if you or anyone you know went to one, be sure to let us know! There's a lot of catching up to do since their last time in the city, and we know Linkin Park have some surprises under their belt still! Take it back to the good ol' days with this... let's call it nostalgic-quality clip of Linkin Park performing 'Papercut' live at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on February 19, 2008. Linkin Park played their last show in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and certainly surprised us eagle-eyed setlist watchers as well as fans at the show! Set C5 made its first appearance on the tour, and delivered some rotations that may reveal that Linkin Park is trying something new this leg. After Inception Intro C (with the 'Burn It Down' theme) and 'Somewhere I Belong' opened the show, the band shockingly played 'Cut The Bridge' for a second show in a row, fresh off its live debut in Tulsa, Oklahoma the show before. So far, the only other song to feature in this spot so far has been 'Lying From You,' which was played at the first night in Set A in Austin, Texas. Continuing through Act 2, which featured new additions to the set like 'Up From The Bottom' and 'Where'd You Go' by Fort Minor, the next surprise came during Mike's solo medley. He went into the crowd as has become tradition during the extended bit of the solo, and after giving his hat to a fan named Mike, he rapped verse one of 'Petrified' before going into 'Remember The Name!' The band kept delivering as 'Keys To The Kingdom' roared back into the mix right after, being performed for only the third time this year (previously in Zapopan, Mexico and night two in Saitama, Japan)! Another repeat rotation came with 'Over Each Other' (rotating with 'Good Things Go' in Tulsa), which featured in Set A in Austin. 'Overflow' once again featured Mike playing a bit of Depeche Mode's 'Enjoy The Silence,' and Colin was challenged to a Bossa Nova style intro to 'Numb.' The final rotation of the night in the encore was the second repeat of Set C with 'From The Inside' getting some more limelight for a second show in a row. Mike sent the crowd off right with verse one of 'Reading My Eyes' over the bridge of 'Bleed It Out,' the first time he's ripped that verse since Incheon last year! With rotation repeats in Michigan, we have a lot of questions going into a show where we'd usually be pretty certain of what would be coming at this point of the tour! If the band follows suit with the regular rotation (which seems likely given there are only two more arena shows up after Baltimore), Maryland is lined up for Set A, which featured 'Lying From You,' 'Casualty,' 'Over Each Other,' and 'A Place For My Head' as rotation songs. However, it seems that the band may be switching up how they do their rotations this leg. It's too soon to tell, but it's possible that the "ABC" part of the set could only refer to the theme used between the intros and interludes in the set, and that the rotations are randomly decided by the band. We'll find out in Baltimore what exactly the case is, but we will definitely be watching. Mike said in an interview while the band was beginning rehearsals that they have been working up "three... maybe five" songs for the setlists for the upcoming legs, to which Emily clarified "three new ones, at least." If new ones could be referring to 'Up From The Bottom' and 'Cut The Bridge,' we are still waiting on a third to make an appearance. 'IGYEIH,' 'Stained,' and 'Unshatter' are all yet to receive a live debut, and would fit right in with any of the rotation slots. It's entirely possible the third song is 'Where'd You Go,' however... but if there are five total songs being added to the set, there's a lot of possibilities for what could be left. 'QWERTY' and 'No More Sorrow' have been big fan requests these past months leading up the tour. The show after this in North Carolina takes place on Emily's birthday, so perhaps the band has something special in store for her then - she's personally requested 'Blackout' and 'Lies Greed Misery' so far. Her other request, 'Where'd You Go,' has already made it. We have to wait and see what happens, but we'll have you covered on whatever goes down. A full recording of the band's show in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 1, 2025! This is a fantastic recording with some of the best audio we've heard all tour, so check it out if you're staying caught up with the tour! grandson is opening on this leg of the tour, and he's as excited to be there as we are! A massive fan of Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda collaborator ('Running From My Shadow' from Post Traumatic), grandson is making a statement while preparing fans for the band during his opening set. He comes out with a brand new song (apparently titled 'Burn You') before whipping out his older cut 'Oh No!!!,' then dives into another new track possibly titled 'Self-Immolation.' After a 'Masters Of War' by Bob Dylan cover, grandson carries on his set with a bunch of his own classics like 'We Did It!!!' and 'Stigmata.' After one more new song called 'BRAINROT,' grandson closes out with his biggest single 'Blood // Water.' If you can make it out early enough for his set, be sure to catch him! Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul (yours truly) will be making his 2025 tour debut at this one, and will be braving the weather on the way down from New Jersey to jam with you guys! The National Weather Service has placed Baltimore under a slight risk of severe weather tomorrow, which means that it's possible some stronger storms roll through Baltimore and surrounding areas through the day. Dress for rain, and be prepared for some rain, lightning, and possibly even hail on the way over to the show! Drive safe, and if you see me there be sure to say hi! 90% chance I will be getting some drinks, so if you're in the 100s sections be warned: Rogue Soul is on the loose! The band has a few days off before the next show - they'll be heading down the coast with two more arenas shows in North Carolina and South Carolina before things wrap up later in the month with festivals in Ohio and Florida. The next show in Raleigh - May 6 - is Emily's birthday, so it'll definitely be an exciting one! LPLive founder Hahninator/Mark will be at these four upcoming shows, as well. LPLive has been at pretty much every show of this tour (Tulsa is the only one we missed), and it's been a fun ride seeing the band and you guys, too! We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

April showers bring May flowers as we storm into the new month with another stop on Linkin Park's From Zero World Tour, and the surprises continue to sprout! After taking on the South and interior, the band head north to Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 1, 2025 at the Van Andel Arena for the third stop on their spring U.S. leg. Linkin Park is no stranger to the state of Michigan, this show in Grand Rapids being their 19th show in the state and third in the city (the first in Grand Rapids since 2001)! That being said, this'll be their first show back in over 11 years, their last show in the state being on The Hunting Party Tour in Clarkston in 2014. This tour echoes 2025's setlists by being the first to include acts, where instead of specially-made interludes, the band cut between acts using instrumental versions of older cuts. Songs like 'Robot Boy' and 'Blackout' flowed into a Mr. Hahn solo and 'Papercut,' respectively while fresh cuts like 'Guilty All The Same' and 'Final Masquerade' brought the heavy edge of the album further to fruition. At their stop on the Living Things Tour in Auburn Hills in 2012, the band brought the same fervor with energetic tracks fresh off the press like 'Victimized' (mashed up with 'QWERTY')' and 'In My Remains' came to life. 'Bleed It Out' at this show featured a cover of the Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage,' closing out the main set with an extra hip-hop and punk rock flair. The A Thousand Suns Tour stop in Detroit in 2011 was no different, with 'When They Come For Me,' 'Iridescent,' and a full performance of 'Blackout' bringing both electrifying energy and a post-apocalyptic vibe. Michigan has been lucky enough to see a lot of 'Blackout,' a song that is currently being heavily requested by fans and band members themselves - but we'll get into that later! On the Minutes To Midnight Tour, the band made two stops to the state. The latter performance was in Detroit on the band's Winter North American Tour in 2008, where the band performed Set S, opening with an unforgiving combo of 'Wake,' 'Given Up,' 'Lying From You,' 'Somewhere I Belong,' 'No More Sorrow,' 'Don't Stay,' and 'Points Of Authority' (which featured Mike's verse from 'Dolla,' a rare Fort Minor track, during the intro). If that's not a crazy first run of songs, I don't know what is. Rare cuts from Minutes To Midnight such as 'In Between' and 'In Pieces' made appearances at this show, while the first show of the cycle in Clarkston in the middle of Projekt Revolution 2007 brought 'The Little Things Give You Away' and 'Leave Out All The Rest,' and also opened with the legendary Gunshot Intro to 'One Step Closer.' Jump back to 2004 on the Meteora World Tour, the band really made their lasting mark on the state with four shows! Projekt Revolution 2004 saw a slew of rarities hit Clarkston, including 'Figure.09' with its Blood, Anger, Suffering transition outro, the Hip-Hop Medley featuring parts of 'Step Up,' 'Nobody's Listening,' and 'It's Goin' Down,' and their cover of 'Wish' by Nine Inch Nails, just to name a few. Earlier in the year, the band played full versions of 'It's Goin' Down' and 'Nobody's Listening,' as well as tracks like 'P5hng Me A*wy' from Reanimation on their Winter North American Tour - while we can't confirm the setlist for this show, it's likely these tracks made an appearance! The band opened for Metallica and Limp Bizkit (and performed after Deftones and Mudvayne) on the famous Summer Sanitarium tour in 2003 (the tour from the Live In Texas DVD), which commenced at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan in July 2003. Tracks like 'Numb' and 'Figure.09' had just received their live debuts, while other songs like 'Lying From You' and 'From The Inside' confirmed that the band was there to make a statement. The band's first show of the cycle in Michigan was in a much smaller setting, at Detroit's State Theater for an MTV $2 Bill show. The band introduced fans to songs like 'Easier To Run, 'Hit The Floor,' and 'Session' just before Meteora dropped. You can really see how the band's progression took root across this cycle, starting off opening in a stadium and headlining a theater before returning the next year for their own headlining shows in arenas and amphitheaters. The full MTV $2 Bill special featuring Linkin Park's show at Detroit's State Theory on March 17, 2003. The Hybrid Theory Tour discussion for Michigan gets its own paragraph as they played a whopping nine shows there across the one cycle alone. The inaugural Projekt Revolution 2002 at the end of the cycle saw the band whip out all the stops, including 'And One' from the Hybrid Theory EP and their cover of 'My Own Summer (Shove It)' by Deftones. 2001 featured five performances in Michigan across the year, the last of which was the last time the band played a show in Grand Rapids! The band hit Grand Rapids' former DeltaPlex Arena on the Countdown To Revolution Tour in November 2001. Another show we don't have the setlist for, but we do know that on the tour the band was playing the Mike Shinoda Remix of 'High Voltage' and a full version of 'Step Up,' amongst other cuts. The Family Values Tour had brought the band to Auburn Hills just a month before, where Stephen Richards from Taproot came out to sing 'One Step Closer' at the end of the show! The Ozzfest brought the band to a rare back-to-back set of nights in July, the bands first shows in Clarkston. Their first show of the year - also their first headlining show in Michigan - was at Pontiac's humble Clutch Cargo's, where songs like 'Crawling,' 'Pushing Me Away,' and 'High Voltage' were fresh off their live debuts. With 3 shows in the state in 2000, it was the third show that was perhaps the most important: the opening night of P.O.D.'s Kings Of The Game Tour took place in Detroit's State Theater on November 7, 2000, and currently stands as Phoenix's first confirmed show with the band! This is extra funny as just a few nights ago in Texas, the band played their first show with Phoenix in the city (as they had only played Austin once before Phoenix joined back up with them). The band hit also Detroit in September on the Kottonmouth Kings' Ridin' High Tour. And now we come full circle with the band's very first show in Michigan, which coincidentally was in Grand Rapids (some things just happen like poetry)! The Union Underground's An Education In Rebellion Tour brought Linkin Park to Michigan in July 2000. We don't have setlists from many of these early Hybrid Theory shows, so if you were there and happen to remember any details, be sure to let us know! The last stop on the From Zero World Tour brought Linkin Park back to Oklahoma for the first time since 2008, with an electrifying show in Tulsa's Bok Center. The band debuted Set B5, and had surprises in store for fans both at the show and at home from beginning to end! Set B features the 'Iridescent' theme throughout its interludes and intros, kicking off with the staple opening of Inception Intro B and 'Somewhere I Belong.' The early rotation slot (that featured 'Lying From You' in Set A in Austin) brought perhaps the biggest surprise of the night right off the bat, with the live debut of 'Cut The Bridge!' The song received its first taste of a live setting earlier this year, where the 'Cut The Bridge' bridge briefly featured as an extended bridge to 'Bleed It Out' (RIP Bridgeception). The band continued bursting through the set with the new additions to the set, 'Up From The Bottom' and 'Where'd You Go,' which are sounding great in the new sets! Things got fun as the set continued, Mike and Colin delivering a particularly "special" version of Mike's solo medley. It seems Mike got a little carried away with the new extra verse section, continuing the 'When They Come For Me' by rapping verse two of the song for the first time on tour (and changing up a few lines, likely by accident) before going into the 'Remember The Name' portion of the song. Looks like Mike tripped himself up and immediately went into the synth solo after the first 'Remember The Name' chorus instead of the verse. It led to a pretty amazing synth solo from Mike, though, and Tulsa was fortunate enough to get a bonus "Try to catch up, motherfucker!" as an added treat! In the heavy rotation slot right after, 'Given Up' made a return to the set before 'One Step Closer' brought the show to its midpoint. In the "ballad" rotation after 'Lost,' 'Good Things Go' rotated in after being sorely missed from one show, much to the relief of many LPLive members! We've found out that there's a bonus "secret" rotation in the form of the extended intro of 'Overflow,' where Mike seems to be picking a random song to play the melody of over the dark atmospheric synths. In Austin, he played part of Depeche Mode's 'Enjoy The Silence,' while in Tulsa he performed the intro riff to 'One' by Metallica. The band kept the fun going on the intro of 'Numb,' asking a fan how Colin should play the drum beat - the fan asked for a Johnny Cash style intro, so the song kicked off with a country version of 'Numb/Encore' before Mike burst out laughing, throwing off the rest of the band as they kicked into the normal song while Emily kept singing 'Numb/Encore.' A couple of unique moments at this show, but the band carried through with grace and visibly had a blast while doing so! 'From The Inside' was swapped in during the encore, replacing 'A Place For My Head' before Emily ripped an essentially full scream on 'Heavy Is The Crown' right after. Pulling off a 15-second single scream during the second-to-last song of the set... unreal. The band closed things out with the familiar 'Bleed It Out,' which featured the missing 'A Place For My Head' during the extended bridge. Two shows in and we already have so much to cover... keep it coming! A full front-row recording of Linkin Park's show in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 28, 2025. Lots of great little moments to find in this set - definitely check out Mike's awesome extended solo during his solo medley! With this being the third show, it's time to see what the new version of Set C has in store for us. Interestingly, the songs that were rotating in Set C earlier this year have moved over to Set B now ('From The Inside' and 'Given Up'), leaving both the heavy rotation and the encore rotation up in the air. 'Lost In The Echo' and 'Keys To The Kingdom' - previous rotation songs on older versions of the sets - could be contenders for these spots, or the band could whip out some other songs we haven't seen yet and surprise us! Like we mentioned before, both fans and Emily herself have been talking about 'Blackout' returning to the sets, and that'd definitely set the fanbase ablaze if it came out here in Michigan! 'Points Of Authority' seems like an obvious choice to round out the early set rotation with 'Lying From You' and 'Cut The Bridge,' but with 'Cut The Bridge' being such a surprising curveball, it could very well be another surprise song! 'IGYEIH' would fit perfectly in either this spot or the heavy spot, and is definitely in need of a live debut. That song and 'Stained' are the only two songs left from the base From Zero album to be performed, and 'Stained' could fit into the ballad rotation after 'Lost' perfectly, too. We wouldn't be surprised to see 'Leave Out All The Rest' or 'Friendly Fire' make a return in that spot, either. The recently released 'Unshatter' is also a very real possibility for the setlist, and could realistically make an appearance in any one of these rotation spots! It's anyone's best guess as to what Mike will rap over his solo medley, during the extended bridge of 'Bleed It Out,' or play during the 'Overflow' intro, but we're excited to find out! There's a lot of new verses Mike could pull from since the last time he rotated verses like this, so it would be cool to hear a mixture of old verses like maybe 'High Voltage' or 'In Stereo,' or even newer ones from Post Traumatic or his other solo releases. What are your guesses for what Set C has in store for us? grandson is opening this leg of the tour, and has delivered a new setlist compared to his 2024 opening sets! Kicking things off with a brand new song, grandson sets the dark, rebel tone of his music right off the bat before launching into 'Oh No!!!' His set features cool moments like another brand new song as well as a cover of Bob Dylan's 'Masters Of War,' while delivering familiar moments from his discography including 'Stigmata' and '6:00.' He closes his set out with his iconic 'Blood // Water,' prepping you for Linkin Park in the perfect way. grandson is as big a Linkin Park fan as we are, and he's definitely just as happy to see them back on the road - so be sure to catch his set if you can make it! grandson's full set from the Bok Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 28, 2025. Check this out if you want a taste of what to expect from his set at your show! Who's going to the show? LPLive staff member GlassCastles (Nico) will be there, so be sure to say what's up if you see her! Weatherman Rogue Soul here to report a rainy day ahead for Grand Rapids, so be sure to be prepared! It shouldn't rain too crazy, but it'll be raining pretty consistently all day and the temperature's will stay pretty cool at the upper 50s. The band have just dropped their official collaboration with Youtooz, so be sure to check those out if you want a Linkin Park plushie to watch these shows with! The band test ran an order-ahead option for their merch booth in Tulsa, so be sure to watch their social media in case they try it again at this show and you want to try this as an option! The first United States leg of the From Zero World Tour continues to the east coast as the band heads down the Eastern Seaboard with shows in Maryland (I'll be there!), North Carolina, and South Carolina before two festival appearances in Ohio and Florida (Hahninator/Mark will be at these last four). We'll have you covered on everything the band does at this show and everything they whip out for the rest of the year, so be sure to sign up on the forums and follow us on social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)!

Something to be said about the set not shaking up too much is that this is the last leg of the tour that doesn't repeat markets; starting with Europe they'll be returning to Paris, London, and multiple shows in Germany so there's more incentive for them to really shake things up starting in June than it is now, when I'm sure the majority of people they're playing for haven't seen the tour yet. Might see more significant changes in Europe, but this could also be wishful thinking. I'm cool with them having a new selection of 3-4 songs per leg they throw in while the main body of the set remains.