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We're in the final stretch of the From Zero European Tour, but the fun is not stopping! Linkin Park are back to the festival stage for a final run of festival shows starting with Rock Werchter in Werchter, Belgium on July 3, 2025! This will be Linkin Park's third time performing at the festival, the last time being in 2017 near the end of the One More Light European Tour. The band emerged dramatically to the sound of the legendary 'Fallout' and 'Roads Untraveled' mashup that flowed right into 'Talking To Myself,' opening the show with an electrifying energy. The One More Light Tour setlists flew between eras quickly, highlighting the roads the band has traveled throughout their career, churning through cuts early in the set like 'Burn It Down,' 'The Catalyst,' 'Wastelands,' and 'One Step Closer.' The band dug deeper in some areas of the set, with Mike whipping out 'A Place For My Head' verse one for the new ending of the Experience Version of 'Castle Of Glass' and 'Somewhere I Belong' being rotated in, despite the band playing a festival set. New tracks from One More Light also stated their case as 'Invisible,' 'One More Light,' and 'Heavy' brought a lighter tenderness to the band's hectic setlist. Chester sang the piano version of 'Crawling' from the crowd, with a fan whose friend said that she wanted to sing with him! To top it all off at the end of the show, 'Faint' closed the show rather than 'Bleed It Out' for one of the few times that year. The band's first performance ever at Rock Werchter goes all the way back to 2011, the band headlining the festival during the A Thousand Suns European Tour that summer. The festival setlists this summer were nothing short of thrilling, with this show opening with an unbeatable run of 'The Requiem,' 'The Radiance,' 'Papercut,' 'Lying From You,' and 'Given Up.' With soon-to-be A Thousand Suns classics like 'When They Come For Me' and 'Waiting For The End' also finding their place within the set, the set gave fans a taste of both the old and new with style. Even if relatively safe on paper, the band made some cool choices with the set like playing 'What I've Done' earlier on after 'Given Up' and 'Numb' with the Oppenheimer Outro transitioning into 'Breaking The Habit.' The summer 2011 sets really packed a punch with every show! Interestingly enough, the only other show the band ever played in Belgium up until that point was in 2001, opening for the band that's playing before them on the mainstage: the legendary Deftones! Linkin Park opened for the Back To School Tour in the spring of 2001, the band's first proper European Tour taking them to the city of Deinze. Linkin Park and Deftones have been intertwined for years, Chino being a good friend of the band (appearing on the Mike Shinoda track 'Lift Off') and Linkin Park themselves covering 'My Own Summer (Shove It)' in 2002. Could it be primetime for a collaboration onstage with Linkin Park? Emily Armstrong onstage with Deftones for 'Passenger?' We'll get more into that later... Linkin Park also performed at a different Belgian festival in 2015 - Pukkelpop at the end of The Hunting Party World Tour, bringing rare tracks like 'A Line In The Sand' and 'Rebellion' to the crowds of Belgium. This show brings the band's total amount of shows in Belgium up to five! Linkin Park's full show at Rock Werchter 2017 in Werchter, Belgium on July 1, 2017. A big show with an equally epic setlist, this is definitely a great listen to prep you for tonight's show! The band's last show took place in Düsseldorf, Germany with the first headline show since the band's groundbreaking show at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The band returned to Germany with pretty much the same setlist as the last show there (Berlin, a similarly groundbreaking show at the Olympiastadion) but just as much fervor, ripping through rotations like 'Cut The Bridge,' 'Given Up,' and 'Good Things Go.' 'Let You Fade' featured in the encore for the first time in a few nights, being rotated with 'A Place For My Head' between shows. The number game on 'Numb' was even the same, with the punk rock style being chosen, but this time the band jammed with the style more during the outro, leading to a pretty awesome ending to the song! Other treats including Mike rapping a verse of 'Petrified' over his solo medley (commemorating the Fort Minor show he played there the last time Linkin Park was in town) and him performing 'The Next Episode' by Dr. Dre over the 'Overflow' intro for the second time ever. It was also funny to note that Mike seemed to not be as prepared as he was for previous shows, forgetting to write a little speech in German (he started talking about schnitzel and beer before going into the crowd and asking for a translator), initially forgetting which verse to do for his solo medley, and even thanking the wrong opening band (he accidentally had the crowd cheer for Spiritbox)! Pretty funny, especially since I also forget just about as much at work on a daily basis too. We all have our off days, but these little moments didn't make the performance any less amazing - the band killed it as usual, and have really hit a flying streak coming into the end of this tour! What can we expect to see for this festival set? The band will be hitting the stage let, with a 90 minute set starting at 11:30pm. Every festival set has been unique in its own right, and each set has come with its share of surprises like the headlining shows. The band plays around with the festival set even more than the headlining set, moving songs up and down in position and rotating things in and out - anything's possible here in Werchter! 'From The Inside' or the festival debut of 'IGYEIH' would be epic moments to see, and other possibilities like 'A Place For My Head' or 'Casualty' would also be a treat! It's looking quite possible that this show will be livestreamed by the festival - but at the time of posting, it's not confirmed. Keep your eyes peeled on the https://live.rockwerchter.be/nl/ page tomorrow, and we'll keep you updated on whether or not it looks like the band's set will be streamed live! Linkin Park performing 'Numb' with a punk rock 'Numb/Encore' intro and punk jam outro at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on July 1, 2025. The band's been continuing the number game style into the outro of the song lately, and it's been leading to some awesome moments like this! The festival has a whole slew of awesome artists performing: on the MainStage alone before Linkin Park will be Deftones, Fontaines D.C., and De La Soul, while other stages will boast the likes of Coheed & Cambria, Iggy Pop, and London Grammar, just to name a few. Though the band hasn't had too many onstage collaborations this cycle (the only two really being Page Hamilton for a one-off 'All For Nothing' in Arlington last year and grandson on 'One Step Closer' throughout this year), the air is rife with possibility at Rock Werchter. Like we mentioned before, a Deftones live collab has been in the books for decades now. Though they aren't playing the song this summer, it's not out of the question that they could bring in 'Passenger' and perform it with Emily. Earlier this year, Hayley Williams from Paramore joined them onstage for 'Minerva,' which is another possibility. Chino coming out for a song would be shocking and epic too - he'd pull of some awesome screams on perhaps 'Crawling' or 'One Step Closer' for sure! We'd love to see the band do some more with other artists at these shows, but we're ready to rock out to both bands no matter what the night holds! Deftones performing 'Minerva' with Hayley Williams at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on March 26, 2025. Could we see Emily come out during their set for some of the same action? Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul reporting a cool day ahead but with pretty clear skies accompanying the moderate temperatures, so look forward to a nice day out with a high of 22°C and a low of 11°C! After this show, Linkin Park plays one final festival of this European run at Poland's Open'er Festival before topping off the tour with two nights in Frankfurt, Germany and a final massive show in Saint-Denis, France. The band takes a few weeks off before kicking things back up for a huge second round of United States shows starting in Brooklyn, two nights in Boston, and Newark (I'll see you at all of them )! Linkin Park will return to Belgium and Werchter next year with the newly announced Werchter-Parklife show, currently slated to wrap up their 2026 European Tour on July 28, 2026. 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! And if you haven't noticed, we've made some upgrades to our LPLive and Linkinpedia servers so both sites should be running a lot more smoothly now! 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)!
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Ladies and gentlemen, the big day has come! We've been waiting for this one for quite some time. Linkin Park takes the From Zero World Tour back to London, England for its next stop, with the band performing a sold-out show at the legendary Wembley Stadium for what could be their biggest headlining show ever on June 28, 2025! Strap in, as we have quite the history lesson ahead! For the first time on the From Zero World Tour, today's history recap starts with more recent endeavors. Linkin Park's last show in London was just last year, on the initial run of dates in September that kicked off the From Zero Tour. The band performed at the city's O2 Arena, delivering new tracks 'The Emptiness Machine' and the second-ever performance of 'Heavy Is The Crown' after it was released earlier that day. London saw a whole slew of songs that are no longer in the current rotation in the debut of Set B (which features 'Iridescent' vocals in its interludes), including 'Leave Out All The Rest,' 'My December, 'Friendly Fire,' 'Breaking The Habit.' 'Keys To The Kingdom' rotated into the heavy spot mid-set, with Mike giving an LPLive shoutout beforehand! The band returned to the O2 Arena just over a month later to perform a special extended version of 'Heavy Is The Crown' (featuring parts of the Arcane version) for the League Of Legends Worlds Opening Ceremony as well. Linkin Park's performing 'Keys To The Kingdom' at the O2 Arena in London, England on September 24, 2024. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago since the From Zero World Tour started, but looking back at the early shows really tells you how far we've come in this cycle! Now diving further back into the past, the band's previous shows in London were a pair of back-to-back shows in July 2017 at the very end of the One More Light European Tour. Night One took place in the O2 Arena itself, while Night Two was a smaller show at the O2 Academy Brixton, labeled One More Night in London. Both shows featured a slew of One More Light tracks like 'Talking To Myself,' 'Invisible,' and 'Sharp Edges' while the band threw in a few extra rotation songs to extended the setlist as there was no opening act: Night One featured 'Somewhere I Belong' and 'From The Inside,' while Night Two saw 'Points Of Authority' and 'A Place For My Head.' A couple of extra surprises were thrown in, too: Stormzy joined the band for 'Good Goodbye,' which was performed in full for the first time ever at these two shows versus the shorter live version they had been playing on tour prior. Jon Green (many will remember him as the "shadow" member of the band during their Hollywood Bowl 2017 performance) also came out to play guitar and do vocals on 'Nobody Can Save Me.' To top it all off, Mike threw in a verse of 'Reading My Eyes' over the extended bridge of 'Bleed It Out' on Night Two, with 'Bleed It Out' itself being featured in the main set for the first time since 2014. Earlier in 2017, the Mike and Chester also did a couple of special acoustic piano appearances in the city to promote the new record, too. Speaking of 2014, that was when Linkin Park made their next most-recent visit to London with another pair of back-to-back shows at the O2 Arena to round out The Hunting Party European Tour. These were the band's last full shows of the year, and they certainly brought a punch to the setlists! Featuring an assortment of tracks from the new album including 'Guilty All The Same' opening and 'Final Masquerade,' Linkin Park's setlist brought all of the dynamics of their discography together in an eclectic way as shortened songs allowed for more tracks to be fit into the show. Austin Carlile, the former lead vocalist of Of Mice & Men, joined the band to perform 'Faint' at these shows, while current-vocalist and lead guitarist Aaron Pauley came onstage to sing the 'Iridescent' portion of the Ballad Medley with them. Night One featured Set B with 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You,' 'Somewhere I Belong,' and a 'Points Of Authority' verse in the encore during the 'Until It's Gone' transition, while Night Two saw a re-arranged encore with 'Crawling' and a 'With You' verse during the transition. Linkin Park performing 'A Place For My Head' at the Brixton Academy in London, England on July 4, 2017. Linkin Park's two-night stays are always a treat, and the pair in 2017 were no exception! While there was no proper European Tour for the band to visit London on the Living Things World Tour, they did stop there three times during the A Thousand Suns World Tour. The latter stop took place in July 2011, a performance at the iTunes Festival being the band's final European show on the cycle. The band delivered a nasty start to the set with 'The Requiem,' 'The Radiance,' 'Papercut,' 'Lying From You,' and 'Given Up' before diving into tracks like 'When They Come For Me,' 'No More Sorrow,' and 'From The Inside.' The band whipped out all the big stops here, while also delivering an iconic moment in the encore: Mike and Chester doing a piano version of Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep!' Some tracks from this show were released on the iTunes Festival live EP, as well. A pair of headlining show at the O2 Arena in November 2010 also concluded Linkin Park's first A Thousand Suns European Tour, and was the site of the first ever LPU Summit. Night One featured a standard early A Thousand Suns-era setlist, opening with 'The Requiem' into 'Wretches and Kings' before diving back into the classics. Night Two had more surprises, with the band performing a soundcheck for fans earlier in the day and also delivering 'Leave Out All The Rest' and 'The Messenger' acoustic for the first time for fans. The show itself was just as exciting as 'Fallout' and 'The Catalyst' opened the show for the very first time (one of two times on the whole tour) before 'What I've Done,' 'Papercut,' and 'Wretches and Kings' kept the night alive. This show also saw the return of 'From The Inside' for the first time since 2009 after it was rehearsed at the soundcheck earlier in the day. Going back to the Minutes To Midnight World Tour, not only did the band start their tradition of back-to-back nights in London at the O2 Arena to round out the Minutes To Midnight Winter European Tour, but they even played a different city called London (in Ontario, Canada) later that year, too. While the Canada show doesn't exactly fit the bill for this history lesson, the two shows in London, England left a huge impact. The band played two very different setlists between the two nights, with Set T appearing on Night One. This set featured the likes of a 'What I've Done' opening with its epic AMBO Intro followed by 'Faint,' 'No More Sorrow,' 'Somewhere I Belong,' 'Lying From You,' 'From The Inside,' and 'Points Of Authority' to launch the band's stay in the city with epic proportions. 'Hands Held High' saw an uncommon full band performance while other tracks like 'Valentine's Day' and a stripped 'My December' kept the highlights going throughout the night. Mike even performed a short piano cover of Rihanna's 'Umbrella' at a point in the night! And the night wouldn't be complete with an epic second encore of 'A Place For My Head' with a guitar solo intro right into 'One Step Closer' with its brand new extended outro. Night Two opened with 'No More Sorrow' and its long intro, with 'Don't Stay' and 'Somewhere I Belong' keeping the energy going. The band subbed in more tracks like 'The Little Things Give You Away' and a rare 'In Between' to keep things interesting. The band also made some promo appearance in 2007 in the city to promote Minutes To Midnight, playing a full set at London's Astoria. This early-era show saw 'Given Up,' 'No More Sorrow,' and 'What I've Done' fresh off of their debuts while also delivering other epic moments, like 'One Step Closer' opening the show with its gunshot intro and 'Faint' closing with its new extended outro. Linkin Park's full set from the iTunes Festival in London, England on July 4, 2011. An epic setlist and proshot recording, this set featured all the classics as well as a special acoustic cover of 'Rolling In The Deep' by Adele in the encore. Linkin Park last visited London before this on their 2003 Fall Tour in the UK during the Meteora World Tour. Taking place at Wembley Arena (which is right outside Wembley Stadium), this short tour featured a very unique setlist opening with 'Papercut' before diving into rarer cuts like 'It's Goin' Down' and a live version of 'Nobody's Listening' that featured an extended second verse with Mike's verse from 'Standing In The Middle' and a mashup with a number of old-school rap tracks. The encore also featured both 'My December' and 'P5hng Me A*wy' from Reanimation. While the band made a number of promotional appearances in London early in 2003 (including a Top Of The Pops performance that included a soundcheck involving a mashup of 'A.06' and Deftones' 'My Own Summer (Shove It)' - come to mention it, all their promo London appearances that year featured 'A.06' after adamant fans kept requesting it), they also played one headlining show at the Brixton Academy where fans were treated to brand new Meteora songs right after the album's release, which included the likes of 'Session,' 'Hit The Floor,' and 'Easier To Run,' the last of which featured partially on a video on the LPU 4.0 CD. The band's first year of touring Europe took them to London for over six appearances in 2001 during the Hybrid Theory World Tour, the final of which was a highly acclaimed show at the Docklands Arena. With a proshot released online of this show for LPLive's 6th Anniversary in 2012, many fans will be familiar with it as the band whipped out an iconic setlist featuring both Hybrid Theory essentials and b-sides. 'And One' and 'High Voltage' made appearances here, the latter of which was released on the LPU 2.0 CD alongside 'With You.' The encore featured surprises here too with 'My December,' the Joe Hahn 'Blow Your Mind' interlude, and 'By Myself' before the band jammed 'Sweet Child O' Mine' by Guns 'N' Roses prior to 'One Step Closer,' on which Marky Chavez from Adema and Wes Scantlin from Puddle Of Mudd joined them for. The band performed for BBC Radio One's Lamacq Live a few days earlier too, playing Hybrid Theory pretty much in full barring 'Cure For The Itch' and 'High Voltage.' Another show at Brixton Academy concluded the band's US-To-Europe Tour in the early summer, seeing the band open with a thrilling combination of 'A Place For My Head' and 'Forgotten.' To start the encore, Chester came out with an acoustic guitar and sang his song 'Morning After' for the first time ever, something he only did a handful of times in 2001. This song would eventually become part of his side-project Dead By Sunrise, releasing as the Japanese bonus track on their album Out Of Ashes in 2009. The band played also played the Docklands Arena twice that year, though the first was for an opening set on the Deftones' Back To School Tour in March, on which the band also squeezed in their first Top Of The Pops appearance earlier in the tour. The band's very first appearances in London, England were in January of 2001, with a set for BBC Radio One's Evening Session and their very first show in England ever at Tutu's. With all of this considered, today's show will be Linkin Park's 30th overall appearance in London, and their 17th full performance in the city, and we can say with pretty high confidence that the show in 2025 will be one of, if not the most important show the band has played in London yet! Linkin Park's full show AND soundcheck from their 2003 Top Of The Pops performance. Lots of very interesting moments in this soundcheck, including a 'My Own Summer' and 'A.06' mashup as well as a 'Dialate' jam at one point! Now with that all out of the way, let's dive back into the present. Linkin Park's last show of the From Zero World Tour took place in Arnhem, Netherlands as the band settles back into headlining shows this week. Even half-way through their European Tour, Linkin Park continues to whip out surprises as the night kicked off with Inception Intro C (with the 'Burn It Down' theme) went into 'Somewhere I Belong' followed by 'Points Of Authority,' being performed for the first time in nine shows at Greenville, South Carolina. 'New Divide' and 'Castle Of Glass' made their return after being dropped from the last two festival shows, bringing the set back up to its full capacity. 'Stained' made its second appearance in a row for its fourth ever performance, while 'IGYEIH' made its European debut with its third performance ever and its first run since Greenville. During his solo medley, Mike celebrated the anniversary of Living Things by whipping out a super rare verse: 'Lies Greed Misery' verse one made an appearance, it being the first time the song has appeared in any capacity in a set since Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2014. Before he dove into it, Mike also took a second to shoutout LPLive and LPAssociation for helping him keep track of all the anniversaries lately - it's our pleasure, Mike! The surprises don't end there - the number game for 'Numb' returned, with a fan with an "Emily Flip Me Off" sign picking number two which was the "Johnny Cash train shuffle" for the 'Numb/Encore' intro. Mike performed 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem over the intro of 'Overflow' for the first time ever, and the night's surprises rounded out with 'Let You Fade' returning to the encore. A very busy night for both us and the Netherlands, but Linkin Park certainly made their impact on the country once again! What can we expect to hear at Wembley? First of all, this could very possibly be the biggest show the band has ever headlined, with Wembley Stadium having a maximum capacity of 90,000. The band recently broke their own attendance record for a headlining show with their show in Berlin, Germany last week with almost 75,000 in attendance, followed by a huge festival crowd of 78,000 in Milan, Italy for I-Days, but both of these may be shattered with a sold-out Wembley. As we know by now with this tour, it's pretty much impossible to predict what the band will want to do setlist-wise on a nightly basis. However, we're at the point where 90% of the songs they've had on rotation this year have shown up. The main song we have missed in Europe so far is 'Keys To The Kingdom,' which is surprising considering Mike has been keeping up with album anniversaries lately yet skipped over The Hunting Party last week. This song appeared only once on the U.S. leg in May in the heavy rotation, with the band opting for 'Casualty,' 'Given Up,' or IGYEIH' instead. With all three of those seen thus far once in the spot, this could mean that 'Keys' is lined up to take the spot in London again. However, considering that 'Keys To The Kingdom' was ALSO the rotation song at the band's show last year, we wouldn't be surprised if they decide to change it up and play one of the other songs instead - 'Given Up' was a great choice for Berlin as the massive crowd reacted to it in a massive way. 'Cut The Bridge' seems to have been sent back to the rotation slot after having been dropped in Arnhem after 'Points Of Authority' returned, so it looks like that early slot is also up to four different possible songs between 'Cut The Bridge,' 'Lying From You,' 'Points,' and 'From The Inside.' With two 'Stained' performances in a row, it seems likelier that the band will switch things up with 'Good Things Go' or 'Over Each Other' at this show. And for the encore slot, it seems like the choice is in our hands: Mike took to Twitter for another poll, asking fans to vote for one song to be played tomorrow between 'Let You Fade,' 'A Place For My Head,' and 'Points Of Authority.' As of the time of posting this, 'A Place For My Head' is in the lead followed closely by 'Points.' What the setlist may contain is anyone's best guess, but let's hear your predictions! Mike performing his solo medley of 'When They Come For Me' and 'Remember The Name' with Colin featuring verse one of 'Lies Greed Misery' and an LPLive shoutout at the Gelredome in Arnhem, Netherlands on June 26, 2025. It's a pleasure serving both the community and the band members themselves, apparently! 😅 The band has two killer opening acts ready to set the tone before they go on: JPEGMAFIA and Spiritbox! JPEGMAFIA played his first show of the tour with the band at I-Days in Italy, playing a fairly substantial set with material both from his new record and throughout his discography. With new cuts like 'SIN MIEDO' and 'i scream this in the mirror before i interact with anyone,' JPEG's more subversive hip-hop vibe offers a time for the grit to build in the venue. Other tracks like 'SCARING THE HOES' and 'Lean Beef Patty' from his collaboration album with Danny Brown will also bring some fun energy to the set before Spiritbox brings their ethereal, dark energy to the stage. Spiritbox absolutely blew the place up with their last two shows with the band, opening with two cuts from their new record Tsunami Sea: 'Fata Morgana' and 'Black Rainbow.' They whipped out other essentials like 'Circle With Me' and 'Jaded' to really bring the crowd in before closing the set with a couple more cuts from the new record including 'Soft Spine' and 'No Loss, No Love.' The band has curated an excellent array of opening artists for the From Zero World Tour, and this show in London certainly has two of the top artists lined up before them. Don't miss them if you can make it! Spiritbox performing their song 'Black Rainbow' at the Gelredome in Arnhem, Netherlands on June 26, 2025. If you're a fan of metal and heavy music in general, you simply cannot miss Spiritbox's opening set for Linkin Park! Who's going to the show? It seems like this'll be one of the biggest gatherings of Linkin Park fans since 2024 (possibly even before that), with a whole slew of big guests from the community will be there! From LPLive alone, Hahninator (Mark), AndOne (Jonas), sckofelng (Garo), and PEPPEPARK will all be in attendance, as well as other beloved members of the community including Jon Barker of LPFuse, just to name a couple. Adam Ruehmer and even very possibly Brad Delson may also be around, so keep your eyes peeled for pretty much everyone you could think of at Wembley! Unfortunately our beautiful day streak is ending, but that doesn't mean it'll be a bad day - on the contrary, though it'll be cloudy, it'll be a hot 29°C (I know you UK guys don't do manage well with the heat) during the day before dipping down to a nice 17°C at night, so dress lightly for the show and stay hydrated! If you're around today or before the show tomorrow, Linkin Park has plenty for you to do between your sightseeing! A pop-up store will be open on Old St. in London featuring exclusive merch and classic designs. The store will be open from 11am to 8pm on Friday and Saturday, and will remain open on Sunday from 12pm to 6pm. A few fan meetups have also been planned by the band, with a gathering at Waxy O'Connor's on Friday night starting at 8pm and at Boxpark Wembley from noon to 4pm tomorrow. Lastly, fans are putting together a fan documentary surrounding Linkin Park's Wembley Stadium show and are requesting clips to be submitted, so check that out if you are interested in participating! After this show, the band heads back to Germany for a headlining show in Düsseldorf before taking on the final festivals of the tour in Rock Werchter in Belgium and the Open'er Festival in Poland before wrapping up the leg with two headlining shows in Frankfurt and a massive show in Saint Denis, France. The band has a few weeks off following their France show before kicking up a massive second round of United States tour dates at the end of July going all the way into September. 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! And if you haven't noticed, we've made some upgrades to our LPLive and Linkinpedia servers so both sites should be running a lot more smoothly now! 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)!
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We are halfway through one of the biggest weeks in Linkin Park live history, and the festivities continue with the next stop on the From Zero World Tour: Linkin Park are headed to the Netherlands to play their first show ever in the city of Arnhem, at the esteemed Gelredome on June 26, 2025! It's been quite some time since Linkin Park last performed in the Netherlands, last stopping in Amsterdam on the One More Light European Tour. This sold-out show at the Ziggo Dome saw many One More Light tracks come to life in the massive setlist, including 'Talking To Myself,' 'Sharp Edges,' and the return of 'Battle Symphony' after it had been dropped for a few shows. The band rotated in 'From The Inside' late in the setlist to give old-school fans a taste of the old days, while also including tracks like 'Breaking The Habit' and a piano version of 'Crawling' to further scratch that itch. 'New Divide,' 'Invisible,' 'In The End,' 'Numb,' and 'Heavy' from One More Light Live all come from this show, as well! Mike and Chester had also visited Amsterdam earlier in the year to promote the record for the Up Close with Chester and Mike event, performing an acoustic piano set consisting of songs like 'What I've Done' and 'Burn It Down' and holding a Q&A with fans. The band's last show in the Netherlands before this was another sold-out show at the Ziggo Dome, meaning that with today's show, the band's up to a three-show streak of sold-out headlining shows in the country! This show took place toward the start of The Hunting Party European Fall Tour in 2014, and was also the site of the 12th LPU Summit! Before the show, LPU members attending the event were treated to a soundcheck which featured the band jamming and performing songs like 'A Place For My Head' and a super rare performance of the "reggae version" of 'Burn It Down!' Meanwhile at the actual show, fans were treated to new tracks like 'Guilty All The Same' and 'Final Masquerade.' Austin Carlile, formerly of Of Mice & Men, joined the band for 'Faint' for the first time since the Carnivores Tour as well! Mike also whipped out the rare verse from Nick Catchdubs' remix of 'Skin To Bone' from Recharged over his solo medley, as well. Linkin Park's full soundcheck from the 12th LPU Summit at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 7, 2014. Check out the performance of the 'Burn It Down' reggae version at the 2 minute mark, and stick around for 'A Place For My Head,' which wouldn't be played onstage on the tour until 2015! The band's previous visit to the country was for the Pinkpop festival in 2012, the second stop on the Living Things European Tour that opened the world tour. Opening with a legendary run of 'A Place For My Head' with its new intro, 'Given Up,' 'Faint,' 'With You,' 'Runaway,' and 'From The Inside,' this show was nothing short of epic right from the start. Fans got a taste of the new album with 'Burn It Down' and 'Lies Greed Misery,' while also treating them to their first taste of A Thousand Suns material after having missed the country on their world tour with 'Waiting For The End' and 'The Catalyst.' The band's previous show in the country before this was also at the festival, performing at Pinkpop 2007 near that start of the Minutes To Midnight European Tour. Opening with 'One Step Closer' into 'Lying From You,' this show brought that 2007 energy in a ferocious way. With songs like 'The Little Things Give You Away' and 'No More Sorrow' fresh off the presses, fans both new and old had plenty to jam to at this show. Linkin Park had made two other appearances in the Netherlands before this, both on the Hybrid Theory World Tour. The latter was their first headlining show in the country, closing out their European Tour in September 2001. Their very first show there, however, was earlier that year in March, opening for Deftones on their Back To School Tour. We don't have a setlist for either of these shows, so if you were there and happen to remember any details, let us know! Arnhem brings the total amount of shows up to seven now (with eight overall appearances in the country), and we can say under good authority that this one may be the most massive yet! Linkin Park's latest show of the tour was at the I-Days festival in Milan, Italy, with the band performing to a massive crowd of 78,000 people and delivering a massive setlist to boot! The band changed things up for this show, performing a longer festival set and adding in some rotations. Act I featured three songs that have been in and out of the set all at the same time: 'Crawling' returned to its original #2 spot in the setlist where it was for 2024, while 'Cut The Bridge' and 'Lying From You' followed before 'The Emptiness Machine,' with 'New Divide' being dropped for a third show in a row. 'Where'd You Go' made its second festival appearance (the first being Sonic Temple earlier this year) before 'Waiting For The End,' and while 'Castle Of Glass' was dropped in the spot following, the solo medleys made their first festival appearances, and Mike whipped out Verse 3 of 'Until It Breaks' over his! 'Two Faced' took the heavy rotation position before 'One Step Closer.' The ballad rotation made its festival debut as well, with 'Stained' being performed for the third time ever and the first time since Raleigh, North Carolina in May. In the encore, 'A Place For My Head' replaced 'Let You Fade' once again as they battle out for the encore spot between sets. 'A Place For My Head' seems to be the festival favorite now with 'Let You Fade' being a headlining special. Linkin Park performing 'Heavy Is The Crown' live at the I-Days festival in Milan, Italy on June 24, 2025. Emily pulls off nearly the full scream here, stopping just a few seconds short but pulling off an awesome and dramatic display while doing so! What awaits us in the Netherlands? This is the first headlining show since broke their own headlining attendance record in Berlin, Germany last week. We can expect a full setlist to return, but a few questions remain given the changes made in Italy: will Act I remain in the new format with two rotations, or will 'New Divide' make its return? And which song will come out victorious in the encore between 'A Place For My Head' and 'Let You Fade?' Other than that, we can speculate about the rotation slots, especially given that there are a few songs we have not seen in quite some time. 'Points Of Authority' has yet to be seen in Europe at all in the early rotation spot, while all the other songs it shares the slot with have already been played on tour. In the heavy spot, we've seen 'Casualty' and 'Given Up' so far, but no sign of 'Keys To The Kingdom' (despite The Hunting Party celebrating its anniversary recently) or 'IGYEIH.' All the ballads have made an appearance, but each song has only made one appearance, with 'Over Each Other' being out for the longest having not been played since Hannover. We're sure the band is waiting for the right moment to whip these all out, but it feels like the Netherlands might be the perfect place for some of them! What are your predictions for the setlist in Arnhem? We've only got one opening act lined up for Arnhem, but they are perhaps the most anticipated combination of the whole From Zero World Tour! Spiritbox will be performing before the band for their second of three shows on the tour. The hottest new metal band on the scene this year, Spiritbox certainly made a massive impression on Linkin Park fans in Italy! Performing classics like 'Holy Roller' and 'Circle With Me,' Spiritbox's set introduced the Linkin Park audience to their mixture of heaviness and ethereal melodies. New tracks from their latest record Tsunami Sea made up a majority of the set, opening with 'Fata Morgana' before getting into 'Black Rainbow' and 'Soft Spine' later in the show. Closing with 'No Loss, No Love,' Spiritbox's set was nothing short of monumental. Definitely don't miss their set if you can make it! Spiritbox performing 'Soft Spine' at the I-Days festival in Milan, Italy on June 24, 2025. The band really erupts onstage, and will prove to be one of Linkin Park's most massive openers ever! Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul here to report that our streak of great days continues (loosely) with Arnhem - there'll be some rain showers in the morning and potentially more throughout the day, but the skies are expected too clear and the sun will shine on the city in time for fans to enjoy the day before the show! Temperatures will hit a peak of a calm 23°C, and won't dip down much with a low of 15°C. After this show, Linkin Park will finally perform their highly anticipated sold-out show at Wembley Stadium in London, England on Saturday before returning to Germany for a show in Düsseldorf. From there, the band returns to their festival run with shows at Rock Werchter in Belgium and the Open'er Festival in Poland before wrapping up the tour with two nights in Frankfurt and a massive show in Saint-Denis, France! 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! And if you haven't noticed, we've made some upgrades to our LPLive and Linkinpedia servers so both sites should be running a lot more smoothly now! 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)!
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We are officially back on the road, and after some site upgrades over the weekend, LPLive is more ready than ever for what's next on the From Zero World Tour! Linkin Park continues their festival run with a show for I-Days in Milan, Italy on June 24, 2025 for their first show in the city in eleven years! This will be the band's second time performing at the festival, with their last appearance there actually being their last appearance in Italy, on the One More Light European Tour stop in Monza where the band played a powerful set, opening with a legendary combination of the 'Fallout' and 'Roads Untraveled' intro into 'Talking To Myself.' Featuring a number of One More Light tracks like 'Good Goodbye' with its live verse by Mike and 'Invisible,' the band brought the album to live onstage while also delivering upon the hits like 'Burn It Down' and 'Papercut.' Despite this being marketed as a festival show, the band played more or less their entire headlining set, only dropping one rotation set to accommodate the time. The band's last appearance in Milan itself was way back in 2014, at the start of The Hunting Party World Tour near the end of its first European leg. The band performed at the Alfa Romeo City Sound event with support from Fall Out Boy, delivering new tracks like 'Guilty All The Same' and 'Wastelands' to Italy for the first time. The 2014 setlists featured many shortened versions of songs to fit in more tracks to the setlist, and while this was a controversial choice amongst fans, this did lead to the band including a number of rarer tracks as a treat including 'A Light That Never Comes' and 'Runaway.' The band put together a fan-filmed live video for 'Until It's Gone' using footage from this show, including the fans in the album release just a week later! Linkin Park's full performance at I-Days in Milan, Italy on June 17, 2017. This was my pre-show post watch while I wrote this all up, and I'm frankly pretty blown away by the band here. Incredible performances all around from everyone here, and the filming of this pro-shot is award-worthy. Definitely check this show out if you need something to tide you over until this next one! Prior to this, it had been another eleven years since Linkin Park had performed in Milan. Their last show in the city before 2014 was in 2003, the legendary first show of the Meteora World Tour. Kicking off the LP Underground Tour, the band premiered a whole slew of new music from Meteora for the first time including 'Don't Stay,' 'Hit The Floor,' and 'Easier To Run.' A number of songs that are now live essentials also got their live debuts here, including 'Faint,' 'From The Inside,' and 'Lying From You.' 'Somewhere I Belong,' the album's lead single, hadn't even been released yet, coming out the next day in the United States and a month later internationally. Lots of world premieres for songs that became part of our lives not soon after (or perhaps long after, depending on when you joined the Linkin Park train)! The band performed in Milan twice on the Hybrid Theory World Tour, the second being a particularly popular performance amongst fans. An invite-only MTV Live show took place in Milan in September 2001, and while the twelve-song set may have been the shortest on that leg of the tour, those twelve songs delivered a crazy punch. Opening massively with 'With You' and 'Runaway,' the band burst into a number of Hybrid Theory favorites like 'A Place For My Head' and 'Pushing Me Away.' The band even included the b-side 'High Voltage' in the setlist! The band's very first show in Milan was earlier in the year in March 2001, opening for the Deftones' Back To School Tour. While shorter than their show later that year and featuring many similar songs, the band made sure to win Deftones fans over with raucous moments like 'By Myself' and 'Forgotten.' Hopefully the band's fifth appearance in the city will be just as monumental as their previous ones, and that it won't take another eleven years for them to come back next! The full MTV Live special from Linkin Park's performance at Rolling Stone in Milan, Italy on September 19, 2001. A nasty selection of songs here that really capture that old, unhinged Linkin Park live energy! Linkin Park's last show was at Hellfest in Clisson, France, and was nothing short of epic. After a triumphant return following a cancelled show in Switzerland, Linkin Park resumed their tour with energy and fire - literally! With production that featured perhaps the most pyro that's ever been used at a Linkin Park show, the band truly raised hell at Hellfest, after a particularly hard performance in 2017 (which coincidentally was the show after their 2017 I-Days performance) due to a rough crowd. This time around, the reception was a lot more welcoming as the band burst into their E90 setlist, opening with the Inception Intro A (with the 'Castle Of Glass' theme) into 'Somewhere I Belong.' The band ripped the festival wide open with their first run of songs, bursting into 'Lying From You,' the first 'From The Inside' performance since Rock For People in Czechia (in place of 'Crawling'), and 'The Emptiness Machine.' In Act II, 'Two Faced' erupted while 'Waiting For The End' maintained its spot in the festival set before 'Up From The Bottom' exploded into action. 'A Place For My Head' made a surprise return for the first time this European Tour, replacing 'Let You Fade' in the encore, likely to appease the heavier crowd. Mike even whipped out a rare 'Reading My Eyes' verse during the bridge of 'Bleed It Out' - the first time since Grand Rapids, Michigan earlier this year and for the third time this whole tour. The band nailed it with their second Hellfest performance, and we're sure their third will be just as huge in the future! As far as what we can expect to see at I-Days, it's hard to say! Linkin Park seem to treat their Italian festival shows as full on headlining shows, playing pretty much full sets at these versus an abbreviated, single-focussed set typical of festivals. In Rock In Roma in 2015, the band even played 'A Place For My Head' in honor of a fan who passed away before the show. The 2017 set at I-Days was also more or less a full set, minus a couple songs. It's been quite some time since we've last heard 'IGYEIH' or 'Stained' in the rotations, as well as other rotation songs like 'Keys To The Kingdom.' Milan would be a great opportunity to whip out some songs that haven't been played in awhile, since it's been almost ten years since the band was last in Italy. And maybe we'll finally see 'Unshatter' played live to complete the From Zero live discography! Time will tell, but we know the band has something good in store for Italy. The band already brought the goods in the form of food, launching the Linkin Pizza da Zero pop-up on June 23, offering food and exclusive merch to fans who could make it (band members even showed up themselves to greet fans!). Linkin Park performing 'The Emptiness Machine' at Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 22, 2025. As you can tell from this video, the band received a much better reaction this go around at Hellfest and had a shitload of fire to make their presence even more known. The band has a whopping three opening acts for this show: JPEGMAFIA, Jimmy Eat World, and Spiritbox. JPEGMAFIA is an indie hip-hop artist that has incorporated a lot of metal and rock into his productions. His latest album I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU is full of grittier tracks like this, incorporating distorted guitar riffs into his moody verses. He'll be opening for Linkin Park on upcoming European dates as well as the west coast dates on the upcoming United States leg, so get ready to be hearing a lot more about him in the coming weeks! Following him is the legendary Jimmy Eat World, an American rock band known for hits like 'Bleed American' and 'The Middle,' and honestly need no introduction as they've not only been part of the scene for longer than Linkin Park has, but the fanbases share quite the overlap and the bands have shared the stage on multiple occasions before! And finally before Linkin Park will be the long-awaited opener Spiritbox, a relative newcoming band on the scene but one that has cemented their place in metal. Led by the lovely and ferocious Courtney LaPlante, this Canadian metal band has become one of the most popular metal bands on the current scene with massive tracks like 'Rotoscope' and 'Circle With Me.' Their latest record Tsunami Sea dropped this March and features tracks as grandiose and heavy as ever, such as 'Soft Spine' and 'Fata Morgana.' It'll be epic to see two of the biggest female-fronted bands on the planet to share the stage - and we're hoping we see Emily and Courtney share the stage in some capacity in the coming shows, as Spiritbox will be joining the From Zero World Tour for the next couple of European dates! Don't miss this epic lineup of bands if you can make it! Spiritbox performing 'Soft Spine' with Poppy and the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky on September 29, 2024. Spiritbox knows how to demand a huge crowd's attention, and we're sure they'll make quite the statement opening for Linkin Park on select European dates! What song do you think Courtney LaPlante should guest on during a Linkin Park set? Who's going to the show? Our staff member PEPPEPARK and our favorite Twitter friend BroodingAnanas will be at the show, so be sure to say hi if you see them! Weatherman Rogue Soul here and happy to report that the beautiful weather will continue for the From Zero World Tour in Milan! However, it will hot! Temperatures will hit a whopping 35°C in the afternoon and only drop down to 26°C at night, so be sure to dress light and stay hydrated all day! Linkin Park's From Zero European Tour is now reaching its halfway point, and we have some truly big shows ahead of us this week. After I-Days, the band heads to Arnhem, Netherlands for a huge show at the Gelredome before playing what could possibly be the biggest headlining show of their career (beating out Berlin a few days ago) at Wembley Stadium in London, England. From there, the band returns to Germany for a show in Düsseldorf before picking up two last festival appearances at Rock Werchter in Belgium and the Open'er Festival in Gdynia, Poland. 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! And if you haven't noticed, we've made some upgrades to our LPLive and Linkinpedia servers so both sites should be running a lot more smoothly now! 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)!
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We may have hit a little bump in the road, but it looks like we're back on track! Linkin Park will resume their From Zero European Tour with a headlining appearance at Hellfest in Clisson, France - their second appearance at the festival ever! Linkin Park have played many a show in France, but only a handful of them have been at festivals. The most recent was coincidentally Hellfest 2017, an infamous show amongst the fanbase. The crowd at this show didn't take too kindly to the band's new, poppier material from One More Light - which, to be fair, was almost to be expected at a metal-focussed festival. The new songs received particularly bad reactions, with someone even throwing a bottle at Chester during 'Heavy.' Chester talked about the festival afterwards, looking positively on the matter: "Hell fest was fun. Had a blast watching people mosh to In the End and then flip me off when we played Heavy. I blew them kisses", "After I blew kisses to the guys flipping me off. They smiled and gave me heart hands back. I welcomed the huge crowd of condemned souls to HELLFEST in my metal voice then we played Invisible. The look of shock on people's faces. All kidding aside.... the crowd was great and handled our set pretty well. Our French fans are awesome. Does anyone else find it funny that the same people calling us sellouts are suggesting that we change our set to conform to HELLFEST?" The band included other tracks from the album including 'Invisible' and 'Talking To Myself' (preceded by the 'Fallout' and 'Roads Untraveled' show intro), but despite it all the band still found moments that the crowd loved, like 'One Step Closer,' 'Papercut,' and the tour debut of 'From The Inside!' The band performed at Download 2017 as well to kick off the One More Light European Tour, debuting a fresh new production that really emphasized the band's visual presence - a precedent that continues in 2025. Even more One More Light tracks were played at this show, including 'Battle Symphony' and 'One More Light.' The only other festival appearance the band made in France was all the way back on the A Thousand Suns World Tour, performing an epic headlining set at the Main Square Festival in July 2011. The band pulled out all the stops for this set, opening with an unrelenting combo of 'The Requiem,' 'The Radiance,' 'Faint,' 'Papercut,' 'Lying From You,' and 'Given Up.' The band brought out a number of A Thousand Suns tracks too, including 'The Catalyst' and 'When They Come For Me.' Though 'One Step Closer' was surprisingly omitted from the setlist, the band made sure to please the crowd with plenty of hits and treats to make up for its absence, such as 'No More Sorrow' and 'Numb' transitioning into 'Breaking The Habit.' At the time, this is the kind of setlist would've been taken for granted for being a pretty safe outing for the band (which, by the books it is). But looking back at it now, this setlist is nothing short of phenomenal and would kick our asses! Always let the band cook. I've been watching the Main Square Festival show in Arras, France on July 1, 2011 while writing this, and wow this show kicks ass. Even though I spoiled a little bit of it, I recommend going into this without looking at the setlist, because you'll be blown away song after song! To quickly recap on the current state of affairs on the From Zero World Tour, this'll be the first show since the band's largest headlining show ever in Berlin, Germany on June 18, 2025. It's been a few days because the band had to cancel their show in Bern, Switzerland due to an illness in the band. They didn't specify who was sick, but we're hoping they've rested up and are feeling good to go again to play! As much as we want to see the band play every night, their health and safety always comes first. Mike posted on Instagram that he can't wait to get back onstage again, so it's looking like he's raring and ready to go! This'll be the band's first festival show since Rock For People in Czechia at the start of the tour, and though the band's set was slightly shorter than the headlining shows, they still brought out some surprises: 'From The Inside' replaced 'Crawling' early in the set to commemorate the music video that was shot there in 2003, and 'Waiting For The End' returned with its 2024 Intro after being dropped for a few festival shows prior. There's always room for surprises, even in the shorter sets! Given the band's attitude for not changing the set for Hellfest 2017, we're pretty sure they'll stick to the same festival structure they have been with slightly different acts and less rotations. That being said, there is plenty of room in the set for them to play with. Don't expect a metal-based setlist omitting the big hits and the poppier numbers like 'Burn It Down' (though it is possible at the end of the day), but there's always potential for 'From The Inside' or 'A Place For My Head' to come out of the woodworks - the latter appeared for Welcome To Rockville last month, a similarly heavy festival. A guy even got a haircut from Emily in Czechia, so before we discount anything, let's be reminded that anything is possible at a Linkin Park show in 2025. And let it be said, this show would be perfect for some redemption for The Hunting Party after its birthday celebration was missed last week! Linkin Park performing 'A Place For My Head' at the Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 17, 2025. This was a super unexpected move from the band, so who knows what's possible for the Hellfest setlist! Who's going to the show? Lots of great bands on the lineup preceding Linkin Park - Cypress Hill, Refused, and Eagles Of Death Metal will be joining the band on the main stage before they take the stage at 11:00pm. Other stages boast the likes of Knocked Loose, HEALTH, Lorna Shore, Poppy, and Cattle Decapitation, all of which I would recommend checking out if you get the opportunity to! We're six for six on beautiful days for a Linkin Park show (even the cancelled show was on a beautiful day!), Weatherman Rogue Soul here to report temperatures at 27°C in the afternoon dropping to 16°C at night and a sunny day with some clouds in the sky. Linkin Park continue their trek through Europe with another festival appearance at I-Days in Milan, Italy for the next show. The band then return to their own headlining shows with a show in Arnhem, Netherlands and an absolutely massive show at Wembley Stadium in London, England which could break the record set only four days ago in Berlin for the largest headlining Linkin Park show ever. From there, the band returns to Germany for a show in Düsseldorf before taking on Rock Werchter in Belgium. We're just about at the half-way point of the tour, and it's going fast! 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! 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)!
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What a week it has been in the Linkin Park sphere! Just days after playing their biggest headline show ever in Berlin, Linkin Park return to the stage in Switzerland for a show at Bern's Bernexpo Areal Openair on June 20, 2025 for their first show in the country in eleven years! That's right, the last time Linkin Park visited Switzerland was back in 2014, on the opening night of The Hunting Party European Tour that fall in Zürich. Opening the set with a mashup intro right into the legendary 'Guilty All The Same,' having fans face the full force of The Hunting Party right off the bat. The set was dotted with treats including a version of 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You' and an instrumental 'Blackout' jam into 'Papercut.' The band snuck a few more tracks from the record into the set too, including 'Rebellion' and 'Wastelands,' the latter of which transitioning out of a shortened version of 'Runaway.' The band performed in the country earlier in the year as well on the first European Tour for The Hunting Party, performing at the Greenfield festival for the penultimate show of the tour. While the set was quite similar, some key differences made the show special in its own right: a verse of 'Hands Held High' appeared over Mike's solo medley for the second and final time ever, and the encore featured 'Until It's Gone' with its rare mashup intro that incorporated the 'No More Sorrow' riff into it. A rare performance of 'A Light That Never Comes' happened during the encore, as well! This was the band's first time playing the festival, after having to have cancelled an appearance there (and Hultsfred in Sweden) in 2008 due to Brad having an ear infection. Having not had a proper European Tour for the Living Things World Tour, the band's last appearances in Switzerland before this were during the A Thousand Suns World Tour. The latter performance was once again the penultimate show of its leg, a show at OpenAir St. Gallen being the penultimate stop on the 2011 European Tour. Featuring selections from the new album like 'The Catalyst' and 'Iridescent' as well as classics like 'From The Inside' and 'Lying From You,' the band rocked the festival in a big way. One song missing though was 'One Step Closer' - the only time in Linkin Park history the song had been dropped from two shows in a row. The band's headlining show in Zürich in 2010, luckily, did not miss the song as it closed out the main set after 'Crawling.' This set featured even more tracks from A Thousand Suns, including a rare 'Wretches and Kings!' The chorus of 'Burning In The Skies' also made an appearance during the extended bridge of 'Bleed It Out.' Linkin Park performing 'The Requiem,' 'The Radiance,' and 'Wretches and Kings' to open their show at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland on November 1, 2010. 'Wretches' is a song we've been asking to see back in the sets since 2011 - will this new lineup make our wishes come true? During the little in-between 'New Divide' era in 2009, the band played a headlining show in Zürich (amongst a sea of festival stops). Opening with a rare 'Session' and 'Given Up' combo, the band marched into Switzerland in full form! Lots of great moments occurred in this set, including an epic 'Points Of Authority' featuring a 'Petrified' verse in the intro and 'A Place For My Head' (with vocals from Chester) during the outro going straight into 'What I've Done' with the AMBO Intro, as well as the 'Hands Held High' and 'KRWLNG' intro to 'Crawling,' featured both 'Hands Held High' verses. In 2008, the band performed in Basel for the third stop on the Minutes To Midnight Winter European Tour, introducing Set R to the world. Opening with a massive back-to-back combo of 'No More Sorrow' with its long intro into 'Don't Stay,' the band's new setlist made splashes right away. Rarities like 'Valentine's Day' (which Brad and Chester started in the wrong key, eventually fixing themselves as the rest of the band came in) and 'The Little Things Give You Away' rounded out the set before 'One Step Closer' with its gunshot intro and extended outro and 'Faint' closed out the show. The band's very first show in Switzerland was in the summer of 2007 in Zürich in the middle of the band's first proper tour in three years: the first Minutes To Midnight European Tour. With songs like 'What I've Done' and 'Leave Out All The Rest' fresh off the press, the band proved that they were back in business in full form. With an opening of 'One Step Closer' into 'Lying From You' and 'Somewhere I Belong,' it was hard to ignore the band's energy on their return. The same fervor will make certain that this show in 2025 only adds to the memories in Switzerland! And while Linkin Park hasn't been in Switzerland in over ten years, Mike Shinoda visited the country on the final leg of his Post Traumatic Tour in 2019. With a huge hip-hop opening sequence of 'When They Come For Me' and 'Remember The Name,' Mike brought his show to life right away before launching into his newer tracks like 'Ghosts' and 'Hold It Together.' Mike brought out many rare tracks like 'Nobody Can Save Me' (the first taste of One More Light music in the country after having not been stopped at on its tour), 'Sorry For Now' (complete with an extended bridge with a drum solo, the demo verse of 'Lift Off,' and the chorus of 'Step Up') and the tour debut of 'Kenji.' The Post Traumatic Tour, much like the From Zero World Tour, was full of surprises in every setlist! Mike Shinoda performing 'Nobody Can Save Me' at Halle 662 in Zürich, Switzerland on March 17, 2019. One More Light has yet to receive pretty much any love on the From Zero World Tour so far - which song will be the first to make its debut with the new lineup? Speaking of history, the band just played the biggest headlining show of their career at a sold out Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany at their last show. Bringing out Set B6 for a run, featuring 'Iridescent' during its interludes and intros, the band came out in full form to 'Somewhere I Belong' before launching into the first surprise of the night: the return of 'Cut The Bridge,' being performed for the first time in six shows (since Greenville, South Carolina). As the band moved into Act II, the crowd truly set alight: after an already impressive showing in Hannover a few days ago, Berlin blew things out of the park with the activity in the pit during 'Two Faced.' It's hard to tell exactly how many moshpits are going, but one thing for certain is that the crowd in Berlin was one of the best the band has seen... maybe ever! Mike whipped out the demo verse of 'Lift Off' for this solo medley for the first time since Raleigh, North Carolina to continue the Post Traumatic anniversary celebrations before the band kicked into 'Given Up' for the first time in ten shows, 'Given Up' last being performed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 'Good Things Go' returned for the ballad rotation also for the first time in Greenville, and 'Overflow' featured Mike playing 'One' by Metallica over its extended intro. The rest of the set continued with highlights like 'Let You Fade' and a punk rock 'Numb/Encore' intro to 'Numb' before the band ended the night with an epic 'Bleed It Out.' Who would've thought a year ago that we'd be covering the biggest shows of the band's career in 2025? With an eventful show in Berlin, the surprises can only continue in Switzerland! If you want to see one of the craziest Linkin Park crowds you've ever seen, look no further than this video of 'Two Faced' live in Berlin, Germany on June 18, 2025 from sckofelng. Haven't seen something like this at a Linkin Park show in a long time. Even though we're five shows into the tour, we're still missing a handful of songs from the rotations. With 'Let You Fade' taking over the encore rotation, the positions of future 'A Place For My Head' and 'From The Inside' performances are uncertain, though the latter replaced 'Crawling' in Czechia for the Rock For People festival. Meanwhile, fans were quick to notice that while Post Traumatic has gotten ample celebration, The Hunting Party has yet again been cast aside for its birthday week and has been absent from the sets since 'Keys To The Kingdom' was last played in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's not too late for the band to get in on the birthday festivities - 'Keys' would be excellent to see, or perhaps a revival of 'All For Nothing' to really nail home that #JusticeForTheHuntingParty? It's also getting increasingly long since we've last heard 'Stained' and 'IGYEIH' in a set - will they return in Switzerland? Let us know what your best guesses are! grandson will be opening the show for his final opening appearance with Linkin Park this tour. grandson has been opening shows ever since the very first set of shows in 2024, and has been a rebellious presence at every show he's played! Whether he's onstage with Linkin Park screaming 'One Step Closer' or on his own stage performing hits like 'Blood // Water' and 'Overdose,' his presence is known and takes a spotlight of its own. He throws in a couple new tracks including 'Self-Immolation' and opener 'Bury You,' so it won't be long before he's back on the road again as he gears up new music. If you can catch his set, be sure not to miss it! Linkin Park performing 'One Step Closer' with grandson at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany on June 18, 2025. One last run with grandson - we're sure he'll make it count! Who's going? Weatherman Rogue Soul happy to report that we are keeping our streak of beautiful days going with a fifth show in a row! Ironic, as I am currently writing this with my power out from a storm. It'll get pretty hot in Bern with temps up to 29°C in the afternoon before dipping down to 15°C at night - this is an outdoor show, so maybe bring a hoodie just in case it gets a bit chilly! After this show, Linkin Park return to their festival circuit with a headlining appearance at Hellfest in Clisson, France and I-Days in Milan, Italy. The band return to headline stadiums next week with shows in Arnhem, Netherlands and an incredibly massive show at London's Wembley Stadium. 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! 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)!
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The From Zero European Tour has landed in Germany, and the band is bringing the action right to the capital! Linkin Park's next stop on the From Zero World Tour takes place on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Berlin, Germany's legendary Olympiastadion for a massive sold-out show! Buckle in, because we have a big history lesson today. It's no mystery to the Linkin Park community that the band loves touring in Germany - who wouldn't when you can sell out multiple arenas or stadiums in the span of a few weeks? With that being said, it's truly not a surprise that this will be Linkin Park's eleventh full show in the city - twelve if you count the ECHO Awards performance of 'Heavy' with Kiiara back in 2017. The band's last show in the city was just a few weeks after that, for a headlining show at the Mercedes-Benz Arena for a special Mercedes 50th Anniversary Celebration. Like the last show in Hannover, this show in 2017 was the band's first headlining show of the One More Light European Tour after a series of festival dates, and featured a brand new setlist, which included the live debuts of 'Nobody Can Save Me' and 'Sharp Edges.' 'Points Of Authority' also made its tour debut here, being performed for the first time since November 2015 at Blizzcon. The show opened with a unique acapella performance of 'One More Light' sung by Chester before a short Mercedes promo ran after before the show began - the full song was also performed later in the set. On The Hunting Party World Tour, the band visited Berlin twice: the second of these shows was in 2015 on the final stretch of European legs that rounded out the world tour. Their show in Berlin was the last headlining show of the era and featured a setlist full of rarities including 'A Line In The Sand,' 'Rebellion,' and even an abbreviated 'Darker Than Blood.' 'Waiting For The End' (with its Apaches Intro featuring 'Until It Breaks') opened the encore before 'What I've Done' and 'Bleed It Out' (featuring a verse of 'There They Go' [appearing for the first time in a Linkin Park set since 2009] and a sing-a-long) closed things out. The show in 2014 included some different songs from The Hunting Party including 'Guilty All The Same' and 'Until It's Gone.' Fans did a flashmob during 'Final Masquerade,' surprising the band by blowing bubbles during the song! This show was broadcast live and rumored for a potential official release, but broadcast issues with the start of the stream caused complications with this. The live debut of 'Sharp Edges' live at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany for the Mercedes 50th Anniversary Celebration on June 12, 2017. This was definitely a special moment for fans who were following the band's tour at the time. Linkin Park's stop in Berlin for Telekom Street Gigs early on the Living Things World Tour will be remembered by fans for its inclusion on the Living Things+ release and its theatrical release later the same month. The show featured the then-brand new songs 'Burn It Down' and 'Lies Greed Misery,' while also finding time for deep cuts like 'With You' and 'Blackout.' On the A Thousand Suns World Tour, the band visited Berlin quite early on in the cycle in the fall of 2010, in the middle of their dual South American and European Tour. Fans attending this show were treated to an epic intro of 'The Requiem,' 'The Radiance,' and 'Wretches and Kings,' keeping the energy going with 'Lying From You' and 'Given Up.' 'When They Come For Me' and 'Iridescent' also got taken for a spin, not long off of their debuts as the record has only recently come out! The band also had two huge stops in Berlin on the Minutes To Midnight Tour, the second of which came just a few days before the legendary Road To Revolution show in Milton Keynes. The band brought Projekt Revolution: Europe to Berlin toward the end of their 2008 Minutes To Midnight Summer European Tour, opening with 'What I've Done' with a piano intro right into 'Faint.' Other treats from throughout this set include 'Valentine's Day' with a guitar intro, 'In Pieces,' a studio version of 'Pushing Me Away,' and 'A Place For My Head' to open the second encore. And while the first show in Berlin on the Minutes To Midnight cycle may have been significantly smaller, it may have just been more important: the band performed their first headlining show of the entire tour at Berlin's Kesselhaus in April 2007, just weeks before Minutes To Midnight came out. 'One Step Closer' opened the show for the first time ever (after having spent basically its whole life being the band's essential closer), while 'Faint' took over the closing spot, its iconic extended outro making its debut here. 'What I've Done,' 'Given Up,' and 'No More Sorrow' were all performed live for the first time, blowing fans out of the water and building the hype for the record tenfold! The band also performed a mashup of 'There They Go' and 'Faint' for the only time ever, to accommodate a fan who asked to play guitar on 'Faint' (as they would not have known about the new extended outro). The very first live recording of 'No More Sorrow' from its live debut at the Kesselhaus in Berlin, Germany on April 30, 2007. This is about as historic as it gets in terms of Linkin Park live history - this single video sent the fanbase into chaos when it hit the web in 2007! The next step back is the Meteora World Tour, where Linkin Park performed in Berlin once on the 2003 European Tour in September. The band took on the Arena Treptow (after having cancelled an appearance there earlier in the summer that year due to Chester being hospitalized for severe pains), delivering fresh new tracks like 'Figure.09' and 'Don't Stay,' as well as treats like 'Ph5ng Me A*wy' from Reanimation. The band's very first appearances in the city were in 2001 during the Hybrid Theory World Tour, their first headlining show in the city coming at the start of the fall 2001 European Tour. After the tour opener was cancelled due to the September 11 attacks in New York, the band stepped back onto the stage cautiously but powerfully as they roared through big moments like the opening sequence of 'With You' and 'Runaway,' while also bringing out some b-sides and deep cuts like 'High Voltage' and 'And One.' 'Step Up' saw its live debut at this show in the encore, right after Chester's incredibly rare acoustic performance of 'Morning After,' which was only the second time he had ever done that. That song later became part of his side-project Dead By Sunrise for their album Out Of Ashes in 2009! And finally, the band's very first show in Berlin goes all the way back to March 2001, when they opened for Deftones on their Back To School Tour in Europe. While a shorter set, the band still managed to run through all the album essentials including 'In The End' and 'Papercut.' Linkin Park's history in Berlin goes way back, and that history will only grow deeper in 2025! The band's last show on the current tour started off their run of German arenas with a stop in Hannover. The band returned to Set A, updating it to set A6 (not to be confused with 'A.06'/'A-Six,' which was sadly not played). Opening with Inception Intro A (with the 'Castle Of Glass' theme), the band launched into 'Somewhere I Belong' and the first rotation slot of the night: 'Lying From You.' 'Crawling' returned to the third slot after being replaced by 'From The Inside' in Czechia at Rock For People to commemorate the band shooting the music video for the song there in 2003. 'Where'd You Go' made its first appearance in three shows followed by 'Waiting For The End,' which certainly isn't going anywhere any time soon after the online reaction to the band dropping it for just two shows. Mike commemorated the seven year anniversary of his solo album Post Traumatic during his solo medley, performing the first verse of 'I.O.U.' first the first time during a Linkin Park set! 'Casualty' followed in the heavy rotation slot, before grandson came out to join the band for 'One Step Closer' during the bridge! 'Over Each Other' followed 'Lost' for the ballad rotation, and Mike played 'One' by Metallica on his keyboard during the intro of 'Overflow' before a reggae 'Numb/Encore' intro to 'Numb' was played, and a massive performance of 'Faint' wrapped up the main set. The encore rotation spot seems to have been replaced permanently by 'Let You Fade,' but given how powerful this song has been sounding live over the last few shows, we can hardly complain! The band really brought out all their tricks for the first headline show of the European run, but they're just warming up! What may be in store for Berlin? Set B is lined up next, with the 'Burn It Down' theme for its intros and interludes. The rotations are all over the place and don't pertain specifically to any one setlist - the band seemingly just chooses which ones they'll play the day of the show. For the first rotation slot, both 'Points Of Authority' and 'Cut The Bridge' have been played here on the last run, and it's likely we'll see 'Lying From You' switch out finally after three shows in a row. The second, heavy rotation slot has perhaps the most possibilities, with 'Given Up,' 'Casualty,' 'Keys To The Kingdom,' and 'IGYEIH' all being performed here. 'IGYEIH' has gotten the least time in the spotlight of these all with just two (unforgettable) performances to boot so far, so we'd love to see it have more time in action! The ballad section could also feature 'Good Things Go' (which was soundchecked in Hannover) and 'Stained,' both of which we haven't seen in a few shows, either. And with a handful of other songs for the band to reach into their back pocket for ('A Place For My Head,' 'Lost In The Echo,' 'Breaking The Habit,' 'Leave Out All The Rest,' etc...), anything is really possible in Berlin! What are your guesses as to what we'll see go down for the second German show of the tour? We're still hanging onto hope for 'Unshatter' to get its debut sometime this tour to complete the From Zero live discography. Linkin Park performing 'Overflow' live in Hannover, Germany on June 16, 2025, filmed by our very own sckofelng! His recordings are of incredible quality, so be sure to check more of his videos from the show out on our YouTube channel. If you can get to the show early, you'll be treated to two great opening acts: grandson and Architects! grandson has sort of been a constant presence throughout this tour, opening a majority of the band's shows across the United States and Europe these past few months. Featuring classics like 'Blood // Water' to new tracks like 'Self-Immolation' and 'Bury You,' grandson's set brings a raucous, rebellious energy to start the night. Architects come in with a lot more intensity with their post-hardcore stylings, featuring a set full of new tracks from their latest record The Sky, The Earth, & All Between including 'Whiplash' and 'Blackhole,' while also finding time for older jams like 'Animals' and 'when we were young.' Both artists will deliver an epic performance to warm you up for the night, and with grandson already joining the band for 'One Step Closer,' we'd love to see Architects get in on the action as well! Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul happy to report we are now four for four on beautiful days for a Linkin Park concert! A hot day is ahead with a max temperature of 28°C and a low of 14°C, paired with sunny skies with some clouds around. Dress ready to jam! Linkin Park continues the From Zero European Tour with another headlining show in Bern, Switzerland on Friday before returning to the festival circuit this weekend with shows at Hellfest in France and I-Days in Italy. Next week, the band will head back to their headlining shows with immense shows in Arnhem, Netherlands and an absolutely huge show at Wembley Stadium in London, England. 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! 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)!
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It's time to lock in, ladies and gentlemen! We've reached the first headlining show of the From Zero World Tour European Leg! After two big festival shows in Austria and Czechia, Linkin Park are returning to their second home with a huge sold-out show at Hannover, Germany's Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena on June 16, 2025! This will be Linkin Park's second show in the city of Hannover, but Linkin Park fans were last treated to the band's music on Mike Shinoda's Post Traumatic Tour. Mike stopped in Hannover on the final leg of the tour in March 2019, the third stop of this second run of European shows. Opening with an anthemic combination of 'Welcome,' 'Make It Up As I Go,' and a piano-style 'Castle Of Glass,' Mike gave fans in the city a taste of everything, ranging from Linkin Park rarities like 'Sorry For Now' (with an extended bridge featuring a drum solo and a verse of 'Hands Held High') and 'Roads Untraveled' to Post Traumatic cuts like 'Prove You Wrong' (fresh off its live debut) and 'Hold It Together.' The encore didn't give up, Mike ending the show with a massive combo of 'Running From My Shadow' and 'A Place For My Head' featuring openers Don Broco (who went to go see Linkin Park's show in London last September!). Much like the From Zero World Tour, the Post Traumatic Tour was a wild ride for us setlist fanatics! As far as Linkin Park goes, the band has only ever played one other show in Hannover - surprising considering how many shows they play (and sell out) in Germany! Linkin Park last visited Hannover in January 2008, the opening night of both their 2008 touring schedule and the Minutes To Midnight Winter European Tour. The band debuted three brand new setlists for their early runs in 2008, kicking off with Set T for Hannover. This was the debut of a multitude of extended intros that are now legendary in the Linkin Park canon, including the show-opening AMBO Intro for 'What I've Done,' the jam outro to 'Points Of Authority,' the short outro to 'Given Up,' and the extended outro of 'One Step Closer' that is still used today. The setlist also saw the live debuts of 'Valentine's Day' and Mike's short (unplanned) piano cover of The Cure's 'Just Like Heaven (Show Me).' Two encores were used at this show, the first being a stripped down moment featuring 'My December' and 'Breaking The Habit.' To top things all off, the second encore featured the Minutes To Midnight Tour debut of 'A Place For My Head' followed immediately by 'One Step Closer,' closing a show for the first time since 2004. Though the band started the tour with festivals, the 2025 show will be similar to the 2008 show in that it will be the first headlining show (i.e., a "Linkin Park show") of the run for Europe. But we'll get more into what that may entail in just a second... The full show recording of Linkin Park's tour kick-off in Hannover, Germany on January 17, 2008 from the Digital Souvenir Package (DSP). This set featured the debut of Set T, including many legendary extended intros, outros, and songs. Linkin Park's last show was in Czechia at the Rock For People festival, and though the band had an abbreviated setlist from their headlining shows, they still brought out some surprises! The band performed Set E90 for the first time, bringing in some fun rotations and playing around with the order of tracks. Opening with Inception Intro A ('Castle Of Glass' theme) and 'Somewhere I Belong,' the band opened up with the regular sequence before launching into the winner of Mike's Twitter poll, 'Lying From You.' In a surprise move, the band rotated 'Crawling' out for 'From The Inside,' which had its music video filmed in the country back in 2003! 'New Divide' was also dropped for the first time all tour, accommodating the much-requested return of 'Waiting For The End' in Act II, being performed with its 2024 Intro from last year and the earlier runs this year. This intro was dropped and replaced on the U.S. leg with a shorter transition in favor of leading into the song with Fort Minor's 'Where'd You Go,' which was absent from this set (but performed at the festival set alongside 'Waiting For The End' last month at the Sonic Temple festival). 'Two Faced' was also moved back down in the set into Act II. The rest of the set proceeded like the last festival sets, with Mike performing The Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows' over the extended intro of 'Overflow' to pay homage to the recently passed Brian Wilson. The encore featured another thrilling performance of 'Let You Fade,' which is slated to be performed at a headlining show for the first time here in Hannover! The night wrapped up with 'Bleed It Out,' with Mike rapping the first verse from 'There They Go' over the extended bridge. As the last four shows the band has played (barring the Champions League performance) were all abbreviated festival sets, so we may have gotten a bit accustomed to the shorter sets. With this show in Hannover, a good handful of songs (namely, rotation slots) should be coming back into play. To recap, the setlist featured four different rotation slots by the time of the final headlining show in Greenville, South Carolina in May. The first was in Act I, which saw the band switching between 'Lying From You,' 'Cut The Bridge,' and 'Points Of Authority.' Toward the end of Act II came the "heavy" rotation which actually featured four different songs: 'Given Up,' 'Keys To The Kingdom,' 'Casualty,' and 'IGYEIH.' In Act III after 'Lost' comes the "ballad" rotation, the band rotating between three of the softer songs from the new record: 'Over Each Other,' 'Good Things Go,' and 'Stained.' Finally, in the encore, another "heavy" rotation slot was featured, seeing the band choose either 'A Place For My Head,' 'From The Inside,' or 'Points Of Authority.' On top of these rotations, a couple other parts of the set changed up nightly to keep the whole night fresh: Mike whipped out a different verse over the newly extended part of his solo medley, including anything from the 'Skin To Bone' remix verse from Recharged to the demo verse of 'Lift Off' from Post Traumatic, and he plays a different classic song over the intro of 'Overflow' every night as well. The band was also playing a game with the intro to 'Numb,' challenging Colin to play 'Numb/Encore' in a different genre every night based off a number chosen by an audience member. With the debut of 'Let You Fade' in the festival sets, its hard to say where it'll end up in the setlist or if it'll replace another song's spot or simply be added into the show. We're still on the lookout for a live debut of 'Unshatter' to hit that 100% completion on the From Zero discography, so fingers crossed we see it come out soon! This headlining show in Hannover may just be the perfect opportunity. A full recording of the band's set at the Rock For People festival in Hradec Králové, Czechia on June 14, 2025. The band definitely found their footing for this tour and are sounding huge at this show - Hannover should be no different! I've been talking about the first opener grandson for many of these pre-show posts, as he's been sort of the staple opener for the band for the first half of the tour so far. He returns to Germany, having also opened the band's last show in the country on the tour in Hamburg last year. He changed up his set from last year for his 2025 run and also has some new songs in the works, so be prepared for him to open the night with some rebellious energy! However, he won't be alone this time to open the show. The phenomenal Architects are also joining the bill, and you truly don't want to miss these guys. Perhaps one of the biggest names on the post-hardcore scene at the moment, Architects are fresh off their new album The Sky, The Earth, & All Between which introduced a plethora of massive new songs like 'Blackhole' and 'Seeing Red' (not be confused with Chevelle's 'The Red'). On top of potential selections from their previous records including the likes of 'Impermanence,' 'Animals,' and 'Doomsday,' you can expect a heavy and grandiose opening set from these guys if you do get to catch them. Don't miss this lineup - us from around the world who can't make it are very jealous! Architects performing their song 'Blackhole' live for the first time at PRYZM in London, England on February 27, 2025. As the lead single from their latest record, it seems quite likely this song will be included in their setlist. If you haven't heard the band before, take this as your introduction to what's ahead! Who's going to the show? Weatherman Rogue Soul reporting that we are 3 for 3 on beautiful days for a Linkin Park show so far this tour, with sun and some clouds in the forecast for Hannover this Monday. Temperatures be mild at 22°C in the middle of the day going down to 13°C at night, so be prepared for it to be a little chilly as you leave the show! Linkin Park's From Zero World Tour continues with another immense show in Germany on Wednesday at Berlin's Olympiastadion before they head over to Switzerland for another headlining show in Bern. The band will then resume their festival circuit again later this week with shows at Hellfest in France and I-Days in 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! 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)!
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The note was mostly referring to the part during his rap, you can see him look down at his keys on the screen to find his place. Will edit for clarification
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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)!
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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
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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)!
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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!
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Anyone notice the "Additional footage by Mark Terrell" in the description?