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Bumping this now that we're looking at listing rehearsals. Feel free to add anything you find.

Linkin Park has just announced that they will play London's intimate Brixton Academy on July 4th. This comes as a surprise as they have always done back-to-back arena shows in London since 2008 and they are playing the O2 Arena the day before on July 3rd. LP has played Brixton twice before. In 2001, on the US-to-Europe Tour which was planned to be four shows but later extended to five when Linkin Park filled in for Slipknot at Rock im Park, they headlined Brixton Academy to close out the tour. This was a really unique show as Chester debuted his infamous "Morning After" solo song that would end up being released as a bonus track for Dead By Sunrises' Out Of Ashes much later in 2009. As far as we know, it was played just in London at this show and in Berlin on September 12th before it came back in 2005 for the Bucket of Weenies shows. Check out the show notes on that page, they're pretty cool. The reported setlist for that 2001 show is really unique. A Place For My Head opening, High Voltage, And One, and more in the set... When Download 2014 was announced, we realized that all of Hybrid Theory was played at this show - the only time we know of *ever* until Download 2014. Of course Download is the only time it has been played start-to-finish, but Brixton 2001 seems to be the only time that we've found at least where every song on it was played at one show. And in 2003, Linkin Park played Brixton Academy on the LPU Tour. This will be their third show at the venue. And this is the first club show at all in the UK since Astoria 2007, although iTunes Festival 2011 was pretty intimate. LPU gets presale access and tickets go on sale on Tuesday, May 30 at 1PM BST - three hours! If you pre-ordered One More Light, another pre-sale wil be help at 4PM BST. The general sale is Friday, June 2 at 9AM BST. Who is going?

Times have changed. THP was considered a "commercial failure" because streaming wasn't a part of the equation yet. Streaming has a lot of power now (the formula, I believe is physical sales + entire digital albums + the total plays from the 12 most popular track from the album divided by 1000). I don't think debuting at #3 even without the proper pushes from a record label qualifies as a commercial failure, either. THP probably would've had better numbers if this system was introduced then.

OML is #1 on Billboard 200, selling 111k (1k more than THP). http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7809623/linkin-park-billboard-200-chart-one-more-light

It's official! One More Light has officially debuted at #1 on the Sales + Streaming Chart! One More Light is the first studio record since Living Things to debut at #1 (The Hunting Party hit #3), but and fifth overall studio album to debut at #1. One More Light has beaten out stiff competition with 2017's most popular record thus far (Kendrick Lamar's DAMN.) and Harry Styles' self-titled debut record. OML has sold about 100k units (beating the previous estimate of 90k) and with the addition of streams has gotten to the top. Most Linkin Park records have hit number 1 in some form; on the Billboard 100, pretty much all of them have - including Collision Course and Recharged. EDIT 5/28: According to Billboard, One More Light has debuted at #1, selling 111k units (1k more than THP). This is big news for Linkin Park, after The Hunting Party fell short. Sales are projected to keep going, so we'll see how OML does in the following weeks, but a #1 debut is fantastic on all ends. Follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page for updates!

Who are you to say what defines a Linkin Park show? Their live dynamic has changed as much as their sound has. 10 years ago is a completely different story. They've gone through injuries, tragedies, and idealistic changes through their lives and they have every right to play whatever the hell they want, whenever they want. And just because they aren't moving around onstage does NOT mean they are not giving it their all. That is just downright insane to even say. If how Linkin Park runs their show now is not what you like, that's fine, but to criticize it as you are is just ignorant. A live show shouldn't have to just be about energy and rocking it, especially today. It's about living an experience, and every experience has its intense moments and calm ones. And may Brad be damned if he doesn't play guitar on a song, because of course he can only fit a single role ever as a guitarist. And Mike be damned if he doesn't rap. By this logic, may everyone who wants to go out of their comfort zone and try something different be damned. And for the love of god, drop the "mainstream pop" bullshit. If you honestly think stuff like 'Invisible' and 'Sorry For Now' and even 'Heavy' are in the same league as 'Anaconda' or 'Closer' or whatever you think mainstream pop sounds like, you're making a fool of yourself and clearly don't care enough to look into the music beyond what you think. If it makes you happy, keep living with the early-2000s LP. If not, don't complain.

In case you missed the news last week, grunge legend and one of Chester's closest friends Chris Cornell tragically passed away last week. His funeral was held today, and both Brad and Chester attended, performing a stripped down and heartbreaking rendition of the late Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' - you can listen to a short snippet of it here. Chris Cornell was less of a friend and more of a brother to Chester, so his loss comes as a major blow for him. Chester has already expressed his sorrow in a personal message he shared on Twitter, and let his emotions run on a super emotional performance of 'One More Light' at their Jimmy Kimmel Live show that left everyone who watched with a tear in their eye. This performance of 'One More Light' goes down as one of the most emotional performances the band has ever done. A perfect goodbye. This isn't the first "surprise" appearance Chester has made this year outside of Linkin Park. In addition to this, he gathered with a couple members of Papa Roach, POD, and Volbeat earlier this month when the band was in New York City and performed Janes' Addiction's 'Jane Says.' Rest in peace, Chris Cornell. Our thoughts are still with everyone affected by this tragedy. We'll keep you updated on whether or not a full video of the performance appears or not - follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates on it.

1) I'll say it before and I'll say it again; the only person to blame for feeling the record is spoiled for you is yourself. If one of your main points is "it's hard to resist," then your argument is pretty much baseless. Lots of things are hard to resist, but that doesn't mean we go into all of them. Granted, music is something that can't really have a negative effect on our health (typically). If you didn't want to hear songs off of the record, it's up to you to abstain from listening to the songs, no one elses. 2) I guess this point is both right and wrong. Yes, it will sort of take away from the experience in the sense that there's less to hear, but that's a really small problem. If you loved 'Talking To Myself' live, chances are you'll at least enjoy the studio version. For the people who aren't fans, its a pretty smart idea, too; lots of different sounds reaching lots of different ears. If they don't like 'Heavy' but they loved TTM, chances are they'll at least show some more interest with the record than they would have if 'Heavy' or BS was their only impression. TL,DR; arguments about the album being ruined because of how much they performed live is irrelevant and entirely your own fault if you didn't want to hear the material. If it's important to you, don't listen to it. Easy as that. More music (especially given the time between first single and release) means more chance to promote and more people ultimately reached for the record. Again, if you want a surprise, just don't listen.

That means a lot man, glad you enjoyed it

My December (the first verse and chorus) was soundchecked before the show. Source.

One More Light is officially out, which means the promo cycle has come to a close... almost. The band is making another stop for some album promo today at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California for the iHeartRadio Album Release Party. This isn't the first time the band has rolled with iHeartRadio for a special show. They did a similar release party event for The Hunting Party in 2014, playing a setlist full of hits (literally - the setlist was titled "iHeart (Pop Version)"). From the new album, 'Wastelands' and 'Until Its Gone' were played, with tracks like 'A Light That Never Comes' and 'Waiting For The End' filling the gaps in between. Since One More Light is nothing more than pop (as many of you have made quite clear), it seems like this setlist will at least feature more songs from the new record. There's six to choose from: 'Heavy,' 'Battle Symphony,' 'Good Goodbye,' 'Talking To Myself,' 'Invisible,' 'One More Light,' or all of them. If you could add 'Sorry For Now' into the mix too, that'd be great. The band performed 'Until It's Gone' (before it was reduced to a 60 second version) at the iHeartRadio Release Party for The Hunting Party. Like the last release party in 2014, there will be a livestream for this show on the iHeartRadio website. No information for the webcast has been revealed yet, but we'll update you as we learn more. Check back as we get more info on the livestream! WEBCAST INFO: As mentioned before, we can probably expect a good amount of songs from the new record to be performed, as well as a couple of old ones. Chester's been delivering some very powerful performances of title track 'One More Light' after his dear friend Chris Cornell passed away last week (rest in peace, Chris), so that will be a great performance to hear if they do bring it out. 'In The End' has been gaining lots of momentum recently, being so heavily demanded that the band has actually played it unplanned twice in the last week alone (first at the pop-up show in Grand Central Station and again at Jimmy Kimmel Live), so maybe we'll see that one, too. What else do you think the band will play? 'Bleed It Out' will probably close the show, and now that the band has something over the bridge (Chester began singing Depeche Mode's 'Strangelove' over it at the last show in Las Vegas, Nevada), we'll have to see if it returns, too. Lots of questions, lots of hopes. The band, especially Chester, delivered an absolutely heartbreaking performance of 'One More Light' at their Jimmy Kimmel Live performance. It was dedicated to Chris Cornell, who Chester was very very close to. This really hit a whole new level for the band - there's not a dry eye there, and yours won't be, either. Who'll be tuning in with us for the show? Livestream information will be put here as we get it, so stay on the look out for that. Check back here or follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page for all the info. After this show, the band is off for the next two and a half weeks before they head to Europe for their massive One More Light European Tour which kicks off in Paris, France for Download Paris on June 9 - if you're in Europe, be sure to check it out and see if it's not too late to grab tickets if you can! Check out the rest of Linkin Park's 2017 touring schedule here.

As I wrote my review about the album, 'Heavy' being the lead single made so much sense to me.

Man, if you want even more of a laugh, check all of the Ultimate Guitar comments for any LP related article since Heavy.

The show either starts in an hour or right now. Not entirely sure, tbh. EDIT: It's in an hour.

In today's age, we often forget to help ourselves. We are so wrapped up in the world and the problems that others face that we forget about our own, leaving them to grow and fester as we continue to neglect them. At some point, they envelop us, and take us to places where all the light is gone. Sometimes the best way to heal ourselves when we find ourselves drowning is to have a conversation. It can be hard, however, to say the thousands of thoughts in your mind when you have so few words to explain them with. That's where Linkin Park comes in with their new album. This band has faced it all, been through thick and thin, and don't want us all falling down to the places they did. On their new record, they focussed on the lyrics which were born out of conversations they had with each other about life. With the help of some of music's best writers, Linkin Park reminds us that we are all human in One More Light. Before discussing the impact of the record's message, the sound has to be addressed. Since the release of the album's lead single, the band has been receiving a lot of flack for the poppier approach to the new music. Instead of defending or opposing the sound, I'll provide a question, so you can answer yourself: at what point does genre equate to quality? That is to say, when does the style of music deem how good or bad a song is? What is really important in a song? Once you've answered these questions, be prepared to tackle a whole world of sounds that is available to you. My full review (approved by Mike Shinoda!) is here.

That will go down as one of the most emotional performance in Linkin Park's career. That was truly beautiful.

Alright, look. Forums are meant for discussion. Having opinions is welcome. Good or bad, you're entitled to yours and are free to share it. What you are NOT welcome to do is go after every single person who has a differing opinion than you. You know who you are who are doing this, and so does the rest of the thread. If you notice, people are sharing their negative opinions NORMALLY and there are no issues. That's healthy conversation. If you have a problem with every single opinion, perhaps you are the problem. Get over yourselves, suck up your pride, and let your bygones be bygones. Arguing aimlessly and blindly like children is not the way to promote discussion. Just because you have the freedom of sharing your opinion here does not give you the right to infringe upon everyone else's. Calling out other fansites randomly falls under this too. From here on out, if we see you attacking people's opinions in an immature manner and consistently, you are getting warned.

I'll post my full review tomorrow via my website, but goddamn this album is fantastic. It's not perfect and yes, I'll admit it could have been done a bit more creatively, but just the pure emotion and fantastic use of what would otherwise be generic pop sounds in a more matured and less sell-out way works great for them. Sorry For Now is perfect, and OML (song) isn't far behind.

​Sorry For Now - 11/10 One More Light - 10/10 Invisible - 10/10 Talking To Myself - 9.5/10 Nobody Can Save Me - 9/10 Sharp Edges - 9/10 Heavy - 9/10 Battle Symphony - 9/10 Good Goodbye - 8.5/10 Halfway Right - 8.5/10 Full, thought out review coming tomorrow.

We're getting a proshot of this Thursday but here's some videos my dad took of the show (he was closer than I was and had a much better view, clearly). There's your audience recording source Sadly no Heavy included with this one, but we're more or less guaranteed a shot of that one from GMA.

Haha that's actually exactly what I did, still fucked it up Great meeting you and Lakersfan too! Had a cool little LPLive group there. See you guys at future shows!

You're welcome for the stream y'all. That was me Goddamn could barely see but that was epic. Got (blurry) pictures with the guys too! https://instagram.com/p/BULGoa_jwnk/

Bump! the campaign for this starts tomorrow. Wonder if we'll actually get any DBS tracks. According to this recent Facebook post, they'll be announcing it on a livestream tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for the post compliments. I feel the love Crazy that when this album was released, I was 7. One of my earliest memories of music was listening to WID whenever I saw my aunt. It was one of three songs I remember from my childhood - the others are 'Thnks Fr Th Mmrs' by Fall Out Boy and 'The Kill' by Thirty Seconds To Mars. WID and, to an extent, this whole album will always hold a place in my heart because of that.