Linkin Park are back after a seven-year hiatus following the tragic death of Chester Bennington – here’s what they performed at their first show back.
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Last night (September 5), the nu-metal titans held a livestream event titled ‘From Zero’ – which you can watch in full below. During the livestream, they unveiled two new members: co-lead vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain.
Before announcing a new album and a short world tour in support of the record, they played a tight 14-song set filled with fan favourites and Linkin Park classics – as well as a brand new song.
To kick off their new era, Linkin Park launched right into a new track ‘The Emptiness Machine’. It begins with Mike Shinoda rapping, before Armstrong joins in for a powerful chorus.
The Emptiness Machine. #FromZero pic.twitter.com/EtV5DWxSI3
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) September 5, 2024
The band then began rolling back the hits, playing two classic tunes back-to-back in the form of ‘Somewhere I Belong’ and ‘Crawling’. After a quick introduction, Linkin Park performed ‘Lying From You’ for the first time since 2013.
@lkpark_of_harmony_ Lying From You – Linkin Park #linkinpark #live #rock #lyrics #music #mikeshinoda #chesterbennington
Afterwards, they played hits like ‘The Catalyst’, ‘Waiting For The End’, ‘Numb’ and ‘One Step Closer’ – the latter of which showed off Armstrong’s screaming capabilities.
Waiting for the End. pic.twitter.com/WBpOd4Tnxo
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) September 5, 2024
Shinoda and Emily Armstrong then gave ‘Lost’ – taken from the ‘Meteora’ archives – its live debut, before performing ‘What I’ve Done’, ‘In The End’, ‘Faint’, ‘Papercut’ and ‘Bleed It Out’.
Lost. pic.twitter.com/E4LvrgNJXN
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) September 5, 2024
In the End. pic.twitter.com/TnyhKhnj5I
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) September 6, 2024
Linkin Park’s ‘From Zero’ livestream setlist was:
‘The Emptiness Machine’ (live debut)
‘Somewhere I Belong’
‘Crawling’
‘Lying From You’ (first time since 2013)
‘The Catalyst’
‘Waiting For The End’
‘Numb’
‘One Step Closer’
‘Lost’ (live debut)
‘What I’ve Done’
‘In The End’
‘Faint’
‘Papercut’
‘Bleed It Out’
Elsewhere during the performance, announced a new album, ‘From Zero’. ‘From Zero’ is due to arrive on November 15, and is available for pre-order now.
They announced a short world tour that will consist of six arena shows across the world between September and November this year. The tour will kick off at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on September 11. Other stops include New York, Germany, London, South Korea and Colombia.
Linkin Park’s LP Underground fan club pre-sales begin tomorrow September 6 and general tickets go live on September 7 via the official Linkin Park website.
Linkin Park’s ‘From Zero’ 2024 tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER
11 – Kia Forum – Los Angeles, California
16 – Barclays Center – New York, New York
22 – Barclays Arena – Hamburg, Germany
24 – The O2 – London, UK
28 – INSPIRE Arena – Seoul, South Korea
NOVEMBER
11 – Coliseo Medplus – Bogota, Colombia
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