Following their livestreamed set late last week, Linkin Park have now played the first stop of their world reunion tour. The diamond-certified nü-metal/alternative rock band officially kicked off their new era with a show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA last night, September 11th.
As they revealed last Thursday (September 05th), the return of the band has not been without some expected personnel changes. Dead Sara vocalist Emily Armstrong has assumed the co-lead vocalist role in place of the late Chester Bennington.
Drummer Rob Bourdon has opted out of the reunion and has been replaced by Colin Brittain. Guitarist Brad Delson remains a member of the band going forward, but has decided to not tour with them, leaving Alex Feder to perform in his place.
The aforementioned trio join returning members, vocalist/guitarist, etc. Mike Shinoda, bassist/vocalist Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, and turntablist/vocalist, etc. Joe Hahn. While the addition of Armstrong remains a controversial choice, the group continue to forge ahead with their full-fledged return, which will include the November 15th release of their eighth studio album, “From Zero“.
Last night’s launch of the band’s world tour featured the following setlist:
“Somewhere I Belong”
“Crawling”
“Lying From You”
“Points Of Authority”
“New Divide”
“The Emptiness Machine”
“The Catalyst”
“Burn It Down”
“Waiting For The End”
“Castle Of Glass”
“When They Come For Me” / “Remember The Name”
“Lost In The Echo”
“Given Up”
“One Step Closer”
“Lost”
“Breaking The Habit”
“Leave Out All The Rest”
“My December”
“Friendly Fire”
“Numb”
“In The End”
“Faint”
“Papercut”
“Keys To The Kingdom”
“Bleed It Out”
In addition to several tracks being dusted off for their first performance in over a decade or more, that concert also saw the live debut of the “One More Light” b-side that was released earlier this year, “Friendly Fire“. 2014’s “Keys To The Kingdom” also received its first live performance during at the show.
Fan-filmed footage of the entire set has surfaced online from two different angles. You can partake in that below. The band’s tour will pick up again next week in New York City, NY, with the following stops booked:
09/16 New York, NY – Barclays Center
09/22 Hamburg, GER – Barclays Arena
09/24 London, UK – The O2
09/28 Seoul, SK – Inspire Arena
11/11 Bogota, COL – Coliseo Medplus
