The U.S. ‘leg’ of Linkin Park’s impressively last-minute From
Zero World Tour is now over – but we’ve still got huge dates to come this
year in Germany, England, South Korea and Colombia.
And the band are clearly going to be on fine form as they take
their new line-up across the globe, if their first two shows in Los Angeles and
New York are anything to go by. They kicked off their live comeback proper in
thrilling style at the Kia Forum on September 11, with Mike Shinoda telling
fans during the 27-song set: “We are thrilled to be back out here. It is not about
erasing the past. It is about starting this new chapter into the future and
coming out here for each and every one of you. We loved writing this music. We
are very fuckin’ excited about the new record. So thank you guys very much. We
had an incredible night with you.”
After that, Linkin Park headed to New York to headline the
Barclays Center on September 16, with a performance on The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon the following evening, where they gave new single The Emptiness
Machine its TV debut. Onstage in The Big Apple, Mike shared, “We put our blood,
sweat and tears into this and are looking forward to this next chapter. We are
so grateful that you are here tonight and you’re already a part of it.”
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