Linkin Park are in the midst of their world tour, as the recently reformed band close in on one full year since their reunion. As part of their tour, along with the release of the deluxe edition of From Zero, the band kicked off the finals of the UEFA Champions League with a six-minute medley of their biggest songs, complete with choreographed dancers, flags, branded ponchos, and even a black-metal style logo designed and worn by co-vocalist/guitarist Mike Shinoda.
The performance included "The Emptiness Machine," "In The End," "Numb/Encore," "Up From The Bottom," and "Heavy is the Crown." Fans have commented on the fact that the latter of the lineup has become a modern sports anthem, as it first began as a song for the League of Legends animated series Arcane, as well as the theme for the game's 2024 World Championship.
Not everyone was a fan of the performance, however, as Dutch football legend Marco van Basten slammed the performance online, saying to Ziggo Sports (transcription by Metal Sucks):
“The Linkin Park performance was garbage, absolutely garbage. It’s a disgrace that UEFA allows this. I find it absolutely idiotic… Worthless, totally worthless.”
He would go on to add that his comments had less to do with the band and more to do with the fact that the broadcast even had a performance of any kind, claiming that it could serve as a distraction for the players. Does this mean that the "Swan of Utrecht" van Basten is a diehard Chester Bennington guy? Or was he backpedaling because he couldn't help but break the habit? In either case, the performance was a fun time.
Linkin Park's 2025 touring schedule reads as follows:
6/12 Novarock Festival -Nickelsdorf, AT
6/14 Rock for People Festival Hradec Kralove, CZ
6/16 Heinz-Von-Heiden Arena Hannover, DE (+ Architects)
6/18 Olympiastadion Berlin, DE (+ Architects)
6/20 Bernexpo Bern, CH
6/24 I-DAYS Festival Milan, IT
6/26 Gelredome Arnhem, NL (+ Spiritbox)
6/28 Wembley Stadium London, UK (+ Spiritbox & JPEGMAFIA)
7/1 Merkur Spiel Arena Dusseldorf, DE (+ Architects & JPEGMAFIA)
7/3 Rock Werchter Festival Werchter, BE
7/5 Open’er Festival Gdynia, PL
7/8 Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt, DE (+ Architects & JPEGMAFIA)
7/11 Stade de France Paris, FR
7/29 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY (+ PVRIS)
8/1 TD Garden Boston, MA (+ PVRIS)
8/3 Prudential Center Newark, NJ (+ PVRIS)
8/6 Bell Centre Montreal, QC (+ PVRIS)
8/8 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON (+ PVRIS)
8/11 United Center Chicago, IL (+ PVRIS)
8/14 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI (+ PVRIS)
8/16 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA (+ Jean Dawson)
8/19 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA (+ Jean Dawson)
8/21 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN (+ Jean Dawson)
8/23 Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO (+ Jean Dawson)
8/25 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI (+ Jean Dawson)
8/27 Target Center Minneapolis, MN (+ Jean Dawson)
8/29 CHI Health Center Omaha, NE (+ Jean Dawson)
8/31 T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO (+ Jean Dawson)
9/3 Ball Arena Denver, CO (+ Jean Dawson)
9/6 Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ (+ Jean Dawson)
9/13 Venued TBA Los Angeles, CA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/15 SAP Center San Jose, CA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/17 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/19 Moda Center Portland, OR (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/21 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC (+ JPEGMAFIA)
9/24 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA (+ JPEGMAFIA)
10/26 Venue TBA Bogota, CO
10/29 Venue TBA Lima, PE
11/1 Venue TBA Buenos Aires, AR
11/5 Venue TBA Santiago, CL
11/10 Venue TBA São Paulo, BR
11/13 Venue TBA Brasilia, BR
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