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Linkin Park has announced that there will be "Pop-Up Experiences" coming to Germany later this month. Linkin Park buses will be posted up in various German cities from mid-June through to the beginning of July. These pop-up spots will be offering collectors' items and limited-edition merchandise (including an exclusive vinyl variant of some kind), along with other activities for fans, with full details to be given within the next day or so via linkinpark-bus.de.

In the meantime, the band has shared the dates and cities where these pop-up buses will be appearing:

• June 14 – Hamburg
• June 15 – Hanover
• June 16 – Hanover
• June 17 – Berlin
• June 18 – Berlin
• June 19 – Leipzig
• June 21 – Dresden
• June 23 – Frankfurt
• June 25 – Mannheim
• June 27 – Ruhr Area
• June 28 – Ruhr Area
• June 30 – Düsseldorf
• July 1 – Düsseldorf

Linkin Park will be playing a few shows in Germany throughout June and July as part of a European run, beginning with Hanover on June 16 at the Heinz-Von-Heiden Arena. This will be followed by shows in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, scattered throughout the next few weeks. The band also recently announced plans to return to Germany in mid-2026, and confirmed that they will be a headline act at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park.

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After a short break from touring performances, Linkin Park is back for another round! The band's next series of shows will span several festivals and arena shows across Europe over the summer, beginning in Austria!

Linkin Park will be kicking off their Europe summer run with Nova Rock Festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria. The band will be headlining alongside Korn, Slipknot, and German electronicore band Electric Callboy. Nova Rock will be the first of six festival performances the band will appear at in Europe this summer—others including Hellfest, Rock Werchter, and I-Days—with nine arena dates slotted between them throughout June and July.


This will be Linkin Park's eleventh performance in Austria. As with several other European countries, the band's first visit came while supporting Deftones as an opener on the Back to School tour in March 2001, when they played in Vienna. They returned six months later on their own headlining European tour, which turned out to be their last Austrian performance until 2007, due to the band cancelling their appearance at 2004's Aerodrome Festival.

With Nova Rock specifically, Linkin Park has a bit of history, first performing at the Pannonia Fields festival grounds in 2007 during the Minutes to Midnight touring cycle. This performance was marked by complications from a severe weather incident the day prior at Heineken Jammin' in Venice. A sudden downburst collapsed sections of the speaker and lighting towers into the crowd and damaged several performers' equipment, including Linkin Park's. The rest of Heineken Jammin' was immediately cancelled, with Linkin Park among the acts who did not play.

Despite the setback, Linkin Park went forward with Nova Rock the following day. The band's road crew worked with festival organizers to borrow enough gear to fill in the gaps for their performance. Their set, just before headliner Pearl Jam, notably included "Leave Out All the Rest" and "The Little Things Give You Away," debuted at the beginning of the European run, as well as staple "No More Sorrow."


The A Thousand Suns and LIVING THINGS album cycles also saw Linkin Park return to the stage at Nova Rock. The band returned in both 2011 and 2012 as a top-billed headliner alongside artists such as System of a Down, Metallica, and Iron Maiden.

The 2011 set, during their second European run for the A Thousand Suns world tour, included a "Burning in the Skies" chorus over an extended "Bleed It Out" bridge, icons of the album cycle such as "When They Come for Me" and "The Catalyst," and a fiery "One Step Closer" to finish out the encore.


In 2012, high winds again affected the band's performance at Nova Rock, this time the day of. Strong gusts temporarily shut the festival down, forcing Rise Against—scheduled just before Linkin Park—to modify their set and delaying Linkin Park’s own performance. The band dropped several songs to shorten their setlist and fit the new time constraint. However, despite the cuts, the band still kept several highlights, such as "A Place for My Head," "From the Inside," "Bleed It Out" with Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" over the bridge, and extended "Waiting for the End"—with an intro featuring the third verse of "UNTIL IT BREAKS."


The last Linkin Park appearance at Nova Rock was in 2017, when they headlined the festival’s warmup day. The set leaned into One More Light material with a "Talking to Myself" opener, along with "Good Goodbye," "Invisible" and "Heavy." The band's 2017 set at Nova Rock featured many other staples of the One More Light touring cycle: the piano rendition of "Crawling," the buildup intro version of "Leave Out All the Rest," and "What I've Done" with an extended keyboard and synth intro.


Now, eight years since their last time at Nova Rock, Linkin Park is prepared to bring their newest material to the Austrian festival crowds. With this summer run in Europe, the band is at the halfway point of the the year, but not even a quarter of the way through their total shows for 2025! Even so, it has been quite a year so far. Attendees of the earlier tour legs this year saw three band birthdays (Mike, Phoenix, and Emily) and a lot of live debuts.

The first 2025 show in Mexico City saw the debut of "Good Things Go" and "Overflow," which both stayed consistently for all six dates in the Mexico and Asia dates this past winter. The most recent shows of the North American spring run further included the debut performances of all remaining songs from the standard edition of From Zero. "Cut the Bridge," "Stained," and "IGYEIH" made their full live debuts in short order, marking the first time since 2007's Minutes to Midnight that the band has performed all songs from a new album in full.


In addition to the ten tracks off From Zero as released in November 2024, Linkin Park also added the live premieres of two bonus tracks from the album's recent deluxe edition, released just under a month ago. "Up from the Bottom" was used as a staple of the live set for the previous tour leg, and the band surprised attendees of the Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach with the debut of "Let You Fade" on the last tour stop for the spring, just a day after its official release on the From Zero deluxe edition.


Another new addition from the spring shows was a shortened version of Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go," apparently at Emily Armstrong's request. Mike also began a trend of rotating a different verse from across all his recorded material during his solo medley, including verses from "UNTIL IT BREAKS;" Nick Catchdubs' "SKIN TO BONE" remix featured on RECHARGED; Fort Minor's "Petrified" and "There They Go" from The Rising Tied (celebrating its 20th anniversary this November); "Step Up" from the band's 1999 EP; and a demo verse for "Lift Off" from his Post Traumatic album.


Even more recently, Linkin Park played a short one-off set in Munich, Germany, to kick off the UEFA Champions League final on May 31. The band played "The Emptiness Machine," "Numb," "In the End," and "Heavy Is the Crown." All four songs were abridged to meet the time constraints, though the closer "Heavy Is the Crown" also featured elements of "Up from the Bottom," as well as a custom remix of "Numb."


With Linkin Park's nonstop energy and plenty of surprises, the From Zero cycle continues to deliver for fans, and there no signs of the band easing up any time soon. In fact, tickets recently went on sale for another summer run of shows in Europe in 2026, which will also include both Rock am Ring and Rock im Park! The band is certainly making their presence known in Europe in the wake of their comeback—especially considering they have sold out their July 28th date at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London, which has been host to historic performances from artists ranging from Michael Jackson to Queen.

With three festivals under their belt since the band's return, and positive reviews pouring in from Sonic Temple and Welcome to Rockville, Linkin Park seems poised to bring great performances to the European summer festivals. Between their two previous festival performances this year, it's possible the band's summer festival set could follow a similar structure to Columbus and Daytona Beach—with "CASTLE OF GLASS," both Mike and Joe's solo segments, and two of the rotation slots cut.


However, it would be unsurprising if the band pulled out new surprises for Nova Rock. With only one From Zero-era song left to debut ("Unshatter"), and a number of murmurings we have heard from the band about songs they would enjoy playing live (including a now-deleted post from Colin Brittain saying that he would love "Robot Boy," "Runaway," "Shadow of the Day," and "With You," among others), it does seem hopeful for a shakeup in the setlist at some point this year. While it's hard to predict anything reliably, fans would surely not object to some of the names going around, such as "QWERTY" or "Blackout."

Linkin Park is scheduled to take the Blue Stage at 23:30 Central European Summer Time.

Are you attending Nova Rock? Planning on watching a livestream of the band's performance? Come and discuss with us on our forums! Be sure to check the official LPA Meetup Thread for user meetups at each date!

Linkin Park kicked played their first U.S. show of 2025 earlier this year on April 26, at the Moody Center in Austin, TX. For those keeping tabs, it proved to be quite the memorable set with a number of surprising live debuts.

Now, the band has shared an official video of "Casualty" from that show, the first upload of a North American performance from this year:

Among other things, this live video features a shot of the celebrated Linkin Shark, who made a memorable appearance in the mosh pit during the Austin show and instantly won the hearts of Linkin Park fans around the world.

"Casualty" is, of course, taken off Linkin Park's 2024 studio effort From Zero, and has proven to be a highlight of the band's live shows, starting with the unforgettable debut performance in Dallas, TX last year. Not only was that a live debut, but it even preceded the song's official release and served as a world premiere.

Meanwhile, Linkin Park is about to kick off a European tour leg, which comes after a recent performance for the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show event in Munich, Germany.

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As a surprise to the attendees down at Rock am Ring today, it was announced that Linkin Park will be headlining next year's edition of the annual German festivals, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park. This adds another couple of Germany dates to the band's 2026 tour in Europe, now totaling 5 shows in the country.

Linkin Park has performed a total of five of Rock am Ring shows to date throughout the years, along with another five Rock im Park shows (the band played two back-to-back Rock im Park days in 2001, and none in 2004.) This announcement comes on the 21-year anniversary of the band's legendary performance at the 2004 edition of Rock am Ring, and we're sure that the 2026 performance will go down in history as well.


No specific date has been announced yet, but tickets for the next year's festival go on sale Tuesday, June 10th.

Are you attending any of these two festivals next year? Have you attended any of the previous Linkin Park performances at Rock am Ring or Rock im Park? Come and discuss in our forums.

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This week's LPTV video is centered around Linkin Park's time in the studio crafting From Zero's nu-metal rager "Two Faced", in February of 2024.

The episode focuses heavily on a session in Mike Shinoda's home studio, where he and Emily Armstrong are shown fine-tuning what would eventually become the song's vicious bridge vocal, with footage of Armstrong doing take after take as the final direction reveals itself.

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Just off the heels of Linkin Park's announcement of 2026 tour dates, the band has now been confirmed as a headliner for Mexico City's Corona Capital festival later this year! The band will be playing on the final day, November 16, almost exactly a year after the release of From Zero. The band will be headlining alongside Foo Fighters and Chappell Roan, playing on Sunday alongside acts such as Deftones and Weezer.

This will be the band's second performance in Mexico City this year, after they started their 2025 tour cycle there in January. This performance will also follow their South American tour leg, with their last date in Brasília on November 11, just a few days prior. Assuming they have no other surprises in store, this means the band's touring year will be beginning and ending in Mexico City for 2025!

Presales for Corona Capital will begin on June 6 at 2:00 PM CST (equivalent to US Mountain Daylight Time), with general sales the day after. Let us know on our forums if you're planning on attending!

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With this performance Linkin Park joins other acts like Lenny Kravitz, Imagine Dragons, Dua Lipa & Pitbull, The Black Eyed Peas, and Camilla Cabello to perform at the opening for the final, and we're sure it's safe to say that the bands performance will be one to remember.

This performance interrupts the brief hiatus the band has taken from their world tour, with their latest performance being on May 17 in Florida, and the next show taking place on June 12 in Austria, but it's worth the interruption to participate in one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. This show will sure be a memorable experience for both the live audience in Munich and all of the millions of viewers watching all around the world

As far as what we're expecting the band will play, it's a bit hard to say. We know from earlier that the band has made a special remix/medley of songs, as can be heard in the above trailer, but other than that we don't know if they'll perform any other songs. If they do play any full songs, one would expect songs like 'In the End' and 'Numb'. 'The Emptiness Machine' and 'Heavy is the Crown' are massive hits off of 'From Zero', so one would expect one of those songs to show up in the set in some form.

The opening show will be livestreamed on YouTube and you can watch it in the embed below.


Are you gonna watch this show? What songs do you think will be played? Come and discuss in our forums.

SETLIST:
01: The Emptiness Machine - Shortened
02: In the End - Shortened
03: Numb - Shortened; Numb/Encore Intro
04: Heavy is the Crown - Shortened; with Sample Intro and 'Up from the Bottom'

Due to high ticket sales without even going on general sale, a second show has been added in Munich, on June 12, 2025. Tickets will be available for sale along the first Munich show on Thursday June 5th.

As Linkin Park is about to start the largest tour legs of 2025 in Europe and North America, they apparently thought now would be a good time to announce the first dates for 2026, a full year ahead of time! This band just really wants to tour and for us to get our tickets on time I guess.

This tour hits some European mainstays, Germany, France, and Italy but also throwing in some countries that doesn't always get included; Austria, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden all get shows, with the show in Lisbon, Portugal being part of the 2026 "Rock in Rio: Lisboa" festival and the show in Florence, Italy being part of the 2026 "Firenze Rocks" festival.

Ticket and pre-sale information:

• LPU Legacy Pre-sale: Tuesday, June 3 | 9am (Local Time)

• LPU Passport Plus Pre-sale: Tuesday, June 3 | 11am (Local Time)

• Public On-sale: Thursday, June 5 | 9am (Local Time) (Hamburg and Munich)

• Public On-sale: Friday, June 6 | 9am (Local Time) (Stockholm, Vienna, Lyon, Lisbon, Madrid, and Florence)

Tickets can be found at linkinpark.com/tour

Full announced schedule:
May 29, 2026: Stockholm, Sweden - 3Arena
June 01, 2026: Hamburg, Germany - Volksparkstadion
June 09, 2026: Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadium
June 11, 2026: Munich, Germany - Allianz Arena
June 16, 2026: Lyon, France - Groupama Stadium
June 21, 2026: Lisbon, Portugal - Rock in Rio Lisboa
June 23, 2026: Madrid, Spain - Auditorio Miguel Ríos
June 26, 2026: Florence, Italy - Firenze Rocks

Are you planning on attending any of these shows? Come and discuss in our forums.

As Linkin Park is about to start the largest tour legs of 2025 in Europe and North America, they apparently thought now would be a good time to announce the first dates for 2026, a full year ahead of time! This band just really wants to tour and for us to get our tickets on time I guess.

This tour hits some European mainstays, Germany, France, and Italy but also throwing in some countries that doesn't always get included; Austria, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden all get shows, with the show in Lisbon, Portugal being part of the 2026 "Rock in Rio: Lisboa" festival and the show in Florence, Italy being part of the 2026 "Firenze Rocks" festival.

Full announced schedule:
May 29, 2026: Stockholm, Sweden - 3Arena
June 01, 2026: Hamburg, Germany - Volksparkstadion
June 09, 2026: Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadium
June 11, 2026: Munich, Germany - Allianz Arena
June 16, 2026: Lyon, France - Groupama Stadium
June 21, 2026: Lisbon, Portugal - Rock in Rio Lisboa
June 23, 2026: Madrid, Spain - Auditorio Miguel Ríos
June 26, 2026: Florence, Italy - Firenze Rocks

Are you planning on attending any of these shows? Come and discuss in our forums.

This week's LPTV gives us another glimpse at the band's most recent leg of the From Zero World Tour! This week's episode picks up where last week's left off, giving us some footage of Greenville, Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus, and Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach. The clip of Emily Armstrong in the monster truck Grave Digger also is included in this episode!

The band is due in Germany in two days to perform for the UEFA Champions League final, followed by their European summer run a couple of weeks later. Hopefully you're ready for the big festival run, European fans!

What did you think of the episode? Come discuss on our forums!

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