GreaterReporter.com: Download Festival
One of the world’s biggest and best metal festivals is held in Scotland for the first time to the delight of thousands of hard-rocking fans.
Full Review: http://www.greatreporter.com/modules.php?n...article&sid=260
Las Vegas Review-journal : Live At Las Vegas
2.26.02
The young men of Linkin Park are rock's most well-mannered screamers. The Los Angeles upstarts sold more albums than any other act last year, without cussing in their songs, without drinking before shows (they say for professional reasons), and without making jerks of themselves in public or backstage (reportedly)... Full Concert Review: http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Feb-26-...s/18176570.html
Linkin Park: Wembley Arena
The key to Linkin Park is digging, and even tonight at Wembley Arena you need to bring a spade. You need to shovel past the 18 pound baseball caps, the 8 pound tour programs, the on-stage dimwit horses**t about how the crowd is "so great [it's] making us play better" (Chester Bennington) and everything else that points up, in principle, just how stolid and corporately machine-like Linkin Park can be.
In principle, tonight at what is without question the worst venue in the country, the 12,000 people who have been bullied, insulted, hurried and overcharged into their seats see a band who know - like Muse, like Green Day - how to perform in the arena. The set is brilliant, often stunning; expertly paced, beautifully textured, sonically immense. The show doesn't so much run like clock-work as a countdown to a shuttle launch, a launch beneath lights, before projections, whistles and bells. The band onstage have whatever it takes to project themselves to the cheap seats two-and-a-half miles away, and the power to overwhelm the screams of an audience who are not quite as young and "hoodie" as you might think. Joe Hahn starts the show, onstage alone, rubbing loose breakbeats and fuzz. His band enter to stage middle, from beneath a curtained riser and - boom! - we're into 'Papercut', only this isn't a paper cut, it's a chainsaw gash. As it is for 'Somewhere I Belong', 'One Step Closer'; as it is for all the songs that go to make up a set from this much maligned band. Because tonight, and probably every night, Linkin Park are watertight. Should you require further evidence then think of this: as nu-metal's pretenders and second bests fade and fall, Linkin Park have survived. And they look like continuing to do so. Tonight the LostProphets don't, and can't, really compete. This isn't a bad set - and the band's 40 minutes onstage are greeted with a rapture that would not shame a lesser headline band - but here is a group who don't (yet?) know how to fill an arena with either their sound or their presence. At first there's a little too much joking and fooling. Ian Watkins could, and should be a more commanding frontman, at least when the music isn't slamming around him. This, though, he becomes as the set draws to a close and 'Burn, Burn' - the single of the year, while we're about it - is introduced, raising both band and crowd to a finale that suggests bright and great things for the second of tonight's much maligned bands. Review by: IAN WINWOOD Article taken from Kerrang! - December 6th issue
Meteora World Tour: Chicago, IL 01/29/04
Chicago Sun-Times:
"Think of a Linkin Park concert not as just a rock show, but as a kind of group therapy. Thousands of fans -- mostly adolescents with a sprinkling of adults -- all come to commune with the Los Angeles-based group, to rage along to its raucous songs..." Full Concert Review: http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainme...r-linkin31.html
Meteora World Tour: Cleveland, OH 01/21/04
Ohio.com:
"Rap and nu metal's time in the commercial sun is waning, and as always happens when a genre falls back into the hands of its dedicated fans, only a few bands manage to stay on top. Wednesday night at the Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Los Angelenos Linkin Park showed why they are still selling millions of records and playing arenas worldwide while other bands are being forgotten..." Full Concert Review: http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/7768407.htm Cleveland.com: "Talk about bang for your headbanging buck. Concertgoers got it Wednesday night at the Cleveland State University Convocation Center, where headliner Linkin Park and three opening acts hammered out four hours of state-of-the-art heavy metal and high-decibel hard rock..." Full Concert Review: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/pla...54293256801.xml Cleveland Free Times: "With dynamic live sets that depend more on the personal charisma of the band members than on special effects, Linkin Park is one of the few nü-metal bands capable of defusing a non-fan's resistance to the genre. The six-man band heated up a packed house of moshers with a well-paced show that showcased material from its two multi-platinum CDs in a 15-song, three-encore set..." Full Concert Review: http://www.freetimes.com/modules.php?op=mo...article&sid=973
Meteora World Tour: Fairfax, VA 01/16/04
The Washington Times:
"Call it progressive, nu-metal, punk, hard-core but when it comes down to the basics no matter what sub-genres people create it´s still rock'n'roll. On Friday night, the several thousand fans packing the Patriot Center at George Mason University got to experience rock music in all its many forms. Hailed as the first big rock tour of 2004, the Meteora: World Tour lived up to its billing, presenting a four-hour nonstop barrage of power chords, screaming vocalists and head-nodding beats..." Full Concert Review: http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/2...03503-5483r.htm
Meteora World Tour: Montreal, QUE, CA 01/23/04
The Montreal Gazette:
"For a bunch of tortured souls, Linkin Park looked like they were having the time of their lives Friday at the Bell Centre. Behind the tormented poetry and tantrum bellows, this is a band more concerned about connecting with a crowd than connecting with their inner children. Any navel-gazing at Friday's show was limited to the lyrics; Linkin Park looked 12,200 believers in the eye, and at several points broke down the performer/fan wall like few arena acts are willing or able to..." Full Concert Review: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgaz...94-48E90DCF3A6E
Meteora World Tour: Nashville, TN 02/29/04
The Tennessean:
"Anybody who doesn't think nu-metal owes a lot to the old school wasn't paying attention at Linkin Park's show last night. The Southern California triple threat of Linkin Park, P.O.D. and Hoobastank, along with St. Louis-based newcomers Story of the Year, lit up the sold-out crowd at Gaylord Entertainment Center with hard-hitting doses of modern rock laced with some familiar elements from days gone by..." Full Concert Review: http://tennessean.com/entertainment/music/...ent_ID=47593265
Meteora World Tour: New York, NY 01/18/04
MTV.com:
"UNIONDALE, New York — The stage's platforms, ramps and angular slabs of metal made it look like a futuristic factory floor, and Linkin Park proved to be the gleaming machine that keeps the warehouse in brisk business..." Full Concert Review: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484464/2...?headlines=true
Meteora World Tour: Salt Lake City, UT 02/10/04
Salt Lake Tribune:
"So, who was louder here Tuesday night, Linkin Park or the crowd? It was the crowd, hands down. All the high-tech electronics and gigantic speakers couldn't compete with thousands of rabid fans filling the nearly sold-out E Center, screaming and singing as they caught Linkin Park's return to Utah on the tail end of their Meteora World Tour..." Full Concert Review: http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Feb/02122004/th...sday/138071.asp
Meteora World Tour: San Antonio, TX 02/25/04
MySanAntonio.com:
"The temperatures may have been dropping towards the freezing mark late Wednesday night but inside the Freeman Coliseum fans easily warmed up to Linkin Park’s bubbling cauldron of rap-rock-metal fusion. Unleashing guitar fury and growling raps at industrial strength volume, Linkin Park smoked the sold-out house packed with hardcore fans..." Full Concert Review: http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/...w.2b8a5b04.html
Meteora World Tour: Tacoma, WA 02/13/04
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
"When Linkin Park's Meteora World Tour made its stop at the Tacoma Dome Friday night it could have been a scene straight out of "This is Spinal Tap," because the amplifiers were notched up to 11 for an evening of near-deafening arena rock..." Full Concert Review: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/160736_l..._linkinqww.html
Meteora World Tour: Toronto, ON, CA 01/24/04
Reuters.com:
"After supporting its sophomore Warner Bros. album, "Meteora," with a prime slot on Metallica's Summer Sanitarium tour, Linkin Park has reached the same heights of stardom Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit did a couple of years ago. Now, headlining a four-hour, four-band North American tour, group is riding the seemingly last wave of nu metal/rap-rock to its fullest. Saturday night's stop in chilly Toronto before a sold-out crowd proved LP could captivate an audience, but only after allowing itself a bit more spontaneity onstage..." Full Concert Review: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=4212102 ChartAttack.com: "Judging by the number of concert-goers hanging out at the concession stands, no one was really in attendance to see Hoobastank, Story Of The Year or, to a lesser extent, P.O.D. While these bands were received warmly and got their fair share of hooting, once the Meteora banner dropped from the ceiling, the crowd rushed the stage in a flurry of "f*ck, yeahs!" and patchouli. Looking around me, I noticed that every second audience member was wearing Linkin Park merchandise — T-shirts, hats, rub-on tattoos. Turns out the formula for success is mass cultural assimilation..." Full Concert Review: http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2004/01/2701.cfm
Meteora World Tour: Vancouver, BC, CA 02/12/04
The Province:
"Linkin Park is by far the best-selling nu metal group in the genre's history and the band's success isn't without precedent. The sextet manages to mix in enough hip hop, heavy riffs, electronic treatments and melodic pop sensibility into songs such as "Runaway" and "Place For My Head" to grab a wide-range of listeners. And it has a stage show that showcases its youthful exuberance and athleticism as players and performers..." Full Concert Review: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovinc...d8-fb44c2f1e88c
Meteora World Tour: Washington, DC 01/30/04
The Capital Times:
"Pop pundits declared rap-rock dead months ago, but Linkin Park's sold-out show at the Alliant Energy Center Friday night proved that the genre's combination of hip-hop and heavy guitars still has plenty of life left in it..." Full Concert Review: http://www.madison.com/captimes/features/s...ories/66480.php
Meteora World Tour: Worchester, MA 01/17/04
Boston Globe:
"Linkin Park has ruled as the biggest-selling rock band of recent years with its albums "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora." The group's mix of rap and metal has been a contagious presence on the radio, but the band has never been able to fully translate its appeal to the concert stage -- until now..." Full Concert Review: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/ar...ng_linkin_park/
NDTV : Linkin Park Rocks Hong Kong
Bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell was amazed that their Asian fans sang along so loudly at the gigs, despite their first language not being English.
Full Review: http://www.ndtv.com/ent/musicworldstory.as...ng+Kong&id=2820
Phase9: Live At The Brixton Academy, London
6.4.01
It’s funny to think that barely six months ago, Linkin Park didn’t even exist on the music scene. Since the release of their album “Hybrid Theory”, their rise to prominence has been frightening, and the poor blokes have had to deal with the backlash just as quickly. No sooner were they adorning the cover of every music magazine on earth, than the allegations of being a nu-metal boy band and playing just a little too perfectly started to flood in. Since when has perfection been a crime, exactly?... Full Concert Review: http://www.phase9.tv/musicreviews/linkinpark-c.htm
Pointedmagazine.com : Live At Fairfax, Virginia
2.13.03
If you were not one of the lucky fans at the Patriot Center last night, you may have missed one of the hottest shows on tour in the year 2002. Many of the people in the crowd probably thought much of the same as they packed the floor and stands to capacity. If your a fan of rock and rap all rolled into one, then this is the show for you... Full Concert Review: http://www.eastcoastattractions.com/020213...3linkinpark.htm
Projekt Revolution: Billings, MT 04/25/03
The Billings Gazette:
"And now for something different. Concert reviewers typically use this space to provide a laundry list of the music from the previous night's entertainment. You know, the basic rundown from start to finish (including germaine costume notes and commentary on acoustics) complete with song titles and lyrics. But when Linkin Park and the rest of the Projekt Revolution tour stopped in Billings Friday night, the format and overall scene were as much a part of the show as the music. And the music was awesome... Full Concert Review: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?i...l/40-review.inc
Projekt Revolution: Buffalo, NY 7/27/04
Myth-making. It's what popular music has always been about, no question. From Elvis to Radiohead, Chuck Berry to U2, we've looked to artists for the chance to revel in the myth of connectedness, the myth of rebellion, the myth of changing the world. Often, embracing these myths can empower us. We end up forging a reality based on them, we manage to grab them from the ether and force them into the much more profane world of our everyday existence.
Full Concert Review: http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040...729/1028560.asp
Projekt Revolution: Camden, NJ 08/03/04
Philly.com:
"You haven't experienced heavy until you've had the low end of Korn's nu-metal - a metallic rattle propelled by the slap technique of bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu - work its way from your ears into your diaphragm..." Full Concert Review: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertain...ent/9321914.htm Thanks to LinkinJunior!
Projekt Revolution: Cincinnati, OH 07/23/04
Linkin Park thundered their way into the outdoor-festival season Friday with the kickoff of Projekt Revolution 2004, which this year features the biggest lineup in its three-year history.
Headliners Linkin Park were joined by Korn, Snoop Dogg, the Used and Less Than Jake on the main stage of the Riverbend Music Center amphitheater, playing before a crowd of more than 13,000 fans. Full Concert Review: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489727/2...?headlines=true
Projekt Revolution: Cleveland, OH 08/05/04
ClevelandFreeTimes:
"Tour sponsors Linkin Park played a solid hour and a half and maintained its usual standards for sparkling, dynamically diverse, heavy rock 'n' roll. For the most part, it stuck with its best-known tunes from its two albums, its 15-song set included a parade of tunes like “Numb,” “Somewhere I Belong,” “In the End” and the distinctive hit ballad “Breaking the Habit.” Though tunes like “From the Inside” provided plenty of dynamic range and contrast between Mike Shinoda's spitfire raps and Chester Bennington's sweetly soulful vocals, the band mostly kept the energy level high with tunes such as the sharply rhythmic “Step Up.” Shinoda conducted numerous audience singalongs, ending up in the crowd several times, and an acrobatic dancer named Eric joined the band on stage during “Nobody's Listening.” Full Concert Review: http://www.freetimes.com/modules.php?op=mo...rticle&sid=1842
Projekt Revolution: Cleveland, OH 08/05/04
The Plain Dealer:
"Like crowd-pleasing disc jockeys at a very large party, Linkin Park played the Blossom Music Center stage like a giant turntable Thursday. The band's Projekt Revolution delivered - as promised - a spinning of musical acts that reflect the sextet's varied tastes as well as its own hybrid style. Famed rapper Snoop Dogg, nu-metal pioneers Korn, ska-punk veterans Less Than Jake and unhinged pop-core upstarts The Used all delivered well-received sets before Linkin Park emerged to take the commingling of media even further..." Full Concert Review: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/pla...71090225961.xml
Projekt Revolution: Council Bluffs, IA 07/29/03
Daily Nonpareil:
"It took nearly three hours to get past the stage changes and cover bands, but in the end, it didn't really matter after Linkin Park sent the crowd of 5,426 into a frenzy at the Mid-America Center Tuesday night. Shortly before 10 p.m. the crowd jumped excitedly to its feet when the distinct sound of Mr. Hahn working his magic on the turntables was sent booming through the arena... Full Concert Review: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=255...5&PAG=461&rfi=9
Projekt Revolution: Dallas, TX 08/20/04
Star-Telegram:
The cancellation of this year's Lollapalooza tour was attributed to poor ticket sales. Part of the unspent money probably went to last week's Curiosa Festival, which featured bands that attract a slightly older crowd. Lollapalooza's younger dollar probably went to Friday night's Projekt Revolution package tour at Smirnoff Music Centre, starring hard rockers Linkin Park and Korn along with hip-hop stalwart Snoop Dogg. Linkin Park's set was a propulsive barrage of sound, light, personality and energy that blasted away at the crowd of about 16,000. Lead screamer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda wove a vocal tapestry of angst and melody Full Concert Review: http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/9.../9460605.htm?1c Thanks to LinkinJunior
Projekt Revolution: East Troy, WI 08/27/04
Journal Sentinel:
Midway through its hit single "Breaking the Habit," Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington forgot what he was supposed to sing. Advertisement "It's good you guys know the songs better than we do," he told the crowd after the song was finished. Whether they were exhausted from the day's muggy conditions or not paying too much attention, the fans didn't mind the minor slip-up. Linkin Park used that forgiveness to fuel an electric 19-song set that was the highlight of Friday's diverse Projekt Revolution bill at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. Full Concert Review: JSOnline.com
Projekt Revolution: El Paso, TX 04/15/03
El Paso Times:
"The Projekt Revolution Tour features four acts -- Xzibit, Linkin Park, Blindside and Mudvayne -- but it was clear from the crowd's reactions that the bulk of the audience Tuesday night at the Don Haskins Center turned out to see rap-rockers Linkin Park..." Full Concert Review: http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/bord...16-101698.shtml
Projekt Revolution: Hartford, CT 07/31/04
CTNow.com:
"It's Linkin Park's tour and the band can do what it wants, but the rap-metal outfit really should consider surrendering top billing to Snoop Dogg or Korn. The former does rap, the latter plays metal, and they put on the best - if very different - performances Saturday when the Projekt Revolution tour stopped at the ctnow.com Meadows Music Theater in Hartford..." Full Concert Review: http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/tv/hc-l...hc-headlines-tv Thanks, LinkinJunior!
Projekt Revolution: Holmdel, NJ 07/30/04
New York Daily News:
"Despite its name, the Projekt Revolution tour isn't all that revolutionary. Headlined by one gangsta-rap icon (Snoop Dogg) and two bands that feel equally comfortable with rhyming and headbanging (Linkin Park and Korn), the tour's central point is to bring hip hop and hard rock together. But that idea has been around for 20 years now, since the early days of Run-D.M.C. And these days it's getting pretty dull. Still, the relevance of a concept depends on what you do with it. And when Projekt Revolution hit the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., Friday, there were plenty of interesting variations on display..." Full Concert Review: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/s...8p-187568c.html
Projekt Revolution: Long Island, NY 8/2/04
New York Post:
"IN a summer when ticket prices have skyrocketed and tours have fallen apart before they started, the Projekt Revolution festival was downright revolutionary. Monday's day-long event at Jones Beach featured rapper Snoop Dogg, Korn and Linkin Park — and, at $49 a ticket, cost less than a T-shirt at Madonna's Garden party last month. Linkin Park was the highlight. For nearly two hours, the SoCal metal/rap act was terrific, serving up a top program from its songbook — most of its two multiplatinum albums, "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora," plus unrecorded tunes like the heavy hip-hop tune "Step Up."..." Full Concert Review: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/26188.htm Thanks LJ Reuters: "Headliners Linkin Park arrived to a deafening roar as the six-member, multiplatinum purveyors of teen angst throttled the crowd with new songs and recent hits including "Don't Stay," "Somewhere I Belong," "In the End" and "Crawling." Amid lavish sets, videos and grand piano accompaniment on "Breaking the Habit," Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda effortlessly shared vocals high and hoarse..." Full Concert Review: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=5864062 Thanks LJ
Projekt Revolution: Mansfield, MA 07/29/04
Boston Herald:
"Adolescents are a moody bunch, but the schizoid genre-mixing of the Projekt Revolution tour Thursday night at Mansfield's Tweeter Center took things to the extreme. It seems promoters knew what they were doing pairing the rage-filled metal of Korn and the suburban teen angst of Linkin Park with the laid-back, feel-good delivery of hip-hop veteran Snoop Dogg, because the youthful crowd screamed itself joyously hoarse..." Full Concert Review: http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/...articleid=37961 Thanks, LinkinJunior! Boston Globe: "MANSFIELD -- Leaving the stage after a shattering hourlong set, Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer tossed picks into the audience before delivering this declaration: "Next time, we're closing this [expletive] show!" See, Projekt Revolution is Linkin Park's baby, and appropriately that band closes each show, including Thursday's stop at the Tweeter Center. But it was Korn that hit the stage as if it were storming a beach in battle with a ferocious performance that blended fan favorites and an eclectic selection of covers." Full Concert Review: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/ar...s_projekt_show/
Projekt Revolution: Memphis, TN 04/12/03
GoMemphis.com:
"Q: What could be more incongruous than teenage Goth girls listening to hip-hop? A: Their NASCAR T-shirted dads sitting next to them at a rap-metal/hip-hop concert buying snow cones from vendors walking the stands. That was the setting Saturday night at the Mid-South Coliseum, where Linkin Park's multi-act Projekt Revolution tour nearly sold out the 6,200-plus venue........" Full Concert Review: http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/music/article...1886859,00.html
Projekt Revolution: Rapid City, SD 04/26/03
Rapid City Journal:
The Projekt Revolution Tour arrived at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Saturday night and delivered what everyone in the building was paying to see: aggressive, raucous hip-hop and metal played at high decibel levels. The people got what they came for and considering the diversity of the acts they saw, they may have even received a little more... Full Concert Review: http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2...ocal/news04.txt
Projekt Revolution: Somerset, WI 08/28/04
Star Tribune:
The 12,000 fans mostly wore black. The token rappers, Snoop Dogg and Ghostface, both had green on their minds (for spending and smoking). Otherwise, everything else about Saturday's Projekt Revolution concert at Float-Rite Park was as drab as a shade of gray. Mother Nature must listen to modern-rock radio, because the overcast skies and chilly weather she produced were the perfect bad-mood backdrop for Projekt's K-loving, life-hating stars, Linkin Park and Korn. The rap-metal hitmakers headlined a daylong lineup that included other depressed acts such as the Used and Downset. An early indicator that the event wasn't like other summer rock fests: The Used's singer Bert McCracken actually discouraged female fans from flashing their breasts. That's (sadly) as unheard of at these male-dominated hard-rock shows as casinos discouraging gambling. Full Article Here: StarTribune.com Thanks to LinkinJunior
Projekt Revolution: Tampa, FL 08/18/04
St. Peterburg Times:
"A storm erupted Wednesday afternoon over the outdoor Ford Amphitheatre, soaking many of the fans seated in the uncovered lawn section of the venue. As an onstage DJ kept spinning tunes, the crowd, there to see the summer's much ballyhooed Projekt Revolution tour, featuring multiple acts, danced to thematic songs such as Rock You Like A Hurricane and Should I Stay Or Should I Go?. Would the show go on?" Full Concert Review: http://www.sptimes.com/2004/08/19/Artsande...evolution.shtml Thanks to LinkinJunior.
Projekt Revolution: Valley Center, KS 07/30/03
Witchita Eagle:
"The Kansas Coliseum has hosted a number of chart-topping musical acts over the years. Wednesday night, it was the MTV-savvy Linkin Park's turn. In support of its latest release, Meteora, the band played to an enthusiastic crowd of 5,600... Full Concert Review: http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/6423471.htm
Projekt Revolution: West Palm Beach, FL 08/17/04
Palm Beach Post:
"The Projekt Revolution tour, a showcase of about a dozen hard-rock, hip-hop and rap-metal acts that played to a crowd of 15,000 Tuesday night at Sound Advice Amphitheatre, might more accurately be called Project Rehash..." Full Concert Review: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/con...inkin_0818.html Sun-Sentinel: "If the future of all communications promises more sound, more visuals and less text, then Linkin Park is definitely the band of the future. These six young men play live, but with a computer-literate, drag-and-drop command of different genres of music, around which they have constructed a world of color-saturated, video-game landscapes and anime-style visuals. Linkin Park's live show on Wednesday night at Sound Advice Amphitheatre, west of West Palm Beach, was an extension of the tele-visual language that informs the band's music and videos. In one sequence, a mammoth screen at the back of the stage projected futuristic cityscapes reminiscent of Fritz Lang's Metropolis cross-cut with the sleek, willowy beings of "Japanime" cartooning." Full Concert Review: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifes...tures-headlines
Projekt Revolution: West Valley City, UT 04/21/03
Salt Lake Tribune:
Linkin Park DJ Joseph Hahn opened the band's show Monday at the E Center alone onstage, a fitting start for a band that begins with a base in hip-hop and builds a sound from there with layers of traditional rock... Full Concert Review: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Apr/04222003/utah/50219.asp
Smokeout Festival: San Bernardino, CA 15/11/03
Redlands Daily Facts:
"Without further ado came multiselling artists Linkin Park. Forget that a steady flow of rain was falling by now. It seemed those attending the SmokeOut would brave anything just to watch these guys perform. And rightfully so, because Linkin Park performed its heart out, playing hits from the band's debut "Hybrid Theory," including "Papercut," "Runaway," "Crawling," "In The End" and more, before moving on to hits from the latest release "Meteora," including "Numb," "Breaking the Habit" and "Somewhere I Belong." The hour-and-a-half set came to a climatic end when Cypress Hill's B-Real and Body Count's Ice-T joined Linkin Park to finish with "One Step Closer."... Full Concert Review: http://u.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,...1772885,00.html
Summer Sanitarium: Boston, MA 06/07/03
Boston Globe:
"Linkin Park followed with a bass-heavy, club-savvy set that shook eardrums with a mix of metal sung by Chester Bennington and rap from MC Mike Shinoda. The set roared off the launchpad with ''Don't Stay'' (Bennington belting, ''Sometimes I need to remember just to breathe'') and ''Somewhere I Belong,'' a slice of refreshing hope from this once anger-mired band: ''I want to heal, I want to feel,'' sang Bennington..." Full Concert Review: http://www.globe.com/dailyglobe2/188/metro...zing_sun+.shtml
Summer Sanitarium: Chicago, IL 26/07/03
Chicago Sun-Times:
"It was easy to predict a rough reception for the rap-rock has-beens when a significant segment of the crowd booed a mention of the band by previous openers Linkin Park..." Full Concert Review: http://www.suntimes.com/output/rock/cst-ft...tr-metal28.html
Summer Sanitarium: East Rutherford, NJ 08/07/03
New York Times:
"The other bands raised the question of whether it's such a good idea for men to express their feelings, at least in the form of rap-rock. Linkin Park has two vocalists — Mr. Bennington, who sings in a high, reedy, pubescent voice, and Mike Shinoda, who raps — trading off generic testimonials to how much people want to push them around and how miserable they are. Sometimes Mr. Shinoda raps the verses and Mr. Bennington takes over with melodic choruses as guitar chords kick in... Full Concert Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/arts/mus...&partner=GOOGLE The Star Ledger: "Rap-metal holdovers Linkin Park fared better, doing the same-old sing/scream song and dance, but at least doing it well..." Full Concert Review: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/ind...81855521520.xml
Summer Sanitarium: Los Angelas, CA 09/08/03
LA City Beat:
"Linkin Park made a few concessions to the metal-minded masses before playing a single note. DJ Joseph Hahn began by scratching a few Slayer licks from his platform high atop a stage designed to look like a Japanese Robotech/Macross creation. Soon after, the entire six-piece Linkin crew was doing that blend of sci-fi rap-metal it has manufactured to sleek perfection, packing 17 songs from two albums (plus a remix disc) into a fast-paced one-hour set…" Full Concert Review: http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=1...179&IssueNum=10
Summer Sanitarium: Minneapolis, MN 27/07/03
Star-Tribune:
"By the time Top 40 rap-metal band Linkin Park went on, the crowd was starving for entertainment. The band satisfied the way a Subway sandwich does: with a lot of different flavors wrapped into one easy-to-swallow package. Even with two vocalists (one raps drably, and the other sort of just whines out melodies), Linkin Park's strengths were clearly in its climactic guitar bursts. After finishing its hits "Crawling" and "Somewhere I Belong," the band played an extra 15 minutes to cover the Deftones..." Full Concert Review: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1405/4010825.html
Summer Sanitarium: Orlando, FL 13/07/03
Sun-Sentinel.com:
"Linkin Park did a much better job of melding rap sensibility with hook-friendly songs, offering faithful renditions of radio hits "In the End'' and "Crawling.'' Lead singer Chester Bennington called the group the "pansy band'' of the day..." Full Concert Review: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/...nment-headlines
Summer Sanitarium: Pontiac, MI 04/07/03
Providence Journal:
"Speaking in between tracks, Linkin Park vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda screamed, "Are you [expletive] Metallica fans or [expletive] not, because we're just here to warm you [expletive] up."..." Full Concert Review: http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_2...lrev.7aad0.html MTV.com: "Linkin Park MC Mike Shinoda and singer Chester Bennington — the latter of whom only recently recovered from a serious illness that landed him in the hospital — wore black and white shirts, respectively, and vocally faced off like bandits in the Wild West... Full Concert Review: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473593/2...?headlines=true
Summer Sanitarium: San Francisco, CA 10/08/03
Almeda Times-Star:
"Linkin Park put on a high-energy set that drew heavily from the band's smash debut, "Hybrid Theory." However, all the energy in the world couldn't help the fact that much of the material sounded so very tired. "One Step Closer," "Crawling" and, especially, "With You" are destined to become classic-rock staples, someday nestling next to the likes of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O Mine."..." Full Concert Review: http://www.timesstar.com/Stories/0,1413,12...1565786,00.html Contra Costa Times: "Though a much better band, Linkin Park wasn't quite as interesting. It's a pounding live sound that, coupled with its lilting high-pitched vocals, sounds great for about a half-hour than goes south in a hurry. They did seem to realize it, with a flurry of singles near set's end... Full Concert Review: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/6513894.htm
Summer Sanitarium: Seattle, WA 07/08/03
Tribnet.com:
"Linkin Park delivered a slick, energetic set that initially followed its new "Meteora" album verbatim. But after "Don't Stay," "Somewhere I Belong," and "Lying From You," the band switched into its multiplatinum debut "Hybrid Theory" with "Papercut..." Full Concert Review: http://www.tribnet.com/entertainment/story...p-3649630c.html Seattle Private Intelligencer: "Linkin Park preceeded Limp Bizkit with a set featuring songs from its current album, "Meteora," as well as past records. Among the songs were singalong versions of "Crawling" and "In the End."..." Full Concert Review: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/134255_metal09q.html
Summer Sanitarium: St. Louis, MO 25/07/03
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
"Linkin Park's unique mix of pop/rap and hardcore played to fans who wanted to sing along to mega-hits "Crawling," "In the End" and "One Step Closer," all from the band's debut "Hybrid Theory." They gave "With You " the Reanimator remix treatment and delivered songs from their latest disc, "Meteora," that sound like vague remixes from the first disc... Full Concert Review: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertain...+of+heavy+noise
Summer Sanitarium: Toronto, ON, CA 05/07/03
Chart Attack:
"The sound was improved for Linkin Park, who had most of the crowd to work with by the time they started. Linkin Park was easily the most accessible of all the bands on this bill, given their mix of vintage synth pop melodies and hip-hop rhymes and a generous dose of testosterone-laden distortion. This may not have totally been their crowd (it was Metallica's show), but they elicited a decent response..." Full Concert Review: http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2003/07/0712.cfm
Summer Sanitarium: Washington, D.C 18/07/03
The Freelance Star:
"Linkin Park’s performance was much improved over its recent appearance at the Patriot Center, threatening to exhaust the crowd before the bigger acts even took the stage..." Full Concert Review: http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2003...42003/metallica The Freelance Star #2: "Linkin Park was awesome. They are one of the only new bands with an original sound and style. The crowd loved them. Their set was good enough for a nonfan like me to enjoy..." Full Concert Review: http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2003...7312003/1044459 |
