Linkin Park Live Guide - 2004 Summary

Summary: Immediately following a busy 2003 calendar, Linkin Park launched into a full scale global assault fueled by the release of Meteora the previous year. With 77 scheduled appearances taking them from the US to Canada to Europe to Asia back to the US and finally to South America, 2004 was a jam packed year for the band. The Meteora World Tour began in January and featured Hoobastank, P.O.D. and Story of the Year, with members of each band routinely joining LP on stage at the end of the show to help out on One Step Closer. This is also the period where the band began bringing fans on stage to play Brad's guitar part on Faint.

In the month following the US tour, Linkin Park would play 9 dates taking them quickly through Europe and Southeast Asia, highlighted by their appearance at Rock am Ring. The TV broadcast of the full show has favorably been compared to the band's official release from the same period 'Live In Texas' with many fans proclaiming the Rock am Ring performance the superior of the two. Upon their return stateside in July, the band would surprise fans with an announcement of an intimate live show at the Roxy in Los Angeles. This was the culmination of collaboration with a music legend - Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z. The performance from that night would be documented with the release of the mash-up album Collision Course 4 months later.

The Projekt Revolution tour followed shortly thereafter and featured a diverse group of bands on the bill: Korn, Snoop Dogg, The Used, Less Than Jake, Funeral for a Friend and No Warning among others. The touring cycle culminated in Sao Paulo, Brazil and one of the largest crowds the band would play in front of with 60,000+ fans packing the stadium. This would end the band's 2 years worth of travels and signal the beginning of the band's time writing their 3rd album.

Great audience recordings:
-Uniondale 01.18.2004 (DVD - full show)
-Montreal 01.23.2004 (AUD - full show)
-Toronto 01.24.2004 (DVD - full show)
-Nashville 02.29.2004 (DVD - full show)
-Inglewood 03.15.2004 (AUD - full show)
-Lisbon 06.09.2004 (AUD - full show)
-Somerset 08.28.2004 (AUD - full show)
-Mountain View 09.05.2004 (AUD - full show)

List of proshot recordings:
-Rock am Ring 06.06.2004 (Webcast / TV - full show)
-Los Angeles 07.18.2004 (Collision Course CD/DVD / LPU 4.0 CD - 2nd take of all Collision Course songs, and the Hip Hop Medley on the LPU 4 CD)

Touring Bands:
-Meteora World Tour: P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Story of the Year
-Southeast Asia: (Coming soon)
-Projekt Revolution: Korn, Snoop Dogg, The Used, and Less Than Jake

Canceled Shows:
-Los Angeles 02.06.2004 - Reason: Chester had bronchitis and acute laryngitis.