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| Linkin Park Live: 2007 Summary |
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2007 saw the return of Linkin Park after an almost 2 year hiatus during the writing of their Minutes to Midnight album. After some warm-up shows in Berlin, London and East Rutherford, NJ and television appearances, including their first appearance on Saturday Night Live in the spring, Linkin Park recorded a show at Webster Hall in New York City to be shown in theaters nationwide in the US. Shortly thereafter, the band kicked off a European festival tour, headlining at Pinkpop, Rock am Ring and Download Festival among others. In between, they made their first ever Russian live appearances in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Immediately following the tour, the band headlined the Tokyo stage for Japan's portion of the Live Earth concerts. 2007 also saw the return of Projekt Revolution after a 3 year absence. The summer tour's lineup included My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K on the Main stage and Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution stage. In a teaser video on the band's site, it was confirmed that 3 setlists were to be used on this tour. By the end of the tour, the band actually utilized 4 distinct sets incorporating tracks from all 3 of their albums.
On August 22, MySpace.com steamed live video from the main stage at the DTE Energy Music Centre in Clarkston, MI. This tour was the first (of hopefully many) where the band made copies of their performance available for sale though live.linkinpark.com. A blank CD, CD cover and download code could be purchased at the merchandise booths of each show and the performance could be downloaded within 3 to 5 days from the band's site.
Linkin Park set into an Australian & New Zealand tour in October and followed it up with a tour in Asia, including stops in Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. The year was not without its troubles for the band. Their appearance at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Italy was canceled due to a storm which caused damage to the general area; the live recording from the Projekt Revolution show in Wantagh, NY could not be sold due to difficulties with the venue's policies.
Last, but not least, Chester Bennington broke his wrist during the second night of the Melbourne, Australia shows. Being the performer he is, he didn't miss a beat and left the stage only shortly (four or five songs after it happened!) to be checked out before finishing the show. In November of 2007, Linkin Park began announcing 2008 concert dates in Europe again, this time planning an arena tour in January. They finished the year off on a high note by playing a very unique, highlight-filled performance at their hometown KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show. |
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| Great audience recordings |
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28.04.2007 Berlin (AUD - full show)
03.05.2007 London (DVD - full show)
06.05.2007 East Rutherford (AUD - full show)
24.05.2007 Copenhagen (AUD - first 2 songs missing)
02.06.2007 Nürnberg (AUD - full show)
15.08.2007 Wantagh (DVD - full show)
22.10.2007 Brisbane (AUD - full show)
23.11.2007 Saitama-Shi (AUD - full show)
24.11.2007 Saitama-Shi (AUD - full show)
26.11.2007 Nagoya (AUD - full show)
27.11.2007 Osaka (AUD - full show) |
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| List of professional recordings |
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All 6 Third Encore performances
30.04.2007 Köln (TV - 1 song)
02.05.2007 London (Webcast / Radio - 3 songs + interview)
04.05.2007 London (TV - 4 songs + interview)
11.05.2007 New York City (Theatres / Webcast / TV - full show)
12.05.2007 New York City (TV - 2 songs)
18.05.2007 West Hollywood (TV - 2 songs)
19.05.2007 Irvine (Webcast - full show)
01.06.2007 Adenau (TV - 8 songs)
08.05.2007 Lisboa (TV - full show)
09.06.2007 Castle Donington (TV - 3 songs)
07.07.2007 Chiba City (TV / Webcast - full show)
19.07.2007 Inglewood (Webcast - 6 songs)
22.08.2007 Clarkston (Webcast - full show)
All PR:07 SBD shows except for Wantagh 08.15.2007 / Australia and New Zealand Tour SBD shows / South East Asia Tour SBD shows
09.09.2007 New York City (TV - 1 song)
08.12.2007 Universal City (Webcast - 1 song) |
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| Touring bands |
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European Tour: 30 Seconds to Mars (All shows except Russia, Chorzów, Venezia and Nickelsdorf), Blindside (Copenhagen, Stockholm, Hamburg and Praha only), Aiden (St. Petersburg only), Jane Air (Moscow only)
Projekt Revolution: Main Stage: My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo, Julien-K - Revolution Stage: Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles Of Beyond, Madina Lake
Australia and New Zealand: Chris Cornell
Asia: Dir en Grey (Japanese shows only) |
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| Canceled shows |
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| 15.06.2007 Venezia - Reason: Huge storm. |
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