Linkin Park returned to live action tonight, September 5, with a special livestreamed concert featuring new vocalist Emily Armstrong.
"This is a very special day for us," commented vocalist/guitarist Mike Shinoda early in the set, ahead of the Los Angeles band playing Crawling, the second single from their phenomenally successful debut album Hybrid Theory.
As well as introducing Armstrong, frontwoman of LA rock band Dead Sara, the new-look band features new drummer Colin Brittain alongside Shinoda, turntablist Joe Hahn, guitarist Brad Delson and bassist Dave Farrell. Delson was missing from the livestream performance.
In a statement, the band say they found “a special kinship” with new members Armstrong and Brittain.”
"This is fucking fun," commented Armstrong, as the band delivered their new single The Emptiness Machine and classic anthems including One Step Closer, Somewhere I Belong, Numb, What I've Done, In The End, Faint and more, before an excited hometown audience at the special show in Los Angeles.
From Zero, the band's first album since 2017’s One More Light, will be released on November 15 via Warners.
The album tracklist is:
1. From Zero (Intro)
2. The Emptiness Machine
3. Cut The Bridge
4. Heavy Is The Crown
5. Over Each Other
6. Casualty
7. Overflow
8. Two Faced
9. Stained
10. IGYEIH
11. Good Things Go
Watch the video for The Emptiness Machine below:
About his band's new era, Shinoda says in a statement, “Before Linkin Park, our first band name was Xero. This album title refers to both this humble beginning and the journey we’re currently undertaking. Sonically and emotionally, it is about past, present, and future—embracing our signature sound, but new and full of life. It was made with a deep appreciation for our new and longtime bandmates, our friends, our family, and our fans. We are proud of what Linkin Park has become over the years, and excited about the journey ahead.”
Armstrong tells Billboard, “There is so much to this band - this is a very, very important band to this world. And the integrity of the band was really helpful in keeping me grounded. There were so many of those moments where it was like, Holy shit, when you talk about the size of the shows, stuff like that. I’m on cloud nine, but then it hits you that there’s a lot of work to be done.”
The band have also announced their first world-wide live dates, starting with another hometown show on September 11 at the Kia Forum.
Tickets will go on sale on September 7, here, with a special pre-sale for LP Underground fan club members on September 6.
From Zero World Tour 2024
Sep 11: Los Angeles Kia Forum, United States
Sep 16: New York Barclays Center, United States
Sep 22: Hamburg Barclays Arena, Germany
Sep 24: London The O2, United Kingdom
Sep 28: Seoul INSPIRE Arena, South Korea
Nov 11: Bogota Coliseo Medplus, Colombia
The From Zero livestream is available to view on the band's social media channels for the next 24 hours. You can watch it below.
Linkin Park: Red Studios setlist
The Emptiness Machine
Somewhere I Belong
Crawling
Lying From You
The Catalyst
Waiting for the End
Numb
One Step Closer
Lost
What I've Done
In the End
Faint
Encore
The Requiem
Papercut
Bleed It Out
