Linkin Park have just finished the first leg of their Minutes To Midnight tour over in Europe & the UK, and have now embarked on their next tour of the U.S! The band also plans to release "Given Up", the hard-hitting opener of Minutes To Midnight, as their next single, which will be accompanied by a live video compiled from footage of their recent trek to the UK.
New Tour Date in Albuquerque
5/8/08
Linkin Park will be performing at the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6th. Please note that this is NOT a Projekt Revolution date, however fellow Projekt Revolution bands Ashes Divide and Atreyu will be the supporting acts. This is essentially a make-up date for the show that was cancelled in March due to Chester being ill.
"The music video for "We Made It" by Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park will be premiering all day on BET on Tuesday, April 29! The video will also premiere for 24 hours only on Yahoo! at 7:30pm EST on Tuesday, April 29.
That same day, "We Made It" will go to radio, so don't forget to call your local radio station and request it!"
According to a post by a staff member of Julien-K's official messageboard, the upcoming Club Tattoo 13th Anniversary party on May 10th will mark the live debut of Dead By Sunrise, Chester's solo project with members of Julien-K.
The Club Tattoo party takes place on May 10th, in Tempe, Arizona.
It's been a while since our last Billboard post, but to recap what has happened over the last few weeks:
- Minutes To Midnight has hovered around the #50 spot on the Billboard Top 200.
- "Shadow of the Day" failed to hit #1 on the Modern Rock or Mainstream Rock charts, making it the second straight single to do so after "Bleed It Out". The song peaked at #9 on the Hot 100.
- "Given Up" has entered the rock charts but has not yet cracked the top ten on either chart.
Lastly, thanks to forum member general41391, we've gotten a look at the Billboard Catalog 200 chart. This chart is a listing of albums that are too old to place on the regular album charts.
This week, Hybrid Theory placed at #57 on the list, selling 2,992 copies in the U.S. Official U.S. sales totals for the album are at 9,391,674 since its release in 2000. Meteora hit #80 on the same chart, selling 2,479 copies, bringing its total sales amount to 5,568,205 copies since 2003. The full list can be seen here
You may ask "I thought Hybrid Theory was certified diamond (10x platinum)?", and I can tell you that they were. Certifications such as gold, platinum, diamond, etc take into account the amount of albums shipped to retailers, and not an exact total of sold copies (since each store typically has copies of the album on their shelves that have not been sold). Hopefully this clears things up.
Billboard reports that Busta Rhymes has tapped his collaboration with Linkin Park as the first single from his forthcoming I'm Blessed album. The track, officially titled "We Made It", was produced by the band's own Mike Shinoda, along with hip-hop production team Cool & Dre. A video for the single was shot today in Los Angeles and will feature Mike and Chester.
Way back, we posted a Rolling Stone article which claimed Linkin Park had collaborated with Busta Rhymes on a track for his newest album. Now the reputable hip-hop news site SOHH.com has corroborated the initial announcement when describing the new album, I'm Blessed, after hearing it at a recent listening party.
"The album also features appearances from Linkin Park, T-Pain along with production from longtime associates Pharrell and the legendary DJ Scratch."
At the time the Rolling Stone article was published, the song was called "It Looks Like We Made It", and the album itself (then-named Back On My BS) was due for release in December 2007. Obviously, this has been pushed back, and therefore the LP track may not be titled the same. As more details surface, we will keep you posted.
In a new post on his official blog Mike Shinoda, recently commented on a track he did with Green Lantern and Styles of Beyond, telling fans to go find it if they are interested in having a listen.
The song, which is a remix of Portishead's "Magic Doors", can be found in the YouTube link below:
Many thanks to our friends at LPLive for giving us the head's up on this amazing track!
“We started Projekt Revolution six years ago and have been lucky to have toured with some great bands,” says Linkin Park co-frontman Chester Bennington. “This year, however, might just be the best lineup yet. We’re looking forward to taking this show on the road and bringing great music to the masses.”
Also for a limited time beginning tomorrow, April 4th, Linkin Park and tour producer Live Nation say they will absorb service fees for tickets purchased through the band's fan club, lpunderground.com, or livenation.com.
"As a thank you to our fan club, we're picking up part of the tab for their tickets to this summer's Projekt Revolution," Linkin Park co-frontman Mike Shinoda said. "We'll be paying the service charge on fan club pre-sale tickets, which will save each fan roughly $8-$11. Our fan club has been incredibly loyal and supportive, and we hope this gesture lets them know how much we appreciate them."
Tour dates:
Jul 16 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Jul 18 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
Jul 19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 20 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Jul 22 New York, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Jul 23 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul 25 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Jul 26 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Jul 27 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
Jul 30 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 1 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug 2 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
Aug 3 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
Aug 7 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Aug 9 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
Aug 10 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 12 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Aug 15 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Aug 16 Chicago, IL Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Aug 17 Indianaplis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
Aug 19 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Aug 21 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
Aug 23 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Aug 24 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tickets go on sale nationwide for select shows on April 11. LP Underground members will get access to presale tickets from April 4 at 10am to April 5 at 5pm, so be sure to join now so you don’t miss this opportunity!
Thanks to trunkswd, ragingxchaoz, LPgator & lplive.net for the news!
Linkin Park in Czech Republic, Austria, Ireland, and Greece
4/3/08
Linkin Park has added 4 new European shows in June.
June 17th - Velodrom, Brno, Czech Republic
June 18th - Stadhalle, Graz, Austria
June 22nd - RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
June 25th - Terra Vibe Park, Athens, Greece
Please note that while the Greece and Ireland dates come after the beginning of the European Projekt Revolution dates, they are still seperate from that tour. More information can be found at www.linkinpark.com.
Thanks Penny for the news!
Update: 2 more dates announced for Ireland/Austria.
