A Thousand Suns World Tour: Recap and Reflection

ATS is not my favorite LP album, but I still love it, and I loved this touring cycle as well, just not as much as past cycles. I don't mean to be negative, but I feel that LP is getting worn out from doing long touring cycles, which is understandable because they have been touring the world pretty much non-stop since 2000 (minus a year or two for MTM, DBS and FM). I attended 3 shows on this tour but I was going to have attended 5 if Uncasville and Pensacola didn't get canceled. I think the best show I attended out of all of the 3 I went to, was the 2010 NYC show at the Blender Theater. The band had a lot of energy and that was the first 'true' ATS show, I don't really count Kevin and Bean or the Griffith Observatory show as full shows. I also went to Boston, which was a nightmare because there was a HUGE blizzard all around Massachusetts and the east coast that day with frigid temperatures during the night, but the show was awesome. I then went to the MSG show and that was incredible, it's a legendary venue and the band rocked it. I enjoyed a lot of things about this tour, I loved when the band played Blackout live, it was awesome when the band played APFMH in full last year, and NRL over BIO was really awesome, I never thought the band would do it. It was awesome they played in the Middle East this cycle, and their cover of Rolling In The Deep was pretty sweet, not my favorite though. Overall, I wish they did maybe ONE more US tour for this album, but I'm not upset over it. The band made a great album and did a great tour in support of it. Now it's time for the next album, the next cycle. I can't wait, I can say I am more excited for this album then I was for ATS. I've been a LP fan since Hybrid Theory was released and I first joined the LPU in 2004 and have been a member ever since. I can officially say I think this next album has the potential to be their greatest and I can't wait. Good job, LP. R.I.P. ATS.

 

Very well done post Ben!

I enjoyed my time here on the LPA during the album cycle all the way to the end of the touring cycle. I can't wait too see what will happen next in the next few months.

 

Same here!

 

My first ever concert was during this tour. It's still the best day of this year for me. Thank you Linkin Park And Thank you LPA for giving updates of the tour

Now, I just have to wait for their fifth album 8)

 

2 words to sum up the ATS tour Life changing

 

I'm really glad that the band chose to keep this world tour to a year and not 2-3 years like they've done in the past. As Derek said, I can't wait to see what they'll make next.

 

^totally agree

 

An amazing tour by LP, although by the end their performances definitely seems to grow a bit stale. Imagine if the tour was to last another 1-2 years... I'm still absolutely disappointed that I couldn't go see them perform when they came to Canada earlier this year. Stupid busy schedule.

My favourite thing by far that happened this tour however, was the introduction of APFMH over the Bleed It Out bridge. A genius idea to take the best parts of a crowd classic and merge it with a modern crowd rocker. I hope they keep that as a setlist staple for years to come.

 

I think next cycle WTCFM will be the next "No More Sorrow." The band, at least in my eyes, really enjoys playing that song. And the APFMH bridge in BIO is too perfect to ever remove. Though BITS is definitely a song that may not get played much in the future.

 

That looks like a lot of words.

 

As far as ATS songs in future sets, I think some songs that may never make a return are: Wretches And Kings, Burning In The Skies, The Messenger, and sadly, Blackout. I think they'll just play the singles from ATS with the addition of When They Come For Me. I also don't think interludes like The Requiem, The Radiance, Jornada Del Muerto, Fallout, Wisdom, Justice and Love will be played as well. But it's ok. I bet the new songs written for the new album will be very good, and the set will be a mix of all 5 albums.

 

Excellent write-up, made me all reminiscent. Seeing the band play at the Staples Center was fucking amazing, pretty surreal, definitely the highlight of my year so far.

I don't think "Burning In The Skies" will get dropped for the next tour, I mean shit it is an international single. "From the Inside" got played occasionally this tour which was also an international single.

Then again they dropped "Somewhere I Belong" completely, which made me sad. I wish they would drop "What I've Done" instead.

 

I agree with this. Except I could still see some of the interludes making an appearance.

 

Now, if only they would play Across The Line and No Roads Left in full. One can dream can he?

 

Amazing album cycle. I hope they play TLTGYA in the next one though.