While we've discussed in previous posts on this leg of the tour how Linkin Park hasn't performed in the state all that often during their career, this is not the case for Florida! The Sunshine State has hosted a total of 25 Linkin Park shows during the band's career, and tomorrow, it's time for #26! They have never played a show in Daytona Beach, though. The 'LIVING THINGS' touring cycle is the only one where Florida didn't get a show, the band skipped playing a show there in both 2012 and 2013, instead returning for three shows on the cycle for 'The Hunting Party', two in 2014 and one in 2015. And now, a decade later, they're finally back for their only Florida performance of the year! Enjoy a show from 2004, and a LPUTV from their performance in Tampa 2007, when a storm delayed the bands performance. Mike Shinoda stopped by Florida in 2018 for two shows in Orlando, and the second of the two shows featured a real special performance of 'Sharp Edges'. The song being played was a rarity already, having previously only been played at a rehearsal performance and one other show earlier in the tour. This was the last performance of the song, and Mike didn't even play piano on it, instead Matt was the only one on stage for the song, both singing and playing acoustic guitar. Let's talk about that performance at Sonic Temple! As we assumed they would, the band performed a shortened setlist, but the audience at the festival certainly did not seem to mind. We have seen plenty of reviews from the show saying that people who were skeptical of the band were won over, and that they had the best set at the festival. I'm glad to see people can admit when they're wrong. There were no real surprises at the show; 'Unshatter' remains undebuted, and the band did not pull anything from the archive that they haven't played yet. So this is the last show of this leg for the From Zero 2025 World Tour; what can we expect from it? Will they rotate the set and make any song changes? Will they cut or add any songs? 'Unshatter' and 'Let You Fade' remain to be played live, but that feels like something we'll have to wait for the Europe shows for. Except for their performance at the Champions League final on May 31, the band heads home after this show for some well-deserved rest, before jumping headfirst into a grueling touring schedule in both Europe and North America this summer and fall. Starting in mid-June and ending in September, the band has 40 shows scheduled. With livestreaming becoming more accessible than ever, fans at home have been able to watch shows on social media via YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram livestreams from attendees. While we are not asking our readers to livestream the show, if anyone reading this finds a stream or is streaming it themselves, let us know so we can tune in with you! If you're going to this show, make sure to take care of yourself and make sure you stay hydrated, it's gonna be a warm one! Are you attending Welcome to Rockville and catching Linkin Park there? Are you attending any shows this year? If so, have you let people know in the meet-up thread? Come discuss in our forums. SETLIST FROM ROCKVILLE: ACT 1 (Inception Intro A) 01: Somewhere I Belong 02: Lying From You 03: Crawling 04: Two Faced 05: New Divide - Short Moscow Intro 06: The Emptiness Machine ACT 2 (Creation Intro A) 07: The Catalyst - Shortened (No third chorus; no breakdown) 08: BURN IT DOWN 09: Up From the Bottom 10: A Place for My Head 11: One Step Closer - 2024 Intro & Outro ACT 3 (Collapse Transition) 12: Lost - Hybrid Version 13: Overflow 14: What I've Done 15: Numb - Numb/Encore Intro 16: In the End 17: Faint - Extended Outro ACT 4: Encore (Resolution Intro B) 18: Papercut - Extended Intro 19: Let You Fade - Live Debut 20: Heavy Is the Crown 21: Bleed It Out - Extended bridge with 'There They Go' v1; Extended outro
So ... uh ... Well we got one of those songs, with Let You Fade getting its live debut the day after it was released... Someone post a damn video pls!