Following a surprise pop-up performance in Los Angeles on September 5, where Linkin Park introduced Emily Armstrong as their new vocalist, stepping into the role once held by the late Chester Bennington, the legendary nu-metal band officially kicked off their return world tour last night at the Kia Forum in LA.
Their 26-track setlist featured the live debut of “Keys To The Kingdom,” the first performance of “When They Come For Me” since 2014, and “Given Up” for the first time since 2015. Additionally, Mike Shinoda shared during the band’s set, “It’s not about erasing the past. It’s about starting this new chapter into the future.”
Check out the full setlist from their September 11 performance below.
ACT 1 – “Inception” Set Intro A
- Somewhere I Belong
- Crawling
- Lying From You (with Mike Shinoda welcome speech)
- Points Of Authority
- New Divide (concludes with welcome of new song)
- The Emptiness Machine
ACT 2 – “Creation” Intro A
- The Catalyst
- Burn It Down
- Waiting For The End (with Emily Armstrong and Mike Shinoda speech)
- Castle of Glass (followed by Joe Hahn solo)
- When They Come For Me / Remember The Name (with Mike Shinoda solo)
- Lost In The Echo
- Given Up (first time live since 2015)
- One Step Closer
ACT 3 – “Collapse” Transition
- Lost (shortened rendition; Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong duet piano version)
- Breaking The Habit
- What I’ve Done
ACT 4 – “Kintsugi” Transition
- Leave Out All The Rest
- My December (first time live since 2008)
- Friendly Fire (live debut)
- Numb
- In The End
- Faint
(Encore) ACT 5 – “Resolution” Intro A
- Papercut
- Keys To The Kingdom (live debut; with Mike intro about Greatest Hits release)
- Bleed It Out (with band return speech thank you)
Linkin Park will be making their rounds across the globe for their return world tour. You can check out the remainder of their stops below.
Tour Dates:
- Sept. 16—New York, NY @ Barclays Center
- Sept. 22—Hamburg, Germany @ Barclays Arena
- Sept. 24—London, UK @ The O2
- Sept. 28—Seoul, South Korea @ INSPIRE Arena
- Nov. 11—Bogota, Colombia @ Coliseo Medplus
