Linkin Park at Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre, Bahrain

Linkin Park has never been just a sound—it’s a community. Formed at the turn of the century after stints as Xero and Hybrid Theory, the lineup of Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, Rob Bourdon, and Dave “Phoenix” Farrell reshaped modern rock. Their 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory, went RIAA Diamond and became the bestselling debut of the 21st century, launching “One Step Closer,” “Crawling,” and “In the End.” They followed with seven era-defining releases—Meteora, Collision Course, Minutes to Midnight, A Thousand Suns, LIVING THINGS, The Hunting Party, and One More Light—collecting multiple GRAMMY® Awards, 100M global sales, and five Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts.
After the tragic loss of Chester Bennington in 2017, the band paused. Friendship pulled the music back: Shinoda, Delson, Phoenix, and Hahn began creating with Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain, a spark that became FROM ZERO. On September 5, 2024, Linkin Park returned to the stage and opened a new chapter. From Zero drew some of the highest praise of their career, hit No. 1 in 14 countries, and delivered 2024’s breakout rock single, “The Emptiness Machine.” The band won Billboard Music Awards for Top Rock Duo/Group and Top Hard Rock Artist, launched a two-year From Zero World Tour, and in 2025 dropped a Deluxe Edition led by the ferocious “Up From the Bottom.”
Studio brilliance aside, the stage is their lifeblood—decades of touring turned Linkin Park into a “local” everywhere, one handshake and sing-along at a time. “The privilege of creating music and sharing it is what drives us,” says Shinoda. Co-lead vocalist Armstrong adds, “When the crowd’s louder than the P.A., that’s transcendence.” Delson sums it up: “Thank you for helping us make this possible.”