Last weekend I saw Linkin Park for my first time. I have been looking forward to this moment my whole life. Honestly, I never thought it would happen. When Chester passed, I gave up all hope in seeing them. But they were my 599th artist seen. I can now say I’ve had the privilege of seeing them live.
I remember seeing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and being absolutely engulfed in the soundtrack. New Divide was one of the first songs to which I remember head-banging. When that song played, I went back to that little kid who didn’t yet know what their music meant. Their words made me feel seen, heard, and understood.
The opener for our stop was Grandson. I saw him a couple of years ago when he opened for Bring Me the Horizon. He was great the first time, so it was cool to see him again and on a bigger stage in front of a larger crowd.
Linkin Park did 27 songs: 4 Acts and an Encore. They did a lot of OG songs mixed with the From Zero songs(7 to be exact). It was a great show with something for everyone. There were a lot of new fans there; and a lot of veteran fans. There were a lot of people who weren’t old enough to see LP with Chester. I was one of those fans. I felt so lucky to be able to see LP in some say or another. It might not’ve been the original line up, but it was still my childhood dream come true.
I will acknowledge the elephant in the room: Emily Armstrong. While at the concert, I overheard a lot of opinions on her performance. As a fan of Dead Sara and a life-long fan of Linkin Park, I can say it was an amazing show. There are some songs that were just made for Chester’s voice. In no way am I saying that she is the wrong front person. I am, however, saying that there are some songs that no one can do but Chester Bennington.
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