A Thousand Suns World Tour

Background

Linkin Park announced their upcoming world tour while doing press for their latest LP, A Thousand Suns. Vocalist Chester Bennington stated: "At this point we're writing such great music that I almost want to go do 50 shows around the world and then get right back into making another record. Once the ball starts rolling, it's all I want. It's like a drug."

During an interview with Streetdate Radio, Bennington expressed how odd it felt to begin the tour in South America, even though they are not well known in that region. He further stated that although Linkin Park sell more records in North America, they are more "well known" in other territories. As a band, it did not feel odd to begin in these territories first. During the same interview, he announced the band will play in North America beginning in January 2011.

Opening acts

• Attaque 77 (Argentina)
• The Futureheads (Europe, select dates)
• Does It Offend You, Yeah? (England) (North America, select dates)
• DJ Bliss (United Arab Emirates)
• Quami & The Halvot (Israel)
• Dead Letter Circus (Sydney, Melbourne)
• Sleep Walker (Perth)
• CNBLUE (Chiba)
• The Art (Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra)
• The Prodigy (North America, select dates)
• FYE (North America, select dates)
• Pendulum (North America, select dates)
• Circa Survive (Phoenix, Dallas)
• Paper Tongues (Phoenix, Dallas, Houston)

Setlist

Europe & North America

1. "The Requiem"
2. "Wretches and Kings"
3. "Papercut"
4. "Given Up"
5. "New Divide"
6. "Faint"
7. "Empty Spaces"
8. "When They Come for Me"
9. "No More Sorrow"
10. "Jornada del Muerto"
11. "Waiting for the End"
12. "Wisdom, Justice, and Love"
13. "Iridescent"
14. "Numb"
15. "The Radiance" (contains excerpts from "The Catalyst")
16. "Breaking the Habit"
17. "Shadow of the Day"
18. "Crawling"
19. "One Step Closer" ;Encore
20. "Fallout"
21. "The Catalyst"
22. "The Messenger"
23. "In the End" (contains elements of "One Step Closer")
24. "What I've Done"
25. "Bleed It Out"(contains elements of "Burning in the Skies" and "A Place for My Head")

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Europe, Leg 2

1. "The Requiem"
2. "Papercut"
3. "Lying from You"
4. "Given Up"
5. "What I've Done"
6. "Empty Spaces"
7. "When They Come for Me"
8. "No More Sorrow"
9. "Jornada del Muerto"
10. "Waiting for the End"
11. "Wisdom, Justice, and Love"
12. "Iridescent"
13. "Numb"
14. "The Radiance" (contains excerpts from "The Catalyst")
15. "Breaking the Habit"
16. "The Catalyst"
17. "Crawling"
18. "In the End"
19. "Bleed It Out" (contains elements of "Burning in the Skies" or "A Place for My Head")
20. "Faint"
21. "One Step Closer"

Australia

1. "The Requiem"
2. "Wretches and Kings"
3. "Lying from You"
4. "Papercut"
5. "Given Up"
6. "What I've Done"
7. "No More Sorrow"
8. "From the Inside"
9. "Jornada del Muerto"
10. "Waiting for the End"
11. "Blackout"
12. "Numb"
13. "The Radiance"
14. "Burning in the Skies"
15. "Fallout"
16. "The Catalyst"
17. "Shadow of the Day"
18. "In the End"
19. "Bleed It Out" ;Encore
20. "Empty Spaces"
21. "When They Come for Me"
22. "Crawling"
23. "New Divide"
24. "Faint"
25. "One Step Closer"

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Additional notes

• During concerts in South America, "Bleed It Out" was performed after "Crawling"
• During the concert at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, the band performed Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry".
• During the concert at The Roundhouse in London, England, the band covered Adele's "Rolling in the Deep". Later it was released as a Promotional single from the live EP iTunes Festival 2011.
• On October 25, while in Paris, the band decided to perform "A Place For My Head" (after "Crawling") to celebrate the release of their debut album Hybrid Theory, 10 years and a day ago.

Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :This concert was a part of the Festival Maquinaria :This concert is a part of SWU Music + Arts Festival :This concert is a part of the Yasalam After-Race Concerts :This concert is a part of the KROQ Weenie Roast :This concert is a part of the Live 105's BFD :This concert is a part of the Nova Rock Festival :This concert is a part of the Download Festival :This concert is a part of the Hessentagl : This concert is in support of the world premiere of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. :This concert is a part of the Sonisphere Festival :This concert is a part of the Hove Festival :This concert is a part of Rock Werchter :This concert is a part of the Main Square Festival :This concert is a part of the OpenAir St. Gallen :This concert is a part of the iTunes Festival :This concert is a part of the Singapore Grand Prix

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Cancellations

Lead singer, Chester Bennington, fell ill cancelling three shows and rescheduling two from the North American leg of the tour. Originally, Bennington played a few shows not feeling well; doctors then advised him to stop playing, or the effects could have worsened.. Doctors tested Bennington for different illnesses, including H1N1. While in the process for testing for H1N1, complications arose, worsening his state. Eventually it emerged that he did not have the H1N1 virus, but a similar virus. However, Linkin Park were caused to cancel five shows due to this illness. Two of the five cancellations from the tour were able to be rescheduled, in Houston and Dallas. Uncasville and Cincinnati were later compensated during the 2012 Honda Civic Tour.

During Linkin Park's Asia tour, Bennington injured his shoulder and doctors advised him to undergo surgery, canceling the band's final show in Pensacola Beach, Florida for the tour and thus ending tour.

Box office score data

Broadcasts and recordings

Throughout the tour, the band will provide an official bootleg recording of each concert after the performance. The band states this is a way to show their fans appreciation for the energy during each concert. Those who attended the show will be able to download the show for free while others can purchase the show on the band's official website. The concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City was filmed and was broadcast on Fuse TV on February 18, 2011.

Personnel

• Chester Bennington – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
• Rob Bourdon – drums
• Brad Delson – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
• Joe Hahn – turntables, synthesizer, samples, backing vocals
• Mike Shinoda – vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboards, rapping

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