Last Saturday, May 31st, Linkin Park performed their highly anticipated opening show at the grand final of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League , which took place at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
The match between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain saw the French team crowned champions of the competition for the first time, after a resounding 5-0 victory.
During the performance, the band's set included "The Emptiness Machine," "In The End," "Numb," and "Heavy Is the Crown."
Finally, the group led by Mike Shinoda also performed a remix of the iconic championship theme, and of "Up From the Bottom ," a song included in the deluxe version of From Zero .
Below you will find the full presentation:
The former player criticized Linkin Park's performance at the Champions League final.
Marco Van-Basten , former striker for the Dutch national team, criticized the band's performance. During the Ziggo Sport [via Loudersound ], he said:
"The Linkin Park performance was awful, absolutely complete garbage. It's a disgrace that UEFA allowed it. I have nothing against the musicians, but I think it's ridiculous for the federation to distract the players in this way."
The band returns to Brazil in November.
Linkin Park soon . In November, the sextet will be back to perform three shows in the country .
The dates are the 5th, 8th, and 11th, in Curitiba, São Paulo, and Brasília, respectively. More information about tickets can be found here .
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