A Current photo From Linkin Park, the band shows before their appearance in the London Wembley Stadium. The boys surrounded a radiant Emily Armstrong who laughs with their eyes closed. Time of her life. Could Emily Armstrong have believed that two years ago? Linkin Park are happy because they were able to sell out the legendary Wembley for the first time.
A current photo of Linkin Park – and a disappointed audience in Bern
If you search through the Instagram comments, you get a fairly precise impression of the mood of the fans. Many of them are still angry because Linkin Park not only canceled their appearance in Bern, but also did not communicate sufficiently (“medical emergency”) in the opinion of many approaches concert goers.
Bern will soon be two weeks ago. There are now comments like:
“10 days and still no information about the shifting of the show in Bern or to reimbursement options. 😠 If we had to evaluate this slow processing and poor communication, it would be below zero if you consider how much we paid for the show !!
Fans demand answers to the canceled show in Bern
“Why do you just ignore the hundreds of comments on the canceled show in Bern 🇨🇭? A little explanation from the band would be a good start …”
“Why does Linkin Park just continue as if nothing had happened in Bern? That really makes me sad and leaves a really bad feeling.”
But people also let their Bern frustration to the Berlin concert:
Irony and frustration in the comments
“‘In the end’ … The Goldbear was there!” Is the Instagram caption of Linkin Park. An allusion to the band’s greatest hit with the then lead singer Chester Bennington, “in the End”. A fan now comments: “‘In the end’ Bern Doesn’t Eveeen Matteererrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Another pun: “In the end it didn’t Even Even Happen #Bern”
Another wants to know: “Something about Bern please? Ticket Master says next year, but it’s not official!”.
So the “Bern trauma” has an effect. Extracts from comments to previous postings from Linkin Park:
“I am not the only one who wants to have an explanation for the cancellation in Bern. It is unacceptable, 30,000 fans without an apology or another explanation than the commercial crap you posted in your story. If you expect more to mitigate the disappointment.
Emotional damage and disappointment on both sides
“I was totally excited because of the concert in Bern. I understand that health problems can occur and that they have to have priority. Nobody blames you for it. However, it is difficult to accept how this has been communicated and, above all, that there has been no real news to the fans since then. Many of us have left and waited for anticipation. Forgot, and that hurts the most. “
“You said that it was sick. That was probably it. You don’t get any explanation. Unfortunately, bands are not really interested in your fans, for you we are just a source of income. You will not publish a 10-minute video by explaining why Emily (I only take her as an example) was too sick and what was going on. That would change. It would be pointless. That will not happen. It is rarely forgotten.
Communication crisis: silence instead of transparency
“What disturbed me and had a dismissive effect was that they continued to post about anything as if the cancellation of a show for 30,000 people hadn’t just happened 🤣 To be honest, I didn’t bother me so much because I don’t live far away, but I can well imagine how others have to feel, and I think their feelings are justified. In addition, I really do not expect a new setting …”
“Your silence and your behavior as if nothing had happened in Bern are simply outrageous. We, your numerous fans in Switzerland and neighboring countries, wish you recovery and good health, but the way this situation was handled and continues to be handled is shameless.”
“I traveled 1,700 km from Sicily to Bern to be there. The canceled concert broke my heart, but what hurts more is how everything was handled afterwards. I was not alone – I hit people from Spain, Portugal, Germany, France … But only one day after the canceled show, a single contribution was shared in which Bern was only a temporary story. Not even an official apology or a message of support.