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As soon as it was rumored that Coldplay The first half-time show of the World Cup final 2026 “curate” (i.e. choose a band)is definitely a different live line-up for another football event. Linkin Park are in the Champions League final appear. Not at halftime, but at the beginning.
The finale takes place “Dahoam”, that is, in Germany or Munich. Whether FC Bayern will contest the final on May 31 is still unclear on Wednesday afternoon (April 16, 2025). You have to win in the home game because the first leg against Inter Milan was lost 1-2.
Linkin Park have already released a sponsorship video to generate attention:
And Linkin Park let the machine start promoming: “With our new album and the ongoing tour, we are overwhelmed by the energy and enthusiasm of the fans. We can hardly wait to share the same energy and enthusiasm at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show, presented by Pepsi. This is a completely new experience for us as a band, and we look forward to some of our favorite songs from the past and against to share the thousands in the audience and the millions of viewers all over the world. ”
Linkin Park: Three new songs on “From Zero” deluxe edition
Linkin Park has announced a deluxe edition of their album “From Zero” for May 16, 2025. There are new bonus songs, including the “Up From The Bottom” published on Friday (March 28), which the band calls “our best song”.
There is also another edition with five live songs that Linkin Park had recorded at her first concerts with Emily Armstrong. In addition to “Up from the button”, there are now the two tracks “Let you fade” and “unshaped”.
Video “Up from the Bottom”:
Nine hours after the premiere, the video already has almost a million views. Linkin Park also present this song live.
In Germany there are stadium shows in Hanover, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, and architects (all shows) and JPEGMAFIA (Düsseldorf and Frankfurt) can be seen in the preliminary program.
Here is the dates at a glance:
- June 16 | Heinz-von-Heiden Arena, Hanover
- June 18 | Olympic Stadium, Berlin
- July 1st | Merkur Spiel Arena, Düsseldorf
- July 8 | Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
- July 9 | Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt (additional show)
Chart succession
Many fans are likely to be (positive) surprised that new music from the group will appear again so quickly. The charts of the 2024 album also seem to reflect the great interest in the American band. “From Zero” reached the top of the charts in ten countries. In Germany and Austria, the record was in front after the release on November 15th. Linkin Park also led the hit lists in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Italy, New Zealand and Great Britain.
In November 2024, the band has come for the first time since 2017 and since the band’s former front singer died, Chester Benningtonwith the LP “From Zero” new music from Linkin Park out of here. Since then Emily Armstrong.
There was also a new occupation on the drums: instead of Rob Bourdon Colin Brittain is now sitting on the instrument. Almost four months later, Now promised new sounds of the Americans. Shinoda and Co. are not currently showing whether this means only a track dropout or whether another album can still be expected in 2025.