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{{infobox concert tour
{{Short description|2012–13 concert tour by Linkin Park}}
{{infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Living Things World Tour
| concert_tour_name = Living Things World Tour
| image = Living Things World Tour.gif
| image = Living Things World Tour.gif
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 220px
| landscape = yes
| landscape = yes
| image_caption = Promotional poster for tour
| image_caption = Promotional poster for tour
| artist = [[Linkin Park]]
| artist = [[Linkin Park]]
| location = {{hlist|Europe|North America|South America|Africa|Oceania|Asia}}
| album = ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]''
| album = ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]''
| start_date = September 14, 2012
| start_date = May 26, 2012
| end_date = August 19, 2013
| end_date = August 19, 2013
| number_of_legs = 4
| number_of_legs = 4
| number_of_shows = 34
| number_of_shows = 6 in Latin America<br>2 in South Africa<br>8 in Australia and New Zealand<br>6 in Asia<br>22 in Total
| support_acts = {{hlist|Vetamadre <small>(Buenos Aires)</small>|[[Charlie Brown Jr. (band)|Charlie Brown Jr.]] <small>(São Paulo)</small>|Reação em Cadeia <small>(Porto Alegre)</small>|[[Kongos (band)|Kongos]] <small>(South Africa)</small>|[[Stone Sour]] <small>(Oceania)</small>}}
| Misc = {{Extra tour chronology
| Misc = {{Extra tour chronology
| Group = [[Linkin Park]]
| Group = [[Linkin Park]]
| Type = tour
| Type = tour
| Last tour = [[11th Annual Honda Civic Tour]]<br/>(2012)
| Last tour = [[11th Annual Honda Civic Tour]]<br/>(2012)
| This tour = '''Living Things World Tour'''<br/>(2012-13)
| This tour = '''Living Things World Tour'''<br/>(2012–2013)
| Next tour = [[Carnivores Tour]]<br/>(2014)
| Next tour = [[Carnivores Tour]]<br/>(2014)
}}
}}
}}
}}


The '''Living Things World Tour''' was the eighth [[concert tour]] by American [[alternative metal]] band [[Linkin Park]]. It was launched in support of Linkin Park's fifth studio album ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]'' (2012). The tour was officially announced in April 2012 through a teaser released after the release of trailer of the [[11th Annual Honda Civic Tour]] by Linkin Park and [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/blogs/music-scene/x1685744842/Linkin-Park-rocks-Comcast-Center |title=Linkin Park rocks Comcast Center |author=Miller, Jay |date=16 August 2012 |work=[[The Enterprise (Brockton)|The Enterprise]] |publisher=GateHouse Media |accessdate=16 August 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Cylx7fkE?url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/blogs/music-scene/x1685744842/Linkin-Park-rocks-Comcast-Center |archivedate=17 December 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20120815/NEWS/120819767/1312 |title=Linkin Park, Incubus hit big at Comcast |author=Bannister, Jorge |date=15 August 2012 |work=[[Telegram & Gazette]] |publisher=Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. |accessdate=16 August 2012}}</ref> Later tour was officially announced during the Honda Civic Tour. Its first leg under the name ''Living Things South American Tour'' began on September 14, 2012 in [[Mexico City]] and ended on October 12, 2012 in Porto Alegre. Two shows during the whole tour were cancelled. Both the shows were in Brazil. The following statement was issued on the official site: "Due to logistical issues, some changes have been made to Linkin Park's upcoming Brazilian tour.
The '''Living Things World Tour''' was the eighth [[concert tour]] by American [[alternative metal]] band [[Linkin Park]]. It was launched in support of Linkin Park's fifth studio album ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]'' (2012). The tour was officially announced in April 2012 through a teaser released after the release of trailer of the [[11th Annual Honda Civic Tour]] by Linkin Park and [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/blogs/music-scene/x1685744842/Linkin-Park-rocks-Comcast-Center |title=Linkin Park rocks Comcast Center |author=Miller, Jay |date=16 August 2012 |work=[[The Enterprise (Brockton)|The Enterprise]] |publisher=GateHouse Media |accessdate=16 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413175236/http://www.enterprisenews.com/blogs/music-scene/x1685744842/Linkin-Park-rocks-Comcast-Center |archivedate=13 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20120815/NEWS/120819767/1312 |title=Linkin Park, Incubus hit big at Comcast |author=Bannister, Jorge |date=15 August 2012 |work=[[Telegram & Gazette]] |publisher=Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. |accessdate=16 August 2012}}</ref> Later tour was officially announced during the Honda Civic Tour. Its first official leg under the name ''Living Things South American Tour'' began on September 14, 2012, in [[Mexico City]] and ended on October 12, 2012, in Porto Alegre. Two shows during the whole tour were cancelled. Both the shows were in Brazil. The following statement was issued on the official site: "Due to logistical issues, some changes have been made to Linkin Park's upcoming Brazilian tour.


==Background==
==Background==
The tour's first leg was in Latin America where the band played 6 shows. The tour began on September 14, 2012 in [[Mexico City]] and ended on October 12, 2012 in Porto Alegre. The second leg of the tour started after a month, and was titled as "Living Things South African Tour". The duration of the second leg was 4 days which included only 2 shows. [[Kongos (band)|Kongos]] were included as Special guest during this leg. It started on November 7, at [[Cape Town]]. This show marked the band's first show in Africa. A number of fans were injured before the show when scaffolding outside the venue fell on them due to the high winds. One fan died as a result and a number of others were hospitalized.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20251048 Linkin Park fan killed outside concert in Cape Town] ''[[BBC]]'' 8 November 2012</ref> [[Mike Shinoda]] addressed the accident at the following show in November 10, 2012, Johannesburg. The show in Johannesburg included 65,300 people in attendance.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/1-dead-after-Cape-Town-Linkin-Park-concert-20121108 1 dead after Cape Town Linkin Park concert] ''[[News24]]'' November 11, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/woman-dies-in-linkin-park-concert-crash-1.1419477 Woman dies in Linkin Park concert crash] ''[[Western Cape]]'' Nov 8, 2012</ref>
The tour's first leg was in Latin America where the band played 6 shows. The tour began on September 14, 2012 in [[Mexico City]] and ended on October 12, 2012 in Porto Alegre. The second leg of the tour started after a month, and was titled as "Living Things South African Tour". The duration of the second leg was 4 days which included only 2 shows. [[Kongos (band)|Kongos]] were included as Special guest during this leg. It started on November 7, at [[Cape Town]]. This show marked the band's first show in Africa. A number of fans were injured before the show when scaffolding outside the venue fell on them due to the high winds. One fan died as a result and a number of others were hospitalized.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20251048 Linkin Park fan killed outside concert in Cape Town] ''[[BBC]]'' 8 November 2012</ref> [[Mike Shinoda]] addressed the accident at the following show on November 10, 2012, Johannesburg. The show in Johannesburg included 65,300 people in attendance.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/1-dead-after-Cape-Town-Linkin-Park-concert-20121108 1 dead after Cape Town Linkin Park concert] ''[[News24 (website)|News24]]'' November 11, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/woman-dies-in-linkin-park-concert-crash-1.1419477 Woman dies in Linkin Park concert crash] ''[[Western Cape]]'' Nov 8, 2012</ref>


The third leg of the tour started on February 21, 2013, with a LPU summit. Parts of the event were live streamed via the "LPU livestream.com" account. There was no DSP (Digital Souvenir Package) for the entire leg which was confirmed on February 25, 2013, as Las Vegas and the entire New Zealand/Australia Tour (8 shows) in February and March would not be getting DSPs.
The third leg of the tour started on February 21, 2013, with a LPU summit. Parts of the event were live streamed via the "LPU livestream.com" account. There was no DSP (Digital Souvenir Package) for the entire leg which was confirmed on February 25, 2013, as Las Vegas and the entire New Zealand/Australia Tour (8 shows) in February and March would not be getting DSPs.
The fourth and the final leg was announced May 15, 2013. The tickets were made available on the same date by "SMTickets".<ref name="SMT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrorF8cLU3c Linkin Park Living Things World Tour in Asia] ''[[YouTube]]'' May 15, 2013.</ref> The final leg was presented by "Scala events". The first show was played on August 10, 2013 at [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]] for the "[[Summer Sonic]]", where the band played with various bands like [[Metallica]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Bullet For My Valentine]], [[Maximum The Hormone]], [[One Ok Rock]] and [[Volbeat]]. After the show Mike and Chester joined "[[Steve Aoki]]" and played their single "[[A Light That Never Comes]]" for the first time. The last 2 show of the tour was on August 19, at "[[Kuala Lumpur]]".
The fourth and the final leg was announced May 15, 2013. The tickets were made available on the same date by "SMTickets".<ref name="SMT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrorF8cLU3c Linkin Park Living Things World Tour in Asia] ''[[YouTube]]'' May 15, 2013.</ref> The final leg was presented by "Scala events". The first show was played on August 10, 2013, at [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]] for the "[[Summer Sonic]]", where the band played with various bands like [[Metallica]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Bullet For My Valentine]], [[Maximum The Hormone]], [[One Ok Rock]] and [[Volbeat]]. After the show Mike and Chester joined "[[Steve Aoki]]" and played their single "[[A Light That Never Comes]]" for the first time. The last 2 show of the tour was on August 19, at "[[Kuala Lumpur]]".


==Development==
==Development==
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#<li value="20">"[[Burn It Down (Linkin Park song)|Burn It Down]]"</li>
#<li value="20">"[[Burn It Down (Linkin Park song)|Burn It Down]]"</li>
#<li value="21">"[[In the End]]"</li>
#<li value="21">"[[In the End]]"</li>
#<li value="22">"[[Bleed It Out]]" <small>(contains excerpts of "[[Sabotage (song)|Sabotage]] up until December 2012" by [[Beastie Boys]])</small></li>
#<li value="22">"[[Bleed It Out]]" <small>(contains excerpts of "[[Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]", up until December 2012, by [[Beastie Boys]])</small></li>


==Tour dates==
==Tour dates==
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|May 26, 2012
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|[[Nuremberg]]
|[[Zeppelinfeld]]
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|[[Admiralspalast]]
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|[[Bucharest]]
|[[Romania]]
|[[Romexpo]]
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|[[Nickelsdorf]]
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|Pannonia Fields II
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|[[Warsaw]]
|[[Poland]]
|[[Polish Army Stadium|Pepsi Arena]]
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|[[Moscow]]
|[[Russia]]
|[[Tushino Airfield]]
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|June 12, 2012
|[[Odesa]]
|[[Ukraine]]
|[[Chornomorets Stadium]]
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|[[Saint Petersburg]]
|[[Russia]]
|[[Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex|SKK Arena]]
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|October 8, 2012
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|rowspan="2"|Citibank Hall
|rowspan="2"|[[Qualistage|Citibank Hall]]
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|February 23, 2013
|February 23, 2013
|[[Bowen Hills, Queensland|Bowen Hills]]
|[[Bowen Hills]]
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|[[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]]
|[[Brisbane Showgrounds|Brisbane Exhibition Ground]]
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|February 24, 2013
|February 24, 2013
|[[Homebush, New South Wales|Homebush]]
|[[Sydney Olympic Park]]
|[[Sydney Olympic Park]]
|[[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]]
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|February 26, 2013
|February 26, 2013
|[[Darling Harbour, New South Wales|Darling Harbour]]
|[[Darling Harbour]]
|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre]]
|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre]]
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 15 November 2024

Living Things World Tour
Tour by Linkin Park
Promotional poster for tour
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Asia
Associated albumLiving Things
Start dateMay 26, 2012
End dateAugust 19, 2013
Legs4
No. of shows34
Supporting acts
Linkin Park tour chronology
11th Annual Honda Civic Tour
(2012) 		Living Things World Tour
(2012–2013) 		Carnivores Tour
(2014)

The Living Things World Tour was the eighth concert tour by American alternative metal band Linkin Park. It was launched in support of Linkin Park's fifth studio album Living Things (2012). The tour was officially announced in April 2012 through a teaser released after the release of trailer of the 11th Annual Honda Civic Tour by Linkin Park and Incubus.[1][2] Later tour was officially announced during the Honda Civic Tour. Its first official leg under the name Living Things South American Tour began on September 14, 2012, in Mexico City and ended on October 12, 2012, in Porto Alegre. Two shows during the whole tour were cancelled. Both the shows were in Brazil. The following statement was issued on the official site: "Due to logistical issues, some changes have been made to Linkin Park's upcoming Brazilian tour.

Background

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The tour's first leg was in Latin America where the band played 6 shows. The tour began on September 14, 2012 in Mexico City and ended on October 12, 2012 in Porto Alegre. The second leg of the tour started after a month, and was titled as "Living Things South African Tour". The duration of the second leg was 4 days which included only 2 shows. Kongos were included as Special guest during this leg. It started on November 7, at Cape Town. This show marked the band's first show in Africa. A number of fans were injured before the show when scaffolding outside the venue fell on them due to the high winds. One fan died as a result and a number of others were hospitalized.[3] Mike Shinoda addressed the accident at the following show on November 10, 2012, Johannesburg. The show in Johannesburg included 65,300 people in attendance.[4][5]

The third leg of the tour started on February 21, 2013, with a LPU summit. Parts of the event were live streamed via the "LPU livestream.com" account. There was no DSP (Digital Souvenir Package) for the entire leg which was confirmed on February 25, 2013, as Las Vegas and the entire New Zealand/Australia Tour (8 shows) in February and March would not be getting DSPs. The fourth and the final leg was announced May 15, 2013. The tickets were made available on the same date by "SMTickets".[6] The final leg was presented by "Scala events". The first show was played on August 10, 2013, at Chiba for the "Summer Sonic", where the band played with various bands like Metallica, Fall Out Boy, Bullet For My Valentine, Maximum The Hormone, One Ok Rock and Volbeat. After the show Mike and Chester joined "Steve Aoki" and played their single "A Light That Never Comes" for the first time. The last 2 show of the tour was on August 19, at "Kuala Lumpur".

Development

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Sales for general tickets began on October 2, 2012. "SMTickets" made tickets as pre-sale for the fourth leg.[6] The set list mixed Living Things with the rest of the band's catalog. A half-minute-long trailer for the tour premiered in May 2013, featuring a Japanese narrator and assorted live scenes, paired with some of the bands' songs, including "Burn It Down", "What I've Done", "In The End" and "Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park. The promotional poster for the tour featured the Vinyl cover of the album. The volunteering during the tour was done by "Machine Shop"

Set list

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This set list is representative of the show in Buenos Aires at Estadio G.E.B.A.. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Tinfoil"
  2. "Faint"
  3. "Papercut"
  4. "Given Up"
  5. "With You"
  6. "Somewhere I Belong"
  7. "In My Remains"
  8. "New Divide"
  9. "Victimized" / "QWERTY"
  10. "Points of Authority"
  11. "Lies Greed Misery"
  12. "Waiting for the End" (contains excerpts of "Until It Breaks")
  13. "Breaking the Habit"
  14. Medley: "Leave Out All the Rest" / "Shadow of the Day" / "Iridescent"
  15. "The Catalyst"
  16. "Lost in the Echo"
  17. "Numb/Encore"
  18. "What I've Done"
  19. "One Step Closer"
Encore
  2. "Burn It Down"
  4. "In the End"
  6. "Bleed It Out" (contains excerpts of "Sabotage", up until December 2012, by Beastie Boys)

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Europe
May 26, 2012 Lisbon Portugal Bela Vista Park
May 27, 2012 Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland
May 30, 2012 Skive Denmark Strandtangen
June 1, 2012 Nürburg Germany Nürburgring
June 3, 2012 Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld
June 5, 2012 Berlin Admiralspalast
June 6, 2012 Bucharest Romania Romexpo
June 8, 2012 Nickelsdorf Austria Pannonia Fields II
June 9, 2012 Warsaw Poland Pepsi Arena
June 10, 2012 Moscow Russia Tushino Airfield
June 12, 2012 Odesa Ukraine Chornomorets Stadium
June 14, 2012 Saint Petersburg Russia SKK Arena
Latin America[7]
September 14, 2012 Mexico City Mexico Arena Ciudad de México
October 5, 2012 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio G.E.B.A.
October 7, 2012 São Paulo Brazil Arena Anhembi
October 8, 2012 Rio de Janeiro Citibank Hall
October 10, 2012
October 12, 2012 Porto Alegre Gigantinho
South Africa[7]
November 7, 2012 Cape Town South Africa Cape Town Stadium
November 10, 2012 Johannesburg FNB Stadium
Australia and New Zealand[8]
February 21, 2013 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
February 23, 2013 Bowen Hills Australia Brisbane Exhibition Ground
February 24, 2013 Sydney Olympic Park ANZ Stadium
February 26, 2013 Darling Harbour Sydney Entertainment Centre
February 27, 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
March 1, 2013 Flemington Flemington Racecourse
March 2, 2013 Adelaide Bonython Park
March 4, 2013 Claremont Claremont Showground
Asia[8]
August 10, 2013 Chiba Japan Chiba Marine Stadium
August 11, 2013 Osaka Maishima Summer Sonic Site Osaka
August 13, 2013 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
August 15, 2013 Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena
August 17, 2013 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena
August 19, 2013 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Jay (16 August 2012). "Linkin Park rocks Comcast Center". The Enterprise. GateHouse Media. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ Bannister, Jorge (15 August 2012). "Linkin Park, Incubus hit big at Comcast". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ Linkin Park fan killed outside concert in Cape Town BBC 8 November 2012
  4. ^ 1 dead after Cape Town Linkin Park concert News24 November 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Woman dies in Linkin Park concert crash Western Cape Nov 8, 2012
  6. ^ a b Linkin Park Living Things World Tour in Asia YouTube May 15, 2013.
  7. ^ a b 2012 Linkin park live shows LPLive
  8. ^ a b 2013 Linkin Park live shows LPLive
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