Linkin Park Rocks Back To Manila After 7 Years

After the long wait, Linkin Park finally came back to the Philippines with the Living Things World Tour which made Manila one of its stops. Held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, the venue is definitely bigger than the past venue and broke the 7-year wait of fans (like me) to perform their hits which have became anthems of many fans.

Led by frontmen Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farell, and Joe Hahn the band has been performing for more than a decade and has made hits such as "In The End", "Crawling", "Numb" to name a few. With the launch of their 5th studio album "Living Things", the world tour was also one of the activities fans anticipated.   

Cebu-based band Urbandub played as front act playing their hits which also connects to the audience as the fans quickly filled the Arena and many in Linkin Park merchandise. It was also a big day for the local fan group, Linkin Park Philippines which also organized an human LP logo on the day of the concert.

And then everyone went crazy when the band set up was complete and the first song was sung with the band members appearing one by one. The phasing of songs are quick with almost no time for a pause or segue keeping fans hyped, jumping, and screaming. And yes, I did all of the above while covering the concert.    

One of the highlights of the concert is when people put up their phone lights making a sea of stars across the arena. And another is when flyers with the words "COME BACK SOON" flew across the fans as they also flashed for the band to see. They also had an encore as the crowd chanted "We want more!". The night was completed with more than 20 songs played by Linkin Park non stop. And each song usually has the iconic "Chester scream".

The band, expressed their gratitude as they gracefully exited the stage and promised to come back, hopefully would not take another 7 years. And just in case if it does, it will always be worth the wait.

#ComeBackSoon