LINKIN PARK LIVE IN MANILA, AUGUST 13, 2013: EPIC

Currently on the Asian leg of their  tour in support of Living Things, their 5 ^th and latest album, this is the  second journey to the Philippines by  this highly-acclaimed  Grammy winning Nu metal, Rap rock, and Rap metal band from California who has sold over 60 million records (and counting) world-wide   including a certified Diamond ( at least 10 million albums) in the U.S. for the classic Hybrid Theory, their debut album in 2000. Their first trip here  was a sold-out concert held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Open Grounds in 2004 in  support of their sophomore album Meteora released in 2003.
  

The concert was EPIC! The band and the audience were on fire.

First, the venue, MOA Arena, is state of the art.

The audio was a bliss!--crisp and clear. The loudness wasn't over the top, just partially ear-numbing with the right level of heart and plastic bottle-thumping bass.  

       

The visuals and the lightings were flawless.  Aside from the  two huge screens at both sides, the distinct giant  screen on top of and behind the stage   showed wonderful graphics and highlighted the bands performance.

The crowd was jam-packed with fist-pumping, waving,clapping, jumping, dancing, loud-singing, screaming, shrieking and very appreciative Linkin Park- loving  fans.

Crowd at the lower box

Mike Shinoda going over the crowd.

   
Band members: drummer, Rob Bourdon; guitarist, Brad Delson; bass-player, Dave “Phoenix” Farell; and  DJ and sampler Mr. Hahn (Joseph “Joe” Hahn) were all in top form with each given their respective spotlights. Band leader, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Mike Shinoda’s melodic, accessible and breezy rapping was great;and  frontman, Chester Bennington’s  powerful ear-shattering top of the lungs screams was  a site to behold.

Just  like in their concert DVDs I have seen, I was wowed by the band's performance. It was  SOLID!, FULL OF ENERGY, FILLED WITH FANTASTIC SINGING and COMPLETELY ENJOYABLE.If I would pretend to be a reviewer, I would rate the concert as 10/10 stars.In short, PERFECT! 

From this middle-aged person’s perspective,  witnessing Linkin Park’s live performance has provided  me a  totally different level of concert experience as compared from what I am use to attending. I feel privileged and lucky to have seen in my hometown a truly phenomenal rock band live in flesh, still at the top of their game--and the experience is just unbelievably awesome. 


SETLIST:

01. A Place For My Head (Extended Intro and Extended Outro)
02. Papercut
03. Given Up (Extended Outro)
04. New Divide
05. With You (2012 Intro and Extended Scratch Outro)
06. Somewhere I Belong (2012 Intro)
07. LIES GREED MISERY- from "Living Things"
08. Points Of Authority
09. Waiting For The End (Apaches Intro and Wall of Noise Outro)
10. Breaking The Habit
11. CASTLE OF GLASS - from "Living Things"
12. Leave Out All The Rest/Shadow Of The Day/Iridescent 
13. LOST IN THE ECHO - from "Living Things"
14. Numb (Numb/Encore Outro)
15. What I've Done
16. BURN IT DOWN - from "Living Things"
17. In The End
18. Bleed It Out (Extended Bridge)

Encore:
19. TINFOIL- from "Living Things"
20. Faint (Extended Outro)
21. Lying From You
22. One Step Closer (Extended Outro)

Note: I would like to acknowledge and thank INDONESIA LINKIN PARK BLOG SITE  (http://lpiblogsite.blogspot.com) for the complete set list. 

Aug 24, 2013  

Addendum: 

 09. should be->  Waiting For The End (Apaches Intro with Until It Breaks (from "Living Things") and Wall of Noise Outro)