Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda ventured out with his debut solo album, Post Traumatic, and tonight he performed the songs and also some Linkin Park and Fort Minor tunes in Los Angeles at IdentityLA and fans we stoked but it was also an emotion filled night. This was the launch to his Post Traumatic debut solo tour, find other tour dates from Shinoda, HERE.
After a brief setup for Shinoda’s set tonight at IdentityLA in Los Angeles, Shinoda launched his set with a roaring welcome to the stage. Shinoda really showcased his talents live with his solo music and even blending Linkin Park hits into his sets bringing out Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn for “Castle Of Glass.” Including Linkin Park’s late frontman Chester Bennington’s vocals sampling when he performed LP’s “When They Come For Me,” the real emotion filled on stage and in the crowd when Shinoda performed LP’s hit song “In The End” which ended with a ‘Chester, Chester, Chester’ chant as tears filled Shinoda’s eyes.
Thanks to @LPLive on Twitter we have a full run down of the show which you can be seen below via their tweets.
1) Welcome with a new extended intro! Already off to a surprising start
Show us what you’ve got @MikeShinoda! #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
2) PLACE TO START! Live debut ❤
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
3) WATCHING AS I FALL! Let’s JAM everyone. #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
3) WATCHING AS I FALL! Let’s JAM everyone. #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
Mike is going OFF right now, wow. Watching As I Fall live is EPIC. One for the record books for sure. #IdentityLA #PostTraumatic
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
SPECIAL GUEST
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
MR FUCKING HAHN IS ONSTAGE FOR CASTLE OF GLASS
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
4) Castle Of Glass – wouldn’t be a Joe Hahn feature without a “special intro”
LET’S JAM
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
5) WHEN THEY COME FOR ME. LET’s EXPLODE.
Show’s off to a fucking EPIC start.
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
Sampling Chester during the chorus – can’t make this filthy without him. He’s jamming with us ?#MakeChesterProud #MakeChesterJAM
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
6) KENJI
HERE WE GO, FORT MINOR JAMS.
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
This is the first time the studio version of Kenji has EVER been performed. Mike mashed it up with ‘Castle Of Glass’ in 2015 during For Minor sets.@MikeShinoda, you are a GENIUS. #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
6 songs in – only ONE of them was played earlier today at KROQ.
Mike does not take this shit lightly, he’s going OFF.
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
7) ROADS UNTRAVELED! ❤
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
TAKA IS ONSTAGE.
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
8) WAITING FOR THE END / WHERE’D YOU GO WITH TAKA FROM @ONEOKROCK_japan
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
Taka’s vocals sound BEAUTIFUL right now.
Who remembers him performing ‘Somewhere I Belong’ with the band at the Hollywood Bowl?
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
9) SORRY FOR NOW.
AT LONG LAST!
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
This is everything we’ve wanted to hear since One More Light dropped. Sorry For Now live is perfect ?
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
10) Crossing A Line!
COMPLETELY different set tonight. Very impressive @MikeShinoda
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
11) In The End (Piano Version)
For Chester ❤❤❤
“We couldn’t do tonight without acknowledging our friend… who’s looking down at us right now and wants each and every one of you to be happy.” We love you Chester, and we’re singing this for you.
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
12) About You (Vocoder Intro)
Back into some #PostTraumatic jams!
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
complete with the BEAUTIFUL transition into…
13) Over Again ❤
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
This Over Again/Papercut mashup is TOO perfect. Mike absolutely NAILS it.
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: he’s a genius. #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
14) Good Goodbye/Bleed It Out
Time to jam. #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
This mashup was the SECOND song he played today at KROQ. Now it’s towards the end of the set.
COMPLETELY restructured set, kudos Mike. You know how to please the fans 😉
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
15) Remember The Name
Last song – let’s JAM big time. #IdentityLA
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
INCREDIBLE set @MikeShinoda. We cried, we sang, we jammed.
It’s gonna be a LONG two months before the next show – we can’t wait! #PostTraumaticTour
— Linkin Park Live (@LPLive) May 13, 2018
See the performance below:
