Linkin Park Birmingham Tribute Show will feature 1,000 musicians

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09 May 2024

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A collective of around 1,000 musicians, including members of Funeral For A Friend, The Blackout and more, are set to come together to pay tribute to Linkin Park at a huge show in Birmingham later this year.

It takes place in Birmingham Arena utility on August 18, the show is organized by the Uprawr Foundation, a local charity founded by an alternative club night in the city to raise money to help provide free mental health counseling and services to the alternative community.

The show was dubbed “1,000 lights” in reference to Linkin Park’s latest album One more light. Indeed, Arena Utilita was the last venue where late frontman Chester Bennington performed before taking his own life in 2017 at the age of 41.

Birmingham will also feature talks and video messages from famous figures in the world of alternative music, as well as a performance by Linkin tribute band P4rk.

Musicians can sign up to take part and will be tasked with raising funds for the charity through JustGiving. Whoever collects the most will win a spot to perform in the show.

Last year, to mark the 20th anniversary of Linkin Park’s groundbreaking second album, Meteorawas reissued on April 7 in multiple formats: Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set, 4 LP Deluxe Vinyl Box Set, 3 Disc Deluxe CD and Digital: all containing a wealth of rare or previously unreleased tracks.

Among the unreleased tracks were some gems previously unknown to Linkin Park fans, including Lost – a track made entirely from the album’s 2002 recording sessions, featuring a stunning vocal from late frontman Chester Bennington.

The band’s Mike Shinoda said, “Finding Lost was like finding a favorite photo you forgot you took, like it was waiting for the right moment to reveal itself.”

Meteora was first released in March 2023 and included the global hits Somewhere I Belong, Faint, Numb, Breaking The Habit and From The Inside. The album sold over 8 million copies in the US and was certified multi-platinum, platinum or gold in 15 different territories.