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Linkin Park will be playing their only concert in North America in 2009 with Tool, Alice in Chains and others at the first ever Epicenter '09 at Fairplex in Pomona, CA on Saturday, August 22nd. LPU members will be able to purchase discounted pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 23rd at 10AM. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, June 27th at Ticketmaster. Visit http://epicenterfestival.com/ for more info. In addition to access to pre-sale tickets, LP Underground members will have a chance for a meet & greet with members of Linkin Park. Join LPU today!
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Head over to Charity Buzz and bid on 2 tickets and meet and greet passes to the Linkin Park concert of your choice in Europe! You can visit their website HERE for a complete list of dates. Proceeds from this auction benefit Music for Relief!
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Last night, Linkin Park played a short set at the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiere in Los Angeles. If you missed the show last night, you'll be able to watch their performance of "What I've Done" and the first ever live performance of "New Divide" tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live at 12:05/11:05 CT on ABC!
LP Underground members were given exclusive access to this performance! Become a member of LPU now at www.lpunderground.com!
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As Linkin Park's "New Divide" was standing tall atop the Alternative Airplay charts, its companion clip debuted to record numbers, becoming the No. 1 music video debut so far this year on the MySpace Music site. The eye-popping clip, directed by Linkin Park's Joe Hahn, drew a staggering 1.8 million viewers in its first four days (cumulative views are now well over 2 million), illustrating the dominance of video consumption on MySpace Music. "New Divide" has also been the No. 1 video on MySpace each day since its launch.
"We're thrilled with the strong premiere of the 'New Divide' video," said Courtney Holt, President of MySpace Music. "It's a tribute to the incredible drawing power of Linkin Park and the impact we can have together. The premiere extends our successful track record of creating special events that resonate with music fans around the world."
To celebrate the film's opening, Linkin Park (vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda, drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, DJ Joe Hahn and bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell) will give a special free performance on June 22 in Los Angeles. L.A.-based radio station KROQ is staging a massive promotion to give some very lucky fans tickets to the event.
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The new music video for "New Divide" is now on YouTube! Now we need you to help get the word out! After you've checked out the video, embed it on your MySpace, share it on your Facebook, or post it on your blog! Be sure to take screenshots whenever you post it and SUBMIT them for street team points!
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We're looking for Street Team members to help promote "New Divide" with offline materials! If you're interested in helping out, fill out this short survey HERE and let us know!
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Brad Delson is one of the world's most fascinating wonders.
I spoke at Art Center's graduation only a short time ago. When I was preparing for that speech, I did a lot of research, watching videos and reading speeches. If I had come across Brad's speech at that time, I would have stopped writing mine entirely. I would have just called Brad and begged him to write it for me!
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Brad Delson, a UCLA alumnus and lead guitarist for the Grammy-winning band Linkin Park, will deliver keynote remarks at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12, campus officials announced today.Delson earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude in 1999. His band Linkin Park was signed by Warner Bros. Records in 2000 and has released three albums that have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. The group's unique blend of alternative rock, hip-hop and electronic music has earned them critical praise, numerous industry honors, Grammy awards and an international audience of millions of devoted fans.Delson and his bandmates are devoted to several social causes. Linkin Park established a nonprofit organization called Music for Relief to aid victims of world catastrophes and combat global warming. Since its establishment, the organization has raised nearly $3 million, helping victims of the South Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the recent Southern California wildfires.Delson and his wife established the Delson Scholarship Fund at UCLA, which annually awards four-year scholarships to extraordinary students from Huntington Park, Calif."Brad Delson is not only an innovative musician, but he is also a social activist who is committed to change through education," said Judith L. Smith, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. "I am thrilled that Brad will be helping to commemorate this important occasion in the lives of our graduates and their families, and we are grateful that he has agreed to do so on short notice."The ceremony, which will take place in Pauley Pavilion, is the primary commencement event for UCLA's graduating seniors.Delson was picked based on recommendations from a selection committee after the scheduled keynote speaker, actor and UCLA alumnus James Franco, canceled the week prior to the event because of filming commitments.In a prepared statement provided to UCLA, Franco said: "I deeply regret not being able to keep my commitment to giving the commencement speech at UCLA's graduation this year. Unfortunately the date conflicts with me needing to be on location to begin pre-production on my next film. I wish everyone in the 2009 class the best of luck in all of their future endeavors."UCLA is California's largest university, with an enrollment of nearly 38,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The UCLA College of Letters and Science and the university's 11 professional schools feature renowned faculty and offer more than 323 degree programs and majors. UCLA is a national and international leader in the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs. Four alumni and five faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
When Michael Bay asked us to contribute music to the newest Transformers movie, we were honored. We felt "What I've Done" worked great in the first film, and were eager to provide another song that captured the essence of robots-destroying-other-robots energy. Our only problem: that song didn't exist.
So over the next seven weeks, we set out on a rather ambitious adventure--to create from scratch a piece of music that would represent not only the band, but a multi-bajillion dollar, worldwide movie franchise. And it wasn't easy. Though the bones of this particular track materialized swiftly, the devil is almost always in the details.
At the end of the process, and through an amazing amount of teamwork, we completed our journey. The result is four-and-a-half minutes of sonic storytelling--one part classic LP, two parts electro exuberance, and one part mechanical mayhem. We simply call it "New Divide."
Hope you enjoy.
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