One of the most influential and greatest rock bands of all the times, Linkin Park belongs to Agoura Hills, California. Created in the year 1996, the band has successfully sold over 40 million albums around the world and has also won two Grammy awards.    

Currently, the band consists of 6 band members:

·         Chester Bennington- lead vocals
·         Mike Shinoda- vocals, emcee, rhythm and guitar
·         Brad Delson- lead guitar
·         Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell- backing vocals and bass guitar
·         Joe Hahn- programming, turn tables, beats and samples
·         Rob Bourbon- keyboard/piano and drums   The fact that they have established a bond with the fans is evident from the way their concert tickets are sold out. The sound of samplers, turn tables and drum pads live on the stage gives each and every performance a unique feel which continues to keep the audience on their toes, because each and every concert of the band is different and unique.    

The recent concerts of L'inkin Park are scheduled from February 13, 2008 to August 9, 2008 in different cities of St. Paul, Columbus, Detroit, Manchester, Baltimore, New York, Montreal, London, Lexington, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, El Paso, Las Vegas, West Valley City and Sacramento. If you want to attend the live concert of Linkin Park in your town, you can log on to a reputable web site for schedule, venue seating, direction and information about the band like their history and background.   

Whether you want to purchase tickets so that you are allowed into the show, or you want premium seats, a good web site can facilitate you to buy tickets either online or through phone.   

Linkin Park entered into the fame industry by launching Hybrid Theory, released on 24^th October 2000 which received instant recognition. Over 4.8 millions records were sold in the debut year, giving it a status of the best selling album of the year 2001, while single numbers like ‘one step closer’ and ‘crawling’ got established as staples amongst play lists of alternative rock radio in the year.   

In addition to that, other single numbers of the album got featured in the movies like Dracula 2000, Valentine and Little Nicky. The album ‘Hybrid Theory’ also got nominated for 3 Grammies of ‘best new artist’, ‘best hard-rock performance’ and ‘best rock album’. The band also received an MTV award for ‘best direction’ and ‘best rock video’ for ‘in the end.   

Other highly recognised albums of Linkin Park include Re-animation, Xero Sampler Tape, Collision Course, Minutes to Mid-night and Meteora. The band got its name after a park in California, the home town of the band. Originally the band was named as Xero, and the four original members of the band were Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourbon, DJ Joseph Hahn and Brad Delson.   

‘Crawling’ won the Grammy award for best hard rock performance in the year 2002, most lyrics of which deal with the every day life of people. ‘Session’ from ‘Meteora’ was also nominated for Grammy in the year 2004 for best rock instrumental performance. The band says that most of their music has been influenced by Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Aphex Twin and The Roots. In addition to tour on their own, they have also travelled around with Papa Roach and POD as openers.