A Thousand Suns World Tour was the worldwide sixth concert tour by the American rock band Linkin Park. The tour supported the band's fourth studio album A Thousand Suns. The tour ranked 35th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning over 20 million dollars.

Background Linkin Park announced their upcoming world tour while doing press for their latest LP, A Thousand Suns. Vocalist Chester Bennington stated: "At this point we're writing such great music that I almost want to go do 50 shows around the world and then get right back into making another record. Once the ball starts rolling, it's all I want. It's like a drug."

During an interview with Streetdate Radio, Bennington expressed how odd it felt to begin the tour in South America, even though they are not well known in that region. He further stated that although Linkin Park sell more records in North America, they are more "well known" in other territories. As a band, it did not feel odd to begin in these territories first. During the same interview, he announced the band will play in North America beginning in January 2011.

Opening acts

Attaque 77 (Argentina) The Futureheads (Europe, select dates) Does It Offend You, Yeah? (England) (North America, select dates) DJ Bliss (United Arab Emirates) Quami & The Halvot (Israel) Dead Letter Circus (Sydney, Melbourne)

Sleep Walker (Perth) CNBLUE (Chiba) The Art (Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra) The Prodigy (North America, select dates) FYE (North America, select dates) Pendulum (North America, select dates) Circa Survive (Phoenix, Dallas) Paper Tongues (Phoenix, Dallas, Houston)

Setlist Europe & North America

"The Requiem" "Wretches and Kings" "Papercut" "Given Up" "New Divide" "Faint" "Empty Spaces" "When They Come for Me" "No More Sorrow" "Jornada del Muerto" "Waiting for the End" "Wisdom, Justice, and Love" "Iridescent" "Numb" "The Radiance" (contains excerpts from "The Catalyst") "Breaking the Habit" "Shadow of the Day" "Crawling" "One Step Closer" Encore "Fallout" "The Catalyst" "The Messenger" "In the End" (contains elements of "One Step Closer") "What I've Done" "Bleed It Out"(contains elements of "Burning in the Skies" and "A Place for My Head")

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Europe, Leg 2

"The Requiem" "Papercut" "Lying from You" "Given Up" "What I've Done" "Empty Spaces" "When They Come for Me" "No More Sorrow" "Jornada del Muerto" "Waiting for the End" "Wisdom, Justice, and Love" "Iridescent" "Numb" "The Radiance" (contains excerpts from "The Catalyst") "Breaking the Habit" "The Catalyst" "Crawling" "In the End" "Bleed It Out" (contains elements of "Burning in the Skies" or "A Place for My Head") "Faint" "One Step Closer"

Australia

"The Requiem" "Wretches and Kings" "Lying from You" "Papercut" "Given Up" "What I've Done" "No More Sorrow" "From the Inside" "Jornada del Muerto" "Waiting for the End" "Blackout" "Numb" "The Radiance" "Burning in the Skies" "Fallout" "The Catalyst" "Shadow of the Day" "In the End" "Bleed It Out" Encore "Empty Spaces" "When They Come for Me" "Crawling" "New Divide" "Faint" "One Step Closer"

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Additional notes During concerts in South America, "Bleed It Out" was performed after "Crawling" During the concert at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, the band performed Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry". During the concert at The Roundhouse in London, England, the band covered Adele's "Rolling in the Deep". Later it was released as a Promotional single from the live EP iTunes Festival 2011. On October 25, while in Paris, the band decided to perform "A Place For My Head" (after "Crawling") to celebrate the release of their debut album Hybrid Theory, 10 years and a day ago.

Tour dates Date City Country Venue South AmericaOctober 7, 2010Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio José AmalfitaniOctober 9, 2010SantiagoChileClub Hípico de SantiagoOctober 11, 2010ItuBrazilSWU Festival EuropeOctober 20, 2010BerlinGermanyO2 WorldOctober 22, 2010StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-HalleOctober 23, 2010LinzAustriaIntersport ArenaOctober 25, 2010ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyOctober 26, 2010DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallenOctober 27, 2010CologneLanxess ArenaOctober 29, 2010HamburgO2 World HamburgOctober 30, 2010HerningDenmarkJyske Bank BoxenNovember 1, 2010ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionNovember 2, 2010FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle FrankfurtNovember 4, 2010ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News ArenaNovember 5, 2010NewcastleMetro Radio ArenaNovember 7, 2010MadridSpainPuerta de AlcaláNovember 9, 2010BirminghamEnglandLG ArenaNovember 10, 2010LondonThe O2 ArenaNovember 11, 2010 AsiaNovember 13, 2010Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesDu ArenaNovember 15, 2010Tel AvivIsraelHayarkon Park AustraliaDecember 3, 2010BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreDecember 4, 2010NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment CentreDecember 7, 2010PerthBurswood DomeDecember 9, 2010AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreDecember 11, 2010SydneyAcer ArenaDecember 12, 2010MelbourneRod Laver ArenaDecember 13, 2010December 15, 2010SydneyAcer ArenaDecember 16, 2010CanberraAIS Arena North AmericaJanuary 20, 2011SunriseUnited StatesBankAtlantic CenterJanuary 22, 2011TampaSt. Pete Times ForumJanuary 23, 2011AtlantaPhilips ArenaJanuary 25, 2011DetroitJoe Louis ArenaJanuary 26, 2011ChicagoUnited CenterJanuary 28, 2011Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterJanuary 29, 2011Kansas CitySprint CenterJanuary 31, 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterFebruary 1, 2011BostonTD GardenFebruary 4, 2011New York CityMadison Square GardenFebruary 7, 2011MontrealCanadaCentre BellFebruary 8, 2011TorontoAir Canada CentreFebruary 19, 2011Las VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden ArenaFebruary 20, 2011San DiegoViejas ArenaFebruary 22, 2011San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseFebruary 23, 2011Los AngelesStaples CenterFebruary 25, 2011Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions ArenaFebruary 26, 2011DenverPepsi CenterFebruary 28, 2011PhoenixUS Airways CenterMarch 2, 2011DallasAmerican Airlines CenterMarch 3, 2011HoustonToyota CenterJune 4, 2011IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreJune 5, 2011Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre EuropeJune 11, 2011NickelsdorfAustriaPannonia Fields IIJune 12, 2011LeicestershireEnglandDonington ParkJune 14, 2011StockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeJune 16, 2011HelsinkiFinlandKaisaniemi ParkJune 18, 2011 LeipzigGermanyLeipziger FestwieseJune 19, 2011 OberurselHessentagsarena Open Air GeländeJune 21, 2011HamburgO2 WorldJune 23, 2011MoscowRussiaRed SquareJune 25, 2011MunichGermanyOlympia Reitstadion RiemJune 26, 2011ImolaItalyAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariJune 28, 2011ArendalNorwayTromøyJune 30, 2011RotselaarBelgiumWerchter Festival GroundsJuly 1, 2011ArrasFranceCitadelle d'ArrasJuly 2, 2011St. GallenSwitzerlandSittertobelJuly 4, 2011LondonEnglandRoundhouse North AmericaAugust 30, 2011Las VegasUnited StatesThe Joint AsiaSeptember 6, 2011Chek Lap KokHong KongAsiaWorld-ArenaSeptember 8, 2011SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics ArenaSeptember 11, 2011ChibaJapanMakuhari Event HallSeptember 13, 2011YokohamaYokohama ArenaSeptember 14, 2011NagoyaNippon Gaishi HallSeptember 16, 2011OsakaInternational Conference HallSeptember 19, 2011TaipeiTaiwanTWTC Nangang Exhibition HallSeptember 21, 2011JakartaIndonesiaGelora Bung Karno StadiumSeptember 23, 2011BangkokThailandAktive SquareSeptember 25, 2011Marina BaySingaporeMarina Bay Street Circuit

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Cancellations and rescheduled shows February 10, 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterCancelledFebruary 11, 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaCancelledFebruary 13, 2011CincinnatiU.S. Bank ArenaCancelledFebruary 15, 2011HoustonToyota CenterPostponed and later rescheduled for March 3, 2011February 17, 2011DallasAmerican Airlines CenterPostponed and later rescheduled for March 2, 2011October 16, 2011Pensacola BeachCasino BeachCancelled. This concert was part of the DeLuna Fest.

Cancellations Lead singer, Chester Bennington, fell ill cancelling three shows and rescheduling two from the North American leg of the tour. Originally, Bennington played a few shows not feeling well; doctors then advised him to stop playing, or the effects could have worsened.. Doctors tested Bennington for different illnesses, including H1N1. While in the process for testing for H1N1, complications arose, worsening his state. Eventually it emerged that he did not have the H1N1 virus, but a similar virus. However, Linkin Park were caused to cancel five shows due to this illness. Two of the five cancellations from the tour were able to be rescheduled, in Houston and Dallas. Uncasville and Cincinnati were later compensated during the 2012 Honda Civic Tour.

During Linkin Park's Asia tour, Bennington injured his shoulder and doctors advised him to undergo surgery, canceling the band's final show in Pensacola Beach, Florida for the tour and thus ending tour.

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenuePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyParis16,520 / 16,611 (99%)$998,967O2 World HamburgHamburg26,687 / 27,906 (96%)$1,711,398Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester 12,810 / 12,810 (100%) $833,605The O2 ArenaLondon29,803 / 32,320 (92%)$1,944,680Brisbane Entertainment CentreBrisbane8,743 / 9,747 (90%)$1,075,620Newcastle Entertainment CentreNewcastle1,467 / 5,426 (27%)$156,605Burswood Dome Perth 6,066 / 16,480 (37%)$644,325Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide 4,479 / 7,478 (60%)$463,064Rod Laver ArenaMelbourne13,196 / 20,000 (66%)$1,371,080AIS Arena Canberra 2,671 / 3,971 (67%) $222,331BankAtlantic CenterSunrise10,150 / 10,150 (100%)$550,558St. Pete Times ForumTampa10,807 / 10,807 (100%)$522,897United CenterChicago11,519 / 11,519 (100%)$711,328Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul10,001 / 10,001 (100%)$592,629Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia 12,000 / 12,000 (100%)$743,870Madison Square GardenNew York City 15,170 / 15,170 (100%)$812,120Bell CentreMontreal12,677 / 12,677 (100%)$838,557Air Canada CentreToronto 12,836 / 12,836 (100%)$872,177MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas 12,975 / 12,975 (100%)$738,193HP Pavilion at San JoseSan Jose13,456 / 13,456 (100%)$733,791Staples CenterLos Angeles 15,808 / 15,808 (100%)$948,445TOTAL259,841 / 290,148 (89%)$17,486,240

Broadcasts and recordings Throughout the tour, the band will provide an official bootleg recording of each concert after the performance. The band states this is a way to show their fans appreciation for the energy during each concert. Those who attended the show will be able to download the show for free while others can purchase the show on the band's official website. The concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City was filmed and was broadcast on Fuse TV on February 18, 2011.

Personnel Chester Bennington – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion Rob Bourdon – drums Brad Delson – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass, backing vocals, keyboards Joe Hahn – turntables, synthesizer, samples, backing vocals Mike Shinoda – vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboards, rapping

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