Projekt Revolution


Projekt Revolution was a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage. Then, in 2004, they announced the Revolution Stage where the smaller bands/artists would perform.

2002

2002 brought Linkin Park the idea to plan the Projekt Revolution Tour series, and the series began in that year. They thought it was Part Festival Tour, Part Concert Tour, Part National Tour. It is the first of the Projekt Revolution Tour Series. For this edition, Linkin Park was supporting their debut album, Hybrid Theory. It was also one of the shortest of the PR Series.
Setlist
DateCityCountryVenue
January 29, 2002Colorado SpringsUnited StatesWorld Arena
January 30, 2002WichitaUnited StatesKansas Coliseum
February 1, 2002ChicagoUnited StatesUIC Pavilion
February 2, 2002MadisonUnited StatesAlliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum
February 4, 2002DetroitUnited StatesCobo Arena
February 5, 2002DaytonUnited StatesNutter Center
February 7, 2002Wilkes-BarreUnited StatesFirst Union Center
February 8, 2002UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
February 9, 2002State CollegeUnited StatesBryce Jordan Center
February 11, 2002LowellUnited StatesTsongas Arena
February 12, 2002FairfaxUnited StatesPatriot Center
February 13, 2002PhiladelphiaUnited StatesFirst Union Center
February 16, 2002MemphisUnited StatesMid-South Coliseum
February 17, 2002DallasUnited StatesFort Worth Convention Center
February 18, 2002Oklahoma CityUnited StatesFairgrounds Arena
February 20, 2002PhoenixUnited StatesAmerican West Arena
February 22, 2002Long BeachUnited StatesLong Beach Arena
February 23, 2002San DiegoUnited StatesCox Arena
February 24, 2002Las VegasUnited StatesThomas & Mack Center

2003

The 2003 Projekt Revolution Tour, was the shortest of the PR tour series until the 2011 edition. This marked the first of two Projekt Revolutions in support of Linkin Park's second album, Meteora.
Setlist
DateCityCountryVenue
April 9, 2003State CollegeUnited StatesBryce Jordan Center
April 11, 2003EvansvilleUnited StatesRobert's Stadium
April 12, 2003MemphisUnited StatesMid-South Coliseum
April 13, 2003New OrleansUnited StatesKeifer UNO Lakefront Arena
April 15, 2003El PasoUnited StatesDon Haskins Center
April 16, 2003AlbuquerqueUnited StatesTingley Coliseum
April 18, 2003PhoenixUnited StatesAmerican West Arena
April 19, 2003TucsonUnited StatesTucson Convention Center
April 21, 2003West Valley CityUnited StatesE Center
April 22, 2003BoiseUnited StatesIdaho Centre
April 23, 2003SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Arena
April 25, 2003BillingsUnited StatesMetra Park Arena
April 26, 2003Rapid CityUnited StatesRushmore Plaza Civic Center
July 22, 2003RochesterUnited StatesBlue Cross Arena
July 29, 2003Council BluffsUnited StatesMid-America Center
July 30, 2003Valley CenterUnited StatesKansas Coliseum

2004

The Projekt Revolution 2004 Tour's Stage has a big bit change. It was divided into the Main Stage and Revolution stages, while its set stays connected. The 2004 PR Tour was the longest of the Projekt Revolution Tour series. This was also Korn's last tour to feature their full original lineup with original guitarist Brian Welch, who leaves the band in February the following year until his return in 2013. Jonathan Davis of Korn would come out on "One Step Closer" to sing the reanimated part of the song.
Setlist
DateCityCountryVenue
July 23, 2004CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center
July 24, 2004ColumbusUnited StatesGermain Amphitheatre
July 26, 2004ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
July 27, 2004DarienUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 29, 2004MansfieldUnited StatesTweeter Center for the Performing Arts
July 30, 2004Holmdel TownshipUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center
July 31, 2004HartfordUnited StatesMeadows Music Centre
August 2, 2004WantaghUnited StatesJones Beach Amphitheatre
August 3, 2004CamdenUnited StatesTweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 5, 2004Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
August 6, 2004NoblesvilleUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Music Center
August 7, 2004Tinley ParkUnited StatesTweeter Center
August 9, 2004BurgettstownUnited StatesPost Gazette Pavilion
August 10, 2004BristowUnited StatesNissan Pavilion Stone Ridge
August 11, 2004Virginia BeachUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 13, 2004AtlantaUnited StatesHiFi Buys Amphitheatre
August 14, 2004CharlotteUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 17, 2004West Palm BeachUnited StatesSound Advice Amphitheater
August 18, 2004TampaUnited StatesTampa Bay Amphitheatre
August 20, 2004DallasUnited StatesSmirnoff Centre
August 21, 2004SelmaUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 22, 2004The WoodlandsUnited StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 24, 2004Bonner SpringsUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 25, 2004Maryland HeightsUnited StatesUMB Bank Pavilion
August 27, 2004East TroyUnited StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre
August 28, 2004SomersetUnited StatesFloat-rite Park
August 30, 2004EnglewoodUnited StatesCoors Amphitheater
August 31, 2004AlbuquerqueUnited StatesJournal Pavilion
September 1, 2004PhoenixUnited StatesCricket Pavilion
September 3, 2004Chula VistaUnited StatesCoors Amphitheatre
September 4, 2004San BernardinoUnited StatesHyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen
September 5, 2004Mountain ViewUnited StatesShoreline Amphitheatre

2007

For 2007, Linkin Park decided to make the tour ostensibly "green" by donating $1 of every ticket to American Forests through their charity Music for Relief and using biodiesel on a majority of their buses, eliminating an estimated 350 tons of carbon emissions. There were also informative booths that showed concert goers how to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.
It was revealed in Revolver magazine that Muse was in the list of bands Linkin Park had picked but couldn't join Projekt Revolution as they had other commitments to deal with.
On August 22, 2007, streamed the concert live, allowing MySpace users to watch the concert for free from their performance at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan. The event was hosted by Matt Pinfield.
Linkin Park sold their performance from the 2007 PR tour at the merchandise booth. Each CD came with a blank disc and a special code that allowed fans to download and burn that specific Linkin Park performance from the venue it was purchased at. The price of purchase for the CD was $11.00. It was sold at every venue except for Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY due to disagreements with the venue wanting a portion of the CD sales. In October 2013, Linkin Park revealed that they will relaunch Projekt Revolution in 2014; it is on the list for To-Come.
Gerard Way, lead singer of My Chemical Romance was married backstage to Lyn-Z, bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence, after the final show on the tour.
Setlist
DateCityCountryVenue
July 25, 2007AuburnUnited StatesWhite River Amphitheatre
July 27, 2007MarysvilleUnited StatesSleep Train Amphitheatre
July 28, 2007San BernardinoUnited StatesHyundai Pavilion
July 29, 2007Mountain ViewUnited StatesShoreline Amphitheatre
July 31, 2007Chula VistaUnited StatesCoors Amphitheatre
August 1, 2007PhoenixUnited StatesCricket Pavilion
August 3, 2007SelmaUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 4, 2007DallasUnited StatesSmirnoff Music Centre
August 5, 2007The WoodlandsUnited StatesThe Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 7, 2007AtlantaUnited StatesHiFi Buys Amphitheatre
August 8, 2007CharlotteUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 10, 2007West Palm BeachUnited StatesSound Advice Amphitheatre
August 11, 2007TampaUnited StatesFord Amphitheatre
August 13, 2007RaleighUnited StatesWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 14, 2007Virginia BeachUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
August 15, 2007WantaghUnited StatesNikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 17, 2007Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
August 18, 2007DarienUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 19, 2007BristowUnited StatesNissan Pavilion
August 21, 2007TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
August 22, 2007ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
August 24, 2007MansfieldUnited StatesTweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 25, 2007CamdenUnited StatesTweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 26, 2007HartfordUnited StatesNew England Dodge Music Center
August 28, 2007SyracuseUnited StatesNY State Fair
August 29, 2007HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center
August 31, 2007NoblesvilleUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Music Center
September 1, 2007Tinley ParkUnited StatesFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
September 3, 2007EnglewoodUnited StatesCoors Amphitheatre

2008

This was the first time the tour was also outside of North America. Their performance in Milton Keynes was announced months beforehand, which made it highly anticipated amongst fans waiting to attend. Jay-Z came out and performed a modified "Numb/Encore" and "Jigga What/Faint" with the band. This show turned out to be the biggest capacity Projekt Revolution to date. Camera operators obtaining interviews revealed intentions for a DVD, which has been confirmed by Mike Shinoda to be a CD/DVD set on November 25, 2008. Shinoda posted on the band's online forum that anyone 18 or older can submit a title for the live CD/DVD which will later be turned into a poll for fans to vote for their favorite. Concerning the release date, Shinoda stated "we will be releasing it in a DVD/CD combo pack as soon as we can get it done".
Europe:
Setlist
Setlist
US:
Linkin Park changed the set-lists up a little bit, giving new intros and outros to a few songs and playing "We Made It" every show, until Busta Rhymes left the tour. Chris Cornell also collaborated with the band by singing on "Crawling". Also Chester Bennington performed "Hunger Strike" with Cornell. Street Drum Corps also performed a few songs with the band. On the two dates in Ohio, local band State Your Cause was asked to open the Revolution Stage.
DateCityCountryVenue
July 16, 2008MansfieldUnited StatesComcast Center for Performing Arts
July 18, 2008BurgettstownUnited StatesPost-Gazette Pavilion
July 19, 2008CamdenUnited StatesSusquehana Bank Center
July 20, 2008HartfordUnited StatesNew England Dodge Music Center
July 22, 2008WantaghUnited StatesNikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 23, 2008HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center
July 25, 2008RaleighUnited StatesTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
July 26, 2008Virginia BeachUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 27, 2008BristowUnited StatesNissan Pavilion
July 30, 2008CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 1, 2008West Palm BeachUnited StatesCruzan Amphitheatre
August 2, 2008TampaUnited StatesFord Amphitheatre
August 3, 2008AtlantaUnited StatesLakewood Amphitheatre
August 7, 2008PhoenixUnited StatesCricket Wireless Pavilion
August 9, 2008Mountain ViewUnited StatesShoreline Amphitheatre
August 10, 2008IrvineUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 12, 2008Greenwood VillageUnited StatesFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 15, 2008CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center
August 16, 2008East TroyUnited StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre
August 17, 2008NobilesvilleUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
August 19, 2008Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
August 21, 2008St. LouisUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
August 23, 2008DallasUnited StatesSuperpages.com Center
August 24, 2008The WoodlandsUnited StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Controversy during 2008 tour

During the Projekt Revolution Tour of 2008, Busta Rhymes was announced to have left the tour after only eleven days due to "complicated business matters", amidst rumors he had been removed from the lineup after an alleged backstage confrontation with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda. Shinoda later posted on his blog that he and the rest of his band were disappointed to see Rhymes leave, implying that the rumour was false. Busta actually left the tour due to an argument with his now former label Interscope Records. Since he left the label, he no longer had support to be on the tour.

2011

This was the shortest Projekt Revolution to date, with only four shows in Europe. This tour was done by Linkin Park, Dredg and Middle Class Rut