The Hunting Party Tour
Tour by Linkin Park
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album
Start dateMay 30, 2014
End dateSeptember 6, 2015
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 30 in Europe (divided in 3 legs)
  • 12 in North America (After cancellation of 16 shows)
  • 5 in Asia
  • 54 total
Box office
  • $123.0 million
Linkin Park tour chronology
Carnivores Tour
(2014) 		The Hunting Party Tour
(2014–15) 		One More Light Tour
(2017)

The Hunting Party Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American rock band Linkin Park.[1][2] It was launched in support of Linkin Park's sixth studio album, The Hunting Party (2014). The tour was partially announced in May 2014 through a teaser released after the release of trailer of a co-headlined tour Carnivores Tour by Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Later, the tour was officially announced on November 23 with a whole trailer in promotion. Its first leg under the name European Tour began on May 30, 2014, in Lisboa, Portugal, and ended on June 14 in Castle Donington, England, where they played Hybrid Theory in its entirety. The tour also featured special guests Of Mice & Men and Rise Against. On January 15, 2015, the band begun the world tour for The Hunting Party with the first leg under North American Tour. During a show at Indianapolis, Chester Bennington injured his leg, which led to the cancellation of the tour North American Tour.[3][4][5][6] The band continued the world tour on May 9, performing at the first edition of Rock In Rio in America. It was Linkin Park's last full album tour to feature Chester Bennington as vocalist before his death in 2017.

Background

Rumors of a tour from Linkin Park first circulated after the release of the trailer for the Carnivorous Tour. The tour's first leg was in Europe where the band played nine shows. The leg had a duration of sixteen days. The tour began with the "Rock In Rio" show in Lisboa. And later the tour took a break after the Download Festival where the band played Hybrid Theory as a whole album together for the first time. The first leg included shows like Rock in Rio, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Alfa Romeo City Sound, Greenfield and Download Festival.

The second leg of the tour started after the end of the Carnivores Tour, and was titled as "The Hunting Party European Tour". The duration of the second leg was twenty-two days which included sixteen shows. Of Mice & Men were included as special guest for this leg and also toured with Linkin Park in North America. The leg was the return of band from North America back to Europe. It started on November 3, at Zürich in Switzerland. The same date was also the official declaration of "The Hunting Party Tour". The show at O2 World in Berlin became the first live concert in the world to be broadcast at Astra 19.2 degrees East in Ultra HD (3840 x 2160 pixel) in HEVC standard, at 50 fps and a color depth of 10 bit. The broadcast was confirmed on November 13, by Warner Music Germany and SES. The band released a pop up store in Berlin during the tour, and it was sponsored by Samsung.

The third leg of the tour was officially announced on November 3, 2014, after the completion of Carnivores Tour. The trailer revealed that the tour would feature guest artists like Of Mice & Men and Rise Against'. The second leg was supposed to have nineteen shows but only three shows took place, after the cancellation of the rest shows, due to the leg injury of Chester Bennington. Later on another additional leg was introduced as North American Summer Tour in support of the album. Whereas Of Mice and Men and Rise Against were not included in the line up.[7][8]

The concert tour kept going by continuing the second leg of European tour. The leg is scheduled to take place after the Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington's Spring U.S. Tour and seven headlining concerts by the band like Rock in Rio USA where the band will play with artists like Deftones, John Legend, No Doubt, Metallica, and Taylor Swift, Rock on the Range, Rocklahoma, Amnesia Rockfest, Loudwire Music Festival and Summerfest. This leg will feature Lower Than Atlantis as special guests for the Berlin show.[9] The shows included Rock in Roma and the FM4 Frequency Festival.

A new leg was introduced during early May, which included five shows in China. The leg was named as "The Hunting Party China Tour". The leg was powered by Life and presented by Mercedes-Benz. All the shows during the leg will take place at stadiums across China.[10] Only eight hours after the announcement, the box office for the five concerts broke past 24 million yuan ($3.8 million). Also, since the announcement, tickets for the concert have almost sold out.[citation needed]

Development

Sales for general tickets began on November 7, 2014. Linkin Park offered pre-sale tickets for the fan club members.[11] The set list mixed The Hunting Party with the rest of the band's catalog. A minute-long trailer for the tour premiered in November 2014, featuring a British narrator and assorted live scenes, paired with some of the bands' songs, including "Bleed It Out", "In The End", "Guilty All the Same", "Final Masquerade", "What I've Done" and "Rebellion" by Linkin Park and "I Don't Want to Be Here Anymore", "Tragedy + Time" by Rise Against.[12] The promotional poster for the tour featured the hashtag as "#THEHUNTINGPARTYTOUR". The volunteering during the tour was done by "Music for Relief"[13] The Chinese leg of the tour was powered by "Life" and presented by "Mercedes-Benz". The presale of the tickets started on May 6. The tickets were provided by "Yongle Ticket" and "228".[14]

Opening Acts

Gross

Though the band had only three shows in North America after the cancellation of the remaining dates, the gross compiled by the tour was $1,022,937 making the band the third largest gross collector of January.[15] The shows between November 22–24, made Linkin Park again the third largest gross collector with $3,154,280 collected.[16] The tour had only five shows in China, but as the shows were announced, the box office broke past 24 million yuan ($3.8 million).[citation needed]

Set list

These set list are representative of the shows in Frankfurt, Germany, at Festhalle, in Rybnik, Poland, at Rybnik Stadium, and in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the first edition of Rock in Rio USA.[17][18][19] It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

2014
  1. "Guilty All the Same"
  2. "Given Up"
  3. "With You"
  4. "One Step Closer"
  5. "Blackout"[a]
  6. "Papercut"[b]
  7. "Rebellion"
  8. "Runaway"[c]
  9. "Wastelands"
  10. "Castle of Glass"[d]
  11. "Leave Out All the Rest" / "Shadow of the Day" / "Iridescent"
  12. "Robot Boy"[e]
  13. Joe Hahn DJ set
  14. "Numb"[f]
  15. "Waiting for the End"[g]
  16. "Final Masquerade"
  17. "Wretches and Kings" / "Remember the Name"
  18. "Dirt off Your Shoulder" / "Lying from You"
  19. "Somewhere I Belong"
  20. "In the End"
  21. "Faint"
Encore
  1. "Burn It Down"[h]
  2. "Lost in the Echo"[i]
  3. "New Divide"[j]
  4. "Until It's Gone"[k]
  5. "What I've Done"
  6. "Bleed It Out"
2015
  1. "Papercut"
  2. "Given Up"
  3. "Rebellion"
  4. "Points of Authority"
  5. "One Step Closer"
  6. "A Line in the Sand"
  7. "From the Inside"
  8. "Runaway"[l]
  9. "Wastelands"
  10. "Castle of Glass"[m]
  11. "Leave Out All the Rest" / "Shadow of the Day" / "Iridescent"
  12. "Robot Boy"[n]
  13. Joe Hahn DJ set
  14. "New Divide"
  15. "Breaking the Habit"
  16. "Darker Than Blood"[o]
  17. "Burn It Down"
  18. "Final Masquerade"
  19. "Remember the Name"
  20. "Welcome"
  21. "Numb"[p]
  22. "In the End"
  23. "Faint"
Encore
  1. "Waiting for the End"[q]
  2. "What I've Done"
  3. "Bleed It Out"
Rock in Rio USA
  1. "Papercut"
  2. "Given Up"
  3. "One Step Closer"
  4. "A Line in the Sand"
  5. "Runaway"[r]
  6. "Wastelands"
  7. "Castle of Glass"[s]
  8. "Leave Out All the Rest" / "Shadow of the Day" / "Iridescent"
  9. "Robot Boy"[t]
  10. Joe Hahn DJ set
  11. "New Divide"
  12. "Burn It Down"
  13. "Wretches and Kings" / "Remember the Name"
  14. "Numb"[u]
  15. "In the End"
  16. "Faint"
Encore
  1. "Waiting for the End"[v]
  2. "What I've Done"
  3. "Bleed It Out"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
Europe[20][21]
May 30, 2014[A] Lisboa Portugal Parque da Bela Vista Queens Of The Stone Age 90,000 / 90,000 $39,000,000
June 1, 2014 St. Petersburg Russia Petrovsky Stadium 21,405 / 21,405
June 2, 2014 Moscow Olympic Stadium (Moscow) 30,000 / 30,050
June 5, 2014 Wrocław Poland Stadion Miejski Fall Out Boy 41,000 / 42,771
June 7, 2014[B] Adenau, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany Nürburgring Animal Jazz 80,000 / 82,000
June 8, 2014[C] Nürnberg Volkspark Dutzendteich Fall Out Boy 70,000 / 70,000
June 10, 2014 Milan Italy Ippodromo del Galoppo 32,000 / 32,000
June 12, 2014 Interlaken Switzerland Flughafen Interlaken 12,000 / 12,000
June 14, 2014[D] Castle Donington England Donington Park N/A 105,000 / 110,000
TOTAL 481,405 / 490,226 (98%)
The Hunting Party Brazil Tour
October 18, 2014[E] Belo Horizonte Brazil Outside of Mineirão Panic! at the Disco 20,000 / 20,000 $2,800,000
October 19, 2014[F] Brasilia Outside of Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha 20,000 / 20,000
TOTAL 40,000 / 40,000 (100%)
The Hunting Party European Tour
November 3, 2014 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion Of Mice & Men 13,000 / 13,000 $17,500,000
November 4, 2014 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 14,000 / 14,000
November 6, 2014 Cologne Lanxess Arena 18,000 / 18,000
November 7, 2014 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 17,000 / 17,000
November 9, 2014 Oberhausen Germany König-Pilsener-ARENA 14,000 / 14,000
November 10, 2014 Hamburg O2 World 12,942 / 14,402
November 12, 2014 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 14,000 / 14,000
November 13, 2014 München Olympiahalle 15,000 / 15,000
November 14, 2014 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 15,000 / 15,000
November 16, 2014 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 19,000 / 19,000
November 17, 2014 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle 14,000 / 14,000
November 19, 2014 Berlin O2 World 14,930 / 14,930
November 20, 2014 Bremen ÖVB Arena 14,500 / 14,500
November 22, 2014 Manchester England Phones 4u Arena 15,192 /15,444
November 23, 2014 London O2 Arena 26,922 / 31 580
November 24, 2014
TOTAL 252,000 / 252,000 (100%)
North America[22]
January 15, 2015 Orlando United States Amway Center Of Mice & Men
Rise Against 		9,197 / 10,973 $537,490
January 17, 2015 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 6,126 / 8,191 $485,447
January 18, 2015 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse — —
TOTAL[23] 15,323 / 19,164 (80%) $1,022,937
North American Summer Tour
May 9, 2015[G] Las Vegas United States MGM Resorts International Of Mice & Men
Rise Against 		85,000 / 85,000 $15,700,000
May 17, 2015[H] Columbus Mapfre Stadium 40,000 / 40,000
May 23, 2015[I] Pryor Catch the Fever Music Festival Grounds 60,000 / 72,000
May 24, 2015[J] San Antonio AT&T Center 19,000 / 19,000
June 19, 2015[K] Montebello Canada Marina de Montebello Mad Caddies 66,600 / 66,600
June 23, 2015 Mexico City Mexico Arena Ciudad de México — 17,600 / 22,300
June 25, 2015 Monterrey Arena Monterrey 11,500 / 17,599
June 27, 2015[L] Mack United States Jam Ranch Nothing More
A Day To Remember 		30,000 / 30,000
June 30, 2015[M] Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater the one and only PPL MVR
A Day To Remember 		25,000 / 25,000
TOTAL 282,700 / 295,499 (96%)
The Hunting Party China Tour[24][25]
July 17, 2015 Nanjing China Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Rise Against 57,000 / 61,443 $13,000,000
July 19, 2015 Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Center 20,000 / 20,000
July 22, 2015 Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 33,060 / 33,060
July 24, 2015 Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 / 58,680
July 26, 2015 Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,161 / 66,161
TOTAL 294,700 / 305,499 (96%)
The Hunting Party European Tour[26][27]
August 20, 2015[N] Hasselt Belgium Kempische Steenweg Limp Bizkit 66,000 / 66,000 $32,000,000
August 22, 2015[O] St. Pölten Austria Green Park Kendrick Lamar 100,000 / 100,000
August 23, 2015[P] Hockenheim Germany Hockenheimring Farin Urlaub
Kraftklub
Halestorm 		14,000 / 14,000
August 25, 2015 Rybnik Poland Rybnik Stadium The Last Internationale
My Riot 		20,000 / 20,000
August 27, 2015 Minsk Belarus Minsk Arena Rili Dope 13,500 / 13,700
August 29, 2015 Moscow Russia Sports Complex Olimpiyskiy Jack Action 22,000 / 25,000
August 31, 2015 Jämsä Finland Himos Park Disco Ensemble
Dead By April 		18,000 / 18,920
September 3, 2015 Berlin Germany Stadion An der Alten Försterei Lower Than Atlantis 40,000 / 40,000
September 5, 2015[Q] Düsseldorf Esprit Arena Broilers
Kraftklub 		50,000 / 55,600
September 6, 2015[R] Rome Italy Ippodromo delle Capannelle Simple Plan 40,000 / 40,000
TOTAL 383,500 / 393,220 (98%)
Grand Total 1,749,628 / 1,795,608 (97%) $123,000,000
Notes
  1. ^ Instrumental only
  2. ^ Shortened
  3. ^ Shortened
  4. ^ Includes M. Shinoda remix
  5. ^ Instrumental only
  6. ^ Includes "Numb/Encore" intro & outro
  7. ^ Includes "Until It Breaks" intro
  8. ^ Shortened
  9. ^ Shortened
  10. ^ Shortened
  11. ^ Shortened
  12. ^ Shortened
  13. ^ Includes M. Shinoda remix
  14. ^ Instrumental only
  15. ^ First verse & chorus only
  16. ^ Includes "Numb/Encore" intro & outro
  17. ^ Includes "Until It Breaks" intro
  18. ^ Shortened
  19. ^ Includes M. Shinoda remix
  20. ^ Instrumental only
  21. ^ Includes "Numb/Encore" intro & outro
  22. ^ Includes "Until It Breaks" intro

Notes

  1. ^ This show was played for "Rock in Rio".
  2. ^ This show was played for "Rock am Ring".
  3. ^ This show was played for "Rock im Park".
  4. ^ This show was played for "Download Festival".
  5. ^ This show was played for "Circuito Banco do Brasil in Belo Horizonte".
  6. ^ This show was played for "Circuito Banco do Brasil in Brasília".
  7. ^ This show was played for "Rock in Rio USA".
  8. ^ This show was played for "Rock on the Range".
  9. ^ This show was played for "Rocklahoma". The show was cancelled due to bad weather.
  10. ^ This show was played for "Bud Light River City Rockfest".
  11. ^ This show was played for "Amnesia Rockfest".
  12. ^ This show was played for "Loudwire Music Festival".
  13. ^ This show was played for "Summerfest".
  14. ^ This show was played for "Pukkelpop".
  15. ^ This show was played for "FM4 Frequency".
  16. ^ This show was played for "Rock’n’Heim".
  17. ^ This show was played for "Rock im Sektor".
  18. ^ This show was played for "Rock in Roma".

References

  1. ^ THE HUNTING PARTY TOUR – NORTH AMERICA 2015 Archived 2015-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Linkin Park Mon, November 3, 2014
  2. ^ Linkin Park Announce The Hunting Party Tour with Rise Against and Of Mice & Men Revolver November 3, 2014
  3. ^ THE HUNTING PARTY TOUR - CANCELLED Archived 2015-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Linkin Park, January 20, 2015
  4. ^ Linkin Park Cancel 'Hunting Party' Tour Following Injury Rolling Stone January 21, 2015
  5. ^ Linkin park cancel remaining Hunting Party tour dates Kerrang!
  6. ^ Linkin Park cancels tour Dunk in Donut
  7. ^ Alex Young Amnesia Rockfest reveals 2015 lineup, and (once again) it’s insane Consequence of Sound. February 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Alex Young Rock in Rio USA reveals inaugural lineup, and it’s as massive as you’d expect Consequence of Sound. January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. ^ THP Tour Special Guest in Berlin - Lower Than Atlantis Linkin Park July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  10. ^ Chinda Tour Tickets On-Sale Now Linkin Park May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  11. ^ THE HUNTING PARTY TOUR - TICKETS ON SALE NOW Linkin Park Fri, Nov 7, 2014
  12. ^ The Hunting Party Tour with Special Guests: Rise Against and Of Mice & Men | Linkin Park YouTube November 3, 2014.
  13. ^ Linkin Park The Hunting Party Tour: Volunteer Opportunities Music for Relief
  14. ^ The Hunting Party China Tour Linkin Park May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  15. ^ Bob Allen Foo Fighters Rule Newest Hot Tours Recap Billboard. February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  16. ^ Bob Allen Michael Buble's Milestone O2 Shows Lead Hot Tours Billboard. January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
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  19. ^ "Linkin Park Setlist - May 9, 2015". setlist.fm. May 10, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  20. ^ Europe-Linkin Park shows 2014 LPLive
  21. ^ Linkin Park announce UK "The Hunting Party Tour Dates Official Charts June 8, 2014.
  22. ^ North America-Linkin Park shows 2015 LPLive
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  24. ^ @linkinpark (May 7, 2015). "We are thrilled to announce The Hunting Party China Tour. LPU Pre-Sale starts now. Details:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  27. ^ Rock im Sektor 2015: Bands, Tickets, Line-Up für das neue Festival – GIGA Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Giga

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