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 (Second 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. Main Stage Linkin Park Cypress Hill Adema DJ Z-Trip (Except the first two shows)
Setlist
Date City Country Venue January 29, 2002 Colorado SpringsUnited States World Arena January 30, 2002 Wichita Kansas Coliseum February 1, 2002 Chicago UIC Pavilion February 2, 2002 Madison Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum February 4, 2002 Detroit Cobo Arena February 5, 2002 Dayton Nutter Center February 7, 2002 Wilkes-Barre First Union Arena February 8, 2002 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum February 9, 2002 State College Bryce Jordan Center February 11, 2002 Lowell Tsongas Arena February 12, 2002 Fairfax Patriot Center February 13, 2002 Philadelphia First Union Center February 16, 2002 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum February 17, 2002 Dallas Fort Worth Convention Center February 18, 2002 Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena February 20, 2002 Phoenix American West Arena February 22, 2002 Long Beach Long Beach Arena February 23, 2002 San Diego Cox Arena February 24, 2002 Las Vegas Thomas & 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. Main Stage Linkin Park Mudvayne Xzibit Blindside Cold (July dates only) Revis (last two dates only)
Setlist
Date City Country Venue April 9, 2003 State CollegeUnited States Bryce Jordan Center April 11, 2003 Evansville Robert's Stadium April 12, 2003 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum April 13, 2003 New Orleans Keifer UNO Lakefront Arena April 15, 2003 El Paso Don Haskins Center April 16, 2003 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum April 18, 2003 Phoenix American West Arena April 19, 2003 Tucson Tucson Convention Center April 21, 2003 West Valley City E Center April 22, 2003 Boise Idaho Centre April 23, 2003 Spokane Spokane Arena April 25, 2003 Billings Metra Park Arena April 26, 2003 Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center July 22, 2003 Rochester Blue Cross Arena(Rescheduled from April 8) July 29, 2003 Council Bluffs Mid-America Center(Rescheduled from April 28) July 30, 2003 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum(Rescheduled from April 29)
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. Main Stage Linkin Park Korn Snoop Dogg The Used Less Than Jake (except the Dallas show due to one of the band members being sick. Ghostface Killah replaced them on the main stage) Revolution Stage Ghostface Killah with P.A.W.N. LASERS / Louis Capet XXVI Funeral for a Friend (except shows from 27 to 30 August due to Reading and Leeds Festivals) downset. M.O.P. (except the first show due to travel plans) Mike V. and The Rats (select shows) No Warning (from 24 July to 13 August) Instruction (from 14 to 28 August) Autopilot Off (from 30 August to 5 September)
Setlist
Date City Country Venue July 23, 2004 CincinnatiUnited States Riverbend Music Center July 24, 2004 Columbus Germain Amphitheatre July 26, 2004 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre July 27, 2004 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center July 29, 2004 Mansfield Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts July 30, 2004 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center July 31, 2004 Hartford Meadows Music Centre August 2, 2004 Wantagh Jones Beach Amphitheatre August 3, 2004 Camden Tweeter Center at the Waterfront August 5, 2004 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center August 6, 2004 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center August 7, 2004 Tinley Park Tweeter Center August 9, 2004 Burgettstown Post Gazette Pavilion August 10, 2004 Bristow Nissan Pavilion Stone Ridge August 11, 2004 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheater August 13, 2004 Atlanta HiFi Buys Amphitheatre August 14, 2004 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre August 17, 2004 West Palm Beach Sound Advice Amphitheater August 18, 2004 Tampa Tampa Bay Amphitheatre August 20, 2004 Dallas Smirnoff Centre August 21, 2004 Selma Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre August 22, 2004 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 24, 2004 Bonner Springs Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre August 25, 2004 Maryland Heights UMB Bank Pavilion August 27, 2004 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre August 28, 2004 Somerset Float-rite Park August 30, 2004 Greenwood Village Coors Amphitheater August 31, 2004 Albuquerque Journal Pavilion September 1, 2004 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion September 3, 2004 Chula Vista Coors Amphitheatre September 4, 2004 San Bernardino Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen September 5, 2004 Mountain View Shoreline 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.variety.com, Music: Linkin Park's hybrid theories, Retrieved on July 26, 2007 There were also informative booths that showed concert goers how to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.phoenixnewtimes.com, Rock Politics , Retrieved on July 26, 2007
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, MySpace.com 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.
Main Stage Linkin Park My Chemical Romance Taking Back Sunday HIM Placebo Julien-K Revolution Stage Mindless Self Indulgence Saosin The Bled Styles of Beyond (didn't join the tour until 10 August) Madina Lake (missed shows from 10 to 13 August due to Summer Sonic 2007) Art of Chaos (Winner of the Battle of the Bands selected to 7 dates on the tour from 28 July to 5 August) Setlist
Date City Country VenueJuly 25, 2007AuburnUnited StatesWhite River AmphitheatreJuly 27, 2007MarysvilleSleep Train AmphitheatreJuly 28, 2007San BernardinoHyundai PavilionJuly 29, 2007Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreJuly 31, 2007Chula VistaCoors AmphitheatreAugust 1, 2007PhoenixCricket PavilionAugust 3, 2007SelmaVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterAugust 4, 2007DallasSmirnoff Music CentreAugust 5, 2007The WoodlandsThe Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionAugust 7, 2007AtlantaHiFi Buys AmphitheatreAugust 8, 2007CharlotteVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreAugust 10, 2007West Palm BeachSound Advice AmphitheatreAugust 11, 2007TampaFord AmphitheatreAugust 13, 2007RaleighWalnut Creek AmphitheatreAugust 14, 2007Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Virginia Beach AmphitheaterAugust 15, 2007WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterAugust 17, 2007Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterAugust 18, 2007DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterAugust 19, 2007BristowNissan PavilionAugust 21, 2007TorontoCanadaMolson AmphitheatreAugust 22, 2007ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music TheatreAugust 24, 2007MansfieldTweeter Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 25, 2007CamdenTweeter Center at the WaterfrontAugust 26, 2007HartfordNew England Dodge Music CenterAugust 28, 2007SyracuseNY State FairAugust 29, 2007HolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterAugust 31, 2007NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music CenterSeptember 1, 2007Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank AmphitheatreSeptember 3, 2007Greenwood VillageCoors 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:
June 21, 2008 – Reitstadion Riem, Munich, Germany Linkin Park HIM N*E*R*D The Used The Blackout Setlist
June 27, 2008 – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany Linkin Park HIM N*E*R*D
June 28, 2008 – LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Linkin Park HIM N*E*R*D The Used The Bravery Innerpartysystem
June 29, 2008 – National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England Linkin Park Jay-Z Pendulum N*E*R*D Enter Shikari The Bravery Innerpartysystem Setlist
US:
Main Stage:Billboard.com Article Linkin Park Chris Cornell (of Soundgarden) The Bravery Busta Rhymes (left the tour – See Controversy during 2008 Tour) Ashes Divide Street Drum Corps (originally opened the Revolution Stage but were moved to the main stage) Revolution Stage: Atreyu 10 Years Hawthorne Heights Armor for Sleep
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.