Projekt Revolution

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Projekt Revolution is an annual concert tour headlined by Linkin Park. The tour originally took place in the United States, until the 2007 tour which included a stop in Toronto, with there also being a 2008 tour in certain parts of Europe. Its main focus is to bring together artists and fans in rock and hip-hop as well as various other genres as well as to bring more music festivals to the United States. Projekt Revolution has brought together such notable performers as Mindless Self Indulgence, Chris Cornell, Placebo, Korn, Xzibit, Cypress Hill, Snoop Dogg, The Used, Mudvayne, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, and HIM.

[edit] History

[edit] Projekt Revolution 2002

Projekt Revolution 2002
Tour by Linkin Park
Start date	January 29, 2002
End date	February 24, 2002
Shows	19

• Main Stage
  • Linkin Park
  • Cypress Hill
  • Adema
  • DJ Z-Trip

[edit] Projekt Revolution 2003

Projekt Revolution 2003
Tour by Linkin Park
Start date	April 9, 2003
End date	April 26, 2003
Shows	16

• Main Stage
  • Linkin Park
  • Mudvayne
  • Xzibit
  • Blindside

[edit] Projekt Revolution 2004

Projekt Revolution 2004
Tour by Linkin Park
Start date	July 23, 2004
End date	September 5, 2004
Shows	32

In 2004, the tour featured two stages, the Revolution Stage and the Main Stage. It was also somewhat less dominated by hip-hop. Occasionally, a show would have DJ Z-Trip as the master of ceremonies.

• Main Stage
  • Linkin Park
  • Korn
  • Snoop Dogg
  • The Used
  • Less Than Jake

• Revolution Stage
  • Ghostface Killah
  • Funeral for a Friend
  • Downset
  • M.O.P.
  • Mike V. and The Rats
  • Instruction
  • No Warning
  • Autopilot Off

[edit] Projekt Revolution 2007

Projekt Revolution 2007
Tour by Linkin Park
Start date	July 25, 2007
End date	September 3, 2007
Shows	29

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.^[1] There will also be informative booths that will show concert goers how to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.^[2]

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, MI. 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.

• 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
  • Madina Lake

[edit] Projekt Revolution 2008

Linkin Park has announced that it plans to host another edition of the tour this coming summer. This will be the first time the tour will also be outside of the US. Linkin Park has yet to announce a setlist for Projekt Revolution 2008, but it is expected to be similar to Projekt Revolution 2007.

[edit] Europe

Projekt Revolution 2008 Europe
Tour by Linkin Park
Start date	June 21, 2008
End date	June 29, 2008
Shows	4

[edit] Germany^[3]

• June 21, 2008 - Reitstadion Riem, München
  • Linkin Park
  • HIM
  • N*E*R*D
  • The Used
  • The Blackout
• June 27, 2008 - Waldbühne, Berlin
  • Linkin Park
  • HIM
  • N*E*R*D
• June 28, 2008 - LTU Arena, Düsseldorf
  • Linkin Park
  • HIM
  • N*E*R*D
  • The Used
  • The Bravery
  • InnerPartySystem

[edit] UK

• June 29, 2008 - Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes
  • Linkin Park
  • Jay-Z
  • Pendulum
  • N*E*R*D
  • Enter Shikari
  • The Bravery^[4]
  • InnerPartySystem

Coheed & Cambria have also announced a small venue one-off date at a club in Farnham just 3 days before the gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl. Surely by this information they are guaranteed to be playing the Milton Keynes gig too, (the Farnham date being the 'warm-up' show.)

- Coheed and Cambria have a gig in france on the 29th june. IanVanCheese

[edit] US

Projekt Revolution 2008 North America
Tour by Linkin Park
Start date	July 16, 2008
End date	August 24, 2008
Shows	24

• Main Stage^[5]:
  • Linkin Park
  • Chris Cornell
  • Busta Rhymes
  • The Bravery
  • Ashes Divide

• Revolution Stage^[6]:
  • Atreyu
  • 10 Years
  • Hawthorne Heights
  • Armor for Sleep
  • Street Drum Corps

[edit] See also

• Projekt Revolution tour dates

[edit] References

1. ^ variety.com, Music: Linkin Park's hybrid theories, Retrieved on July 26, 2007
2. ^ phoenixnewtimes.com, Rock Politics, Retrieved on July 26, 2007
3. ^ http://www.mlk.com/artists/86/tours/773
4. ^ Article
5. ^ Billboard.com Article
6. ^ Billboard.com Article

[edit] External links

• Projekt Revolution Media Player