There has long been a thirst for big international rock acts
among Chinese music fans, and American rock band Linkin Park lived
up to the expectations Sunday night at their Chinese mainland debut
in Shanghai.
American rock band Linkin
Park perform at Shanghai Hongkou Soccer Stadium on Sunday, November
18, 2007.
When home-grown rock boys of Thin Man opened the night with a
half-hour performance, the audience was so impatient they chorused
for their American idols.
Linkin Park finally appeared on the stage at around 9 pm and
when the prelude of One Step Closer began, delirious fans
stood up and began the rock journey.
It was a two-hour show of deafening rock followed by chords from
the full-house audience.
The six-piece Linkin Park, which is among the most popular
Western rock bands in China, performed old hit songs such as In
the End, Numb, and Somewhere I Belong, and
wrapped up the show with new hits like What I've Done.
The band is slated to rock their fans in Hong Kong on Tuesday
before hitting Tokyo on November 23.
Mike Shinoda of American
rock band Linkin Park performs at Shanghai Hongkou Soccer Stadium
on Sunday, November 18, 2007.
Chester Bennington, lead
singer of American rock band Linkin Park, performs at Shanghai
Hongkou Soccer Stadium on Sunday, November 18, 2007.
Brad Delson, guitarist of
American rock band Linkin Park, performs at Shanghai Hongkou Soccer
Stadium on Sunday, November 18, 2007.
American rock band Linkin
Park perform at Shanghai Hongkou Soccer Stadium on Sunday, November
18, 2007.
The six members of US rock
band Linkin Park poses for a photo at a?press conference on
Sunday in Shanghai.
(CRI November 19, 2007)
