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 (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

Setlist

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

Setlist

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 with original guitarist Brian Welch 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
 * Revolution Stage
 * Ghostface Killah with P.A.W.N. LASERS / Louis Capet XXVI
 * Funeral for a Friend
 * downset.
 * M.O.P.
 * Mike V. and The Rats
 * Instruction
 * No Warning
 * Autopilot Off

Setlist

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, 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. 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
 * 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
 * Art of Chaos (Winner of the Battle of the Bands selected to 7 dates on the tour)

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
 * June 21, 2008 – Reitstadion Riem, Munich, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * HIM
 * N*E*R*D
 * The Used
 * The Blackout


 * 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

Setlist
 * June 29, 2008 – National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
 * Linkin Park
 * Jay-Z
 * Pendulum
 * N*E*R*D
 * Enter Shikari
 * The Bravery
 * Innerpartysystem

US:


 * Main Stage:
 * 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.

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.
 * June 16, 2011 – Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki, Finland
 * Linkin Park
 * Dredg
 * Middle Class Rut
 * Die Antwoord
 * June 18, 2011 – Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * Guano Apes
 * Dredg
 * Anberlin
 * Middle Class Rut
 * June 19, 2011 – Hessentagsarena, Oberursel, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * Dredg
 * Anberlin
 * Middle Class Rut
 * Die Antwoord
 * June 25, 2011 – Messegelände München Riem, Munich, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * Guano Apes
 * Dredg
 * Anberlin
 * Middle Class Rut