# Minutes to Midnight World Tour

Minutes to Midnight World Tour was the fourth concert tour by American rock band Linkin Park. It was launched in support of Linkin Park's third studio album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). Linkin Park Underground the official fan club of the band released a live album as a part of their annual releases named as LP Underground 7.0. It consisted of the live performances of the shows across the 2007-Minutes to Midnight tour.

## Background

The tour was announced in April 2007 after the release of the hit single What I've Done. The tour consists of five legs. The first leg consisted of shows in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. The leg under the name Promo Tour began on April 28, 2007 in Berlin, Germany and ended on May 19, 2007 in Irvine, California, where they played at KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta. The first leg consisted of ten shows which took place for twenty-two days.
After three days band moved towards Europe and started the "Minutes To Midnight European Tour" which consisted of sixteen shows and a tenure of twenty-four days. Bands like Thirty Seconds to Mars, Blindside and Jane Air, served as special guests for the leg. The band played in various European countries like Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, France and Russia. After the European tour the band continued their Projekt Revolution festivals chain in America, as Projekt Revolution 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. 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 Revolution tour.
Later on the band continued the tour after Project Revolution as Australian and New Zealand Tour, Minutes To Midnight Asian Tour, Minutes To Midnight North American Tour and again European tour.

## Set list

These set lists are representative of the average set list throughout shows.
* "Gunshot Intro #1" / "One Step Closer"
* "Lying from You"
* "Somewhere I Belong
* "No More Sorrow
* "Papercut"
* "Points of Authority"
* "From the Inside"
* "Leave Out All the Rest"
* "Numb"
* "The Little Things Give You Away"
* "Breaking the Habit"
* "Shadow of the Day"
* "Crawling"
* "In the End"
* "Bleed It Out"

### Encore

* "Pushing Me Away" (Piano Version)
* "What I've Done"
* "Faint"

## Personnel

* Chester Bennington - vocals, rhythm guitar on "Shadow of the Day"
* Mike Shinoda - rap/lead/backing vocals; rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano, samplers
* Brad Delson - lead guitar
* Dave Farrell - bass, backing vocals on "The Little Things Give You Away"; rhythm guitar on "Leave Out All the Rest"
* Joe Hahn - turntables, samplers
* Rob Bourdon - drums, percussion

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold/Available | Box office |
| Promo Tour ||||||
| April 28, 2007 | Berlin | Germany | Kesselhaus | | |
| April 30, 2007 | Cologne | Germany | ProSieben Studios | | |
| May 2, 2007 | London | England | BBC Maida Vale Studios | | |
| May 3, 2007 | London | England | Astoria | | |
| May 4, 2007 | London | England | The London Studios | | |
| May 6, 2007 | East Rutherford | United States | Giants Stadium | | |
| May 11, 2007 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall | | |
| May 12, 2007 | New York City | United States | GE Building (Studio 8H) | | |
| May 18, 2007 | West Hollywood | United States | House of Blues | | |
| May 19, 2007 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | | |
| European Tour ||||||
| May 24, 2007 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | | |
| May 25, 2007 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | | |
| May 27, 2007 | Hamburg | Germany | Color Line Arena | | |
| May 28, 2007 | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Megaland | | |
| May 30, 2007 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | | |
| June 1, 2007 | Adenau | Germany | Nürburgring | | |
| June 2, 2007 | Nuremberg | Germany | Volkspark Dutzendteich | | |
| June 5, 2007 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | New Arena | | |
| June 6, 2007 | Moscow | Russia | Sports Complex Olimpiyskiy | | |
| June 8, 2007 | Lisbon | Portugal | Passeio Marítimo de Algés | | |
| June 9, 2007 | Castle Donington | England | Donington Park | | |
| June 11, 2007 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | | |
| June 12, 2007 | Prague | Czech Republic | Sazka arena | | |
| June 13, 2007 | Chorzów | Poland | Stadion Slaski | | |
| June 16, 2007 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Pannonia Fields II | | |
| Oceanian Tour ||||||
| October 11, 2007 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena | | |
| October 12, 2007 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena | | |
| October 14, 2007 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | | |
| October 15, 2007 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | | |
| October 16, 2007 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | | |
| October 18, 2007 | Perth | Australia | Burswood Dome | | |
| October 20, 2007 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | | |
| October 21, 2007 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | | |
| October 22, 2007 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | | |
| Asian Tour ||||||
| November 11, 2007 | Bangkok | Thailand | Aktive Square | | |
| November 13, 2007 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | | |
| November 16, 2007 | Taipei | Taiwan | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium | | |
| November 18, 2007 | Shanghai | China | Hong Kou Stadium | | |
| November 20, 2007 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Arena | | |
| November 23, 2007 | Saitama | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | | |
| November 24, 2007 | Saitama | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | | |
| November 26, 2007 | Nagoya | Japan | Nippon Gaishi Hall | | |
| November 27, 2007 | Osaka | Japan | Prefectural Gymnasium Naniwa | | |
| November 30, 2007 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Park | | |
| European Tour ||||||
| January 16, 2008 | Hanover | Germany | TUI Arena | | |
| January 17, 2008 | Amnéville | France | Galaxie Amnéville | | |
| January 18, 2008 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle | | |
| January 20, 2008 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt | | |
| January 21, 2008 | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena | | |
| January 22, 2008 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | | |
| January 24, 2008 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena | | |
| January 25, 2008 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena | | |
| January 27, 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | | |
| January 28, 2008 | London | England | The O2 Arena | | |
| January 29, 2008 | London | England | The O2 Arena | | |
| North American Tour ||||||
| February 12, 2008 | Omaha | United States | Qwest Center | 9,461 / 9,461 (100%) | $439,937 |
| February 13, 2008 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | 12,630 / 15,261 | $574,339 |
| February 15, 2008 | Columbus | United States | Nationwide Arena | | |
| February 16, 2008 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena | | |
| February 18, 2008 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena | | |
| February 19, 2008 | Baltimore | United States | 1st Mariner Arena | | |
| February 21, 2008 | New York City | United States | Apple Store | | |
| February 21, 2008 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | | |
| February 22, 2008 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 14,487 / 16,096 (90%) | $808,469 |
| February 23, 2008 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre | 9,730 / 9,887 (83%) | $559,952 |
| February 25, 2008 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena | | |
| February 26, 2008 | Nashville | United States | Sommet Center | | |
| February 29, 2008 | Oklahoma City | United States | Ford Center | | |
| March 4, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | | |
| March 6, 2008 | Las Vegas | United States | The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel | | |
| March 7, 2008 | Las Vegas | United States | The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel | | |
| March 8, 2008 | West Valley City | United States | E Center | | |
| March 10, 2008 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena | | |
| European Tour ||||||
| June 5, 2008 | Skive | Denmark | Strandtangen | | |
| June 6, 2008 | Lisbon | Portugal | Parque da Bela Vista | | |
| June 7, 2008 | Madrid | Spain | La Cubierta | | |
| June 10, 2008 | Vilnius | Lithuania | Siemens Arena | | |
| June 11, 2008 | Riga | Latvia | Arena Riga | | |
| June 13, 2008 | Seinajoki | Finland | Törnävä | | |
| June 17, 2008 | Brno | Czech Republic | Velodrom | | |
| June 18, 2008 | Graz | Austria | Stadthalle | | |
| June 20, 2008 | Venice | Italy | Parco San Giuliano | | |