“We wanted to give the fans something special for the holidays,” says Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. “The Milton Keynes show was a special concert for us and by streaming it online, we can share that experience with all of our fans around the world.”
The Linkin Park media player gives fans the opportunity to engage with Linkin Park content online through their own web sites and communities. Viewers get instant access to exclusive content, and can enjoy a rich catalog of live performances and music videos. In addition to keeping in touch with the band, fans use the media player as a form of expression on their own sites, and as a communication tool among other fans. Hosted on more than 20,000 sites across the web, the player empowers Linkin Park fans to own a piece of one of their favorite bands. The band will also use a Meebo Room to enable real-time social interactions between fans during the free streaming event on December 24th. Fans can download the Linkin Park Media Player, which will be featured along with the band’s Meebo Room, at http://linkinpark.com/lpnwidget. Linkin Park will also integrate the Meebo Room into linkinpark.com on a permanent basis to let fans continue conversations about the band that began during the DVD showing.
During the broadcast, fans can purchase the double-disc CD/DVD ROAD TO REVOLUTION—Live At Milton Keynes package via the Linkin Park media player and receive a free limited edition Linkin Park poster.
Released on November 25th, ROAD TO REVOLUTION—Live At Milton Keynes captures the band’s June 29, 2008 show at the Milton Keynes National Bowl during the sold-out European leg of this past summer’s Projekt Revolution tour. Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution has become one of the summer concert season’s annual heavyweights and the Milton Keynes gig—played to a packed house crowd of almost 50,000 people—was the biggest in the tour’s six-year history.
Packaged in recyclable eco-friendly materials, ROAD TO REVOLUTION—Live At Milton Keynes features hidden bonus tracks and an eye-popping multi-page booklet that includes exclusive, never-before-seen live photos. The CD/DVD set highlights a mix of new hits, including latest single “Leave Out All The Rest,” classic tracks such as “Breaking The Habit” and “Crawling” and two special performances—“Jigga What/Faint” and “Numb/Encore”—featuring Grammy winning rapper Jay-Z.
In other news, Linkin Park recently became the first group to ever surpass the four million fan milestone on iLike, making them the most popular band on the leading social music discovery service or any online fan community.
