Linkin Park in Concert at PPG Paints Arena (Tues., 8/19/25)

Cats don’t really have nine lives, and neither do rock bands. So let’s just say that Linkin Park has survived and flourished through several life stages. First came the early years in the wilderness—actually, Los Angeles—as the newly formed group struggled to win recognition and a recording contract. Then the years 1999 to 2002 became an age of thunder and wonder. Chester Bennington came aboard as lead singer, with a voice that soared wondrously next to founding member Mike Shinoda’s staccato hip-hop style. The group signed with Warner Records. Their first releases on that label, Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, charted sky-high and made Linkin Park a household name. Their 2001 video for “In the End” would go on to log over two billion views and counting. More hits, awards, and musical breakthroughs followed, up to the tragic year of 2017, when Bennington died by suicide. Linkin Park went on hiatus until their 2023 return, introducing Emily Armstrong (video above) as the new lead vocalist. And now, touring on the shoulders of their comeback album From Zero, Linkin Park visits Pittsburgh for a concert at PPG Paints Arena. With guest artist Jean Dawson. 7:30 p.m. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. (M.V.)

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