Linkin Park To Participate In Upcoming New York Apple Event

[weizilla]

Linkin Park is going to be doing a lot of flying if they're going to be performing in NYC on a Tuesday:

Official Ticketmaster site. Linkin Park tickets, concerts and tour dates

 

[2Shae]

What's with all these people hating Linkin Park?
LP is one of the most popular (and IMO best) bands in the world. Oke, their latest album wasn't really that good, but overall I like Linkin Park...and that's coming from a Hip Hop fan.

 

[iHerzeleid]

hah!! Yeh...so was 98 degrees.

so was Limp Bizkit

 

[Shadow]

dear god, worst band ever. Apple....you suck. Not that I care, I'm not going...but anything that links the worst band ever with the best company ever....makes for one crappy combination.

man they suck. i dont understand how anyone can like the band. You need to have absolutely no sense of musical taste or history or theory to actually sit down, listen to that dribble and say "hey, this is actually good". I have never been able to decide who actually sucks more....Linkin Park or Smashmouth.

Cheers for that. Thanks for insulting a load of people's personal taste, including mine. How about you say what you like so I can say how f***ing s*** they are?

Just because you don't like something doesn't mean its bad

/rant

 

[swagi]

Errr...

Linkin Park band member Mike Shinoda posted yesterday (via AppleInsider) that the band would be participating in "a special show that we’re doing in NYC in conjunction with apple."
...

I know, you rumor sites live from that info, but...

Did anyone on this side not see the obvious?

It will be a special iTunes-exclusive concert (same as AOL Sessions once was), maybe even an Unplugged concert (since MTV sucks so bad lately, at least over here in Germany). Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[gothamm]

you know what always pisses me off? When people hate on a band just because somebody else hates them. Thats my theory on how bands get hated on. some "cool" hipster guy accuses a band of being "unoriginal" and thus starts the wave of hatred. I think people hate on a band because they just want to fit in..

SO...you guys hate linkin' park. Thats cool, but what is your reason?

 

[pit29]

I'm sure he'll get a friendly phone call from Apple asking why the heck he thought it would be a good idea to mention that...

Let's see how long it takes until he takes it off the web site... Anyone for another link to Apples Developer Connection site?

Anyhow, I would not mind if they ended up with another band at that event...

 

[Sky Blue]

I think Apple's Event is titled:

The Worst bands of the last 50 years.

Seriously, it seems like a iTunes Apple Store Festival/Recording like the London ones. I'm sure when it's revealed as such people can cry about no new MacBook Pros.

 

[bmk]

I'm so avant garde I hate every band ever. I only listen to acts that play in their own garages. As soon as they get a pub gig I reject them as lyrical sell-outs and move on. I also post about it on the internet. Voted negative for this story.

A man after my own heart.

 

[pine1045]

Unless it happens this weekend, it won't be for at least a month

Tue 02/19/08 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Thu 02/21/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri 02/22/08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sat 02/23/08 London, ON The John Labatt Centre
Mon 02/25/08 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
Tue 02/26/08 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
Fri 02/29/08 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
Sat 03/01/08 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Col. @ New Mexico St. Fair
Sun 03/02/08 El Paso, TX UTEP Don Haskins Center
Tue 03/04/08 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Thu 03/06/08 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Fri 03/07/08 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Sat 03/08/08 West Valley City, UT The E Center
Mon 03/10/08 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena

 

[Cali_Man]

Oh yeah?

I'm so avant garde I hate every band ever. I only listen to acts that play in their own garages. As soon as they get a pub gig I reject them as lyrical sell-outs and move on. I also post about it on the internet. Voted negative for this story.

Psh, my favorite band hasn't even formed yet.

 

[EagerDragon]

Not my kind of music, never heard of them.
Makes no difference, no "don't care" buttom, can't vote.

 

[Montserrat]

Must admit I don't like Linkin Park, but certainly don't hate them, just not my thing - can't really understand hating bands.
Certainly wouldn't expect Apple to cater to me, as they're understandably into mass appeal. Not sure some Aphex Twin acid would go down well at one of these events

 

[terryzx]

Funny how once a band gets POPULAR even if the music is good...then SUDDENLY they SUCK

Kinna like METALLICA did....although that last album really did SUCK

LP is really good and very innovative innovative

AND they SELL OUT the BIG CONCERTY VENUES so having them do something for Apple is a big plus

 

[Mike Teezie]

you know what always pisses me off? When people hate on a band just because somebody else hates them. Thats my theory on how bands get hated on. some "cool" hipster guy accuses a band of being "unoriginal" and thus starts the wave of hatred. I think people hate on a band because they just want to fit in..

SO...you guys hate linkin' park. Thats cool, but what is your reason?

People aren't allowed to dislike bands just because they dislike them?

Linkin Park makes me cringe. I don't care how any other person alive feels about them. You like them, great. I hate them, great.

Do you need everyone to like what you like? Why do you care?

 

[pagansoul]

I love John Legend and Sarah Mclachlan. I like John Mayer. I like U2. I don't know any LPark music. I think Apple likes to experiment with their entertainment and that's a good thing.

 

[j-a-x]

Come on Apple, get a better band next time!

 

[Sky Blue]

you know what always pisses me off? When people hate on a band just because somebody else hates them.

I hate them because they're *****. If everybody in the world loves them, then yay for them.

 

[j-a-x]

Thu 02/21/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena

Hmm from those tour dates it seems like it has to be some time around 02/21 ! (or the weekend, I guess).

 

[t0mat0]

If you're going to say Linkin Park suck - I think it only fair you name a substitute that you think would do a decent job of it.

Apple have a decent range of artists. Some might be mainstream, but they're widely liked. Heck, Jose Gonzalez is on soon in London - already put an email for tickets to that Apple gig.

 

[Whorehay]

Hmm.. I wonder where it is. Maybe I'll catch a glimpse of them? How exciting.

 

[Asar]

Tue 02/26/08 Nashville, TN Sommet Center

a flight from nyc to nashville isnt long at all. not saying it'll happen, but its not impossible.

 

[iJon]

SO...you guys hate linkin' park. Thats cool, but what is your reason?

Last time I listened to Linkin Park my ears started bleeding. Actually I shouldn't hate on them too much, I saw them in concert back in high school. Granted that was 6 years ago and my musical taste has changed drastically.

As I always say though, there is a reason we don't share ears. Maybe Steve can get John Mayer to join them and it will be best worse Apple musical event in history.

jon

 

[Armsreach]

Unless it happens this weekend, it won't be for at least a month

Tue 02/19/08 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Thu 02/21/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena

I'm not mathematician, but last I checked, it didn't take two day to drive from Baltimore the NYC, or vice versa.

TOMORROW!!! (or not)

 

[Asar]

also, jay z did a 7 city tour in one day