MANILA, Philippines - Linkin Park (photo) is coming for a concert on Aug. 13 at the Mall Of Asia (MOA) Arena as part of Summer Sonic Festival which has also slated the group’s show on Aug. 10 in Tokyo and Aug. 11 in Osaka, according to sources at Scala Events which is producing the MOA show.
Linkin Park is a Grammy-award-winning, multi-platinum alternative rock band comprised of co-lead vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave “Phoenix†Farrell, DJ programmer Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda (co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitar).
The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, and is the biggest band on Facebook — with over 52 million fans and counting. Since 2000 when Linkin Park debuted on the Billboard 200, no other artist has had more Top 10 singles on the Alternative chart and, with the release of the band’s latest album, Living Things (Machine Shop Recordings /Warner Bros), which reached No. 1 in over 20 countries, no other band has achieved more No. 1 albums this century.
In 2005, Linkin Park founded Music For Relief, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception, Music For Relief has raised over $5M for victims of multiple disasters across four continents. The organization was recently recognized by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for the Download to Donate program to raise funds and awareness in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. In recognition of its humanitarian work, Linkin Park received a Global Leadership award from the United Nations Foundation. (For further information, go to: www.linkinpark.com)