FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LINKIN PARK ANNOUNCE ONE MORE LIGHT WORLD TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST MACHINE GUN KELLY FANS GET FIRST ACCESS TO TICKETS THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING FAN-FIRST TECHNOLOGY One More Light Album Available Everywhere May 19 Tickets On Sale Now LOS ANGELES (May 2, 2017) – LINKIN PARK announced their One More Light World Tour today via Genius HERE A first for both the genre-defying band and the lyric annotation platform. Produced by Live Nation, the One More Light World Tour with special guest, Machine Gun Kelly, will hit Houston on August 22. In an effort to put tickets into the hands of real fans, first access to tickets for the One More Light World Tour will be reserved exclusively for fans – not scalpers or bots. The Linkin Park Presale – powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan, will utilize unique fan-first technology to level the playing field and ensure fans compete against other fans for tickets – not software. The more you participate, the higher your spot in line and the better your access to tickets. Linkin Park Fan Club (LPU) members will get priority, but anyone can work their way to the top. Linkin Park will release their highly anticipated seventh studio album, One More Light, May 19th via Warner Bros. Records. The band’s risky creative choices – swinging wildly from song to song, album to album - are a hallmark of their career, and One More Light is no exception. Their most personal to date, the album is built on the stories of six voices coming clean about their lives and struggles, as if it were the first time. OML isn’t bigger, louder, or more avant-garde, it’s more human. The One More Light World Tour set list will combine the biggest hits of Linkin’s Park expansive career, as well as material from the new album, with all the intense high energy and passion the band is known for. “Our fans know how much love we put into our live show,” says guitarist, Brad Delson. “They know how much we enjoy the connection when we play a fan favorite on stage. The emotional and sonic content of this new batch of songs is going to bring a whole new dimension to the show.” Every single full priced ticket purchased for the tour includes a choice of a standard CD or standard digital copy of the One More Light album ($10.99 value) The One More Light World Tour won’t be the first time Linkin Park and Machine Gun Kelly shared the stage. In 2014, Machine Gun Kelly joined LP for a rendition of “Bleed It Out” on the band’s surprise appearance at the Van’s Warped Tour. $1.00 from every full priced ticket sold on the tour will benefit Music For Relief, the charity foundation Linkin Park founded in 2005 to aid survivors of natural disasters and environmental protection. For further info go to www.musicforrelief.org LINKIN PARK ONE MORE LIGHT WORLD TOUR w/ special guest MACHINE GUN KELLY: July 27 Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center * Aug 1 Philadelphia, PA @ BB&T Pavilion * Aug 2 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live * Aug 5 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena * Aug 7 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre Aug 8 Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage Aug 10 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre Aug 12 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center Aug 14 Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Aug 15 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center Aug 17 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion Aug 19 Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Aug 20 West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre Aug 22 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center Aug 23 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center Aug 25 Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion Aug 26 Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena Aug 28 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena Aug 30 Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena Sept 1 Lake Tahoe, NW @ Lake Tahoe Harvey’s Outdoor Arena Sept 2 Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena Oct 14 Seattle, WA @ KeyArena ** Oct 15 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena ** Oct 17 Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State ** Oct 18 San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose ** Oct 20 San Diego, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre ** Oct 22 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl ** * Dates also with ONE OK ROCK ** Support To Be Announced NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA TO BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE FOR TOUR NEWS AND LATEST UPDATES GO TO www.linkinpark.com Pre-order the album One More Light at www.linkinpark.com and receive 3 instant grat tracks: Heavy, Battle Symphony and Good Goodbye featuring Pusha T and Stormzy. Linkin Park band photo (credit James Michin): https://www.dropbox.com/s/y49whxr2i6ylcrp/OML.2.BAND.PRESS.5000.jpg?dl=0 One More Light bio & album cover art: http://press.wbr.com/linkinpark#photos Linkin Park is the biggest band on Facebook, and command a massive Youtube channel of over 3 billion plays and 7 million subscribers. Their first album, Hybrid Theory is the best-selling debut of this century, certified diamond (10 million) in the US. They have won 2 Grammy Awards, 5 American Music Awards, 4 MTV VMA Awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards and 3 World Music Awards. They have sold out stadiums around the world, headlining some of the biggest music festivals including Download, Reading and Leeds in the UK, Rock in Rio in Portugal and Summer Sonic in Japan, as well as the distinction of being the first and only western rock band to play a 5 stadium tour in China. Their most recent tour was the band’s most successful World Tour to date - playing to over 1.5 million fans in 16 countries. In 2005, the band founded Music For Relief, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since it's inception, MFR has raised over 7 million dollars for multiple victims across 4 continents, including Hurricane Katrina, China’s Wenchuan earthquake, a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, earthquakes in Haiti and Japan in 2010, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Genius is the world's largest destination for song lyrics and musical knowledge. Powered by its community, in-house creative team, and the artists themselves, the platform serves musical knowledge to over 100 million people each month on Genius.com and everywhere music fans connect across the internet. Founded in 2009, Genius began as a platform for annotating clever rap lyrics. Over the years, it has expanded its mission to include more than hip-hop, and more than just lyrics. Every song has a story that needs to be told, and the biggest names in music— including Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—come to Genius to give the world insight into their art. About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Advertising & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. PR contact: Kymm Britton [email protected] Liz Morentin / Warner Bros Records [email protected] .