"When lead vocalist Chester Bennington died in 2017, many people expected that his group Linkin Park would call it quits. Instead, the group took a prolonged break from the public and tried to figure things out. The SoCal nu-metal act would re-emerge in September 2024 things very much figured out with the addition of Dead Sara co-founder Emily Armstrong sharing microphone duties with Mike Shinoda."
"The Linkin Park comeback continued with a winning show at SAP Center at San Jose, which drew a massive crowd of some 17,500 fans a good 2,000-3,000 more than a typical SAP sold-out concert on Monday night (Sept. 15). The added capacity was made possible by the group's decision to go with a 360-degree in-the-round setting, which allows for seating on all sides of the stage and vastly more tickets sold."
"Wisely, Armstrong didn't overtly try so much fill Bennington's shoes as she did attempt to cut her own distinct path on vocals during the group's 26-song set. She adopted a much-more melodic approach to the vocals, especially earlier on in the show, than what one got from Bennington. As the evening went on, however, she'd up the ante and deliver her own brand of howls and screams to some of the band's best-known songs."
Chester Bennington died in 2017, prompting Linkin Park to take a prolonged public break while the band regrouped. The band re-emerged in September 2024 with Dead Sara co-founder Emily Armstrong sharing vocal duties with Mike Shinoda. Two months later the band released From Zero, the eighth studio album and the first featuring Armstrong, which achieved critical and commercial success. The From Zero World Tour reached SAP Center in San Jose on Sept. 15, 2025, where a 360-degree in-the-round staging boosted capacity to about 17,500. Armstrong pursued a distinct vocal approach, mixing melodic singing with later howls and screams across a 26-song set as fans sang loudly.
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