{"id":535138,"date":"2026-03-12T08:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/535138\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:25:11","slug":"linkin-park-cancel-adelaide-show-tonight-we-are-devastated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/535138\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkin Park Cancel Adelaide Show Tonight: &#8216;We Are Devastated&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/t\/linkin-park\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Linkin Park<\/a> have announced that their headline show scheduled tonight in Adelaide has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted to social media on Thursday (March 12th), the US heavyweights confirmed the show booked for Adelaide Entertainment Centre will not be going ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made the extremely difficult decision to cancel tonight\u2019s show due to an illness in the band,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Australian tour has been incredible so far and we are devastated that we\u2019re unable to perform for our fans in Adelaide. Unfortunately, the show will not be rescheduled. Please know that cancelling a show is not a decision we take lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sorry to those fans who were planning to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full statement below.<\/p>\n<p>Love Music?<\/p>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/spinner.gif\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Linkin Park <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/linkin-park-add-show-to-2026-australia-tour-87942\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">kicked off their Australian tour<\/a> in Brisbane last week before moving on to play two shows in Melbourne. Following the now-cancelled Adelaide gig, the band are scheduled to wrap up the local run in Sydney this weekend with two performances.<\/p>\n<p>Rolling Stone AU\/NZ\u00a0gave the show in Brisbane a positive review, saying the group \u201ccelebrated both new and old flames\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe closing stretch \u2014 \u2018Numb\u2019, \u2018In the End\u2019, a lung-shredding \u2018Faint\u2019 \u2014 arrived with the weight of songs that have meant something to too many people for too long to ever feel routine. The encore brought \u2018Papercut\u2019, \u2018Heavy Is the Crown\u2019, and finally \u2018Bleed It Out\u2019, extended with a Fort Minor verse buried in the bridge, closing the night in a breathless, confetti-dusted blur,\u201d the review reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019It\u2019s been a long time for us to come back to Brisbane,\u2019 Shinoda said before the final song. \u2018Hopefully it doesn\u2019t take us as long to come back next time.\u2019 Australia will definitely be holding him to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full review <a href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/linkin-park-australia-tour-live-review-92025\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Linkin Park have announced that their headline show scheduled tonight in Adelaide has been cancelled. 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