Melbourne review + wrist

Pubs and Clubs had this to say about the show:
From the moment Linkin Park made their grand entrance with the white draped cloth exposing the stage, the atmosphere was amped, stage lights were constantly flashing and the crowd was hyped. Their delivery of a flood of hits from their three albums, ‘Hybrid Theory’, ‘Meteora’ and ‘Minutes To Midnight’ was outstanding, to say the least … although they threw in a few ballads the crowd still remained enthusiastic, showing their appreciation by chanting ‘Linkin Park’ for the majority of the set. It says a lot when the whole audience can sing the lyrics of not one but most of the songs in the set back to the band.

Chester Bennington may offer the ability to scream in tune but he confirmed to the crowd his concealed talents of soulful harmonies when he performed Shadow Of The Day – long and in tune … his voice was superb and is very durable. As the intensity of the show continued, all around the venue every fist was punching the air and every voice was screaming out; the frantic pace of numbers including Faint, Crawling and Papercut had the boys pacing themselves confidently.

All good concerts must come to an end, and with a blasting encore combining more flashing lights, Linkin Park bowed out of their outstanding Melbourne show with old hits One Step Closer, In The End and the party anthem Bleed It Out – their show was definitely a feet-stomping, heads-banging and bodies-rocking affair.

FYI: Chester Bennington had an awkward fall during the final Melbourne show and performed the following night's show in Adelaide nursing a broken wrist - having an arm in plaster and sling didn't deter him from bouncing about the stage and giving the S.A. fans a great show too!

And The Associated Press reports that Chester told Mike:
If it's broken, it's going to be just as broken in an hour as it is right now, so we might as well keep going."

Finally, you can see videos of the fall and how awesomely he handled it at YouTube. Thanks Anne-Marie.

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