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Live in Texas (2003)

Where the lyrics of Live in Texas take you, and where it was really made.

The audio comes from one Dallas show, while the video was assembled from both the Houston and Dallas shows.

Key places

Houston night of the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003 (2003)

Live show Reliant Stadium — Concert footage was shot here during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, on 2 and 3 August. The source does not specify which of those dates applies to this venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Irving stop of the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003 (2003)

Live show Texas Stadium — Concert footage was shot here during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, on 2 and 3 August. The audio for the album comes from the Dallas show, held in this stadium area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Live in Texas: debut live album and second DVD by American rock band Linkin Park
• Released 18 November 2003 through Warner Records
• Bonus CD with twelve songs from the DVD; the audio version includes 12 of the 17 tracks
• Main setlist draws on the studio albums Hybrid Theory and Meteora, with one song from the remix album Reanimation
• The other five live tracks appear on the LP Underground 3.0 CD

Background

• Concert footage shot on 2 and 3 August 2003 during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003
• Venues: Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, and Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas
• Video combines footage from both the Houston and Dallas shows
• Audio is taken from the Dallas show
• Because of this, the band had to wear the same clothes on both shows
• Two versions: a CD case, and a harder-to-find DVD case

Recording

• Audio on the CD is mixed differently from the audio on the DVD

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Linkin Park was formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996 by high school friends Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson.
• The band began as Xero, recorded a four-track demo in 1997, and changed its name to Hybrid Theory after Chester Bennington joined in 1999.
• Warner Bros. Records advised another name change, and the band chose Linkin Park.

Members

• The original lineup included vocalist Chester Bennington and drummer Rob Bourdon.
• Bennington died by suicide in July 2017, and the band went on hiatus.
• In September 2024 the reformed lineup was announced, with Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain added to Shinoda, Delson, Joe Hahn, and Dave Farrell.

Career

• Debut album Hybrid Theory (2000) was certified Diamond by the RIAA and sold more than 4.8 million copies in its first year.
• Meteora (2003) followed, and Minutes to Midnight (2007) marked a change in sound.
• A Thousand Suns (2010), Living Things (2012), The Hunting Party (2014), and One More Light (2017) explored electronic, rock, and pop directions.
• The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
• Eighth album From Zero (2024) returned to a heavier sound.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave the album a mixed review
• He said the band's cool professionalism makes the live recording sound somewhat sterile
• He wrote that the band seems lost inside its own sound
• He also said the album will likely serve as a memento of the tour
• Released 18 November 2003 through Warner Records
• Debut live album and second DVD by Linkin Park
• Main setlist draws on Hybrid Theory and Meteora, with one song from Reanimation

Records

• Peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200
• Sold 1.1 million copies in the United States
• Gold certification from the RIAA in 2003, only 29 days after release
• Platinum certification from the RIAA in 2007

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Lars Ulrich makes a quick, surprise appearance dressed as a bunny man with a Hulk-fisted costume during From the Inside
• The audio versions of From the Inside and Runaway were released as the b-sides of the From the Inside single
• When Lying from You was released as a single, the footage from this album was used as its music video with the studio version dubbed over
• The DVD/CD comes in two versions: a CD case and, though harder to find, a DVD case

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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