Linkin Park scrap Dodger Stadium show for much smaller Intuit Dome

Linkin Park’s plans for a triumphal Dodger Stadium hometown amusement look to person fizzled.

The hard-rock band, which returned with caller vocalist Emily Armstrong aft a agelong hiatus pursuing the decease of Chester Bennington, tweaked their circuit calendar implicit the play aft releasing a caller single, “Up From the Bottom,” disconnected the deluxe variation of comeback medium “From Zero.”

The set scotched their planned September amusement astatine the 56,000-capacity Dodger Stadium, alternatively moving to the 18,000-capacity Intuit Dome successful Inglewood. Fans who bought Dodger Stadium tickets volition beryllium refunded and get archetypal entree to the Intuit Dome amusement connected Sept. 13. Also, portion experimental rapper Jpegmafia volition inactive open, Queens of the Stone Age person dropped disconnected the bill.

The determination is simply a notable capableness downgrade for the band, whose long-awaited comeback was marred by revelations astir vocalist Armstrong’s long-standing ties to the Church of Scientology, and her enactment of Scientologist and convicted rapist Danny Masterson (which Armstrong aboriginal said she regretted).

There are immoderate different signs of softening request — the set announced a $39.50 summons for each U.S. dates that volition get fans a randomly assigned seat, and Brazilian fans noticed 2 antecedently scheduled dates successful Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre vanished from the calendar.

The set tin instrumentality solace that they’re not unsocial successful summons troubles arsenic recession fears loom. If adjacent Beyoncé is having challenges selling retired her stadium tour, nary 1 is safe.