On 31 May, Linkin Park will electrify the Munich Football Arena as they headline the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi®, setting the stage for the most anticipated club match of the season.
Following their triumphant return with From Zero—their first new release in seven years—Linkin Park is set to thrill fans worldwide with a performance that both honors their legacy and introduces their bold new sound.
To mark the occasion, the group have composed and recorded a new remix – blending their iconic riffs with the sights and sounds of the UEFA Champions League – that they will debut live to millions of fans ahead of the world’s most-watched annual footballing event on what is sure to be an unforgettable night.
LINKIN PARK comments: “With our new album and ongoing tour, we’ve been overwhelmed by the fans’ energy and excitement. We can’t wait to share that same energy and excitement at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi. This marks a totally new experience for us as a band, and we’re excited to share some of our favourite songs from the past and present, with the thousands in the crowd and millions watching around the world.”
Guy-Laurent Epstein, Co-Managing Director of UC3, said: “This year’s UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi promises to be a spectacular moment, with one of the world’s most iconic rock bands performing live just minutes before the biggest match in European club football. Together with Pepsi, we’re proud to continue enhancing the fan experience – both in the stadium and for millions watching around the world – with unforgettable entertainment on and off the pitch.”
In an earlier interview with KROQ‘s Kevan Kenney, Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda spoke about the emotions and experiences surrounding the release of the band’s latest album, From Zero.
“It’s really complicated. For me, two years ago it was very overwhelming, and I think the best thing that we did was to just basically let things happen in the order and at the timeline that they were gonna happen, let things happen organically and not push too hard. And I feel like what ended up evolving was we just naturally kind of found each other, we found this new lineup, we found Emily and Colin in particular, and the music just kind of came into focus based on what we were having the most fun doing.”
When Kenney remarked that From Zero “sounds almost like a return to [Linkin Park‘s] roots,” Shinoda responded: “I love that there’s such a strong Linkin Park DNA in the record. It does really feel like Linkin Park, but I think there’s a part of it that’s the old sound and part of that’s every era of the band, to me, on the record.”
Farrell added: “I don’t know if I know well what the Linkin Park DNA is. It’s kind of like when you’re too close to something, you just do it and then other people tell you. They almost interpret it and then you kind of say, ‘Okay, cool. I’m glad that came across.’ But I think in any and all of that creation of an album or working on new music or new stuff or when there’s — I don’t know — interstitials or whatever you might wanna call it, for me those things are just like us doing us and figuring that out and moving forward. And in this process, one of the things that was so fun and rewarding and cool and energizing was just how when we started gradually integrating Emily and Colin, it felt like Linkin Park. It just felt like it fit for me and for us. And those were the coolest moments in the entire process, was just feeling like things were kind of jelling and coming together and we were having a blast doing it the whole time. So at this stage being ready to finally have the album out, having people be excited about it, that feels great.”
Linkin Park began the 2025 leg of its From Zero world tour on January 31 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico. The tour is set to continue on April 26 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
At the end of January, Linkin Park released a vocals-only version of From Zero, titled From Zero – A Cappellas. “Up From the Bottom” is set to be featured on a deluxe edition of From Zero, scheduled for release on May 16 via Warner.
