"They will forever be my GOATS": Fans go wild as Linkin Park’s UEFA performance gains 1.8 million streams, increases Spotify monthly listeners

Linkin Park has stolen the crowd's heart with their UEFA Champions League performance on May 31. The band, which was announced for the opening performance of the UEFA final match, performed five of their most famous songs on the big night.

The band started their six-minute performance with their super hit song from their latest album, From Zero, The Emptiness Machine. After that, they played their two famous songs, In The End and Numb.

The performance ended with a transition song that featured music from Numb and a few lines from their latest song, Up From The Bottom, and later covered Heavy Is The Crown. Heavy Is The Crown is also the official anthem for the 2024 League of Legends World Championship, setting the atmosphere of the UEFA finals.

Fans react as Linkin Park's UEFA performance increases Spotify listeners

Linkin Park's performance was shown live on many YouTube channels. After the performance, the band uploaded the full video on their YouTube channel, which has currently gained over 1.8 million views in one day. Additionally, the band's Spotify page also showed a spike in monthly listeners.

An X user, @AishlingNYC, shared a tweet on June 1, sharing the news by writing:

"Linkin Park's Spotify page jumping back up to 50 million monthly listeners after the Champions League performance is what we call in the United States the Super Bowl effect. Anytime an artist performs on a stage that big, their streams and sales skyrocket. 📈"

Let's have a look at their fans' reaction.

A user, @ColombianTimbs, commented:

"They will forever be my GOATS 🐐"

Another user, @JonDBarker, wrote:

"Yeah you aren’t wrong. If 1/10th of the audience/viewers starts listening again that could climb way more too"

One more user, @angelrr2000, posted:

"It still doesn’t dawn on me how fucking HUGE they are… Jesus Christ… 😭😭😭😭😭"

Another user, @KavitaGooch, added:

"This is fantastic! 😀❤️"

One more user, @lpcruz212, shared:

"If the NFL is smart for The Super Bowl Halftime Performance, they would get Linkin Park to Perform. I'm a big Football Fan and if they choose them, I would go nuts!!! Been huge on LP since 2008."

Another user, @JaysFanNow, wrote:

"Biggest band in the world."

Linkin Park talks about their performance before the UEFA finals

Linkin Park's transition song is being loved by fans around the world. Mike Shinoda, the co-founder of the band, gave a background on what inspired them in a statement released on May 25 on UEFA's website.

"We wanted to put our spin on it and do something based around the sounds of football. It's built on the sounds of the foot hitting the ball, the ball hitting the net, the fans stomping in the seats. These are the things that, when I've been to a match, strike you as the powerful musical elements of being there."

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The band currently stands at 48th rank on Spotify's highest monthly listener chart.

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