Linkin Park in Inglewood, CA

On Monday March 15, Linkin Park, P.O.D, Hoobastank, and Story of the Year, served up a killer concert to a sold out arena in Inglewood, California. After a canceled concert 5 weeks prior, this was officially the last night of the successful Metora Tour that sold out arenas around the country. During the show all the bands went out of their way to express how they felt about the tour and their experiences.

The night kicked off with Story Of The Year warming up the few but eager fans that decided to show up early and get their money’s worth. Their hit, “Until The Day I Die” soon began to blast but unfortunately the majority of concertgoers in the arena seemed to be saving their energy for the bigger headliners. The band tried to get the crowd riled up by praising the LA fans, “ Hey I just want to let you know that LA has the best mother bleeping fans in this whole bleeping world.”

With more people rushing to their seats, Hobastank took the stage greeting the fans that were just looking to have a good time. The lead singer started off by giving props to the other bands and went straight into their first song. The fans were getting pumped up and soon the Mosh pit began to grow into a flurry of black t-shirts. As time passed more people began to pour into the arena.

P.O.D was next up, going straight into some of their past hits such as Alive, Boom and Youth of The Nation. Ten fans were taken from the crowd and preformed with the band. Other notable materials were fresh off of their new album entitled “Payable on Death.” Knowing that the show was their last, the lead singer felt he had to give the crowd in front of him something special. Without warning Sonny, leaped into the crowd getting into the next song, with numerous lasers shooting from the stage.

With all three bands finished with their spot, it was Linkin Park’s turn to end the show with some style. The lights soon went out on the more than 16,000 frantic fans and for the next 90 minutes, the band mixed some songs from their multi platinum albums, Hybrid Theory and Meteora. During the show, Linkin Park proved why they are among some of the top rock elite by leaving pools of sweat and raw emotion on the stage. Today the band has created a wave of music in our lives, writing and producing songs even parents can’t argue about. Their music is something any teenager can relate to. The evidence is seen through their lyrics and with songs full of anger and betrayal it’s easy to get hooked. One song off the Meteora album states, “So many people like me, put so much trust in all your lies. So concerned with what you think, to just say what we feel inside…” The hit “One Step Closer” was the last song of the evening and was joined by members of the opening acts to officially end the concert as well as the tour. You would think that arenas such as the Great Western Forum would be a horrendous place to listen to such music but the truth is that every song sang, rapped or even yelled was heard clearly throughout the arena giving each fan a memento of a one of a kind event that they would never forget.