Linkin Park to play Yas Island

Flash Entertainment, has announced that double-Grammy Award winning rock band Linkin Park will perform on Saturday 13 November as part of the F1  concert line up on Yas Island.

California, band Linkin Park have achieved critical acclaim with albums Hybrid Theory, Meteora and Minutes to Midnight, as well as collaborations with artists such as Jay Z and Busta Rhymes. Last summer the band contributed to the score of the movie ’Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' which also featured the hit single "New Divide."

John Lickrish, managing director, FLASH Entertainment, commented:
“The Flash team cannot wait to welcome Linkin Park to Yasalam 2010; the annual Formula 1™ celebration programme in Abu Dhabi. Following the rock legacy of Aerosmith last year, Linkin Park will blow audiences away at the Yasalam After-Race concerts on Yas Island this year.”
 

Chester Bennington of Linkin Park said: “We're looking forward to playing at the 2010 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Dhabi Grand Prix after-race concert this year. We can't wait to share our new music for our fans in Abu Dhabi.”

The other headline acts are still to be confirmed.