Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda appears in a new video posted by 97.9 Radioacktiva, a rock radio station based in Bogotá, Colombia, where he is seen speaking to host Julio César Escovar. The interview arrives as Linkin Park prepares to kick off their next tour leg in South America with a date in Bogotá; the band will be performing at a relatively-new 40,000-cap arena located within Distrito Verde. Not long ago, we passed the one-year mark since Linkin Park announced their return in early September of last year and launched the From Zero album cycle, so Shinoda has a lot to reflect on during the conversation. He and Escovar mostly cover how the band slowly began to take shape again after a years-long hiatus, as well as the way this process informed the creation of their eighth album and the subsequent live shows. Early on in the tour cycle, Linkin Park did play some South American shows, including one in Bogotá, where the audiences were as frenzied as you would expect. Shinoda looks towards the future as well, speaking about Linkin Park's 2026 plans - so far, the band has announced various shows and tour legs covering the Middle East, Australia and Europe - and, concerning new music, he also mentions that the band is "always writing". Source: 97.9 Radioacktiva on YouTube