January 25th, 2026 - Mumbai, India: Lollapalooza India

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Continuing on from their debut in India this past Friday in Bengaluru, Linkin Park now will be taking the stage at Lollapalooza India in Mumbai! The band will take the festival stage at Mahalaxmi Race Course to play to a crowd of over 40,000 as they close out its second and final day.

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While Bengaluru wound up being the band's first show in India, the layers of symbolism of this festival appearance—which was the first announced—cannot be overstated. Lollapalooza India first launched only three years ago, in 2023, bringing an Indian edition of the festival to Mumbai, Maharashtra. This expansion of Lollapalooza into Asia marked the global music industry's acknowledgement of Mumbai to be a multicultural entertainment hub after years of development.

This shift also reflects what Mike Shinoda recently said in his interview with the Rolling Stone India, remarking on the band's desire to play in India but being unsure of the production capacity for their shows when previously considering. Over the last ten years, Mumbai has transformed into a destination for international acts looking to connect with their Indian audience. Artists such as Coldplay, U2, Justin Bieber, or Guns N’ Roses have all made Mumbai headline tour stops in recent years, outside of festival appearances.

Suffice it to say that the band is confident in Indian promoters and venues at this point, after many years of waiting on both sides. The demand from Indian fans swallowed up ticket sales for Lollapalooza India, which after weeks of social media teases hinting at Linkin Park, sold an entire tier of early bird tickets nearly immediately after confirming the rumors and speculation. The band's India stops represent a moment decades in the making, bridging the gap between their global reach and the impact they have had on their Indian audience.

If Bengaluru is anything to go by, expectations can be set high for the band's festival appearance in Mumbai. Linkin Park was yet again in great form for their India debut appearance, and reviews online have been very positive. Footage from the show suggests that an overwhelming number of the fans in attendance were singing along to more than just the band's top radio hits. The power of Linkin Park's music and the demand from their Indian audience is quite incredible.

In terms of setlist, the band gave no true surprises on Friday in Bengaluru, and has maintained their standard from throughout the From Zero World Tour. They have continued their Stranger Things intro to “In the End,” at least, which they debuted in Bahrain.

In the End and Faint, Bengaluru​

The band has brought out “IGYEIH” for two of the three shows they've played so far this year, with the only rotation in that slot being “Given Up”. “Casualty” has yet to be seen, so perhaps Mumbai will change that.

IGYEIH in Bahrain​

Also of note is that “CASTLE OF GLASS” has yet to appear in 2026. Though it usually rotates with “LIES GREED MISERY” show-by-show, Linkin Park performed “From the Inside” in its place in Abu Dhabi, and in Bengaluru “LIES GREED MISERY" returned once again.

A snippet of LGM in Bengaluru​

Though Lollapalooza is a festival appearance for Linkin Park, the band will hold the distinction of being the only act during the festival to have a full two-hour slot for their performance. This means there will not be any shortening of their setlist for their second date in India. The band is scheduled to go on at 7:55 pm (19:55) local time, performing on the BudX stage after New Delhi metal band Bloodywood—who just opened for them in Bengaluru on Friday.

Linkin Park’s performance has all the makings of another great first for the band, taking the festival stage in Mumbai for the first time in their career. Indian fans should be in for a treat once again, after years of anticipation and waiting for their turn to be visited by the band.

(this post was written by @Christøffer)

 

As someone following along with the tour setlists, I am happy with most of those conspicuous omissions if they keep "IGYEIH" and "From the Inside" in regular rotation

 

SETLIST:

- ACT 1 (Inception Intro A) -
01: Somewhere I Belong
02: Crawling
03: Up from the Bottom
04: New Divide - Short Moscow Intro
05: The Emptiness Machine

- ACT 2 (Creation Intro A) -
06: The Catalyst - Shortened (no third chorus; no breakdown)
07: BURN IT DOWN
08: Over Each Other
09: Where'd You Go - Shortened (intro, first verse, and first chorus only)
10: Waiting for the End - 2024 intro
11: Lying From You
12: Two Faced
13: Joe Solo - with Colin
14: Mike Solo Medley - "When They Come for Me" both verses & "Remember the Name" mashup; with Colin
15: IGYEIH
16: One Step Closer - 2024 intro & outro

- ACT 3 (Collapse Transition) -
17: Lost - Hybrid version
18: Over Each Other
19: What I've Done

- ACT 4 (Kintsugi Transition) -
20: Overflow
21: Numb - "Numb / Encore" intro
22: From the Inside
23: Heavy Is the Crown
24: Bleed It Out - Extended bridge with "A Place for My Head" verse 1; extended outro

- ACT 5 - Encore (Resolution Intro A) -
25: Papercut - Extended intro
26: In the End
27: Faint - Extended outro

Rotation Songs:
ACT 1

Crawling
New Divide​

ACT 2

Over Each Other
Lying From You
IGYEIH​

ACT 3

Stained​

ACT 4

From the Inside​

 

"Lying From You", "From the Inside" and "IGYEIH"