Linkin Park Go Live in Abu Dhabi

FLASH Entertainment unveil top American rock band to headline at Yasalam 2010 concerts

FLASH Entertainment, the region’s premier live events company, recently announced double-Grammy Award winning rock band Linkin Park are confirmed as the act performing on November 13 as part of the Yasalam after-race concerts on Yas Island.

Originally from California, Linkin Park formed in 1996. They have since achieved critical and popular success with the 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.”

Talking about Yasalam 2010, 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.”

Yasalam, meaning wow, is the most diverse and ambitious city-wide entertainment programme ever seen by a Formula 1™ host city.  The 2010 programme will offer a stunning line-up of entertainment on Abu Dhabi’s famous Corniche, Yas Island and across the Capital during the 2010 Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.  Further details of Yasalam 2010 and other headline acts are still to be confirmed.

The Yasalam After-Race Concerts are exclusively for Formula 1™ race-day ticket holders.