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Emily Swingle

"Everything we're doing right now is way different." What happened the day Linkin Park played a set at Grand Central Station

Linkin Park performing at Grand Central Station in 2017.

We’ve all spotted the odd busker on our daily commute. Regardless of how talented the slick young guitarist or the suave saxophonist may be, the fleeting performance is rarely enough to suspend the hectic rush hour bustle. You may pay more attention if that busker were Chester bloody Bennington, though.

This is exactly what Manhattan commuters encountered back on May 16, 2017. Amidst the usual to-and-fro of Grand Central Station, there was a strange standstill on a certain platform. The mystery would quickly be answered while inspecting the platform departures board: above the usual list of train times, a massive banner was hoisted up, simply bearing the words ‘LINKIN PARK’.

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