Linkin Park / Jay-z - Numb / Encore (live 8 2005) May 2026

: It was the largest audience Linkin Park ever played for, with estimates ranging from 700,000 to over 1 million people on-site.

Held on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, this show featured Linkin Park and Jay-Z performing a nine-song setlist derived from their Collision Course EP. Linkin Park / Jay-Z - Numb / Encore (Live 8 2005)

Watch the legendary performance that brought two different musical worlds together for a massive global cause: : It was the largest audience Linkin Park

: Fans often revisit this live version to witness Chester Bennington’s raw vocal power and breath control, which many describe as giving them "goosebumps" years later. : Jay-Z famously noted that the collaboration got

: Jay-Z famously noted that the collaboration got "the brothers rocking out to rock and the rockers nodding with the brothers to rap".

: The event was part of a global string of benefit concerts viewed by an estimated 2 billion people worldwide to raise awareness for poverty in Africa.