Inception Intro

"Inception Intro" is a new live show intro debuted by Linkin Park at their comeback show on September 5, 2024 in Burbank, California. At the show, the intro opened the concert was one of two new intros debuted, the other being "Resolution Intro A."

The mashup-style intro features parts of a handful of Linkin Park songs: samples from "The Requiem" (the "Waiting For The End" piano and the "Jornada Del Muerto" pinging), "The Catalyst", "Somewhere I Belong'', "Foreword", "In The End", and "Numb."

The end samples of 'In The End' and 'Numb' are taken from the band's From Zero World Tour trailer on YouTube. Coming in at just over two and a half minutes, the intro kicks into a brief full band instrumental before it segues into "The Emptiness Machine."

There were only a few shows on the From Zero World Tour that did not feature the "Inception Intro" to the show. Notably, the band's show for the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show did not have it because of the shortened setlist, but also the Rock am Ring 2026 concert did not have it. At that show, Linkin Park surprised fans with the "Unshatter" movie trailer for the first time, followed by the band's 2001 show intro at Rock am Ring into the big "With You" comeback.

Inception Intro A

"Inception Intro A", the version debuted in Burbank and used at the band's first comeback arena show in Los Angeles on September 11, 2024, featured heavily edited vocals from "Castle Of Glass" throughout the intro.

This concert also debuted a third new intro, titled "Creation Intro" that followed the same style as "Inception" and "Resolution" with sampled vocals from the same song - "Castle Of Glass" in Set A.

Inception Intro B

"Inception Intro B" was debuted at the London show on September 24, 2024. It featured heavily edited vocals from "Iridescent."

Inception Intro C

"Inception Intro C" was debuted at the band's second arena show, in Brooklyn, New York on September 16, 2024. The vocals from "Castle Of Glass" were swapped out with edited vocals from "Burn It Down", a change that was made to the other intros/interludes in the show as well that had vocals - "Creation Intro" and "Resolution Intro."