The event will take place at the Munich Football Field on May 31st
Pepsi and UC3 are excited to announce that Linkin Park will headline the UEFA Champions League final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi on May 31st at the Munich Football Arena. Pepsi and UEFA will once again mark the final with its eagerly anticipated curtain raiser, with the event set to be an unforgettable experience just minutes ahead of the match.
To announce this iconic collaboration, the band has composed and recorded an electrifying new remix which features in a short film to mark the announcement. The featured track blends the band’s iconic sound with the culture of European football, incorporating the immediately recognizable riffs of their four-time platinum hit “Numb,” with sounds inspired by UEFA Champions League football – the strike of leather, the whistle of a free kick, the sounds of the most passionate fans in the world. The film goes on to deliver an emotionally charged performance of the new bespoke track, together with high-octane UEFA Champions League football footage, paying homage to the way the UEFA Champions League final Kick-Off Show presented by Pepsi clashes football and entertainment together to create one night of epic entertainment.
“With our new album and ongoing tour, we’ve been overwhelmed by the fans’ energy and excitement,” Linkin Park shares. “We can’t wait to share that same energy and excitement at the UEFA Champions League final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi. This marks a totally new experience for us as a band, and we’re excited to share some of our favorite songs from the past and present, with the thousands in the crowd and millions watching around the world.”
Once more, Pepsi and UEFA have marked the UEFA Champions League final with a momentous music performance showcasing the world’s most iconic artists and uniting football and music fans through one compelling entertainment spectacle. The UEFA Champions League final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi will be aired all around the world and territories globally, just minutes before the stand-out fixture of the club football calendar commences and is the embodiment of Pepsi’s Thirsty For More global platform.
The band recently made a triumphant return to the spotlight with the release of From Zero, their first new music in seven years. The album hit the top of the charts across the globe and features No. 1 smashes “Heavy Is The Crown” and “The Emptiness Machine,” which surged as the biggest rock song of 2024 with over 250 million streams. Notably, as reported by Billboard, Linkin Park was the one-and-only rock band to cross over two billion yearly streams in 2024. The momentum continues this year with their ferocious new single “Up From The Bottom,” taken from their upcoming From Zero (Deluxe Edition), releasing on May 16th. Meanwhile, the band continues their massive From Zero World Tour, picking up next in Austin, Texas on April 26th, winding their way across sold-out stadiums in Europe for the summer, and culminating in South America this fall.
