Van Basten shattered Linkin Park: Show is worthless!
Van Basten shattered Linkin Park: Show is worthless!
On May 31, 2025, the highly expected Champions League final took place in the Allianz Arena in Munich, where Paris Saint-Germain met Inter Milan. As part of the event, the legendary band Linkin Park and the virtuoso violinist David Garrett fueled the audience
The musical performance by Linkin Park, which is with the new front woman Emily Armstrong on the "From Zero" world tour, included a short medley of her best known hits and new songs. Titles presented included classics such as "One Step Closer" and "PaperCut" as well as a remix of the hits "Numb". Despite the anticipation of the performance, some football experts were critical. Marco van Basten, former football star, described the show on the Dutch television as "absolutely idiotic" and "worthless". He criticized the fact that the players are brought out of the rhythm through the musical insert. Rafael van der Vaart, also an ex-Bundesliga professional, joined his negative comments by classifying the treatment of players by the UEFA as "ridiculous".
criticism of the distraction of the players
The fact that the players had to end their warm -up program 30 minutes before kick -off and returned to the cabins was questionable. This decision met with sharp criticism from Van Basten, since he believes that such interludes disrupt the concentration of the athletes.Although the audience initially reacted to the performance of Linkin Park, the fans finally applauded at the end of the appearance. David Garrett took the stage after Linkin Park and played his own version of "Seven Nation Army" from the White Stripes, which stimulated the audience to sing along.
controversial status of music acts
The appearance of Linkin Park and David Garrett underlines the controversial status of music acts at large football events in Germany. There is often rejection of how the negative reaction to Helene Fischer already illustrated in 2017 at the DFB Cup final. In this situation, the fans also protested the musical interludes, which led to the German Football Association forego similar activities in future cup final.
Overall, the appearance of Linkin Park and David Garrett was a polarising event that split the opinions and caught a lively discussion about the role of music in football culture. Even if there are different views, the combination of sports and music remains a fascinating element of major events.
Further information on the events can be found in the detailed reports of t-online.de, Zeit.de and Details Ort München, Deutschland Quellen
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