After what felt like one of many largest teases in music historical past yesterday (Aug. 28), Linkin Park simply quietly introduced that an unique occasion is going on subsequent week — here is every little thing we find out about what it’s.

Linkin Park launched a countdown on their web site and socials over the weekend, and it expired yesterday at 2:15PM ET. When the clock hit zero, the numbers glitched after which began counting again up, leaving followers confused and feeling like they’d simply been trolled.

However, that wasn’t the case. Anyone who saved the countdown open might have observed that on the 00:09:05 mark, the numbers glitched once more, suggesting that the numbers 9 and 5 maintain some kind of significance.

In a brand new publish on social media, Linkin Park shared a close-up picture of the nook of their brand with the caption, “Be part of something. September 5,” with a hyperlink to their band web site.

What’s Happening Sept. 5

A couple of followers on the Linkin Park Reddit web page shared screenshots of an e mail they acquired from the LP Underground fan membership with a singular entry code for an occasion that’s happening Sept. 5 in Los Angeles, California.

Though the picture would not explicitly state what the occasion is, it says that it will happen “between 12:30PM and 5:30PM,” and that tickets will likely be randomly assigned to a choose group that RSVP to it.

There are additionally restrictions famous on the backside, together with a minimal age of 18 years outdated, and states that tickets aren’t transferrable and people cannot deliver visitors with them. Fans additionally needed to have been members of the fan membership on Aug. 24 to have the ability to enroll.

Fan Theories About the Event

While some followers prompt that the occasion is an unique live performance, others identified some less-obvious potentialities. Considering the timeframe talked about within the e mail, a few people imagine that it might be a music video shoot.

READ MORE: What Linkin Park Performed at 2017 Chester Bennington Tribute

“Live stream show with a variety of singers. At some point, they reveal the new member,” another person theorized.

“5 hour event? Can’t be just a concert, might be a whole ceremony to present the new singer, if there is one, and to honor Chester [Bennington]… that’s my theory,” one other fan wrote.

The one that shared the picture of the screenshot, nevertheless, famous that the RSVP hyperlink ship them to “Ticketmaster at a Secret Location,” so it undoubtedly seems to be a reside occasion of kinds.