Madrid has been a gathering place for major celebrities throughout the month of June. The Pope and Bad Bunny crossed paths, Zendaya and Tom Holland strolled through La Latina, and to cap off the month, Linkin Park found the most “Madrid-style” way possible to get things going before their concerts in Rivas: handing out tortilla pinchos right in the city center and creating a mile-long line starting first thing in the morning.
On the eve of their two shows at the Miguel Ríos Auditorium,the band teamed up with La Martinuca to hand out 200 portions of potato tortilla and a free merchandise pack, turning Barquillo Street into the epicenter of fan excitement for the day.
The event, dubbed “Two-Faced Tortilla” as a nod to “Two Faced,” one of the band’s recent songs, is part of a series of culinary events that Linkin Park is organizing in different cities around the world to connect with local culture. In Madrid’s case, the choice was clear: potato tortilla. The selected version was the one with caramelized onions from La Martinuca, a specialty tortilla shop, which prepared the pinchos to be distributed for free along with a metal pin and a sticker combining the band’s logo with the silhouette of a tortilla pincho .
Lines forming as early as 10 a.m. in the midst of a heat wave
The giveaway began at 11:00 a.m. at the entrance to the venue on Barquillo Street, where more than 100 people were already waiting, andthe 200 portions were gone before noon, though the event continued until 8:00 p.m. with a lively atmosphere, music, and fans coming and going from the venue. According to the organizers, some 400 people stopped by throughout the day to try to get their hands on the complete tortilla and merchandise pack, cementing the event as an impromptu gathering spot for the Linkin Park fan community in Spain.
The concerts on June 23 and 24 are particularly special becauseit’s been nine years since their last visit to the capital. Tickets for both dates have been in extremely high demand, with prices ranging from just over 80 to around 150 euros, confirming that the bond between the band and the Spanish audience remains as strong as ever.
