The album was exhibited at a 3-D laser exhibition at Music Box Theater in Hollywood on September 7 , 2010 . '' A Thousand Suns '' was officially released on September 10 , 2010 , in Germany , Austria and Switzerland ; and on September 13 , 2010 , in the US . Linkin Park started worldwide promotion of the album with the A Thousand Suns World Tour , which started on October 7 , 2010 , and ended on September 25 , 2011 . The band performed an entire setlist in the Puerta de Alcalá Gate in Madrid ; their live performance of " Waiting for the End " was shown at the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards
2010 MTV Europe Music Awards
2010 MTV Europe Music Awards
A Thousand Suns