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Linkin Park have announced a limited number of discounted tickets for all dates on their upcoming US tour while also downsizing their LA show.The band announced a huge world tour last November to support the release of ‘From Zero’, their first new album since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington and the introduction of Emily Armstrong as the new singer.As well as a huge show at Wembley Stadium, the tour includes a range of arenas around the US and Canada, with an additional mega show having initially been announced for Los Angeles’ Dodgers Stadium on September 13.Now, an updated tour poster has revealed that the Dodgers Stadium show has been downsized to the city’s Intuit Dome – a shift from the Dodgers’ 56,000 capacity to Intuit’s 18,000.South America: Announcing new dates on the From Zero World Tour 2025. LPU pre-sales begin March 31st.Los Angeles: Our LA show on 9/13 will now be at Intuit Dome with JPEGMAFIA.

Linkin Park have shared a ferocious new single called ‘Up From The Bottom’. Check it out below.Available now via Warner, the new song is one of the first new releases from the band since they dropped their huge comeback album ‘From Zero’ last year.That record marked the first since the tragic death of frontman Chester Bennington, and saw Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong join the band as the new singer.

Linkin Park have confirmed their new single, which they’ve shared high praise for – find out what they had to say below.Speaking to Billboard at the iHeartRadio Music Awards recently, the band were asked about upcoming music after teasing earlier this month that they were already back in the studio. Confirming a new single to Billboard, rapper/guitarist Mike Shinoda and co.

Linkin Park have shared footage of them recording new music in the studio.The band recently released their latest album ‘From Zero‘, which marked the band’s first since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington and features Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong as the band’s new vocalist.The album shot to the top of the charts in 10 countries, including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand.

Linkin Park are set to release an a capella version of their latest album ‘From Zero’. Find out the details below.Arriving back in November, the record marked the band’s first since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington and features Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong as the new vocalist.Ahead of its release, the band shared a handful of singles – including ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, ‘The Emptiness Machine’, ‘Over Each Other’ and ‘Casualty’ – and embarked on a number of live shows to promote the new material.Mike Shinoda also opened up about the “culture” of the new Linkin Park line-up around the time of the release, saying it felt like the “best we’ve had” and, although some fans were divided over the replacement of Bennington, Shinoda went on to clarify the move was “not about erasing the past”.Now, the band have confirmed that a new a capella variant of the new record is set to arrive soon.

Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson has shed light on why he quit playing live with the band.The guitarist played in the band for classic albums like 2000’s ‘Hybrid Theory’, 2003’s ‘Meteora’ and 2007’s ‘Minutes to Midnight’, as well as later albums including ‘A Thousand Suns’ (2010), ‘Living Things’ (2012), ‘The Hunting Party’ (2014) and ‘One More Light’ (2017).However, when the band announced their comeback last September – announcing Emily Armstrong as the new vocalist and new album ‘From Zero’ – Delson later confirmed that he would be taking a step back from touring duties.The record marked the first from Linkin Park in seven years, and the first since the tragic death of frontman Chester Bennington.Now, in a new interview with Guitar World, the longtime member shed light on the reasons why he is sitting out of the upcoming 2025 tour. Explaining his decision, he recalled that he simply noticed that it was mainly the time in the studio which allowed him to “thrive”.“For me, and, I guess, all the guys, the last however many years gave us the opportunity to really think qualitatively about the band – what energizes us, where we feel most fulfilled, and where we thrive,” he said.“It wasn’t like, ‘Let’s go back to what we were doing.’ It was, ‘Let’s take what we’ve learned to approach our roles with greater self-awareness and insight.’ I really thrive in the studio.

The Offspring’s Kevin ‘Noodles’ Wasserman has said that Linkin Park choosing Emily Armstrong as their new singer is an “amazing and bold” move.Armstrong, who previously co-founded the band Dead Sara, was unveiled as the new vocalist for the nu metal band in September, taking over the role previously occupied by the late Chester Bennington, who took his own life in 2017.The initially warm reception to the band’s return, which also saw drummer Colin Brittain join the new line-up, quickly became divisive after it emerged that Armstrong seemingly had ties to Scientology and convicted rapist Danny Masterson.She has since issued a statement to “to clear the air”, and Mike Shinoda has continually insisted their reunion tour is “not about erasing the past“.The band have since released their eighth studio album ‘From Zero’, their first full body of work in seven years, and will embark on a massive world tour in 2025 with their new line-up.Now, The Offspring’s guitarist Wasserman has had his say on Linkin Park’s change in direction. In an interview with Marcelo Vieira, he described their addition of Armstrong as “an amazing and a brave choice for them” (via BLABBERMOUTH).“I know a lot of people aren’t going to accept a female singer – just for whatever reason,” he said.

Linkin Park vocalist Emily Armstrong has shared a new tweak to an existing tattoo – now incorporating a classic song title by the band.In an Instagram Story earlier this week (December 18), Armstrong showed off the newly-updated tattoo on her upper left arm.Per Loudwire, it previously read as “THE END” but is now accompanied by “IN”, forming the title to the band’s 2000 smash-hit single ‘In The End’. Fans have since circulated the snap on social media.A post shared by Nhảy mạnh lên Em! (@emily.armstrong.vn)Armstrong was unveiled in September as the band’s new vocalist, taking over the role previously occupied by the late Chester Bennington, who died in 2017.Their surprise return saw them perform a new song, ‘The Emptiness Machine’, a few Linkin Park classics, and announce a new album ‘From Zero’ along with a short supporting world tour with six shows across the globe.

Mike Shinoda has opened up about not wanting the newly reunited Linkin Park to sound like a cover band.The band’s co-founder opened up about the band’s decision to bring on new vocalist Emily Armstrong (formerly of Dead Sara) in an interview with Los Angeles radio station Alt 98.7, and acknowledged how some fans were upset that the ‘Numb’ hitmakers didn’t find a singer with a similar voice to the late frontman Chester Bennington.“We just want Emily to be Emily,” Shinoda said. “The songs are the songs. Emily is Emily… There was a time early on, like 2020-ish, 2019, whatever — like, I remembered I was watching videos… I think a video of a cover band, a Linkin Park cover band, showed up in my feed.

Linkin Park’s comeback album ‘From Zero’ has debuted at the top of the charts in 10 countries.After it’s arrival earlier this month, the album marked the band’s first since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington and features Emily Armstrong as the new vocalist.Ahead of its release, the band shared a handful of singles – including ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, ‘The Emptiness Machine’, ‘Over Each Other’ and ‘Casualty’ – and embarked on a number of live shows to promote the new material.While Mike Shinoda opened up about the “culture” of the new Linkin Park line-up, saying it felt like the “best we’ve had”, fans were divided over the replacement of Bennington and Shinoda went on to clarify the move was “not about erasing the past”.The band have now gone on to top the charts in 10 countries with the record.It officially reached the Number One spot on the UK albums charts upon its release, as well as taking pole position in Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand."Thank you so f**king much, this is so surreal!"

Linkin Park have announced a ‘From Zero’ concert film that’s set to hit cinemas sometime in 2025.The recently reformed nu-metal band – now led by vocalist Emily Armstrong alongside Mike Shinoda – performed in São Paulo, Brazil to launch their new record ‘From Zero’. During the show – which was partially livestreamed on the band’s YouTube channel – the band announced that they were filming the gig for a concert film.A release date for the film has yet to be announced.

Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has spoken more about the band’s recent line-up changes and how they came together, including the reasons for guitarist Brad Delson’s absence from live shows. The band announced their comeback in September with a livestream event, where they revealed the addition of Emily Armstrong (formerly of Dead Sara) as their new co-vocalist. Drummer Colin Brittain joined the band too, following the departure of founding member Rob Bourdon.

Linkin Park have announced details of a massive world tour for 2025, which includes a stop at London’s Wembley Stadium. Find all the details below.The dates come after Linkin Park confirmed their comeback earlier this year, announcing new album ‘From Zero’, which will be their first since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington and features Emily Armstrong as frontwoman.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic After doing a handful of dates this past year, Linkin Park will resume touring on a grand scale in 2025, with dates that stretch across most of the calendar year and hit major cities in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Most of the shows on the From Zero World Tour are in arenas spanning several continents, but the reconstituted band has stadium shows along the way, too — notably, a Wembley date in London June 28, and a stop at L.A.’s Dodger Stadium on Sept. 13.

Linkin Park have revealed that they had “inquired” about touring alongside My Chemical Romance in 2025.Yesterday (Novemebr 13), My Chemical Romance announced their “Long Live The Black Parade” 2025 North American stadium tour in celebration of their 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’. Each show will feature a different hand-selected artist as opening support – Violent Femmes, 100 Gecs, Wallows, Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie and Thursday, Alice Cooper, Pixies, Devo, IDLES and Evanescence.The announcement of select support acts left fans with mixed emotions after realising that some of the acts make more sense than others, meaning certain bands ended up coming as a surprise.Mike Shinoda has said via Discord that Linkin Park were looking to tour with My Chemical Romance but both bands were already planning huge tours.

Linkin Park fans will want to keep an eye out for an announcement on 12pm GMT on Thursday (November 14) if a new social media post from Wembley Stadium is anything to go by.This evening (November 12), a post appeared on Wembley’s X, formerly Twitter, account featuring a photo of the external screens at the stadium reading “Counting From Zero” – ‘From Zero’ being the name of Linkin Park’s upcoming album, out on Friday (November 15) – pre-save/pre-order the album here.The show would become the only the third UK performance from Linkin Park since their reformation in 2023 with new members Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain on vocals and drums respectively, after they went on hiatus following the death of singer Chester Bennington in 2017. They previously played The O2 in London on September 24 and November 2.The band are currently on their ‘From Zero’ world tour, and are next in São Paulo, Brazil, on their album’s release day for the first of two shows.12PM GMT.

Linkin Park surprised fans at a recent show by bringing out Helmet’s Page Hamilton as a special guest – you can view footage of the moment below.The gig took place at the Glove Life Field in Dallas, Texas on Friday night (November 8), as part of the band’s ongoing ‘From Zero’ world tour.The dates come as Linkin Park announced their comeback album ‘From Zero’ earlier this year, which will be their first since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington and features Emily Armstrong as frontwoman. The record is set for release on Friday (November 15) and you can pre-order/pre-save here.While on stage in Texas, the band broke out a huge 28-song setlist, and surprised fans by bringing out Helmet’s Page Hamilton for a surprise collaboration.As Hamilton took to the stage, they duetted on the song ‘All For Nothing’ – a track that originally featured the singer and appeared on Linkin Park’s 2014 album ‘The Hunting Party’.

Linkin Park have debuted a heavy new single called ‘Casualty’ from their upcoming album. Check out footage of the live rendition below.The track comes from the band’s forthcoming comeback album ‘From Zero’, which will be their first since the passing of frontman Chester Bennington, and with new frontwoman Emily Armstrong.

League Of Legends world championship took place over the weekend with Linkin Park performing as part of the opening ceremony.The 2024 League Of Legends world championship saw Korea’s T1 take on China’s Bilibili Gaming at London’s O2 Arena, with T1 eventually crowned for the fifth time.Before the arena battle game head-to-head kicked off though, League Of Legends put on an impressive opening ceremony. The 12-minute performance started with Ashnikko performing Arcane anthem ‘Paint The Town Blue’ live for the very first time before Forts and Tiffany Aris took to the stage for the dramatic ‘Still Here’ which featured appearances from both League Of Legends teams.Linkin Park then took over for ‘Heavy Is The Crown’.

Linkin Park have shared an emotional new track, ‘Over Each Other’, alongside a video directed by the band’s DJ and creative director Joe Hahn – check it out below.The track comes from the band’s forthcoming comeback album ‘From Zero‘, which is set for release on November 15 (pre-order/pre-save here). It follows the previously released singles ‘Heavy Is The Crown’ and ‘The Emptiness Machine’.The eerie new song slowly builds from a minimalistic beginning to a mid-paced second verse before swelling in its climax.

Mike Shinoda has spoken about the “culture” of the new Linkin Park line-up, and said it feels like the “best we’ve had”.The band announced their comeback last month with a livestream event, where they revealed the addition of Emily Armstrong (formerly of Dead Sara) as their new co-vocalist. She came as the replacement for the late frontman, Chester Bennington.Drummer Colin Brittain joined the band too, following the departure of founding member Rob Bourdon.