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News The latest Linkin Park news. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:23:07 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:23:07 +0000 LP Association Forums https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/forums/news.16/ Australia and New Zealand Tour 2026, Part 1 [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 45] Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:10:45 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/australia-and-new-zealand-tour-2026-part-1-lptv-from-zero-episode-45.47394/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/australia-and-new-zealand-tour-2026-part-1-lptv-from-zero-episode-45.47394/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce From Zero tour leg which took them to Australia and New Zealand just this past month. This was the band's first time in these countries since (respectively) 2013 and 2010, with unfortunate circumstances of all kinds preventing them from visiting again until this year.

Unsurprisingly, the run proved to be one that won't soon be forgotten, with considerable setlist...

Australia and New Zealand Tour 2026, Part 1 [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 45]]]> 4 Colin Brittain appears on Braba Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:38:59 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/colin-brittain-appears-on-braba.47393/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/colin-brittain-appears-on-braba.47393/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Colin Brittain appears in a new video uploaded by Braba, a Brazil-based YouTube channel focused on drumming content. When it comes to featuring musician profiles of this kind, Braba seems to mainly only cover South American drummers, making Brittain a rare and certainly very prominent exception. The featured interview here was filmed while he and the band were on tour in South America towards the very...

Colin Brittain appears on Braba]]> Inside the Studio for "Let You Fade" [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 44] Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:30:36 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/inside-the-studio-for-let-you-fade-lptv-from-zero-episode-44.47392/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/inside-the-studio-for-let-you-fade-lptv-from-zero-episode-44.47392/ invalid@example.com (Kevin) Kevin the previous episode was released, we finally have the episode looking at the last track of the deluxe edition of "From Zero" this time we're focusing on 'Let You Fade'.

The episode takes us through the song's evolution, starting in October 2023 at...

Inside the Studio for "Let You Fade" [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 44]]]> 5 Inside the Studio for "Unshatter" [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 43] Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:01:15 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/inside-the-studio-for-unshatter-lptv-from-zero-episode-43.47390/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/inside-the-studio-for-unshatter-lptv-from-zero-episode-43.47390/ invalid@example.com (Kevin) Kevin LPTV day! While we're having to wait longer between the episodes, we're still getting LPTV episodes of the songs from From Zero, and now we're on the second to last song; 'Unshatter'! The episode only takes place in Mikes home studio throughout the years, starting with Emily recording vocals in May 2023 with Mike, Colin, and co-writer Jake Torrey. Next we jump to October 2024 where the band (excluding Brad) are...

Inside the Studio for "Unshatter" [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 43]]]> 6 Linkin Park's FROM ZERO World Tour: A First Timer's Experience - Auckland 2026 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:23:52 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/linkin-parks-from-zero-world-tour-a-first-timers-experience-auckland-2026.47387/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/linkin-parks-from-zero-world-tour-a-first-timers-experience-auckland-2026.47387/ invalid@example.com (Elaine) Elaine Linkin Park Association member Elaine attended the March 17 From Zero Night as well as Linkin Park's March 18 show, both in Auckland, New Zealand. The following is a personal account of both events, giving us a special way to recap Linkin Park's New Zealand show and close out our Australia / NZ tour leg coverage.

For me, Linkin Park as a live act has been one I've had very few opportunities to see. Let me take you back in time a little bit. Linkin...

Linkin Park's FROM ZERO World Tour: A First Timer's Experience - Auckland 2026]]> 8 March 18, 2026 - Auckland, New Zealand: From Zero World Tour Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:28:53 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-18-2026-auckland-new-zealand-from-zero-world-tour.47385/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-18-2026-auckland-new-zealand-from-zero-world-tour.47385/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce [IMG]

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Tonight, on March 18, 2026, Linkin Park makes their grand return to the mysterious New Zealand, capping off a very memorable AU / NZ tour leg with a stop in Auckland, by far the largest major city in the country. Linkin Park performs tonight at...

March 18, 2026 - Auckland, New Zealand: From Zero World Tour]]> 5 March 14 & 15, 2026 - Sydney, Australia: From Zero World Tour Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:02:36 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-14-15-2026-sydney-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47384/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-14-15-2026-sydney-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47384/ invalid@example.com (Christøffer) Christøffer [IMG]

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Linkin Park’s Oceania tour is starting back up this weekend with a two-night stop in Sydney, where the band will headline Qudos Bank Arena. These will be the band’s ninth and tenth times performing in Sydney, respectively, and the final dates in Australia for the...

March 14 & 15, 2026 - Sydney, Australia: From Zero World Tour]]> 8 March 12, 2026 - Adelaide, Australia: From Zero World Tour Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:57:08 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-12-2026-adelaide-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47383/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-12-2026-adelaide-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47383/ invalid@example.com (Kevin) Kevin [IMG]

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For their next show in Australia, Linkin Park heads to Adelaide for a show at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Linkin Park has played two out of their three shows in Adelaide at this venue, in 2007 and 2010 respectively. Let’s dig in...

March 12, 2026 - Adelaide, Australia: From Zero World Tour]]> 4 Colin Brittain plays through all of From Zero on Drumeo Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:31:28 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/colin-brittain-plays-through-all-of-from-zero-on-drumeo.47381/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/colin-brittain-plays-through-all-of-from-zero-on-drumeo.47381/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Drumeo content director Brandon Teows promised "lots more" content in collaboration with Linkin Park's Colin Brittain, and he apparently wasn't kidding. A new video up on the drumming-centered YouTube channel sees Brittain playing through every single song on From Zero, even throwing in "Up From the Bottom", "Unshatter" and "Let You...

Colin Brittain plays through all of From Zero on Drumeo]]> 7 March 8th and 10th, 2026 - Melbourne, Australia: From Zero World Tour Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:36:32 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-8th-and-10th-2026-melbourne-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47380/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-8th-and-10th-2026-melbourne-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47380/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Brisbane to kick off the Australian From Zero tour leg, Linkin Park is taking their spectacular show down south to Melbourne, another of Australia's major cities and capital of the state of Victoria. The band will be performing at the city's 15,000-capacity Rod Laver Arena tonight, and returning afterwards for a second round on March 10. For both dates, as well as every Australian show on this tour leg, Linkin...

March 8th and 10th, 2026 - Melbourne, Australia: From Zero World Tour]]> 13 March 3rd and 5th, 2026 - Boondall, Australia: From Zero World Tour Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:56:13 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-3rd-and-5th-2026-boondall-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47379/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/march-3rd-and-5th-2026-boondall-australia-from-zero-world-tour.47379/ invalid@example.com (Kevin) Kevin [IMG]

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Boondall is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Australia, so...

March 3rd and 5th, 2026 - Boondall, Australia: From Zero World Tour]]> 7 LPTV From Zero: World Tour 2026, Part 1 [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 42] Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:34:30 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-world-tour-2026-part-1-lptv-from-zero-episode-42.47378/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-world-tour-2026-part-1-lptv-from-zero-episode-42.47378/ invalid@example.com (Kevin) Kevin
After Linkin Parks brief tour of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and (finally) India back in January, we're now getting the LPTV documenting it. We start off in Los Angeles with the band in their rehearsal studio before heading to Bahrain for their first ever show in the...

LPTV From Zero: World Tour 2026, Part 1 [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 42]]]> 4 Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn interviewed at Lollapalooza India Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:36:57 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/mike-shinoda-and-joe-hahn-interviewed-at-lollapalooza-india.47376/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/mike-shinoda-and-joe-hahn-interviewed-at-lollapalooza-india.47376/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Lollapalooza India's YouTube channel recently uploaded an interview with Linkin Park members Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn ahead of the band's headline set at the event on January 25. The two musicians are seen sitting down with host Abhinav K to chat about Linkin Park's experience playing...

Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn interviewed at Lollapalooza India]]> Vana announced as support act for New Zealand Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:24 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/vana-announced-as-support-act-for-new-zealand.47375/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/vana-announced-as-support-act-for-new-zealand.47375/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce first announced back in December that there would be an Auckland stop as part of the From Zero tour leg in March. However, they've since been left in the dark about what artist would play support at the sold-out event ... until today. Linkin Park revealed that New Zealand's alt metal femme...

Vana announced as support act for New Zealand]]> 2 Colin Brittain breaks down "Two Faced" for Drumeo Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:23:56 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/colin-brittain-breaks-down-two-faced-for-drumeo.47373/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/colin-brittain-breaks-down-two-faced-for-drumeo.47373/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Colin Brittain has appeared on the drum education YouTube channel Drumeo once again, following on from a video focused on the From Zero hit single "The Emptiness Machine". In this new video, Brittain appears in the studio to go over the album's nu-metal crown jewel...

Colin Brittain breaks down "Two Faced" for Drumeo]]> January 25th, 2026 - Mumbai, India: Lollapalooza India Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:37:40 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-25th-2026-mumbai-india-lollapalooza-india.47371/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-25th-2026-mumbai-india-lollapalooza-india.47371/ invalid@example.com (Kevin) Kevin [IMG]

Continuing on from their debut in India this past Friday in Bengaluru, Linkin Park now will be taking the stage at Lollapalooza India in Mumbai! The band will take the festival stage at Mahalaxmi Race Course to play to a crowd...

January 25th, 2026 - Mumbai, India: Lollapalooza India]]> 7 Phoenix interviewed on Zoom TV Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:25:00 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/phoenix-interviewed-on-zoom-tv.47370/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/phoenix-interviewed-on-zoom-tv.47370/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Phoenix for Indian entertainment channel Zoom (no relation) has been uploaded to YouTube. The band is currently in India as part of their first tour leg for 2026.

In the video, Phoenix speaks to host Rudrani Chattoraj for Zoom's Speak Easy series just ahead of Linkin Park touring in India for the first time in their career - a long-awaited historic moment for the...

Phoenix interviewed on Zoom TV]]> 1 January 23th, 2026 - Bengaluru, India: From Zero World Tour Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:58:28 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-23th-2026-bengaluru-india-from-zero-world-tour.47369/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-23th-2026-bengaluru-india-from-zero-world-tour.47369/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce [IMG]

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Tonight, Linkin Park is playing their very first show in India, an cultural moment which some fans...

January 23th, 2026 - Bengaluru, India: From Zero World Tour]]> 10 Mike Shinoda interviewed for Rolling Stone India Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:47:37 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/mike-shinoda-interviewed-for-rolling-stone-india.47368/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/mike-shinoda-interviewed-for-rolling-stone-india.47368/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Mike Shinoda is the cover story in an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone India. In the piece, titled "Linkin Park Are Keeping Their Promise to India", music journalist Anurag Turat speaks to Shinoda ahead of the band's very first shows in India, playing in Bengaluru on January 23 and...

Mike Shinoda interviewed for Rolling Stone India]]> 2 LPTV FROM ZERO: Inside the Studio for "Up From the Bottom" [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 41] Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:33:08 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-inside-the-studio-for-up-from-the-bottom-lptv-from-zero-episode-41.47366/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-inside-the-studio-for-up-from-the-bottom-lptv-from-zero-episode-41.47366/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Up From the Bottom", a track which appeared on the 2025 deluxe edition of From Zero. The song was also the lead single promoting that release and has come to be a highlight in the band's live shows.

The footage shows band members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Emily Armstrong convening in Shinoda's home studio at the end of 2024 to work on the song's lyrics...

LPTV FROM ZERO: Inside the Studio for "Up From the Bottom" [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 41]]]> 4 January 20th, 2026 - Abu Dhabi, UAE: From Zero World Tour Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:55:50 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-20th-2026-abu-dhabi-uae-from-zero-world-tour.47364/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-20th-2026-abu-dhabi-uae-from-zero-world-tour.47364/ invalid@example.com (Filip) Filip [IMG]

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From Zero World Tour continues tonight in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates!

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and sits on the southeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula along the Persian Gulf. It is home...

January 20th, 2026 - Abu Dhabi, UAE: From Zero World Tour]]> 3 January 18th, 2026 - Sakhir, Bahrain: From Zero World Tour Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:49:18 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-18th-2026-sakhir-bahrain-from-zero-world-tour.47363/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/january-18th-2026-sakhir-bahrain-from-zero-world-tour.47363/ invalid@example.com (Filip) Filip [IMG]

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It's lights out & away we go for the 2026 From Zero World Tour dates, starting tonight in Sakhir, Bahrain!

Bahrain is a small island country in the Middle East, located in the Persian Gulf between Saudi...

January 18th, 2026 - Sakhir, Bahrain: From Zero World Tour]]> 11 LPAssociation Presents: The Top 25 of 25 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:30:55 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lpassociation-presents-the-top-25-of-25.47360/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lpassociation-presents-the-top-25-of-25.47360/ invalid@example.com (Mark) Mark
Now that five years have passed, the band has returned, and we have new music to digest and evaluate, we felt it was time to update our rankings.

Please see below our updated Top 25 of 25 rankings:...

LPAssociation Presents: The Top 25 of 25]]> 21 LPTV FROM ZERO: Brad Visits Lambeth Music Service [Episode 40] Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:35:14 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-brad-visits-lambeth-music-service-episode-40.47359/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-brad-visits-lambeth-music-service-episode-40.47359/ invalid@example.com (minuteforce) minuteforce Brad Delson paying a visit to young students at Lambeth Music Service (LMS), a music education organisation based in the South London borough of Lambeth, and funded by its Art Council. LMS provides schools with one-on-one or small-group music tuition programs, as well as programs for a whole classroom.

In the video, Delson is seen speaking to Lambeth's...

LPTV FROM ZERO: Brad Visits Lambeth Music Service [Episode 40]]]> 1 LPTV FROM ZERO: World Tour 2025, Part 14 [Episode 39] Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:44:45 +0000 https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-world-tour-2025-part-14-episode-39.47357/ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lptv-from-zero-world-tour-2025-part-14-episode-39.47357/ invalid@example.com (Christøffer) Christøffer Linkin Park has released the final LPTV episode covering their 2025 tour year, covering their last four shows for this year. Starting in Curitiba, the episode then follows the band's performances in São Paulo,...

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