Linkin Park have shared their new single ‘Heavy Is The Crown’ and added dates to 2024’s ‘From Zero’ world tour.
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The track got its live debut in Germany earlier this week (September 22), marking the second song to be revealed from their upcoming comeback album ‘From Zero‘, which is set for release on November 15 (pre-order/pre-save here).
‘Heavy Is The Crown’ also serves as the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Anthem, marking the band’s first collaboration with Riot Games.
It follows the album’s lead single ‘The Emptiness Machine’, their first release in seven years following their shock return. The track recently got its TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Earlier this month, Mike Shinoda, turntablist Joe Hahn, guitarist Brad Delson and bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell reunited Linkin Park seven years after the tragic death of vocalist Chester Bennington. Replacing Chester on vocals now is former Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong, and founding drummer Rob Bourdon has been replaced by Colin Brittain.
Tonight (September 24), Linkin Park will play London’s O2 as part of their six-date arena run for the ‘From Zero World Tour’. After tickets sold out in minutes, the band have today announced three additional stadium shows for 2024, including stops in Paris, Dallas, and São Paulo.
Linkin Park’s LP Underground fan club exclusive pre-sales begin tomorrow (September 25) and general tickets go live on September 27 via the official Linkin Park website.
Linkin Park’s ‘From Zero’ 2024 tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER
24 – The O2 – London, UK
28 – INSPIRE Arena – Seoul, South Korea
NOVEMBER
3 – La Defense Arena – Paris, France
8 – Globe Life Field – Dallas, TX
11 – Coliseo Medplus – Bogota, Colombia
15 – Allianz Park – São Paulo, Brazil
When they played the first show of reunion tour, Shinoda explained that this version of Linkin Park was “not about erasing the past” following the controversy surrounding Armstrong stepping in to replace the late Chester Bennington.
Speaking to the crowd at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, he said that playing to new fans who haven’t seen them live before was “part of why we’re back out here”.
“We are thrilled to be back out here. It is not about erasing the past – it is about starting this new chapter into the future, and coming out here for each and every one of you,” Shinoda continued.
It comes after Bennington’s mother admitted she felt “betrayed” by the new line-up, something Bennington’s son Jaime echoed, having hit out at Shinoda for “betraying trust” of Linkin Park fans.
