Written by Swikblog Entertainment Desk
American rock band Linkin Park are bringing their From Zero World Tour to New Zealand for a single arena show in 2026. It will be the group’s first visit to Aotearoa since 2013, and their first NZ date with new vocalist Emily Armstrong, who now shares front-person duties with Mike Shinoda.
The From Zero World Tour is not a quiet comeback — it is a full-scale resurgence. With towering stage design, thunderous sound and a setlist built to hit like a wave, the tour recaptures the intensity that made the band a generational force while pushing their sound into new territory. The shows are loud, cinematic and emotionally charged, built for arenas and built for impact — a reminder that when this band returns, it does not whisper, it roars.
The tour supports their chart-topping album From Zero and follows a string of sold-out shows worldwide. Tickets are sold exclusively via Ticketmaster New Zealand , with multiple presale windows and limited VIP packages.
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At a glance
- Artist: Linkin Park – From Zero World Tour
- Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2026
- City: Auckland, New Zealand
- Venue: Spark Arena
- Support of: New album From Zero
- Line-up: Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, Colin Brittain
- Tickets: Sold via Ticketmaster.co.nz only
- Ticket limit: 8 per customer per on-sale
- Ticket type: Digital tickets in the Ticketmaster app
On-sale & presale times (local NZ time)
| Sale type | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Presale | Mon 8 Dec, 12:00 pm | Fri 12 Dec, 12:00 pm |
| Passport Presale | Mon 8 Dec, 1:00 pm | Fri 12 Dec, 12:00 pm |
| Westpac Mastercard Presale | Tue 9 Dec, 1:00 pm | Thu 11 Dec, 1:00 pm |
| One NZ Presale | Tue 9 Dec, 1:00 pm | Thu 11 Dec, 1:00 pm |
| Live Nation Presale | Thu 11 Dec, 1:00 pm | Fri 12 Dec, 12:00 pm |
| General Public On Sale | Fri 12 Dec, 1:00 pm | Until allocation exhausted |
VIP package highlights
Multiple VIP tiers — including the From Zero Early Entry, Casualty, Heavy Is The Crown and The Emptiness Machine packages — offer a mix of early entry, premium reserved seats, an exclusive hand-numbered show lithograph, VIP-only merchandise bundles, a commemorative laminate and early access to the merch stands. Exact inclusions can vary by package and venue, so fans should check the full breakdown on Ticketmaster before buying.
Swikblog tip: demand is expected to be extremely high. Make sure your Ticketmaster login, payment details and app are ready before presales open so you don’t lose your place in the queue.
When Linkin Park last played New Zealand in 2013, the band were at full commercial peak, delivering a set heavy on the songs that soundtracked an era — thunderous choruses of “Numb”, “In the End” and “Faint” echoing across arenas filled with fans who had grown up alongside the band. For many in the crowd, it was not just a concert but a moment of shared release — voices rising together in the dark, lyrics burned into memory, a reminder of how deeply the band’s music had threaded itself into everyday life. More than a decade on, those shows are spoken of with quiet reverence among fans, remembered less as performances and more as emotional milestones.
