Linkin Park at Paris La Défense Arena: everything you need to know

Linkin Park is due in Paris this Sunday! In anticipation of the release of their new opus, "From Zero", the American alternative rock and nu metal band is playing a number of concerts around the globe. The next date is this Sunday, November 3, 2024, at the Paris La Défense Arena. But when are the venue's doors due to open? Is an opening act scheduled? What time does the band plan to take to the stage? How do you get to the venue by public transport? Here's everything you need to know before coming to Paris La Défense Arena for this unique Linkin Park concert in France!

After an Olympic summer punctuated by medals for our French swimmers and the coronation of Léon Marchand, Paris La Défense Arena is getting ready to host the first concert of its new season. And what better way to kick off the festivities than with a Linkin Park show! This Sunday, November 3, 2024, the American band will take to Europe's largest indoor venue for a unique, sold-out concert.

The alternative rock and nu metal band, freshly reformed with Emily Armstrong on vocals and Colin Brittain on drums, is due to release a new opus on November 15. Entitled"From Zero", the record has already unveiled three singles, the powerful " The Emptiness Machine ", the driving " Heavy Is the Crown " and the calmer " Over Each Other ". For the occasion, Linkin Park is touring the world. After European concerts in Hamburg and London, the band now arrives in Paris, much to the delight of their many French fans.

We can imagine that Mike Shinoda, Emily Armstrong, Phoenix, Joe Hahn, Colin Brittain and guitarist Alex Feder will be delighted to play some of their new songs live. But the American band will surely also take the opportunity to perform some good old hits, such as " In The End ", " Numb " and " Crawling ".

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But when are the gates set to open on Sunday, November 3, 2024? When is the show due to start? Is there an opening act? The Paris La Défense Arena has lifted the veil on the practical and useful information you need to know in order to best prepare for your visit.

Paris La Défense Arena will open its doors to the general public at 5.30pm. The opening act is scheduled for 7:30pm, while Linkin Park is due to take to the stage at 8:45pm.

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Linkin Park concert program in Paris

5:15pm: Early bird opening
5:30 pm: Doors open to the general public
7:30pm: Opening act Sleep Token
8:15pm: Intermission
8:45pm: Linkin Park show

Paris La Défense Arena recommends arriving 30 minutes before the start of the show.

How to get to Paris La Défense Arena

Another important piece of information concerns transport to and from the venue. In view of the large crowds expected, the venue is inviting spectators to use public transport to get to and from the Paris La Défense Arena.

As a reminder, you can take metro line 1 (La Défense stop), RER line A (La Défense stop or Nanterre-Préfecture stop), or tramway T2 (La Défense stop).

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Locate your entrance

Paris La Défense Arena has several different entrances, depending on where you sit in the hall. Therefore, " the coloured access indicated on your ticket (yellow, red or purple) helps you to find your way around, but does not represent an obligatory point of passage for screening ", explains the Paris La Défense Arena, which advises you to go directly to the entrances indicated below:

Entrances to the gold pit, VIP 1, VIP 3 and LPU are via entrance 32;
Entrances to the pit are via entrance 33;
Entrances to level 1 are via entrances 5, 34 and 60;
Entrances to level 4 will be via entrances 8 and 56;
VIP entrances are via entrances 21, 39 and 55;
Access for people with disabilities and reduced mobility will be via :
- Entrance 38 for level 1;
- Entrance 56 for level 4.

"For reasons of ease and fluidity of access, access to security checks is not organized solely by order of arrival of spectators in the queue, but also takes into account the category of ticket and the fluidity of passage at the various points" Paris La Défense Arena would like to point out.

Forbidden items

The Paris La Défense Arena website also contains a list of prohibited items at concerts, " in accordance with legislation governing establishments open to the public ". Forbidden are "all dangerous and illicit objects that are bulky, that could be used as projectiles and that could be a danger to spectators, visitors or artists, or that could be diverted from their intended use for malicious purposes ", such as glass, metal or other containers larger than 50 cl, headphones, bags larger than 10 liters and suitcases, alcoholic beverages, noisemakers (horns, bells, etc.), rolling objects (skateboards, roller skates, etc.)....), rolling objects (skateboards, rollerblades...) or unauthorized cameras.

On the other hand, small handbags (less than 10 liters) and retractable umbrellas are authorized. For full details, visit the Paris La Défense Arena website.

Leave the room

Once the concert is over, we recommend that you return to Paris via La Défense station (Line 1 / RER A).

For all other directions, go to La Défense station for the Transilien L line. " If you're taking public transport to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy and Poissy, you can get to Nanterre Préfecture station and take the RER A," adds Paris La Défense Arena.

Enjoy the concert!