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Nintendo Adds 2027 Zelda Concert Dates Including Fifth Royal Albert Hall Show
Nintendo has expanded The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert Series with new dates in Europe and the United Kingdom, including a fifth show at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Nintendo has expanded The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert Series, adding new dates in 2027, including another evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The new batch of concerts came after criticism of the first announcement, which featured 27 dates, a number some fans considered too few for such a global tour.
The tour kicks off in January at the Tokyo Garden Theater and covers Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. After the first announcement, several shows sold out almost instantly, which became a key argument in favor of additional performances. Among the new dates is a fifth show at the Royal Albert Hall, making the London venue one of the most represented on the tour's schedule. According to the first announcement, the sell-out of individual concerts showed that demand far exceeded the available seats.
Ticket sales for the new dates began on November 13 British time. Presale access for venue members and general sales vary by location, so exact terms should be checked locally. Tickets for the concerts in Paris and Frankfurt will go on sale later, while details of the performance in Spain have not yet been announced. As a result, part of the European leg remains incomplete and will be filled in gradually.
The tour was announced in September during the Zelda Direct presentation, a separate showcase dedicated to the series. Alongside the announcement, Nintendo published a video of a performance of the "Triforce Medley," a piece built around three themes associated with the series: wisdom, power and courage. The performance included references to the Ocarina of Time remake, which remains one of the most famous video game soundtracks in this franchise and is often named among the most influential musical works in video game history.
Concerts featuring Zelda music have long been a distinct phenomenon for fans, who record their own covers of the series' songs and share them online. The expansion of the tour shows that demand for live performances of video game music remains high and reaches far beyond an audience accustomed only to listening to soundtracks at home. For fans who could not buy tickets for the first dates, the new announcements are their only chance to see the show live in the coming years.
Source: nme.com
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