Event & Arena News

COLUMBUS, OH – Live Nation presents multi-platinum rock act Linkin Park with special guests Coheed & Cambria and Chiodos at Nationwide Arena on Friday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 15 at 10 a.m. at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster.

The band is touring in support of its double-platinum selling new album Minutes to Midnight, the third studio release following Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteora (2003). The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 and sold 623,996 copies in its first week alone. Four weeks after its release, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 1 million copies. The album has shipped over 4.2 million worldwide, reaching #1 in 32 countries, and is certified platinum in 19 countries.

To intensify the live experience, Linkin Park is offering fans the option of purchasing a Digital Souvenir Package with their tickets, a groundbreaking promotion that provides concert-goers with a special post-show memento, a live audio download of an entire show, exclusive concert photos and a digital tour program.

Tickets are $50.50 (general admission floor) and $40.50 (reserved). Tickets may be purchased at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at FSN Ohio Blue Line locations at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton, Chiller North and The Mall at Tuttle Crossing. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

For more information about upcoming events at Nationwide Arena, visit www.NationwideArena.com or call (614) 246-2000. Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets and the AFL Columbus Destroyers and the USHL Ohio Junior Blue Jackets, is an SMG-managed facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 195 venues controlling over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide.

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