I was certainly expecting music-related announcements during Tuesday's Nintendo Direct celebrating 40 years of The Legend of Zelda. What I didn't see coming, however, was Nintendo kicking things off with an extended medley teasing a full concert tour set to begin in early 2027 with multiple dates across Japan. More details will be shared soon at zelda.gameconcerts.com.
Tour dates for The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert
Japan
- January 23, 2027: Tokyo — Tokyo Garden Theater
- February 6, 2027: Fukuoka — Fukuoka Civic Hall
- March 3, 2027: Hokkaido (Sapporo) — Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater Hitaru
- April 3 & 4, 2027: Kyoto — ROHM Theatre Kyoto
- April 27, 2027: Kanagawa (Yokohama) — K-Arena Yokohama
North America
- February 22 & 23, 2027: Chicago, IL — Symphony Center (Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- July 16, 17 & 18, 2027: Seattle, WA — Benaroya Hall (Seattle Symphony)
- July 23 & 24, 2027: Houston, TX — Jones Hall for the Performing Arts (Houston Symphony)
- July 30, 2027: Vienna, VA — Filene Center at Wolf Trap (National Symphony Orchestra)
- October 2027 (Date TBA): San Francisco, CA — Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco Symphony)
Europe
- April 3 & 4, 2027: London, UK — Royal Albert Hall (London Symphony Orchestra)
- June 18 & 19, 2027: Stockholm, Sweden — Konserthuset Stockholm (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)
- September 17, 2027: Edinburgh, UK — Usher Hall (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
- September 18, 2027: Glasgow, UK — Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
Australia
- May 13, 14, 15 & 16, 2027: Melbourne — Hamer Hall (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
- July 9 & 10, 2027 (two performances on July 10): Sydney — Sydney Opera House (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Additional tour stops, particularly across North America and Europe, will be announced by Nintendo at a later date. Ticket reservations open later this month—be sure to turn on notifications in your Nintendo Today app so you don't miss out!
The Japanese publisher dedicated a substantial portion of the anniversary Direct to showcasing the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, slated exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5. To mark the occasion, a first preview track is already available to stream on Nintendo Music.
It's thrilling to see Nintendo fully embrace Zelda's musical legacy, complete with iconic composer Koji Kondo taking the stage during the Direct to introduce this exclusive concert series. With the vinyl edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild dropping just last week, I'll admit I was also hoping for a vinyl box set reveal for Ocarina of Time or Tears of the Kingdom.
Still, with Nintendo, anything is possible: just this spring, the company dropped the Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 original soundtracks exclusively on Spotify to celebrate the theatrical release of the animated film.
