Update (March 16): They promised they’d be adding new dates to their WorldWired Tour and they sure have! Metallica has extended the tour into 2018, with all of the new dates, beginning in Amsterdam in September, taking place in Europe. Scroll to the bottom to see the new, full itinerary as of today.
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They had teased the announcement on social media and today (Feb. 13), Metallica formally revealed their WorldWired 2017 North American tour in support of their recent album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. The tour, many dates of which will be held in stadiums, kicks off on May 10 and will crisscross its way across North America into the summer, marking Metallica‘s first proper North American tour since 2009. Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat will be the main support acts for the tour run. See the confirmed dates below.
The announcement came one day after the mic problems that Metallica’s James Hetfield encountered at the 2017 Grammy Awards during their performance with Lady Gaga. (Watch it below.)
Presale tickets will be available to Legacy Fan Club members beginning on Tuesday, February 14 at 9 a.m. local time; two hours prior to Met Club members and Citi cardmembers who have a 11 a.m. start time. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning this Friday, February 17 at 10 a.m. Click here for details. (Tickets are already available via Ticket Network.)
Each ticket purchased will come with a copy of the Hardwired…To Self-Destruct album, available as a physical CD or a digital download. Fans should expect to receive information from Warner Music Artist Services on how to redeem their albums within 14 business days after their purchase.
Watch Metallica’s performance with Lady Gaga at the 2017 Grammy Awards…
Metallica has partnered with CID Entertainment to offer four options of special enhanced experiences on this tour, including premium tickets and amenities, including: early access to the venue, a visit to the ‘Memory Remains’ exhibit of memorabilia, and meet and greets. For full package details, visit http://www.cidentertainment.com/events/metallica-tour-2017.
Additionally, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2009) inductees and nine-time Grammy® Award winning band has announced the formation of their All Within My Hands Foundation, which will raise funds to support a cross-section of national, local and Bay Area charities that the individual band members support, along with continuing to donate to music education programs and local food banks. Through a collaboration with Crowdrise, the band encourages fans to make a donation when purchasing tickets to the upcoming shows. For more information, visit crowdrise.com/metallica.
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct was released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica’s own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at #1 in many countries around the world including the U.S., selling a reported 800,000 copies worldwide in its first week. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
Metallica formed in 1981 by drummer Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist Hetfield and has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, with over 110 million albums worldwide. They have scored several multi-platinum albums, including 1991’s Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), with sales of nearly 17 million copies in the U.S.
Metallica WorldWired 2017-2018 Tour Dates:
May 10 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium*^
May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field*^
May 14 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium*^
May 17 – Uniondale, NY – New Coliseum^
May 19 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium ^
May 21 – Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range Festival (SOLD OUT)
June 4 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium^
June 7 – Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field*^
June 11 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium*^
June 14 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome*
June 16 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium*
June 18 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field*
July 5 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium*^
July 7 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium*^
July 9 – Atlanta, GA – SunTrust Park*^
July 12 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park*^
July 14 – Quebec City, QC– Festival D’Ete
July 16 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre*^
July 19 – Montreal, QB – Parc Jean-Drapeau*^
July 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl*+
Aug 4 – Phoenix, AZ – University of Phoenix Stadium*+
Aug 6 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*+
Aug 9 – Seattle, WA – CenturyLink Field*+
Aug 14 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place*+
Aug 16 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium*+
Sep 2 – Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena
Sep 4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
Sep 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
Sep 8 – Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
Sep 10 – Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
Sep 12 – Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
Sep 14 – Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
Sep 16 – Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
Oct 22 – London, UK The O2 Arena
Oct 24 – London, UK The O2 Arena
Oct 26 – Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro
Oct 28 – Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
Oct 30 – Birmingham, UK Genting Arena
Nov 1 – Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
Nov 3 – Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
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Feb 1 – Lisbon, Portugal MEO Arena
Feb 3 – Madrid, Spain Wizink Center
Feb 5 – Madrid, Spain Wizink Center
Feb 7 – Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
Feb 10 – Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
Feb 12 – Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena
Feb 14 – Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena
Feb 16 – Mannheim, Germany SAP Arena
Mar 27 – Herning, Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen
Mar 29 – Hamburg, Germany Barclaycard Arena
Mar 31 – Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadthalle
Apr 2 – Prague, Czech Republic O2 Arena
Apr 5 – Budapest, Hungary Sports Arena
Apr 7 – Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle
Apr 9 – Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle
Apr 11 – Geneva, Switzerland Palexpo
Apr 26 – Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
Apr 28 – Krakow, Poland Tauron Arena
Apr 30 – Leipzig, Germany Leipzig Arena
May 2 – Oslo, Norway Telenor Arena
May 5 – Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
May 7 – Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
May 9 – Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena
May 11 – Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena
*With Avenged Sevenfold
^With Volbeat
+With Gojira
