Metallica forges North American tour
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Metallica continues to rev its engines for its upcoming album cycle, with the metal icons rolling out plans for a full North American tour that will support "Death Magnetic," the group's first new studio set in five years.
"Now that 'Death Magnetic' is complete, we're ready to start a proper indoor arena tour of the States and Canada and we can't wait to visit all of our 'Talli-fans here," the group wrote in a message posted yesterday (8/10) at Metallica.com. "It really has been too long (hey, what's four years amongst friends?)."
The head-banging quartet will hit the North American tour trail in late October, and is currently poised to touch down in more than 30 cities through the end of January. Show-openers The Sword will appear on all dates, while Down , Lamb of God and Machine Head will rotate through the tour's second support slot. Details are included in the itinerary shown below.
On-sale dates and times have not yet been revealed, but all Met Club members and Platinum-level Mission: Metallica members will have first shot at tickets, according to the group's website.
As previously reported, Metallica has nailed down a Sept. 12 release date for "Death Magnetic," which follows 2003's "St. Anger." Like its predecessor, the new set will arrive in stores on a Friday instead of sticking with the traditional Tuesday release for albums issued in the US.
All October/November dates with Down and The Sword:
October 2008
21 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing Arena
23 - Albuquerque, - NM Tingley Coliseum
25 - Kansas City, - MO Sprint Center
26 - Des Moines, - IA Wells Fargo Arena
November 2008
1 - Portland, OR - Rose Quarter
3 - Salt Lake City, - UT Energy Solutions Arena
4 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
6 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
8 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
9 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
17 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
18 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
20 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
22 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
23 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
All December dates with Lamb of God and The Sword:
December 2008
1 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
2 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
4 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
7 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
12 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Bank Arena
13 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
15 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
17 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
20 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
All January dates with Machine Head and The Sword:
January 2009
12 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
18 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Center
26 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
29 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
31 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
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