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Metallica adds more dates as tour kick-off nears

Published August 12, 2004 10:53 AM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Metallica [ tickets ], which soon launches its latest round of North American dates, continues to add shows to its itinerary.

New to the group's schedule--which kicks off on Aug. 16 and runs into late November--is a handful of September and October U.S. shows, as well as a number of Canadian dates. Tickets for most shows are on sale now, while those for new stops in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Montreal and Quebec City will hit the box office on Saturday (8/14). Details are shown below.

Boston-based rockers Godsmack [ tickets ] hold down the tour's opening slot.

Metallica [ tickets ] is backing its latest album, "St. Anger," which surfaced in June of last year, and is the band's first collection of all-new material since 1997's "Reloaded." Between the two albums, the group parted ways with bassist Jason Newsted, enlisted bassist Rob Trujillo, and hung in limbo while frontman James Hetfield checked himself into a rehab program for various addictions.

Much of the drama, as well as the making of "St. Anger," is documented in the film "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster," which is in theaters now. More information is available at the film's website.

On Aug. 17, Metallica issues "So What!," a "chronologically edited history of 'So What,' the [band's] fan club magazine." The material that originally appeared in the magazine was re-edited and re-designed into the 288-page, full-color, hardback book, according to Metallica's website.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

August 2004
16 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
17 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
19 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
20 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
22 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities
24 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
25 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County Memorial Coliseum
27, 28 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
30 - Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum

September 2004
1 - Valley Center, KS - Kansas Coliseum
3 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
4 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena
21 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena (on sale 8/14)
24 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
25 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center (on sale 8/14)
27 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center

October 2004
1 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
3 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre (on sale 8/14)
4 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
6 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
7 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
10 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
14 - Quebec City, Quebec - Colisee Pepsi (on sale 8/14)
17 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
22 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
24 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter

November 2004
5 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
9 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
13 - Duluth, GA - Arena @ Gwinnett Center
14 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
16 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
20 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center