METALLICA ANNOUNCES 'NOW THAT WE'RE LIVE' REHEARSAL SPECIAL
EVENT TO BE STREAMED LIVE FROM BALTIMORE EXCLUSIVELY ON FACEBOOK LIVE ON
MAY 9TH AT 9:00 PM EST
NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF WORLDWIRED TOUR
KICKS OFF MAY 10TH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 2, 2017 -
Metallica today announced "Now That We're Live," a live rehearsal
special from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore that will stream
exclusively on Facebook Live on Tuesday May 9th at 9:00 PM EST, the eve
of their inaugural show for the North American leg of the WorldWired
Tour 2017. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and
multiple-Grammy® Award winning band will warm up the stadium stage with a
full-scale rehearsal performance.
The
'Now That We're Live' rehearsal special will feature Metallica
performing four songs in their entirety (including their current single,
"Now That We're Dead"). The presentation will offer fans an early
glimpse of the groundbreaking production elements of the WorldWired tour
and will be available for on-demand viewing following the live stream
via Metallica.com and the band's Facebook page.
Said Metallica's Lars Ulrich,
"We are psyched to share some of our rehearsals and final
pre-production run-through with our friends around the world, and we
hope you'll come hang with us as we fire up the engines for the North
American Summer run."
A very limited number of lucky Fifth Club members will have the opportunity to attend the event by entering to win at Metallica.com.
Viewers
will also be able to donate on Facebook Live to Metallica's All Within
My Hands Foundation, which supports a cross-section of national, local
and Bay Area charities that the individual band members support, as well
as music education programs and local food banks.
Metallica's most recent album Hardwired...To Self Destruct was
released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica's own Blackened Recordings
record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000
copies worldwide in its first week. The album was produced by Greg
Fidelman with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, and is available in
various configurations at www.metallica.com.
WorldWired Live 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
June 4 - St. Louis, MO - Busch Stadium^#
June 7 - Denver, CO - Sports Authority Field*^
June 9 - Dayton, IA - Iowa Speedway
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 - Comercia 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*+
August 4 - Phoenix, AZ - University of Phoenix Stadium*+
August 6 - San Diego, CA - Petco Park*+
August 9 - Seattle, WA - Centurylink Field*+
August 11-13 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
August 14 - Vancouver, BC - BC Place*+
August 16 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium*+
*With Avenged Sevenfold
^With Volbeat
+With Gojira
#With Local H
ABOUT METALLICA
Metallica formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide while playing to millions of fans on literally all seven continents. 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 United States alone, making it the best-selling album in the history of Soundscan. Metallica has also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. In December 2013, Metallica made history when they performed a rare concert in Antarctica, becoming the first act to ever play all seven continents all within a year, and earning themselves a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Metallica's latest album Hardwired...To Self Destruct was released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica's own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000 copies worldwide in its first week.
Metallica formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide while playing to millions of fans on literally all seven continents. 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 United States alone, making it the best-selling album in the history of Soundscan. Metallica has also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. In December 2013, Metallica made history when they performed a rare concert in Antarctica, becoming the first act to ever play all seven continents all within a year, and earning themselves a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Metallica's latest album Hardwired...To Self Destruct was released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica's own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000 copies worldwide in its first week.
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