World Magnetic Tour

North America Dates 2008/2009

10/21/2008 Glendale, AZ, Jobing Arena
10/23/2008 Albuquerque, NM, Tingley Coliseum
10/25/2008 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
10/26/2008 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
11/1/2008 Portland, OR Rose Quarter
11/3/2008 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
11/4/2008 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
11/6/2008 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
11/8/2008 Moline, IL iWireless Center
11/9/2008 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
11/17/2008 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
11/18/2008 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
11/20/2008 Houston, TX Toyota Center
11/22/2008 Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
11/23/2008 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
12/1/2008 Seattle, WA Key Arena
12/2/2008 Vancouver, BC GM Place
12/4/2008 Calgary, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
12/5/2008 Calgary, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
12/7/2008 Edmonton, Canada Rexall Place
12/12/2008 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
12/13/2008 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
12/15/2008 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
12/17/2008 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
12/18/2008 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
12/20/2008 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
1/12/2009 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
1/13/2009 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
1/15/2009 Washington, DC Verizon Center
1/17/2009 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
1/18/2009 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Center
1/26/2009 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
1/27/2009 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
1/29/2009 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
1/31/2009 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
2/1/2009 Newark, NJ Prudential Center


European Dates 2009

3/07/2009 Stockholm, SWE Globen
03/08/2009 Stockholm, SWE Globen
06/14/2009 Helsinki, FIN Hartwell Arena
06/15/2009 Helsinki, FIN Hartwell Arena
06/17/2009 Oslo, NOR Spektrum
06/22/2009 Milan, ITA Datch Forum
06/24/2009 Rome, ITA Palalottomatica
07/13/2009 Madrid, ESP Palacio de Deportes
07/20/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/22/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/23/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum

Metallica TOURDATES & Updates

Confirmed Tourdates 2008 - Last updated 14th of May

May 14th
LA, Hullabaloo Benefit Concert

May 16th
Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ US

May 17th
Weenie roast

May 28th
Chorzow, Slaski Stadium, Poland.

May 30th
Landgraaf, Holland (Pinkpop festival)

May 31st
Madrid, Spain

June 3rd
Prague, Czech

June 5th
Rock in Rio, Lisboa

June 7-8
Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park

June 13th
Manchester, Tennessee - Bonnaroo Music Festival

July 16th
Bergen, Norway

July 18th
St. Petersburg, Russia

July 20th
Skonto Stadium, Latvia

July 22nd
Bologna, Italy - Parco Nord

July 23rd
Romania

July 25th
Sofia, Bulgaria

July 25th
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Instanbul

August 8th
Ozzfest, Pizza Hut Park

August 14th
Grand d'Arras, France

August 15th
Hassalt, Belgium (Pukkelpop festival)

August 17th
Degenaupark, Switserland August 20th
Dublin, Ireland

August 22nd
Leeds Festival, United Kingdom

August 24th
Reading festival, United Kingdom

Wiltern Show on Live Metallica

Last night's show from Los Angeles at the Wiltern is now available for download at LIVEMETALLICA.COM

Check out Flea playing "Fight Fire With Fire" with us!

All profits from the sale of these downloads will benefit the Silverlake Conservatory of Music.

Click here for the download!!

New update from Mr Halfin

Saw Brad for breakfast, with a whining Pete. We all went to see Matt Sorum and Max Noce at the Sorum Noce store. Did some photos for a feature Pete's doing. Matt and Max gave me some nice black t-shirts with their logo.

Sat by the pool for a bit, said hello to Billy Bob Thornton. Kazuyo shit her pants and begged me to take a photo of Billy Bob and her. Spent the rest of the day at The Wiltern Theatre with Metallica. Shot soundcheck with Flea playing Fight Fire With Fire. I asked him if he knew Prisoner Of The Night (a Saxon Classic), he looked baffled. James played the riff...

Got Flea and James to pose for photos in the basement hallway. Went out to shoot the Billboard, the fans were friendly. Forgot I'm known for shooting Metallica.

Saw John and Darren from Scars On Broadway. And ran into Dave Grohl, drinking (surprise,surprise). He's got a nice surprise for you at his Wembley Stadium show.

The show was good to shoot, although I found the lights a bit weird. I realised I know the songs and what they're going to do. As I've now got a Nikon D3 I dug out my old 85mm fixed lens, I LOVE this lens. It's great to shoot with and I haven't used it for at least five years. You think more without a zoom lens.

Got loads of good stuff, shot behind them at the end with the crowd. Dave was still drinking and headbanging at the side of the stage, he was off to the Rainbow after to drink with Lemmy.

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Big Surprise... NOT

Ozzfest in Dallas on August 9, 2008

You've been speculating for weeks now, and as www.ozzfest.com posted this morning, we will indeed be joining Ozzy, Serj, Hellyeah, Jonathan Davis, Apocalyptica, and lots of other cool bands in Dallas on Saturday, August 9, 2008 for Ozzfest at Pizza Hut Park. Click here for the full lineup.

Tickets go on sale on May 31 . . . more details to come. Met Club members, check www.metclub.com for more information about a presale for you.

Wait... one more

Our friend Flea asked us if we could squeeze in one more day in Los Angeles and we just couldn't say "no", so we're honored to partake in the annual "Hullabaloo" benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music to be held at the Wiltern Theatre on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, along with our buddies Scars on Broadway. Flea and fellow musician Keith Barry founded the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in 2001 to help fill the void left by music education program cuts in public schools. Money raised by the benefit will go into scholarships for low income students who would otherwise be unable to afford instruments and/or lessons and will help expand the school's summer camp program and fund a new building. For more information, check out www.silverlakeconservatory.com.

Tickets go on sale on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM through www.ticketmaster.com and will be $200. A limited number of VIP tickets at $500 will be available only for purchase at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music (3920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039) or by calling 323-665-3363. VIP tickets include reserved Loge seating, giftbag, two drink tickets, and entry into the Silverlake Conservatory after party held at the Wiltern.

Another US Shocker

Turns out that Tucson isn't our only stop before heading off on that European vacation! The next day we're going to head over to Irvine Meadows where our friends at radio station KROQ are hosting their annual shin-dig known as the Weenie Roast on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Ticket on sale date is yet to be determined, but we'll have more details for you as soon as we get 'em. And you just might want to keep watching this space 'cause you never know what else could come up this month...nudge, nudge, wink, wink...

The line up:

Metallica
The Offspring
The Raconteurs
Rise Against
Bad Religion
Pennywise
The Bravery
Scars On Broadway
Seether
Flogging Molly
Atreyu
MGMT
Flobots
Ludo

Tourdate announced!

2008 Avrupa yaz tatilimizin son konser duyurusu oldugu icin uzgunuz. Bu, haftalardir hakkinda konustugunuz konser... 27 Temmuz'da Ali Sami Yen Stadi'nda bir konser icin 'Tallica tarihinde ucuncu kez olmak sartiyla Istanbul / Turkiye'ye geri donuyor olacagiz. Dostlarimizdan Down ve The Sword'un bize katilimi ile yolculugumuzun ikinci bolumunun son konserini tamamlayacagiz.

Tum tercumanlari evlerine gonderebiliriz artik... sizleri orada gormek dilegi ile!!

Another announcement in English?

Greetings on a fine Thursday morning. To round out the English speaking portion of announcements, we add Dublin, Ireland to the mix with a show at Marlay Park on August 20. Joining us will be the always entertaining Tenacious D.

We're nearing the end . . . check back a little later today for one final update.

Openers for second round announced

Since the second part of our little European summer vacation does not include any festival shows, guess what... we get to pick who we, and you, get to spend the day with. So we're psyched to share with you that our old friends in Down and our new friends in The Sword, one of our favorite bands of the last few years, have agreed to come along for the ride. Look for 'Tallica, Down, and The Sword starting on July 16 in Bergen, Norway through July 25 in Sofia, Bulgaria (except in Bucharest, where it will be just 'Tallica and The Sword). And as usual, another update coming in the next 48 hours relevant to all this... Source: metallica.com / metclub.com

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