Metallica Announces North American Tour Dates

Metallica Announces North American Tour Dates with The Sword, Down, Machine Head and Lamb of God

posted Aug 11, 2008 at 10:25 AM by deathbringer. (65 Comments)

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Having just completed their new album, Metallica has announced upcoming North American tour dates with The Sword as well as bands such as Machine Head, Lamb of God and Down on various legs of the tour.

Here's the update from the band:

"Time for a different sort of vacation ... one right here on our home turf!! 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 . . . it really has been too long (hey, what's four years amongst friends?).

Here's the complete list of cities and venues up through January 31, 2009:

Metallica with Down and The Sword:
October 21 - Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena
October 23 - Albquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
October 25 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 26 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
November 1 - Portland, OR Rose Quarter
November 3 - Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
November 4 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
November 6 - Omaha, NE Qwest Center
November 8 - Moline, IL iWireless Center
November 9 - Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
November 17 - St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
November 18 - Tulsa, OK BOK Center
November 20 - Houston, TX Toyota Center
November 22 - Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
November 23 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

Metallica with Lamb of God and The Sword:
December 1 - Seattle, WA Key Arena
December 2 - Vancouver, BC GM Place
December 4 - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
December 7 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
December 12 - Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena
December 13 - Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
December 15 - San Diego, CA Cox Arena
December 17 - Los Angeles, CA The Forum
December 20 - Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

Metallica with Machine Head and The Sword:
January 12 - Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
January 13 - Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
January 15 - Washington, DC Verizon Center
January 17 - Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
January 18 - Boston, MA TD Banknorth Center
January 26 - Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
January 29 - Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
January 31 - Newark, NJ Prudential Center

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65 Comments on "Metallica Announces North American Tour Dates"

1. robw writes:

wish MH/LOG were on all dates, looks like a flight to oakland on 20th ............

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 10:27 AM ET | IP Logged

2. awesome writes:

Great. No southeast dates. Georgia always gets f***ed.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 10:58 AM ET | IP Logged

3. Fuck_A_Name writes:

I. FVCKING. HATE YOU. METALLICA.

I've been waiting for a stateside Metallica tour since after the Ozzfest in Texas.
They have Lamb of God on with them. They have Machine Head. they have Down and The sword.

Yet what do they NOT have? That's right. No Florida dates. and this is the COMPLETE listing, so there isn't even a chance of future dates being announced. The closest they even come to the state is Louisiana, and I can't afford to go even close to that far. Bastards.

How Dare they...

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# Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:39 AM ET | IP Logged

4. Fuck_A_Name writes:

Bastards.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:39 AM ET | IP Logged

5. Fuck_A_Name writes:

Fvckin A$$holes.

(I'm done)

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:40 AM ET | IP Logged

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6. Cr4wf0rdTxJ1ng0J4ng0 writes:

hooly f***ing sh**. jan 13. i'm there.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:00 PM ET | IP Logged

7. grindbastard writes:

Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee? FU midwest!

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:12 PM ET | IP Logged

8. chill writes:

they always add more dates during the tour

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:20 PM ET | IP Logged

9. robw writes:

posts 3-5 they are complete dates up to jan 31, there will be more added after that date....
plus a summer tour (likely summer sanitarium)

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:22 PM ET | IP Logged

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10. deathbringer writes:

Yeah, considering the whole southeast seems missed, I'm sure they'll add some more and probably announce another support band for that leg too.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:46 PM ET | IP Logged

11. Fuck_A_Name writes:

"Here's the complete list of cities and venues up through January 31, 2009"

Since when did I start to only read the first parts of a sentence and skip the rest? My bad, I guess. So at least there still might be hope now.

i still say they're bastards trhough, if only because the censors don't catch that hah.

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# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:51 PM ET | IP Logged

12. Fuck_A_Name writes:

Oh, and thank you to everyone who pointed out that i was stupid, greatly appreciated actually. :p

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:52 PM ET | IP Logged

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13. Kalis_wrath writes:

*LMAO* F.A.N, you are funny!

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:01 PM ET | IP Logged

14. robw writes:

hmmm down on first leg, but kingdom of sorrow is touring with gwar in oct/nov.....

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:03 PM ET | IP Logged

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15. Necropolis writes:

My sister works for the Timberwolves/Target Center and she called me on friday saying that they were coming to town, but I don't see that date yet. I would assume there are more dates to be added.

I will definitely be at the Moline show. Loving that I could easily hit MN, chicago, moline if I really wanted to.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:39 PM ET | IP Logged

16. ElHefe writes:

I'm going to b**** about there not being a Dallas date, even though I just saw them play on Saturday here.

Oh well, it's worth the drive to Houston for that lineup.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:40 PM ET | IP Logged

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17. (sic)_girl writes:

OMG METALLICA WITH LAMB OF GOD!!!
ima go to gm place on december 1st... this is AWSOME

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:49 PM ET | IP Logged

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18. (sic)_girl writes:

wait... december 2nd.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 2:00 PM ET | IP Logged

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19. FocusShift writes:

Hrm. Depending on who they play with if they come to Pittsburgh will be my deciding factor. Then again, I might not have a choice as my boss might force me to go since Metallica is always the company picnic.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:00 PM ET | IP Logged

20. Jenny writes:

This is good, I though Lamb of God 'turned down' Metallica but I guess things turned out 4 me. And I LOVE METALLICA!!! hahaha. Hope new album is good. Machine Head n Lamb of God r gonna kick teeth.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:12 PM ET | IP Logged

21. robw writes:

that "turned down metallica" thing was taken off the web awhile ago, it wasnt confirmed either

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:27 PM ET | IP Logged

22. Jenny writes:

^oh, sorry...I didn't know that. Well, Lamb of God AND Metallica are going to be great. At least I hope so. :()

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:34 PM ET | IP Logged

23. ElHefe writes:

Lamb of God put on a great show when I last saw them. And it's been a LONG time since I had seen Metallica live (prior to this weekend) and - have no worries - they killed. Awesome set list too, minus a few obvious songs.

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:55 PM ET | IP Logged

24. robw writes:

doesnt metallica usually have seated floors at arena shows??? how is LOG gonna come across is a SEATED arena....??.....

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:25 PM ET | IP Logged

25. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^the way I see it, even seats wouldn't keep a band like LoG from gettring it's fans to do the wall of death. In fact. that just makes it crazier; 100 people in a moshpit, and half of them with chairs to use as weapons? Awesome.

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# Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:35 PM ET | IP Logged

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26. Kalis_wrath writes:

*LOL* F.A.N, you are my comedian of the day! Thanks for the laughs! Keep em comming! You are totally right too! That would be brutal sh**!

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:42 PM ET | IP Logged

27. robw writes:

that would be crazy, utter chaos, i think they attach the chairs so ppl dont do that, ill be to enough wrestling events as a kid to know that

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:49 PM ET | IP Logged

28. This is ZT writes:

January 18th at the TD Garden with Machine Head!

I AM SO f***ING THERE!!!!

godDAMN, i've been waiting 4 years for this!!!!

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:15 PM ET | IP Logged

29. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^In that case, I'll bring a screwdriver, and pass it down the row when I'm done. And if that doesn't work, I'll just fight the person sitting next to me.

Now Playing: Ted Maul- "A Plan to Rob the soul" (yo this song is f***in crazy! *hits younger brother with a chair as he walks by* I'm ready for LoG now :D)

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:17 PM ET | IP Logged

30. Caveman writes:

No toronto date. looks like i'm driving to detroit! Metallica + Machine Head will own!!!!

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:19 PM ET | IP Logged

31. Fuck_A_Name writes:

*last comment directed at robw* :b

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:20 PM ET | IP Logged

32. robw writes:

LOL, its been said already, but ill say it again, F. A. N. your are funny

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:44 PM ET | IP Logged

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33. 6(sic)6 writes:

Holy sh**... Metallica in Tulsa? No way....

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 6:24 PM ET | IP Logged

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34. Fantasy_and_Torture writes:

Hell Yeah! I live in Oklahoma. But it's easier for me to the Little Rock show. So, I'll be there for sure!

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 6:39 PM ET | IP Logged

35. CT gets screwed... writes:

yes i realize there is a boston date, .........but seriosuly not one band in the past like 3 years that ive liked has come to CT. were not all rich stuck us a$$holes. geeze

so do people think they will add more dates right after january, or tour somewhere else and then come back to the u.s. in like the summer?

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 9:25 PM ET | IP Logged

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36. iEATbabies writes:

I dont think theyll add more dates. theyll probably go back to Europe after this and not look back. Looks like i have to go to new england and catch the nj show a few months later

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:18 PM ET | IP Logged

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37. iEATbabies writes:

wow im retarded. I forgot NE stands for nebraska not New England. looks like im missing down

# Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:20 PM ET | IP Logged

38. LAtino writes:

LOG and METALLICA I've been waiting a long a$$ Time. WELCOME to LOS ANGELES, IN THE MOSH PIT I will be in the Front Row of one side of the wall of Death (like always) I will wear my GOT PUPUSAS T-
shirt.

# Aug 12, 2008 @ 2:07 PM ET | IP Logged

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39. Red_Chord writes:

Solid f***ing lineup and I am a huge The Sword fan as well, and down fan, and LOG fan and f*** me my city is not on there...

# Aug 12, 2008 @ 6:37 PM ET | IP Logged

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40. Red_Chord writes:

And please don't literally f*** me ok ?

# Aug 12, 2008 @ 6:37 PM ET | IP Logged

41. some guy writes:

Idk why everyone is so p***ed off I live in Nova Scotia Canada and we dont get anyone like Metallica although Alice Cooper puts on a good show and Queens of the stone age are ok but no HEAVEY METAL ever comes near here so suck it up and stop talking about how un fair it is!

# Aug 12, 2008 @ 11:12 PM ET | IP Logged

42. MetalHead_18 writes:

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!! METALLICA AND LAMB OF GOD PLAYING THE SAME SHOW!!!!!!!!
I'm from Nunavut, Canada and I'm goin down to see em in Edmonton on the 7th of december, its gonna be a dream come true.

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 2:15 AM ET | IP Logged

43. UGUZAMA writes:

Are they playing in Zambia?

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:01 AM ET | IP Logged

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44. Red_Chord writes:

Hey some guy it's your problem if you live in Nova Scotia so let us b**** if they don't come to our city because we have a very great chance of having them and you don't. We have hope you have despair. Stick to it.

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 10:01 AM ET | IP Logged

45. BanjoMan writes:

why are the tickets so fuc king expensive???? cheapest ones i could find were 188....what the fu ck

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 12:40 PM ET | IP Logged

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46. Bastard_Of_Bodom writes:

What didn't LoG turn them down??

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 12:49 PM ET | IP Logged

47. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^nah, that was just a rumor. Somebody probably heard them talking about it and though they heard a "Fvck you Metallica we wont tour with you!" slippped in there, but hey we all make mistakes.

(or that really did happen and now that it made news that they had turned them down, everybody decided to f*** with the fans minds a bit and tour anyway...)

either way, I don't get LoG with Metallica anyway. I'll probably end up with the leg of the tour where they have 36 crazyfists and Soulja boy on the bill. (p.s. God, please let that just be a joke)

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# Aug 13, 2008 @ 2:04 PM ET | IP Logged

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48. Bastard_Of_Bodom writes:

I'd stay for LoG and leave for Metallica

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 2:44 PM ET | IP Logged

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49. Red_Chord writes:

Well I hate the past 3 Metallica album but they still rock live so I would stay

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 4:09 PM ET | IP Logged

50. BanjoMan writes:

Anybody know why the tickets are so fukking expensive??? what the hell

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 5:05 PM ET | IP Logged

51. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^It's Metallica, that's why. Their tickets are usually fairly high-pricey, or so I'm told.

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# Aug 13, 2008 @ 5:12 PM ET | IP Logged

52. BanjoMan writes:

Well then Metallica can kiss my white ass

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 5:36 PM ET | IP Logged

53. Jenny writes:

Ya gotta go 2 the show if that's ever gonna happen.

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 8:04 PM ET | IP Logged

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54. Red_Chord writes:

Hey banjoman, what if your a$$ was black, could they kiss it as well? Racist !

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:15 PM ET | IP Logged

55. This is ZT writes:

"It's Metallica, that's why. Their tickets are usually fairly high-pricey, or so I'm told."

Well, MOST big name bands' tickets are expensive, or so I'm told....

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:56 PM ET | IP Logged

56. this is ZT writes:

Wow, It's funny that most of you hate metallica, yet you so badly need to see them? Irony!

# Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:59 PM ET | IP Logged

57. Jamez writes:

ZT, agreed 100%!! I was just thinking of that. Very ironical

# Aug 14, 2008 @ 5:08 AM ET | IP Logged

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58. Red_Chord writes:

's for their old sh** man, it is great sh** and nobody will be able to take that away from them. And live they still deliver even though James voice is gay now.

# Aug 14, 2008 @ 7:22 AM ET | IP Logged

59. BanjoMan writes:

Metallica can kiss my a$$ regardless of what color it is, because I'm not paying that much to go see them

# Aug 14, 2008 @ 11:18 AM ET | IP Logged

60. Fuck_A_Name writes:

Most big name bands are that pricey? I only paid 65 to see Alice Cooper with Queensryche and Dio. I only paid 40 to see Lamb of God with Trivium and Machine Head. i know Slayer usually gets priced around 50-60, and I only paid 45 to go to the Slipknot,disturbed, machinehead, dragonforce, and Mastodon concert. The big name acts I go to see are fairly reasonable compared to 188 dollars. The only other act I've heard of recently being that pricey was Marilyn Manson, and the only one higher was Led Zepp's reunion concert, where some tickets went for like 2 grand, but that's a differnent case entirely. What concerts have YOU been going to for near 200 bucks a pop?

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61. ugly-bob writes:

for that money you would want to go up on stage and f*** a groupie while the band is playing...and security would do nothing about it. i paid $60 for opeth, $80 for disturbed and $95 for slipknot and machine head. but thats in australian dollars, and im so very very far behind on the exchange rates right now...

# Aug 16, 2008 @ 11:46 PM ET | IP Logged

62. MetalMatt writes:

All you ppl b****ing that they are not coming to your town need to remember they go on tour for several years between albums. They will get to you I'm sure.

# Aug 17, 2008 @ 10:01 PM ET | IP Logged

63. ann writes:

wish it wASNT SO PRICEY ITS WORSE THAN OZZFEST

# Aug 28, 2008 @ 1:25 PM ET | IP Logged

64. Nett writes:

Tickets are 75 for GA floor NO chairs. 55 for seats. Check ticketmaster. Pre sale has begun. Public sale starts 9/13.

BIG QUESTION!!!!?????? IS LOG GOING TO BE AT THE LA FORUM??? Some people have said that when they go to get the tickets for the Forum, LOG is not listed! Do I have to join the LOG congregation to have this information or what? I know that LOG was banned at the Forum , but are they still??

# Aug 31, 2008 @ 8:42 AM ET | IP Logged

65. Raych writes:

they shoulda added wpg. sucks

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