Metallica Adds Lyon, France Date To Tour Schedule

Metallica has added Lyon, France to their touring schedule on May 23. Here's what the band had to say about it:

"It's been well over ten years, so we are really looking forward to heading back to Lyon, France for our first show at Halle Tony Garnier since 1996! We will be there May 23, 2010 with tickets on sale December 23, 2009. Met Clubbers, you know the drill . . . check www.metclub.com for pre-sale info."

The band still plans to announce re are a few more shows, but here are the latest Metallica tour dates, including the just-announced Swiss Sonisphere date:

Jan 19 - Lima, Peru - Estadio San Marcos - On Sale Now
Jan 21 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium - On Sale Dec 10
Jan 22 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium - On Sale Now
Jan 26 - Santiago, Chile - Club Hipico - On Sale Now
Jan 28 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Zequinha Stadium - On Sale Dec 3
Jan 30 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi Stadium - On Sale Dec 1
Jan 31 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi Stadium - On Sale Dec 14
Mar 1 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Estadio Tres de Marzo - On Sale Dec 5
Mar 3 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio Universitario - On Sale Dec 5
Mar 5 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Estadio Mateo Flores - On Sale Dec 3
Mar 7 - San Jose, Costa Rica - Saprissa Stadium - SOLD OUT!
Mar 8 - Panama City, Panama - Plaza Figali - On Sale Dec 1 at Ticket Plus Stores
Mar 10 - Bogota, Colombia - Park Simon Bolivar - On Sale Now
Mar 12 - Caracas, Venezuela - La Rinconada - On Sale Now
Mar 14 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Coliseo de Puerto Rico - On Sale Dec 5
Apr 13 - Oslo, Norway - Telenor Arena - SOLD OUT!
Apr 14 - Oslo, Norway - Telenor Arena - SOLD OUT!
Apr 17 - Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena - On Sale Dec 7
Apr 18 - Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena - On Sale Dec 7
Apr 20 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Siemens Arena - On Sale Dec 7
Apr 24 - Moscow, Russia - SK Olimpiisky - On Sale Dec 1
Apr 25 - Moscow, Russia - SK Olimpiisky - On Sale Dec 1
May 11 - Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena - SOLD OUT!
May 12 - Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena - SOLD OUT!
May 14 - Budapest, Hungary - Puskas Ferenc Stadium - On Sale Dec 15
May 16 - Zagreb, Croatia - Hippodrome - On Sale Dec 18
May 18 - Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhao Atlantico - On Sale Dec 12
May 23 - Lyon, France - Halle Tony Garnier - On Sale Dec. 23
Jun 16 - Warsaw, Poland - Sonisphere - Bemowo Airport - On Sale Dec 10
Jun 18 - Zurich, Switzerland - Sonisphere - Jonschwil Degenaupark - On Sale Dec 21
Jun 19 - Prague, Czech Republic - Sonisphere - Mimon Airport - On Sale Dec 12