Metallica Announce 2017 Tour Dates

2017-02-13

Story by Anne Erickson

Metallica have unleashed a lengthy 2017 tour roster in support of ‘Hardwired…to Self-Destruct’

Hot off an appearance at last night’s Grammy Awards (Feb. 12), the metal men of Metallica have unleashed a full round of 2017 North American tour dates. News of an upcoming tour announcement leaked on Friday (Feb. 10), but now, it’s official. I’m super pumped. Aren’t you?

Metallica’s 2017 North American trek will kick off May 10 in Baltimore, Maryland, and continue through an Aug. 16 show in Edmonton, AB. Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat and Gojira will provide support on various dates of the tour.

Metallica are touring behind their latest studio album, 2016’s “Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.” The album sees the guys returning to their thrash roots with a heavy, riff-heavy collection of tunes.

As for last night’s Grammy performance, there was lots of buzz and excitement around the idea of Metallica performing with Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards, but once the duo took the stage, a few technical difficulties got in the way. Mainly, frontman James Hetfield’s mic wasn’t working through about half of the performance. Angry metal fans took to Twitter to blow off steam about the performance. Let’s hope the Metallica tour will go glitch-free.

Metallica 2017 North American Tour Dates:

5/ 10 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium*^
5/ 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field*^
5/ 14 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium*^
5/ 17 – Uniondale, NY – New Coliseum^
5/ 19 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium ^
5/ 21 – Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range Festival (sold out)
6/ 4 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium^
6/ 7 – Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field*^
6/ 11 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium*^
6/ 14 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome*
6/ 16 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium*
6/ 18 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field*
7/ 5 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium*^
7/ 7 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium*^
7/ 9 – Atlanta, GA – Suntrust Park*^
7/ 12 – Detroit, MI – Comercia Park*^
7/ 14 – Quebec City, QC- Festival D’Ete
7/ 16 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre*^
7/ 19 – Montreal, QB – Parc Jean-Drapeau*^
7/ 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl*+
8/ 4 – Phoenix, AZ – University of Phoenix Stadium*+
8/ 6 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*+
8/ 9 – Seattle, WA – Centurylink Field*+
8/ 14 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place*+
8/ 16 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium*+

*With Avenged Sevenfold
^With Volbeat
+With Gojira

Photo credit: Herring Herring


Follow Audio Ink Radio on Facebook here and Twitter @AudioInkRadio.

Anne Erickson
Latest posts by Anne Erickson (see all)
Posted by Anne Erickson | Metal, Music, Rock News

Related Posts