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METALLICA Is Holding A Contest For Local Bands To Open Certain Stadium Dates

Metallica, keeping metal alive!

Metallica, keeping metal alive!

Metallica's Worldwired stadium tour routing this spring and summer will be opened by Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, and Gojira, though there are a handful of dates that it's only Metallica and one of the three aforementioned bands. So who's going to open one of these five dates? Well, that's up to you.

May 19 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium (w/ Volbeat)
June 04 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium(w/ Volbeat)
June 14 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome (w/ Avenged Sevenfold)
June 16 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium(w/ Avenged Sevenfold)
June 18 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field(w/ Avenged Sevenfold)

Metallica fans can begin voting on Dallas's KEGL, Chicago's WLUP, San Antonio's KISS, and St. Louis's KPNT as part of the first phase, and then finalists will go head to head on a voting campaign on Metallica's own website come April 14.

Metallica did this previously during its Central and South America tour as well, which just goes to show that Metallica does really care about keeping metal alive!

Here's the full routing for the tour.

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 – The New Coliseum Presented by NYCB †
May 19 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium †
May 21 – Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range @ MAPFRE Stadium**
June 4 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium †
June 7 – Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field at Mile High • †
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 • †
June 12 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park • †
July 14 – Quebec City, QC – Festival D'Ete de Quebec***
June 16 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre • †
July 19 – Montreal, QC – 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 14 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place • ‡
August 16 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium • ‡

** Rock On the Range is sold out.
*** Dallas will go on sale on February 18.
**** Quebec City will go on sale on March 9.
• Support from Avenged Sevenfold
† Support from Volbeat
‡ Support from Gojira

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