METALLICA Forced To Postpone Upcoming Tour Of Australia And New Zealand (September 27th, 2019)

METALLICA Forced To Postpone Upcoming Tour Of Australia And New Zealand
September 27th, 2019

San Francisco, California-based heavy metal band Metallica have been forced to postpone their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. The eight-date jaunt – with special guests Slipknot – was due to commence on October 17th in Perth, Australia.

The band issued the following statement: “We are truly sorry to inform our fans and friends that we must postpone our upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.

“As most of you probably know, our brother James [Hetfield] has been struggling with addiction on and off for many years. He has now, unfortunately, had to re-enter a treatment program to work on his recovery again.

“We fully intend to make our way to your part of the world as soon as health and schedule permit. We’ll let you know as soon as we can. Once again, we are devastated that we have inconvenienced so many of you, especially our most loyal fans who travel great distances to experience our shows. We appreciate your understanding and support for James and thank you for being a part of our Metallica family.

“All tickets purchased to the shows in Australia and New Zealand, including Enhanced Experiences and Black Tickets, will be fully refunded.”

The original dates were as follows:

Oct. 17 – Perth, WA, Australia, Optus Stadium
Oct. 20 – Adelaide, SA, Australia, Adelaide Oval
Oct. 22 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Marvel Stadium
Oct. 24 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Marvel Stadium
Oct. 26 – Sydney, NSW, Australia, ANZ Stadium
Oct. 29 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia, QSAC
Oct. 31 – Auckland, New Zealand, Mount Smart Stadium
Nov. 02 – Auckland, New Zealand, Mount Smart Stadium

The dates were scheduled in support of tenth Metallica studio album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, issued in November 2016 through their own Blackened Recordings label.

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