Metallica To Headline Wembley Stadium

added 19 March 2007 at 12.38

Metallica join Muse and George Michael as one of the first acts to be playing the newly completed Wembley Stadium show this summer July, as they bring their ‘Sick of the Studio 07’ tour to the UK.

The metal legends will be playing the Wembley show on Sunday July 8 as part of their ‘Sick of the Studio 07’ tour, intended to give the band members a brief hiatus from the rigors of recording their new album, which is due for release in 2008. 

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich said in a statement, “Sometimes we get a little tired of staring at the same four walls of the recording studio, as well as the same faces that inhabit the studio day in and day out, and we need to get out and just PLAY!” [his capital letters, not ours]

“This tour gives us a chance to stretch out a bit and jam in front of real fans.”

“Like just about any aspiring rock musician, we always dreamed of someday headlining the marquee venues around the world, such as Madison Square Garden, Candlestick Park (in our hometown of SF) Budokan, the LA Coliseum and of course, Wembley Stadium. Any band who denies wanting to be up on that stage in front of that many fans is just bulls*%#*ing you.” [his punctuation, not ours]

Frontman James Hetfield added, “Metallica have a history of needing to escape from the studio during the long recording process, and it’s always worked out well for us. Getting out on the road for a few weeks lets us feed off of the energy from the live crowds and take it back into the studio with us.”

Tickets for the show go on sale Wednesday March 21 at 9am priced £40.00 (subject to booking fees) and will be available from the Xfm Xchange on 0871 222 1049 or from the Xfm Online Ticket Shop by clicking here.

The gig forms part of a full world tour, the full dates of which are:

  • Lisbon, Super Bock Super Rock Festival (June 28)
  • Werchter, Rock Werchter Festival (July 1)
  • Athens, Rockwave Festival (3)
  • Vienna, Rotundenplatz (5)
  • London, Wembley Stadium (8) 
  • Oslo, Valle Hovin Stadion (10) 
  • Stockholm, Stadion (12)
  • Aarhhus, Vestereng (13)
  • Helsinki, Olympic Stadium (15) 
  • Moscow, Lushniki Stadium (18)

 

                                       

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