Metallica are contracted to host their Orion Music + More festival at Belle Isle in Detroit through 2015, reports MLive.
Detroit City Council member James Tate told MLive on Wednesday the band has two years left on its contract with the city to host it on the 982-acre park, and terms of the deal haven't changed.
"It's contracted," Tate said, "And I think since it was a event so well-suited for the venue - for the type of event it was - it was perfect."
The Orion festival in Detroit, held June 8-9, could still have an uncertain future in the Motor City because Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett told a Dallas radio station last month the event's status in the city "remains to be seen."
"Yes we are; we're going to have another next year and I can't wait," Hammett told Dallas station 97.1 The Eagle. "I had so much fun (in Detroit), and the year before that (in Atlantic City) I had so much fun. And it's ... it's ... I think it's something that we're beginning to look forward to now because we have two (festivals) under our belts. So let's just say Orion Fest 2014 - definitely."
A letter from the Detroit's recreation department posted on the city's website in late December reveals terms of a three-year contract for the event and projected $100,000 in revenue for the city during the 2013 festival, $100,000 for a 2014 date at Belle Isle and $250,000 in 2015.
The 2013 Orion Music + More Festival featured more than 30 bands across five live music stages plus a variety of activities and on-site events; the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined the first night and Metallica closed out the festival on the Sunday evening.
Metallica are currently busy promoting their new 3D film, “Through The Never.”
The movie recently scored the best opening weekend ever for a concert film at IMAX theaters, debuting on 305 screens and earning $1.67 million before expanding to 650 screens across the U.S.
The film’s companion soundtrack, "Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)", debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart with opening week sales of 26,000 copies.
The 2-CD set highlights performances from last year's shows at Rexall Place in Edmonton and Rogers Arena in Vancouver, where the band filmed all performance footage featured in the film.
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