Metallica have revealed the full list of dates for their summer 2014 "Metallica By Request" tour of Europe.
After sharing select festival dates, the band have announced two legs of the trek, each with two week runs in June and July.
The first leg starts May 30 in Helsinki, Finland and wraps at Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals over the weekend of June 5 – 9.
The second leg fires up July 1 in Rome, Italy and finishes at Sonisphere festival in Warsaw, Poland on July 11.
“As we embark on two short treks through Europe, we're going to give you, the ticket holders, the chance to vote on what songs you would like to hear at the show(s) that you attend,” posted Metallica. “It will be pretty simple... pick up your ticket(s) online and you'll receive an e-mail shortly after with a code and a link to a site on which you may cast your ballot.”
“We normally play around 18 songs a night, and since we didn't want to be left out of the fun, the band also gets to vote . . . and we vote for a NEW SONG!,” added the group. “That leaves the other 17 slots for you to choose, so vote for all your favorites from the close to 140 songs we've recorded in our career and to make it more fun along the way, you'll be able to follow what you and your fellow fans are selecting by watching the site for continuous results.”
For on-sale ticket details, click here.
Voting results for shows can be viewed at metallicabyrequest.com
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Metallica By Request
European Tour 2014
May 28 – Kalasatama, Sonisphere – Helsinki, Finland
May 30 – Gardet Royal Park, Stockholm Fields – Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 01 – Valle Holven, Sonisphere – Oslo, Norway
Jun 03 – Horsens Gaol, Jailhouse Rock – Horsens, Denmark
Jun 04 – Imtech Arena, Sonisphere – Hamburg, Germany
Jun 5-8 – Rock Am Ring – Nürburgring, Germany
Jun 6-9 – Rock Im Park – Nürnberg, Germany
Jun 09 – Pinkpop Festival – Landgraaf, Netherlands
Jul 01 – Ippodromo Capannelle, Rock in Rome Sonisphere – Rome, Italy
Jul 03 – Rock Werchter – Werchter, Belgium
Jul 04 – St. Jakob-Park Basel, Sonisphere – Basel, Switzerland
Jul 06 – Sonisphere Knebworth – Stevenage, England
Jul 08 – Aerodrome Festival – Prague, Czech Republic
Jul 09 – Krieau Rocks – Vienna, Austria
Jul 11 – National Stadium, Sonisphere – Warsaw, Poland
See also:
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