Metallica: "72 Seasons"
April 14
first single: Lux Æterna
tix went on sale today for the "M72 World Tour". a few things are notable here:
- they will only be playing stadiums. in euro-land, it'll be major soccer stadium, on this side it'll be NFL/CFL stadiums (with the exception of montreal, where they'll be playing the Olympic Stadium)
- tour will last 2 year, 2023-2024. mostly summer dates given the venues.
- no dates for DC. closest is MetLife Stadium, NJ.
- they will be playing 2 nights in each city: friday and sunday. tickets are only sold as pairs, so you're signing up to see both shows. if you resell or transfer your tickets through TM's resale system/scam, you must include both tickets - no splitting. TBD if you can split the tickets on your own (i.e. if they're delivered via the TM app only, no physical tickets, you might be forced to use both - or need to give someone else your phone for the night). completely different setlists each night. EDIT: single-night tickets will go on sale in january, for whatever inventory is left by then.
- prices are certified redonkulous: the stage is a circle, with a "snake pit" in the middle (see below). tix for the snake pit for the seattle show (aug 29 & sept 1, 2024!), AKA the 'NOTHING ELSE MATTERS' SNAKE PIT EXPERIENCE are a very reasonable $4,398.00 ea + Fees each. but that's two shows, so less than $2,200 per night. a steal. i hope they had a fan-club presale at non-platinum prices... field GA, on the outside of the stage, is a measly $315 with a 'FRANTIC' EARLY ENTRY GA PACKAGE option at $598. lowers are $290-990, uppers $90-375.
- support: Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills. this sucks, as i fear this might be the only opportunity to see Pantera in these markets. ugh.
i'm going to wait until closer to the show to scoop up some cheap day-of tix (if i'm still interested by then). should be a ton of those, what with the show being almost 2 years out.
