Heavy metal band are returning for a staggering series of gigs that will run from May until August 2019
Metallica have announced a massive string of
European dates in 2019 as part of their ongoing
WorldWired Tour.
The heavy metal legends will play their first dates in the
UK and Europe since the September 2017–May 2018 run that shattered attendance records in 29 different venues.
Their new tour will kick off on 1 May 2019 at Lisbon's Estadio Restelo and include dates in Milan, Zurich, Dublin, Berlin, Moscow, Warsaw, Bucharest and Gothenberg. They will play in Brussels for the first time since 1988, and make their first ever appearances in the cities of Trondheim (Norway), Hämeenlinna (Finland) and Tartu (Estonia).
Fan club presale is on Tuesday 25 September. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 28 September at 10am.
See the tour dates in full, below:
May 2019Weds 1 May – Lisbon, Portugal, Estádio do Restelo
Fri 3 May – Madrid, Spain, Valdebebas
Sun 5 May – Barcelona, Spain, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Weds 8 May – Milan, Italy, San Siro Hippodrome
Fri 10 May – Zürich, Switzerland, Letzigrund
Sun 12 May – Paris, France, Stade De France
JuneSat 8 June – Dublin, Ireland, Slane Castle
Tues 11 June – Amsterdam, NL, Johan Cruijff Arena
Thurs 13 June – Köln, Germany, RheinEnergieStadion
Sun 16 June – Brussels, Belgium, Koning Boudewijnstadion
Tues 18 June – Manchester, UK, Etihad Stadium
Thurs 20 June – London, UK, Twickenham Stadium
JulySat 6 July – Berlin, Germany, Olympiastadion
Tues 9 July – Goteborg, Sweden, Ullevi
Thurs 11 July – Copenhagen, Denmark, Telia Parken
Sat 13 July – Trondheim, Norway, Granåsen
Tues 16 July – Hameenlinna, Finland, Kantolan Tapahtumapuisto
Thurs 18 July – Tartu, Estonia, Raadi Airport
Sun 21 July – Moscow, Russia, Luzhniki Stadium
AugustWeds 14 August – Bucharest, Romania, Arena Națională
Fri 16 August – Vienna, Austria, Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Sun 18 August – Prague, CZE, Airport Letnany
Weds 21 August – Warsaw, Poland, PGE Narodowy
Fri 23 August – Munich, Germany, Olympiastadion
Sun 25 August – Mannheim, Germany, Maimarktgelande
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