Metallica European tour '08

metalhead72 · 27-01-2008, 2:10 PM

I've just read on the Metallica website that there doing a European tour, Does anybody know of any UK dates yet.. there's nothing on there site yet ?

jolly · 28-01-2008, 5:55 PM

Wishful thinking but I hope they do some smaller venues

Matt_C · 28-01-2008, 6:25 PM

I hope they do smaller venues too - I'd be happy if they played Wembley Arena! But seeing as they have done WEmbley Stadium now, I bet they only do that one in London on any forthcoming tours......

I last saw them in 1995 at Donnington, and coudln't get tickets for last years show at Wembley Stadium, but to be honest, I don't really wanna see em at a stadium - rather see em inside a venue...

Shall keep an eye out for detail tho - if anyone gets em first, post in this thread please! I really hope to catch them this year!

the.godfather · 28-01-2008, 6:55 PM

They're not the same at a stadium or a festival. I've seen them at Download Festival twice now and they were okay. But nothing compared to when I saw them at Earls Court. It's just something about the atmosphere in a closed environment I suppose. That Earls Court gig still remains one of the best ones I have seen, was in 2003 I think.

UK dates will be coming soon I think. I have a felling it will be Download Festival again though.

Vince Noir · 28-01-2008, 7:03 PM

Please please please please Eastlands or Old Trafford Cricket Ground !
Or the M.E.N. !!!!!!!!!! (i can wish)

metalhead72 · 28-01-2008, 7:44 PM

Wembley Arena would be great

jolly · 28-01-2008, 8:30 PM

Tour dates so far

May 28 Chorzow, PL Slaski Stadium
May 30 Landgraaf, NL Pinkpop Festival
May 31 Getafe, ES Electric Weekend
June 3 Prague, CZ Slavia Stadium
June 5 Lisbon, PT Rock In Rio Click
June 7 Nurburgring, DE Rock Am Ring
June 8 Nurnburg, DE Rock Im Park

metalhead72 · 28-01-2008, 8:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jolly

Tour dates so far

May 28 Chorzow, PL Slaski Stadium
May 30 Landgraaf, NL Pinkpop Festival
May 31 Getafe, ES Electric Weekend
June 3 Prague, CZ Slavia Stadium
June 5 Lisbon, PT Rock In Rio Click
June 7 Nurburgring, DE Rock Am Ring
June 8 Nurnburg, DE Rock Im Park

They must come to the UK

Matt_C · 28-01-2008, 8:55 PM

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Originally Posted by the.godfather

They're not the same at a stadium or a festival. I've seen them at Download Festival twice now and they were okay. But nothing compared to when I saw them at Earls Court. It's just something about the atmosphere in a closed environment I suppose. That Earls Court gig still remains one of the best ones I have seen, was in 2003 I think.

UK dates will be coming soon I think. I have a felling it will be Download Festival again though.

Oh man, how in the hell could I have forgotten! I was at the Earls Court 2003 shows aswell! Madly In Anger With The World tour 2003! Last time I saw them PRIOR to that was Donnington (back in the Monsters of Rock days, pre Download!)

You are so right tho, Earls Court was fapping amazing and that is how I love seeing them, as you are right with the "closed environment" thing. Maybe it's cos it feels more intimate?

the.godfather · 28-01-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt_C

You are so right tho, Earls Court was fapping amazing and that is how I love seeing them, as you are right with the "closed environment" thing. Maybe it's cos it feels more intimate?

Probably yeah. I mean, I wasn't even particularly close to the stage either to be honest. But the fact that every single person in the place was chanting every word to every song just made the place have a buzz I've only felt a couple of times since at metal gigs.

Earls Court was the first time I'd seen them actually, so it probably holds a special place with me anyway.

jolly · 28-01-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt_C

I hope they do smaller venues too - I'd be happy if they played Wembley Arena! But seeing as they have done WEmbley Stadium now, I bet they only do that one in London on any forthcoming tours......

I last saw them in 1995 at Donnington, and coudln't get tickets for last years show at Wembley Stadium, but to be honest, I don't really wanna see em at a stadium - rather see em inside a venue...

Shall keep an eye out for detail tho - if anyone gets em first, post in this thread please! I really hope to catch them this year!

I also saw then in 1985 at Donnington

o THE CHAD o · 29-01-2008, 12:07 AM

I was at the Earls Court gig as well,great gig but i couldnt hear a word James was saying in between songs.

The sound system at EC has been re-done and sounded superb at the George Michael (

got to take the wife out occasionally!)

I also caught them at Wembley Stadium last year and that was one awesome gig and the sound was brilliant.

I think the o2 is where they might put a gig on or two.

GuestOfHonour · 29-01-2008, 1:33 PM

Do they still play the older songs? - be great to hear battery and MOP played live. Not too keen on their newer stuff. Too gurly

UKflames · 29-01-2008, 2:00 PM

So far, as above, all of the dates are european festivals but i can't see them doing Download again especially as they were there on '04 & '06 although '08 keeps the two year cycle going

I think we'll probably get a couple of dates maybe O2, seems to be the trendy place for everyone to play at the moment, or higher up the country as they only did Wembly last time.

Either way it would be great to see them again, Wembley last year was awesome.

o THE CHAD o · 29-01-2008, 3:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GuestOfHonour

Do they still play the older songs? - be great to hear battery and MOP played live. Not too keen on their newer stuff. Too gurly

Played them both at Wembley last year.

They also played "Orion" which was mindblowing...Head over to the Metallica Official site and dload the gig.

Highly recommended.

GuestOfHonour · 29-01-2008, 5:55 PM

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Originally Posted by o THE CHAD o

Played them both at Wembley last year.

They also played "Orion" which was mindblowing...Head over to the Metallica Official site and dload the gig.

Highly recommended.

That's great cheers for the heads-up

Vince Noir · 05-02-2008, 10:22 PM

Reading my mates copy of classic rock and was a snippet with rumors about metallica.
Album now put back till Sept
Could headline reading /leeds festival

jolly · 05-02-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince Noir

Reading my mates copy of classic rock and was a snippet with rumors about metallica.
Album now put back till Sept
Could headline reading /leeds festival

Now that would get me to the Leeds fest

UKflames · 08-02-2008, 8:49 PM

More dates added but still no UK date, current dates are now:

5/28/2008 Chorzow, Poland Slaski Stadium
5/30/2008 Landgraaf, Netherlands Pinkpop Festival
5/31/2008 Getafe, Spain Electric Weekend
6/3/2008 Prague, Czech Republic Slavia Stadium
6/5/2008 Lisbon, Portugal Rock In Rio
6/7/2008 Nurburgring, Germany Rock Am Ring Festival
6/8/2008 Nurnberg, Germany Rock Im Park Festival
6/13/2008 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
7/16/2008 Bergen, Norway Bergenhus Castle - Koengen
7/18/2008 St. Petersburg, Russia SKK Hall
7/22/2008 Bologna, Italy Parco Nord

Looks like they're covering a lot of places they missed last year plus a few revisits, Rock Am Ring for example.

Flea · 09-02-2008, 8:53 PM

I saw them in 2006 at the RDS in Dublin. When I bought the tickets it was just a Metallica gig but by them time the gig came around they had convinced a load of the Download acts to play with them and it turned into a weekend long event. Amazing gig. As well as the usuall greats they played all of the Master Of Puppets album from start to finish to celebrate the anniversary of the album. Hope to see them again this year.