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Ross HalfinMetallica announced a pair of summer stadium shows — their only for 2022 — set to take place this August.
The first of the two gigs will be held Aug. 11 at, Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, New York, while three days later, Aug. 14, Metallica will headline PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Metallica last played Highmark and PNC Park 30 years ago, hitting the two venues back-to-back on July 25 and 26, 1992). Both gigs will feature support from Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills.
Tickets for the two gigs will go on sale March 4 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. A presale for members of Metallica’s Legacy Fan Club will launch Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. ET, while those in the band’s General Fan Club will have access to tickets that same day starting at 11 a.m. ET. All presales will end March 3 at 10 p.m. ET.
While the Buffalo and Pittsburgh shows are Metallica’s only summer stadium gigs, they’re definitely not the band’s only live shows this year. The group will play Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this Friday, Feb. 25, and in May they’ll play the BottleRock festival in Napa, California, and Boston Calling in Boston. They also have shows in South America and Europe lined up throughout the spring and summer.
In other Metallica news, it was just announced that the band’s rare first recording — featuring Dave Mustaine — will be reissued on vinyl for the first time in 40 years. Guitarist Kirk Hammett is also prepping his first solo release, Portals, an all-instrumental EP that will arrive April 23 for Record Store Day.
Taylor Swift believes Nashville has a music scene that stands apart from anywhere else.
The 36 year old singer moved to Nashville, Tennessee, when she was young to chase her dream of becoming a country music star. After being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Monday (26.10.26), Taylor took the opportunity to recognise the city and the talented writers who have helped shape its music scene.
In her acceptance speech, Taylor said: "I believe you really get to master a craft by doing it again and again. That's exactly what the incredible songwriters in this wonderful town do every day."
Taylor also spoke about what makes Nashville such a special place for musicians.
The award winning singer, who ranks among the best selling music artists of all time, said: "You won't find another music community quite like this one. Trust me, I've checked them all."
Taylor also shared how being part of Nashville's songwriting scene had taught her valuable lessons about life and working with others.
She joked: "I've learned to be flexible when your co writer turns up with a hangover, or when they need to spend ages talking about their divorce before we can even get started on a song."
Taylor previously spoke about how Faith Hill and Shania Twain inspired her decision to move to Nashville.
Speaking to Time magazine, the singer said: "I couldn't get enough of watching TV biographies about Faith Hill and Shania Twain, and I realised they had both moved to Nashville to get their careers started. After that, I kept asking, pleading and begging my parents to take me there.
"When I was 11, my mum took my brother and me to Nashville during spring break, and we spent the trip driving around Music Row. She stayed in the car while I rushed into record companies one after another, giving my demo CD to the receptionists. I found it fascinating that so many major record labels were gathered along a single street, often inside little buildings and old houses.
"What really stayed with me was how welcoming people were to newcomers and complete strangers like us. We started visiting Nashville more often, and when I was 13, I received an offer for a development deal from a major record label. That was when my parents finally agreed to leave Pennsylvania and move with me."
