METALLICA will play to just 250 people at an intimate New York club later this month.
The biggest band in heavy metal history will grace the Stephen Talkhouse in Long Island on August 28, performing to celebrate the launch of their new SiriusXM radio channel, Maximum Metallica.
Tickets to the hyper-exclusive show won’t be available to purchase, but members of Metallica’s Fifth Member fan club can enter a contest for the chance to win their way in.
SiriusXM are hosting an additional sweepstake, offering both entrance to the gig and travel to New York, although entrants must be US citizens above the age of 21.
The Maximum Metallica channel will launch on SiriusXM’s channel 42, as well as the station’s app, at 12pm Eastern Time on August 29, the day after the concert.
A live recording of Metallica’s Stephen Talkhouse show will air on Maximum Metallica on September 1 at 12pm Eastern Time, before being re-broadcast throughout the following week. In addition, the concert will air on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM channel Howard 101 on September 5 at 7pm Eastern and Pacific Times.
The radio station has previously arranged gigs at Stephen Talkhouse that feature such popular artists as Brandi Carlile, Coldplay, Dave Matthews, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, The Killers and Mumford & Sons.
The Stephen Talkhouse show is the only North American performance on METALLICA’s slate right now. The band will play in Australia, New Zealand and Asia from November to December, and they’ll return to the road in May for a European tour.