Lars Ulrich came out to announce Metallica’s first full length album since 2016, a new single and a world tour. He said they’ve been working on the album for a year-and-a-half, and they were surprised that nothing leaked to the press or social media. Each city will have two shows, with completely different setlists and opening acts. The tour will hit Lumen Field on August 30th and September 1st of 2024, and you can enter to win tickets from us and Live Nation every hour this week on the 25s.
In the History of Rock in 1960 – Paul McCartney and Pete Best are deported from West Germany after being arrested on suspicion of arson. The hotel room they were staying in mysteriously caught fire.
In 1976 – Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot a soda bottle with a .357 magnum, hits his bass player, Norman Owens in the chest. Owens would make a full recovery, but later sued Jerry Lee for $50,000 and won.
And in 2010 – Sotheby’s of New York announced that Bob Dylan’s hand-written lyrics to the 1960s anthem “The Times They Are A-Changin” would hit the auction block. When they did in early December, the scribbled notes were bought by hedge fund manager Adam Sender, who placed the winning bid at $422,500.