Concert agency FBI announces: one of the world’s most demanded bands “METALLICA” is going to play two gigs in succession on April 17 and 18, 2010, at “Arena Riga”. The band will be performing on 360 degrees stage so that spectators could observe the show from all the angles possible.

Speaking of Latvia, this is the very first time the A class musicians announce two gigs at once. Due to location of the stage, there will be a possibility of hitting a new “Arena Riga” attendance record – the total of 14 500 people will be able to attend each of the two concerts in Riga. 
 
The stage will be placed in the center of the arena, and will give spectators a chance to experience new emotions throughout the show of “METALLICA”. ““METALLICA” wants to take a good look into your eyes!” – admits the soloist of the band James Hetfield justifying the preference of this kind of stage.
 
The necessary equipment needed for the show of “METALLICA” will be delivered by total of 13 trucks, and its overall weight exceeds 58 tons.
 
The band will visit Latvia within the framework of their huge world tour “World Magnetic Tour”, which “METALLICA” had begun in the year 2008. Since the start of the tour the band has played over 100 gigs in USA and Europe. Continuing the great success “World Magnetic Tour” will go on in the year 2010.
 
The tour is organized in order to promote the latest album of the band called “Death Magnetic”. The ninth album made its debut topping album charts in Europe, Australia, Canada and Mexico right from the release date on last year’s September. “Death Magnetic” debuted at number one on the “Billboard 200”, selling 490 000 copies in just three days of availability. It is the band's fifth consecutive studio album to debut at number one, making “METALLICA” the first band to have five consecutive studio album releases to debut at number one. “Death Magnetic” became the quickest selling album of the year 2008 in Australia. Record Industry Association of America has awarded the band’s album with platinum status, thus evaluating over 1 000 000 album copies sold worldwide.
 
On this year’s April “METALLICA” was taken into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band also took part in unique concert dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the hall of fame.
 
This year “METALLICA” was awarded two prestigious “Grammy” awards. The band owns nine golden gramophones already.
 
The DVD, release of which is projected in the end of November, will contain the concert of “METALLICA” that takes place at the historical Roman Coliseum in Nimes, France. The cameras captured it all! The arena, the songs, the band, the crowd, the explosions and lights, and over 2 hours of unrelenting energy from one of the greatest metal bands of all time!
 
In the end of this year it’s planned to release a DVD with the concert of “METALLICA” in Mexico, at “Foro Sol” stadium, where the material was filmed during three shows in a row – these three gigs overall gathered over 165 000 spectators.
 
Information on the ticket prices and options concerning ticket purchase will follow in one week time – next Monday, November 30. Be sure to check on the latest information in press and on the homepage of FBI.
 
We remind you that the concert of “METALLICA” on last year’s July in Riga, at “Skonto” football stadium, was attended by 32 000 people, which was a concert attendance record in Latvia. The concert was sold out in ninety minutes starting from the moment the public sale set off.