The month long first leg of the North American tour kicks off on March 2nd in Phoenix. The band will then take a few weeks off before embarking on the second leg, which is set to begin with the April 20th appearance at the Nassua Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. 

In late May they will head overseas for their European tour, which kicks off on May 26th, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Then in late summer they will return for a third leg of their North American tour. A handful dates for that leg have been announced. 

Metallica Tour Dates (subject to change) :

North American Tour Leg 1:
03/02- Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena 
03/03- Tucson, AZ - T.C.C. 
03/05- Los Angeles, CA - The Forum 
03/06- Los Angeles, CA - The Forum 
03/08- San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace 
03/10- Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena 
03/11- Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center 
03/13- Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Center 
03/14- Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center 
03/18- Portland, OR - Rose Garden 
03/20- Bosie, ID - Boise State Pavilion 
03/21- Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena 
03/23- Edmonton, Canada - Rexall Place 
03/24- Calgary, Canada - Saddledome 
03/26- Vancouver, BC - GM Place 
03/28- Seattle, WA - Key Arena 
03/30- Casper, WY - Casper Events Center 
03/31- Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 

North American Tour Leg 2:
04/20- Uniondale, NY - Nassua Coliseum
04/21- Uniondale, NY - Nassua Coliseum
04/24- Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Civic Center
04/23- Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Coliseum
04/26- Norfolk, VA - Norfolk Scope Arena
04/28- Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall
04/29- Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
05/01- Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
05/02- Madison, WI - The Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center
05/06- Calgary, AB - Saddledome
05/07- Saskatoon, SK - Saskatchewan Place
05/09- Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Arena
05/11- Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
05/12- Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
05/14- Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center

European Tour:
05/26- Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken 
05/28- Helsinki, Finland - Olympic Stadium 
05/30- Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi 
05/31- Chorzow, Poland - Slaski Stadium 
06/02- Glasgow, Scotland - Download Festival 
06/04- Lisbon, Portugal - Parque Bella Vista 
06/06- Donington Park, United Kingdom - Download Festival 
06/08- Ludwigshafen, Germany - Sudweststadion 
06/10- Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Arena Auf Schalke 
06/11- Wiener Neustadt, Austria - Aerodrome 04 Festival 
06/13- Munich, Germany - Olympic Stadium 
06/15- Belgrade, Serbia - Hippodrom
06/16- Bremen, Germany - Weserstadion 
06/18- Zurich, Switzerland - Letzegrund Stadium 
06/19- Zaragoza, Spain - La Romareda Stadium 
06/21- Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ajax Arena 
06/23- Paris, France - Parc des Princes 
06/25- Dublin, Ireland - RDS 
06/27- Zagreb, Croatia - Jarun Island
06/29- Padova, Italy - Stadio Del Plebiscito
07/01- Prague, Czech Republic - T-Zone
07/02- Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival

North American Tour Leg 3-
08/16- St. Paul, MN - Excel Energy Center
08/20- Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
08/27- Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
09/24- Columbus, OH - Value City Arena

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