Report: New Yorkers Fear Big 4 Riot
August 23, 2011, 13 years ago
According to the Rock News Desk, a New York business group fears thrash fans will riot outside the Big 4 concert at the city’s Yankee Stadium next month – and they’ve called for METALLICA to take pre-emptive action to avoid violence.
James Hetfield and co. will close the show after performances by SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX on September 14.
And Cary Goodman, head of the 161st Street Business Improvement District of the Bronx, says he’s been spurred into action after locked-out fans at sold-out shows in Colombia and Chile ran amok because they couldn’t see their heroes.
He says: “When I read about the disturbances and riots I thought, ‘Why don’t we think proactively and put up a big screen in Macombs Dam Park?’
“Everybody’s going to want to dance. I reached out to Metallica’s management last month – but I haven’t heard back.”Goodman has also called for extra police officers to be on duty on September 14 and has doubled the number of sanitation crews on duty.
Read more here.
Ticket prices have been confirmed and are as follows:
- front general admission (floor): $225- back general admission (floor): $175
- lower level seats: $119
- upper deck seats: $90
Note that it is reserved seating only.
The seating chart for the show is available here.
