Metallica HQ is buzzing this week as the band are rehearsing for this weekend’s show celebrating the grand opening of the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 20th.

“In addition to streaming the show for the world to listen to, we though it would be really cool if our Fifth Members had a say in what we play by voting for one song in the setlist.”

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Pandora, the go-to music source for fans and artists, will livestream Metallica's headlining performance at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, August 20th. The band's performance is the first rock concert at the new home of the Minnesota Vikings and tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes. The livestream will begin at 10 PM, EST on Saturday, Augugst 20th. Pandora listeners can tune in the day of and catch it on replay at this location. Individual songs from the concert will also spin on Pandora.

Metallica, who has nearly 2 billion spins on Pandora, also curated an exclusive mixtape in celebration of the show and livestream. The mixtape features songs handpicked by all of the members of the band and features an eclectic mix of all-time favorites and recent discoveries from across the spectrum of music.

"We love being invited to the opening party of new buildings, so when the opportunity to break in the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis presented itself, we of course jumped at the chance," said Metallica's Lars Ulrich. "Thanks to our friends at Pandora, if you can't make it to Minneapolis, you'll still be able to partake in the festivities."

"Metallica is one of the most successful and influential rock bands in the world. Partnering with them to expand the audience for their live show is a great honor," said Tim Westergren, founder and CEO of Pandora.  "It's also another illustration of the power of our platform to connect artists and fans. This is a seminal moment for live music and as a Minneapolis native myself, it's exciting to be part of the opening of the city's beautiful new stadium."

This is Pandora's third livestream of a major performance and advances Pandora's mission to help artists grow their careers. Jack White's sold out show at Madison Square Garden was live streamed to great success and the livestream of Mumford and Sons' sold out concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion resulted in over a million station adds last year. For more about how Pandora is helping touring artists, visit this location.

Says Metallica: “We’re gearing up to step out of the studio and back onto the road next week and we can’t wait to be a part of opening weekend at the brand new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Thanks to you the show is sold out, but if you can’t be there in person we want to bring the music to you and we’ve teamed up with Pandora to do it! Next Saturday, August 20th our friends at Pandora will live stream the entire concert starting at approximately 9 PM local Central Time.

“To celebrate the first rock concert at the brand new home of the Minnesota Vikings and the live stream, we only thought it would be fitting to give you a taste of what we’ve been listening to lately and have curated an exclusive mixtape featuring songs handpicked by all the members of the band. Tune in to Pandora.com/MetallicaLive to listen to a mix of favorites and new discoveries covering a number of different musical genres.

“Log in to your Pandora account or create a new one for free if you live in the U.S., Australia or New Zealand. For those of you in the Metalli-family outside of those countries, we’ve tapped into the LiveMetallica.com team to bring you the live stream of the show. Come back here on August 20th and click here to listen.”