METALLICA's New Zealand Shows Set To Go Ahead
September 6, 2010, 14 years ago
According to Lars Brandle from Billboard.biz, METALLICA's two sold-out shows next month in Christchurch should go ahead despite the earthquakes which struck New Zealand's second-biggest city over the weekend.
The American heavy rock outfit is booked to play Sept. 21 and 22 at Christchurch's CBS Canterbury Arena (formerly known as Westpac Arena), a 9,000-capacity venue operated by locally-based management company Vbase. FEAR FACTORY and THE SWORD will support.
In a memo to clients, Vbase today (September 6) assuaged concerns of any damage done by Saturday's (September 4) earthquakes on the country's South Island.
Vbase CEO Bryan Pearson says it does not appear that either its 50,000-capacity AMI Stadium or CBS Canterbury Arena have sustained structural damage, confirmation on which will be announced when engineers have completed their assessment this Wednesday (September 8).
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