Louder Than Life

”When originally planned, these shows were intended to be a cathartic and celebratory return to live music,” Nine Inch Nails write. ”However, with each passing day it’s becoming more apparent we’re not at that place yet.”

Plus Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Knocked Loose, Helmet, Jane's Addiction, Rise Against, Gojira, Fever 333, Turnstile, Ghostemane, The Distillers, Code Orange, Pennywise, The Hu, and more.

The 28-date trek kicks off in August and runs through September, wrapping up in Louisville, KY for Louder Than Life fest.

Plus: Bright Eyes, Life is Beautiful, and more tours, festivals and events affected by COVID-19.

Metallica have also been added back to a Danny Wimmer Presents festival they previously had to drop off of, Louder Than Life.

”As part of my continuing effort to get and stay healthy, I have critical recovery events on those weekends that cannot be moved,” Metallica's James Hetfield says. ”I apologize to all of our fans who have bought tickets for these festivals.”

Metallica is headlining two nights each of Epicenter, Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock in 2020, and playing different setlists across all ten sets.

Metallica will headline two nights each of Louder Than Life, Aftershock, Welcome To Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple, with a different setlist at each of the ten sets.

Aftershock has Tool, Korn, Slipknot, blink-182, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God, and more; and Louder Than Life has Guns N' Roses, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, GWAR, Melvins, and more...

”This was just a fight with someone who fucked with us,” Ninja writes. ”Not a hate crime.”