Metallica Cancel Sonic Temple And Louder Than Life Performances As James Hetfield Continues Rehab
Last year, Metallica announced that they would be playing two different headline sets at every single Danny Wimmer Presents festival in 2020. Now, the band has just cancelled performances at two of those festivals so that James Hetfield can attend recovery events during those weekends: the Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival on May 15 and 17 in Columbus, OH; and Louder Than Life on September 18 and 20 in Louisville, KY. “As part of my continuing effort to get and stay healthy,” James said in a statement. “I have critical recovery events on those weekends that cannot be moved. I apologize to all of our fans who have bought tickets for these festivals. We are working with the festival promoters to provide for refunds or exchanges. My intent with this statement is saying “I apologize” to e...
