ORION MUSIC + MORE HEADLINEDBY METALLICA TO BE HELD AT
BADER FIELD IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY ON JUNE 23 AND 24, 2012
IN ADDITION TO METALLICA THE LINE UP WILL INCLUDE
ARCTIC MONKEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, AND MORE
METALLICA MET CLUB FAN CLUB PRESALE TO BEGIN
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 10AM EST
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Los Angeles, CA - February 7, 2012 - Metallica, in
conjunction with friends C3 Presents, today announced the creation of Orion
Music + More, a new annual music, arts, and lifestyle festival founded and
headlined by the band, a natural progression for a band that has headlined
legendary festivals around the world for years. Orion Music + More will
take place June 23-24 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
"We've had the idea of doing our own lifestyle
festival with lots of diverse music and fun and games for years," said
Lars Ulrich. "Finally this year all the practical ducks lined up
in a row, and we are beyond psyched to bring Orion to our fans, friends and
the curious. After the most incredible of weeks ever in December
2011 celebrating our 30th anniversary at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA,
bringing the spirit of that week, the looseness of that week, the
possibilities of that week, the fan interactive elements of that week, and
the (fill in your own blank here) of that week to a festival setting is so
exciting we can hardly contain ourselves."
Orion Music + More will feature multiple live music stages
plus a lifestyle element that reflects each of Metallica's band members many
personal interests. Metallica will headline both nights of Orion
Music + More and play "The Black Album" in its entirety one night Ride
The Lightning in its entirety the other. This will be the only
time the band will perform these albums in North America in 2012. The
lineup for Orion Music + More will span multiple musical genres.
From punk to country, over 20 bands will perform, including: Arctic
Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem, Cage The
Elephant, Fucked Up, Best Coast, Hot Snakes, Titus Andronicus, Gary Clark
Jr., Lucero, Roky Erickson, The Black Angels, The Sword, Liturgy, and more to
be announced in the coming weeks.
The Metallica Met Club fan club presale starts tomorrow -
February 8th at 10am (Eastern) and runs through Friday, February 10th at 10pm
(Eastern). Met Club members get first dibs on buying festival
tickets and with a couple of options to choose from.
- A Super Special Price at $125 including all fees
for a 2-Day pass OR
- The MET CLUB ULTRA 2-DAY PASS, which includes Front of
Stage Viewing Area Access, Exclusive Ultra Lounge Access & More for $225
including all fees!
Tickets will go on-sale to the public on Saturday,
February 11th at 10 am (Eastern) for $150 for a 2-Day Pass including all
fees. Visit www.orionmusicandmore.com to buy tickets.
Stay tuned for additional Orion Music + More
announcements.
ABOUT METALLICA
Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and
vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica (www.metallica.com) have become one of the
most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having
sold 100 million albums worldwide and playing to millions of fans the world
over. They have scored almost a dozen multi-platinumalbums, including
1991's Metallica (commonly referred to as "The Black
Album"), which is the best selling album in history of Soundscan
scanning almost 15.7 million albums in the United States alone, and over 28
million worldwide. In October 2008, their latest album, DeathMagnetic,
debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and
in 27 additional countries around the world. It was certified platinum
in the United States just six weeks later. Metallica have also garnered
numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American
Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards. They were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Metallica
recentlycelebrated its 30th anniversary as a band last month, performing four
shows at the Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco, CA, exclusively for members
of their fan club, the Metallica Club. They released the Beyond
Magnetic EP via digital retailers on December 13, 2011 after giving
the songs away to their fan club members. A CD version of the Beyond
Magentic EP was released on January 31, 2012.
ABOUT C3 PRESENTS
C3 Presents (www.c3presents.com) creates, books, markets
and produces live experiences, concerts, events, and just about anything that
makes people stand up and cheer. C3 produces the Austin City Limits Music
Festival and Lollapalooza in Chicago. Along with these multi-day,
multi-stage festivals, C3 books and promotes more than 1,000 concerts in
arenas, theaters, casinos, and clubs across the US. In 2011, C3 was the
number three promoter by sales in the US, and the number seven worldwide. In
addition to event creation and booking, C3 manages the careers of select
artists.
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