The Heavy Metal Band ‘Metallica’ is postponing its tour in Australia and New Zealand. Reportedly, Metallica’s lead vocalist, James Hetfield has been admitted to rehab.
On early Saturday morning, the band announced the news with an array of tweets. They apologized to their fans for not being not able to come to the upcoming tours. Their tour was supposed to begin from the 17th of October at Optus Stadium, Australia and end on 2nd November at Mt Smart Stadium, New Zealand.
A Note from Lars, Kirk, and Rob
We are truly sorry to inform our fans and friends that we must postpone our upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.
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— Metallica (@Metallica) 28 September 2019
As most of you probably know, our brother James has been struggling with addiction on and off for many years. He has now, unfortunately, had to re-enter a treatment program to work on his recovery again.
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— Metallica (@Metallica) 28 September 2019
Band members, Lars Kirk and Rob tweeted that their friend James Hetfield is suffering from addiction on and off. They told that James has re-entered rehab for this reason. They also assured their fans that they will again organize their tour as soon as his health permits.
They also tweeted that the tickets of the shows would automatically get refunded. The three band members have also shown gratitude to their fans. They told that they are thankful to them for their immense support and understanding.
We fully intend to make our way to your part of the world as soon as health and schedule permit. We’ll let you know as soon as we can.
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— Metallica (@Metallica) 28 September 2019
Once again, we are devastated that we have inconvenienced so many of you, especially our most loyal fans who travel great distances to experience our shows. We appreciate your understanding and support for James & thank you for being a part of our Metallica family.
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— Metallica (@Metallica) 28 September 2019
All tickets purchased to the shows in Australia and New Zealand, including Enhanced Experiences and Black Tickets, will be fully refunded.
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— Metallica (@Metallica) 28 September 2019
James Hetfield’s struggle with addiction has been portrayed in the 2004 documentary named ‘Some Kind of Monster’. Metallica was formed in 1981, and it is known for hits like ‘Enter Sandman’ ‘Master of Puppets’ and ‘One’. We hope that James Hetfield recovers with his addiction soon and the band plans their tour once again.