METALLICA Fans Charged With Trespassing After Climbing Tower At Perth Show
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Two METALLICA fans were arrested and charged with trespassing after allegedly scaling a central tower inside Optus Stadium during the band's November 1 concert in Perth, Australia.
A 20-year-old man from Carey Park and a 23-year-old man from Australind were removed from the venue and will appear in court for the dangerous stunt. Photos and video from the scene shared by 10 News show cops telling the shirtless men to climb down before arresting them and escorting them out during Saturday's concert.
"It will be alleged the men climbed up the central tower inside the bowl at the METALLICA concert held at Optus Stadium on Saturday," a Western Australia Police spokesperson said, according to News.com.au.
METALLICA's current shows in Australia mark the first time the legendary American metal band has been Down Under in more than a decade. Support on the trek is coming from EVANESCENCE and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
Perth concert organizers said that more than 60,000 tickets were sold for the concert.
After Perth, METALLICA's Australian tour continues at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday, November 5, Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on Saturday, November 8, Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday, November 12, and concludes at Sydney's Accor Stadium on Saturday, November 15. METALLICA will also perform at Auckland, New Zealand's Eden Park on Wednesday, November 19.
METALLICA's last appearance in Australia was as the headliner of the Soundwave Festival in 2013.
The Australian dates are part of METALLICA's "M72" world tour, named after the band's 2023 album "72 Seasons". The "M72" Australian stadium tour, produced by Live Nation, finds the heavy metal icons performing at the end of stadiums, with the band's infamous Snake Pit extended from the front of the stage.
While a majority of METALLICA's 2024 and 2025 world tour dates consisted of the "No-Repeat Weekend" setlists — where the James Hetfield-fronted act played in the same city for two nights and mixed up its setlists each night — the Australian and New Zealand shows are billed as "One Night Only".
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
