Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Metallica bassist says touring South America is "special"
Metallica recently announced an early 2010 tour of South and Central America, with the band visiting two cities -- Panama City and San Jose, Costa Rica -- that it has never played before. The group will also hit Lima, Peru, for what promoters are expecting to be the biggest musical event ever staged in Peruvian history. Bassist Robert Trujillo was blown away when we told him that: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "Wow. The largest concert in Lima, Peru. I didn't know that, so this is special. For me going down there is special anyway. The fans are always next level. Getting down into Lima and further down into Brazil, Argentina -- we've got three shows at Argentina Riverplate Stadium -- to get into that region of the world and check out the culture down there is very exciting for us."
The Lima show takes place on January 19th, with more South American dates expected to be announced soon.
Metallica has set November 30th for the Mexico-only release of a DVD called Orgullo, Pasion Y Gloria - Tres Noches En La Ciudad De Mexico, or Pride, Passion And Glory Three Nights In Mexico City. The disc was filmed at three gigs on June 4th, 6th and 7th in Mexico City.
The first 5,000 people to buy tickets for Metallica's March 10th, 2010 concert in Bogota, Columbia will have access to the first edition of the DVD.
Metallica's French-only DVD, Francais Por Une Nuit, or French For One Night, will come out next Monday in France (November 23rd), but will also be offered for sale at the band's website.
The band also recently filmed several Canadian concerts and will offer those on DVD as well.
Metallica next plays on December 5th in Las Vegas.
Bueno para los que no saben Inglés voy a resumirles la parte importante del post:
"Wow. The largest concert in Lima, Peru. I didn't know that, so this is special. For me going down there is special anyway. The fans are always next level. Getting down into Lima and further down into Brazil, Argentina -- we've got three shows at Argentina Riverplate Stadium -- to get into that region of the world and check out the culture down there is very exciting for us."
"Wow, El show mas largo en lima. No sabia eso, entonces ésto es especial. Para mi ir para alla es especial. Los fans estan siempre en otro nivel. Ir a Lima y después a Brasil, Argentina - Tenemos 3 shows en el estadio de River Plate- ir a esa región del mundo y ver la cultura por ahi es muy emocionante para nosotros"
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