METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK IN RIO Festival

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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK IN RIO Festival - Oct. 16, 2012

METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN have been confirmed for next year's Rock In Rio festival, set to take place September 13-15, 2013 and September 19-22, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

METALLICA will perform at the event on September 19. They state, "We are super-psyched to be returning to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for our sixth Rock In Rio!"

As previously reported, SEPULTURA will also perform at next year's Rock In Rio. The band will be joined on stage by Les Tambours Du Bronx, featuring sixteen drummers from France.

Tickets will be available in a special pre-sale for Rock In Rio members beginning October 23 at 12:01 a.m. Rock In Rio cards, the equivalent of a ticket in advance for one day, will go on sale on October 30 at 12:01 a.m. and this sale is open only to fans who are Brazilian residents. For those of you who live outside the country and plan to travel to Brazil, there will be an international ticket sale in April 2013.

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posted by : loser
10/16/2012 5:39:39 PM
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... woah! ...

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posted by : Furywhip
10/16/2012 5:43:26 PM
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yeah, big time stuff!

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COMMENT | Ooo Goody
posted by : JPACHALEN
10/16/2012 5:50:37 PM
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BFD

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posted by : Jesse Pinkman
10/16/2012 6:01:36 PM
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I love Metallica but is this really a surprise? When have they not played Rock in Rio?

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COMMENT | Who could afford them
posted by : Stop readin' me the Riotact666 the number of the beast.
10/16/2012 6:02:51 PM
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Esp. If that mitt joke gets in there

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COMMENT | AGAAAAAAIN?!
posted by : Grimorkh
10/16/2012 6:05:46 PM
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Medina (the guy who created the fest) must have sold his soul to Lar$ and Harris. I bet my bong that they'll announce Guns n' Roses over the next weeks - Brazil is the only place in the world where people actually believe GnR is still relevant.

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posted by : PHIL_11H58
10/16/2012 6:25:32 PM
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oh shit

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posted by : skadi09
10/16/2012 6:39:46 PM
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so are Metallica not planning on writing a new album then?

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COMMENT | Say Yeah
posted by : RedZombie
10/16/2012 7:03:23 PM
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cause 2 of the finest bands in the land are returning to Rio. Not a joke. Metallica rules.

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COMMENT | Iron Maiden and Rock in Rio
posted by : theredpill
10/16/2012 7:18:02 PM
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A match Maiden Heaven.

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posted by : ryan05
10/16/2012 8:10:14 PM
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Iron Maiden is still alive?

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posted by : RiotAct666
10/16/2012 8:32:04 PM
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Maiden & Metallica FTW!!!!

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posted by : Blackstar75
10/16/2012 8:35:00 PM
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Killer!

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COMMENT | !!!
posted by : liveevil
10/16/2012 9:27:31 PM
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Maiden and Metallica should both bow before....

....BLACK FKN' SABBATH...!!!!

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COMMENT | That means
posted by : jayray02
10/16/2012 11:16:34 PM
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That Maiden are closing the whole festival on the 20th. As it should be.

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posted by : ragingsteel
10/17/2012 1:39:10 AM
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this is a sad indictment of modern metal when these 2 dinosaurs who last released anything worthwhile 25 years ago are still headlining all the major festvals....

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