To Support James Hetfield’s Recovery, Metallica Regretfully Informs Fans
Band Is Cancelling Its Performances At Music Festivals
Sonic Temple And Louder Than Life
Metallica Reassures Fans That They Will Perform As Scheduled
At Music Festivals Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville And Aftershock
Red Hot Chili Peppers And Tool
Announced As The New Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival
Friday & Sunday Headliners, Slipknot To Headline Saturday
Louder Than Life Headliners And Lineup Information Coming Soon
Sonic Temple & Louder Than Life Pass Exchanges And Refunds
Will Be Available Beginning Friday, February 28th
At 10:00 AM EST
Metallica has regretfully had to cancel their headline performances at Sonic Temple Art + Music
Festival in Columbus, OH (May 15 & 17) and Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY (September 18 &
20) to allow singer James Hetfield to continue his road to recovery.
Click here to read James Hetfield’s statement: www.metallica.com/news/2020–02–24–a–note–
from–james.html
Metallica reassures its fans that Metallica will appear at Danny Wimmer Presents festivals
Epicenter (May 1 & 3), Welcome to Rockville (May 8 & 10) and Aftershock (October 9 & 11) as
scheduled.
Multiplatinum and Grammy-winning bands Red Hot Chili Peppers (recently reunited with guitarist
John Frusciante) and Tool have been announced as new headliners for Sonic Temple, joining
Saturday’s multiplatinum, Grammy-winning headliner, Slipknot for the May 15 – 17 festival at
MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline Friday, May 15 while
Tool will headline Sunday, May 17.
Danny Wimmer Presents founder and festival creator Danny Wimmer says, “First and foremost, I
want to say how much I respect and support James for taking care of himself, and for his commitment
to getting healthy. At the same time, I am also deeply devoted to providing our festivalgoers with the
biggest and best festival experience in the world. As disappointed as we all are to lose Metallica, I am
thrilled that Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tool, dear friends of both DWP and Metallica, are stepping
up on short notice to join Slipknot, keeping Sonic Temple on track to be the greatest rock festival in
America.”
Sonic Temple and Louder Than Life pass holders who would like to exchange their passes to see
Metallica at another Danny Wimmer Presents festival, or would like to receive a refund, will be able
to do so starting this Friday, February 28. An email will be sent out to purchasers from Front Gate
Ticketing on Friday at 10:00 AM EST with complete exchange and refund details.
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival and Louder Than Life are produced by Los Angeles and
Louisville-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination
festivals in America. Additional DWP events include Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond, Epicenter,
Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival, and Welcome To Rockville. They’re also the co-
creators of Rock On The Range, America’s largest and most acclaimed rock festival, which celebrated
its 12th and final year in 2018 with 140,000 in attendance.
For more information on Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, visit:
Website: https://sonictemplefestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sonictemplefestival
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sonictemplefest
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sonictemplefestival
Hashtag: #SonicTempleFestival
For more information on Louder Than Life, visit:
Website: www.LouderThanLifeFestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/louderthanlifefestival
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ltlfest
Instagram: www.instagram.com/louderthanlifefest
Hashtag: #LouderThanLife
