Public appearances by heavy metal musicians in Saudi Arabia are rare
Metallica have announced their final show for 2023: a headlining concert on December 14, opening night of three-day Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The concert will be Metallica’s first in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Metallica will be the first metal band to make a public appearance in the country.
Other artists set to perform at the Festival include Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown, HER and the Black Eyed Peas.
A reported 600,000 people attended last year’s Soundstorm.
A post by Metallica on Facebook states: “We’re not done with 2023 yet, as an amazing opportunity has just come our way to perform at a major Festival we’ve never played in a part of the world we rarely visit. We are excited to announce that on Thursday December 14th we will be the first ever hard rock band to play MDLBeast’s Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia».
Public appearances by heavy metal musicians in Saudi Arabia are rare. In 2022, melodic death metal band Immmortal Pain from Saudi Arabia became the first heavy metal act to perform at a major public event when they performed at Comic Con Arabia.
Metallica made their live debut in the Middle Eastern country when they played Etihad Park in Abu Dhabi in 2011. However, they have never performed a concert in Saudi Arabia.
Source :Skai
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