AUSTIN, Texas — One week after the city of Austin declared a local disaster and canceled South by Southwest for the first time in the festival’s 34-year history, a sense of unease and uncertainty about how this year’s non-event will play out feels palpable around town. When Mayor Steve Adler held that previously unthinkable press
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett “blown away” by Peter Green tribute opportunity amid band’s festival cancellation
25.02.2020 - 12:26 / nme.com
This comes as the band announced festival cancellations.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett said he is “blown away” to be performing at an all-star tribute concert to Fleetwood Mac co-founder at the London Palladium.
His comments come as it was announced the band have cancelled two festival headline performances due to take place later this year in order to support frontman James Hetfield’s recovery.
The tribute event, which will be happening today (February 25), is being curated by Green’s
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12.03.2020 / 19:25
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12.03.2020 / 18:55
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Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly demonstrate a heel touch greeting at The Prince's Trust Awards after using Namaste gesture with Prince Charles amid coronavirus outbreak
© Getty Ant and Dec on stage at the Prince's Trust Awards in London People are being careful not to touch each other amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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09.03.2020 / 22:09
Watch Metallica’s Kirk Hammett take on Mrs. Smith in a ‘Wah-off’ guitar duel, and lose
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