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  "id": 7803689,
  "title": "Metallica Announces 12 Fresh Dates for 2027 North American Leg of M72 World Tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/metallica-announces-12-fresh-dates-for-2027-north-american-leg-of-m72",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:37:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
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    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/metallica-12-new-dates-2027-north-american-m72-world-tour-1236341445/"
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  "summary": "Metallica has announced 12 new dates for the 2027 North American leg of their M72 World Tour, extending the tour that began in April 2023. The additional shows will take place from May 8 to June 19, 2027, with stops in cities such as Vancouver, San Diego, El Paso, San Antonio, Fayetteville, Kansas City, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Madison, and Cleveland, before concluding in Salt Lake City. The tour will also feature opening acts Limp Bizkit and Avatar. Tickets for the new dates will be available through fan club presales starting on September 21, 2026, followed by additional presales and a general on-sale on September 25, 2026.",
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        "title": "Metallica Announce 2027 North American Tour Dates",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T14:27:26.000Z"
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        "title": "Metallica Announce 2027 North American Tour Dates",
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        "title": "Metallica Announce 2027 North American Tour Dates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/metallica-announce-2027-north-american-tour-dates-7818432",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:34:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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