Metallica just announced this festival minutes ago.
June 23-24 Atlantic City, NJ
http://www.orionmusicandmore.com/

Metallica will headline both nights, and play the Black Album in its
entirety on one of the nights for the first time ever on US soil

Arctic Monkeys • Avenged Sevenfold
Modest Mouse • The Gaslight Anthem
Cage The Elephant • Fucked Up • Best Coast
Hot Snakes • Titus Andronicus
Gary Clark Jr. • Lucero • Roky Erickson
The Black Angels • The Sword
A Place to Bury Strangers • Liturgy
Stay tuned for the full lineup!

Would make for a fun weekend. Not sure if I will be able to go since we will have 3 month old baby by then.

Edit: I just read that on the other night they are playing Ride the Lightning in its entirety

[Edited on February 7, 2012 at 2:56 PM. Reason : RTL \m/]

2/7/2012 2:48:18 PM

I wasn't paying full attention so I'm not sure if they were joking or not, but it did sound like in their announcement that they are indeed playing Ride the Lightning in full as well

I will be there for this unless I end up taking a vacation or something

The MetClub tickets (of which I am not part of) cost $25 less than the regular tickets. You can get a MetClub membership for $45...since I plan on getting 2 tickets I guess I'll be buying a year MetClub membership...

2/7/2012 3:01:04 PM

I already have a membership but yeah that is worth it. You get a club t-shirt and So What magazine through out the year. Plus other things like pre-sales and signed photos. This year they also gave metclub members the 4 unreleased death magnetic songs for free.

2/7/2012 3:07:15 PM

Quote :

"Best Coast"

wat

2/7/2012 3:45:35 PM

Yeah I don't know many of those bands. Looks like they still have about 5 more to announce. Hopefully they can get some good ones.

2/7/2012 3:52:30 PM

I know 5 of those bands, and can't say I'm a real fan of any...I am going to pick up an Avenged Sevenfold CD tonight as I do like what comes on Pandora of theirs

I'm sure they won't do this, but this being in Atlantic City it'd be really great if you could leave and get back in without a problem

[Edited on February 7, 2012 at 4:55 PM. Reason : 5!]

2/7/2012 4:54:44 PM

Couldn't care less about this festival, but psyched for the in-person fireworks that come from today's Titus Andronicus/Best Coast Twitter call-out.

2/7/2012 5:41:36 PM

presale starts in 20 minutes and I only have 1 other confirmed so far. I think I am still going to get 4 pit tix and find people later. I'm afraid they will sell out

2/8/2012 9:41:28 AM

Got 4 pit tix and a room at the Trump plaza

2/8/2012 10:44:33 AM

I got 2 regular tickets...not quite sold on spending the extra hundred bucks for pit

2/8/2012 11:50:38 AM

Yeah, it is a little steep but now I won't have to worry with fighting to get up close and can leave and come back easily. We also will have a separate lounge with A/C bathrooms and our own food and beverage stations.

2/8/2012 11:59:32 AM

don't forget the massages

2/8/2012 12:03:02 PM

Wait wat?

2/8/2012 1:09:15 PM

They were joking in the press announcement yesterday that the VIP ticket will get you free massages

2/8/2012 1:18:58 PM

haha okay. I was at work watching it so I missed bits of it. I went back looking through the details for massages.

2/8/2012 1:22:24 PM

Posted the schedule today

Ride the Lightning on Saturday and Black Album on Sunday
http://lineup.orionmusicandmore.com/events/2012/06/23/

They have added some bands since the original line up
Looking forward to Suicidal Tendencies

4/18/2012 9:05:23 AM

I'd go for Metallica but could give two shits about the others.

4/18/2012 10:49:43 AM

Yeah, it's a very eclectic lineup but they have other things going on during the day and you are also in Atlantic City so there is plenty to do. I'm excited about two full Metallica shows, especially RTL in full and Orion (I mean the gotta play this right since it is the name of the festival)

4/18/2012 10:59:39 AM

Leaving in the morning around 8 to head up there. This is going to be such an awesome weekend. I'm going to be looking rough come Monday.

I find out today if I win a Meet & Greet pass.

They've added a bunch of activities to the festival that should making it interesting besides just the music
Car Show
Kirk's Krypt of Horror Collection
Comedians
Ktulus Rock N Roll Emporium (Memorabilia Tents)
ESP Guitar Experience (You get to play guitars designed for James and Kirk)
Art Museum
Surfing on the beach close by
etc

6/21/2012 10:46:40 AM

Enjoy Volbeat!

6/21/2012 11:19:56 AM

^I did

Here are some cool pics from Kirk's Crypt. He collects tons of Horror memorabilia. Some of these were used in the movies.

6/28/2012 2:50:21 PM