Metallica will headline the Weenie Roast Festival in Los Angeles next month, it’s been announced.
The festival, which takes place at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on May 17th, will also feature The Raconteurs and the Bravery.
The Offspring and MGMT are also scheduled to appear at the event.
As previously reported, Metallica will headline this years Reading and Leeds festival alongside the Killers and Rage Against The Machine.
The band are expected to release their ninth studio album this autumn.
For details about all this summer’s festival, check out our new look Festival Guide.
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