Arts & Entertainment

Metallica's Concert To Air At Montgomery Co. Drive-In Theater

The unique "Drive-In Nights" concert will be shown at hundreds of outdoor theaters and venues around the country.

Metallica will perform at a special concert aired live at drive-in theaters around North America later this month.
Metallica will perform at a special concert aired live at drive-in theaters around North America later this month. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

OAKS, PA — As drive-in movies increase in popularity, concerts are taking a cue, with a national "Encore Drive-In Nights" event taking place later this month.

The one-night only event will feature Metallica performing a concert to be aired at hundreds of drive-ins around the United States and Canada, including at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks.

It will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29, and will air at the Cinema Pop Ups drive-in there at 8:30 p.m.

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"Shot especially for this one-night-only event, the band's first show of 2020 will go down as one of the most unique and memorable METALLICA experiences of all time," the event description reads."The event will also include a special guest performance by Three Days Grace.

The band Three Days Grace will play a special guest performance.

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The concert will be filmed at a "secret location" in northern California, according to the New York Post.

— Metallica (@Metallica) August" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/Metallica/... 10, 2020 Tickets, which go on sale on Aug. 14, are $115 per vehicle, with up to six people allowed per vehicle.

The Encore Drive-In series has already featured artists like Gwen Stefani earlier this year.

For details and to buy tickets, see here.

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