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From Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Weeknd, here are all the artists who can't wait to get on the road again.

Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly , where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives , and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext , Queerty , Rolling Stone , and The New Yorker . He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once.

Remember live music? Enjoying a shared vibe in a crowd, a moment of familiarity and solidarity betwixt complete strangers, even having a $35 beer spilled on your person? Well, concerts are back, baby!

From Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins to the Weeknd, our fave musicians are ready, willing, and able to rock our collective socks off — with some artists making up for rescheduled shows from the past two years, established stars hitting the road again , and new acts striking out for the first time. Here, we've compiled a list of all the 2022 concerts and music festivals you'll want to keep an eye on.

September 2022

Stevie Nicks Tour: Live in Concert Dates: Sept. 2-Oct. 28

Lil Nas X Tour: Montero Tour Dates: Sept. 6-Nov. 17

Phoenix Tour: Alpha Zulu Tour '22 Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 18 Opening act(s): Porches

Roxy Music Tour: 50th Anniversary Arena Tour Dates: Sept. 7-Oct. 14 Special guest: St. Vincent

Panic! At the Disco Tour: The Viva Las Vengeance Tour Dates: Sept. 8-March 10 Opening acts: Marina, Jake Wesley Rogers, Beach Bunny

She & Him Tour: Fall Tour Dates: Sept. 9-Sept. 16

Yola Tour: Stand for Myself 2022 Tour Dates: Sept. 9-Sept. 25 Opening act(s): Peter One

Post Malone Tour: The Twelve Carat Tour Dates: Sept. 10-Nov. 15 Opening act(s): Roddy Ricch

Gorillaz Tour: North American 2022 Tour Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 23 Opening act(s): EARTHGANG, Jungle

Mary J. Blige Tour: The Good Morning Gorgeous Tour Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 29 Opening act(s): Ella Mai, Queen Naija

Dry Cleaning Tour: World Tour Dates: Sept. 17-April 1

Carly Rae Jepsen Tour: The So Nice Tour Dates: Sept. 21-Nov. 5 Opening act(s): Empress Of

Ally & AJ and Ben Platt Tour: The Reverie Tour Dates: Sept. 22-Nov. 18

Lizzo Tour: The Special Tour Dates: Sept. 23-Nov. 18 Opening act: Latto

The Judds Tour: The Final Tour Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 28 Opening act: Martina McBride

Festival: Primavera Sound Los Angeles City: Los Angeles Dates: Sept. 16-18 Headliners: Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Nine Inch Nails, Cigarettes After Sex, Clairo, Darkside, James Blake, Kim Gordon

Festival: Portola Music Festival City: San Francisco Dates: Sept. 24-25 Headliners: Flume, Kaytranada, Charli XCX, The Chemical Brothers, James Blake, M.I.A.

Festival: Global Citizen Festival 2022 City: New York Dates: Sept. 25 Headliners: Mariah Carey, Metallica, Rosalia, Mickey Guyton, Charlie Puth, the Jonas Brothers

Festival: Ohana Festival City: Dana Point, CA Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Headliners: Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Pink

October 2022

Smashing Pumpkins Tour: Spirits on Fire Arena Tour Dates: Oct. 2-Nov. 19 Special guest: Jane's Addiction Opening acts: Poppy, Meg Myers

Jessie Reyez Tour: The Yessie Tour Dates: Oct. 13-Dec. 4

beabadoobee Tour: North American Fall Tour Dates: Oct. 25-Dec. 4 Opening act(s): Lowertown

Lindsey Buckingham Tour: Fall 2022 Tour Dates: Oct. 26-Nov. 19

Festival: All Things Go Music Festival City: Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD) Dates: Oct. 1 Headliners: Lorde, Mitski, Bleachers

Festival: When We Were Young City: Las Vegas Dates: Oct. 22 Headliners: My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Bright Eyes

November 2022

The Smile Tour: North American Tour 2022 Dates: Nov. 14-Dec. 21

Modest Mouse Tour: The Lonesome Crowded West Tour Dates: Nov. 18 - Dec. 17

Harry Connick, Jr. Tour: A Holiday Celebration 2022 Tour Dates: Nov. 18-Dec. 24

Darren Criss Tour: A Very Darren Crissmas Dates: Nov. 29-Dec. 17

December 2022

LeAnn Rimes Tour: Joy: The Holiday Tour Dates: Dec. 2-Dec. 18

Mariah Carey Tour: Merry Christmas to All! Dates: Dec. 11, 13

January 2022

Kacey Musgraves Tour: Star-Crossed: Unveiled Dates: Jan. 19-Feb. 20 Opening acts: King Princess, Muna

The War on Drugs Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: Jan. 19-July 8

Courtney Barnett Tour: USA & Canada Tour Dates: Jan. 20-Aug. 28

Björk Tour : Cornucopia Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 8

Big Thief Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: Jan. 31-June 21

February 2022

Waxahatchee Tour: Saint Cloud Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 3-June 21

Billie Eilish Tour: Happier Than Ever: The World Tour Dates: Feb. 3-Sept. 30 Opening acts: Duckworth, Willow, Jessie Reyez

Sparks Tour: Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 7-May 7

Spoon Tour: Lucifer on the Sofa Tour Dates: Feb. 8-June 4

Bad Bunny Tour: El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo Dates: Feb. 9-April 3

Lucy Dacus Tour: Winter Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 9-Aug. 26

Dua Lipa Tour: Future Nostalgia Tour 2022 Dates: Feb. 9-Nov. 16

Tyler, the Creator Tour: Call Me If You Get Lost Dates: Feb. 10-Aug. 3 Opening acts: Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Teezo Touchdown

Jazmine Sullivan Tour: The Heaux Tales Tour Dates: Feb. 14-March 30

Clairo Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: Feb. 16-Oct. 4 Opening acts: Arlo Parks, Widowspeak

John Mayer Tour: Sob Rock Tour Dates: Feb. 17-May 10

Justin Bieber Tour: Justice World Tour Dates: Feb. 18-March 25

Beach House Tour: Once Twice Melody Tour Dates: Feb. 18-Aug. 28

The Flaming Lips Tour: American Head American Tour 2021-22 Dates: Feb. 19-Nov. 22

Tame Impala Tour: Slow Rush Tour Dates: Feb. 27-Oct. 29

Festival: Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest City: Los Angeles Dates: Feb. 10-12 Headliners: Machine Gun Kelly, Halsey, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Green Day, Miley Cyrus

Festival: Diplo's Higher Ground Cabo City: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Dates: Feb. 17-21 Headliners: Diplo, Duke Dumont, Gorgon City, VNNSA, John Summit, Solardo

Festival: Dirtybird CampINN City: Orlando Dates: Feb. 25-27 Headliners: Chromeo, DJ Premier, Claude VonStroke, Dillinja

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Tour: Live 2022 Dates: March 1-April 3

Khruangbin Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: March 2-July 31 Opening acts: Toro y Moi, Men I Trust

311 Tour: Spring Tour 2022 Dates: March 6-June 5

Animal Collective Tour: Spring 2022 U.S. Tour Dates: March 8-June 9 Opening acts: L'Rain, Spirit of the Beehive

Maren Morris Tour: Humble Quest Tour Dates: March 8-Dec. 2

Greta Van Fleet Tour: Dreams in Gold Tour 2022 Dates: March 10-Nov. 12 Opening acts: The Pretty Reckless, Houndmouth, Durand Jones & The Indications, Fruit Bats, Robert Finley, Crown Lands, and Hannah Wicklund

Eagles Tour: Hotel California Tour Dates: March 17-May 28

Chris Stapleton Tour: All American Road Show Tour Dates: March 17-Oct. 27

Coldplay Tour: The Music of the Spheres Dates: March 18-Oct. 29 Opening acts: H.E.R., London Grammar

Rina Sawayama Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: March 19-May 9

Summer Walker Tour: The Summer Walker Series Tour Dates: March 19-July 9

Perfume Genius Tour: Perfume Genius Tour Dates: March 20-Aug. 26

Kesha Tour: Kesha Live Dates: March 21-30 Opening acts: Kesha's Weird + Wonderful Rainbow Cruise, April 1-5

Bleachers Tour: the 2022 tour Dates: March 24-July 29 Opening acts: Allison Ponthier, Beabadoobee, Blu DeTiger, Charly Bliss, the Lemon Twigs, Wolf Alice

Dawn Richard Tour: Electro Revival Tour Dates: March 24-Aug. 28

Charli XCX Tour: Crash: The Live Tour Dates: March 26-June 9

Bon Iver Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: March 30-Nov. 11

Festival: CRSSD City: San Diego Dates: March 5-6 Headliners: Glass Animals, Sofi Tukker Live, 070 Shake, Blu De Tiger, Cautious Clay, Chet Faker Festival: Treefort Music Fest City: Boise, Idaho Dates: March 23-27 Headliners: Kim Gordon, Durand Jones & the Indications, Osees, Snail Mail

Festival: BUKU Music + Art Project City: New Orleans Dates: March 25-26 Headliners: Tyler, the Creator; Tame Impala; Tierra Whack

Bon Jovi Tour: Bon Jovi 2022 Tour Dates: April 1-30

Olivia Rodrigo Tour: Sour Tour Dates: April 2-July 7 Opening acts: Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone, Baby Queen

Lorde Tour: The Solar Power Tour Dates: April 3-March 18, 2023 Opening acts: Remi Wolf, Marlon Williams

Snail Mail Tour: Valentine Tour Dates: April 5-Sept. 9

Backstreet Boys Tour: DNA World Tour Dates: April 8-March 11, 2023

BTS Event: BTS Permission to Dance on Stage City: Las Vegas Dates: April 8-16

Lil Durk Tour: The 7220 Tour Dates: April 8-May 2

H.E.R. Tour: Back of My Mind Tour Dates: April 8-June 19

Jack White Tour: The Supply Chain Issues Tour Dates: April 8-Oct. 16 Opening act(s): Cherry Glazer, Cautious Clay, Glove, Zelooperz, The Paranoyds, Cat Power

Wilco Tour: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 20th Anniversary Tour Dates: April 15-April 23

Mitski Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: April 17-Sept. 18 Opening act(s): Indigo De Souza, The Weather Station, Hurray for the Riff Raff

Modest Mouse Tour: The Golden Casket Tour Date(s): April 18-Aug. 29 Opening act(s): The Cribs

J Balvin Tour: J Balvin Presents Jose Tour 2022 Dates: April 19-June 4

Destroyer Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: April 22-Oct. 7

Brandi Carlile Tour: Beyond These Silent Days Dates: April 22-Oct. 22 Opening acts: Allison Russell, Ani DiFranco, Brittany Howard, Celisse, Indigo Girls, Katie Pruitt, Lake Street Dive, Lucius, and Sarah McLachlan

The Who Tour: The Who Hits Back Tour! Dates: April 22-May 28 (spring); Oct. 2-Nov.5 (fall) Special guests: Leslie Mendelson, Los Lonely Boys, Amythyst Kiah, the Wild Things, Willie Nile, Steven Page, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs

Haim Tour: The One More Haim Tour Dates: April 24-July 27 Opening acts: Waxahatchee, Princess Nokia, Faye Webster, Sasami, Buzzy Lee

Interpol Tour: Spring Tour Dates: April 25-June 19 Opening acts: Tycho, Matthew Dear (U.S.), Dry Cleaning (Mex.)

Tori Amos Tour: Ocean to Ocean 2022 Tour Dates: April 27-June 16

Paul McCartney Tour: Got Back Tour Dates: April 28-June 16

Nine Inch Nails Tour: Nine Inch Nails Tour Dates: April 28-Sept. 24 Opening acts: Boy Harsher, 100 gecs, Yves Tumor, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb

Tim McGraw Tour: McGraw Tour 2022 Dates: April 29-June 4 Opening acts: Russell Dickerson, Alexandra Kay, Brandon Davis

Leon Bridges Tour: Gold-Diggers Sound Tour Dates: April 29-Sept. 8 Opening acts: Chiiild, Kirby (Europe), Little Dragon

Sigur Rós Tour: Sigur Rós World Tour 2022 Dates: April 30-June 18

Festival: Coachella City: Indio, Calif. Dates: April 15-17; April 22-24 Headliners: Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Swedish House Mafia

Festival: Stagecoach City: Indio, Calif. Dates: April 29-May 1 Headliners: Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs

Pearl Jam Tour: North American Tour Dates: May 3-Sept. 22 Opening act: Pluralone

New Kids on the Block Tour: Mixtape Tour 2022 Dates: May 10-July 23 Opening acts: Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, En Vogue

Sylvan Esso Tour: Shaking Out the Numb Tour Dates: May 11-June 26 Opening acts: Moses Sumney, Vagabon, Yo La Tengo, Indigo De Souza, Little Brother, Mr Twin Sister

Dave Matthews Band Tour: Tour 2022 Dates: May 11-Sept. 20

Tiwa Savage Tour: Water & Garri North American Tour Dates: May 15-June 19

My Chemical Romance Tour: The Reunion Tour Dates: May 16-March 20, 2023 Special Guests: Devil Master, Dilly Dally, Badflower, GOSH, Kimya Dawson, Meg Myers, Midtown, Nothing, Shannon and the Clams, Soul Glo, Surfbort, Taking Back Sunday, the Bouncing Souls, the Homeless Gospel Choir, the Lemon Twigs, Thursday, Turnstile, Waterparks, Youth Code

Halsey Tour: Love and Power Tour Dates: May 17-July 9 Opening acts: Beabadoobe, Pink Pantheress, the Marias, Abby Roberts, Wolf Alice

Tears for Fears with Garbage Tour: The Tipping Point World Tour Dates: May 20-June 26

Norah Jones Tour: 20th Anniversary Come Away With Me Tour Dates: May 22-Aug. 4 Special guest: Regina Spektor

Belle and Sebastian Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: May 24-Nov. 30 Special guest: Divino Nino, Thee Sacred Souls, Tennis, Los Bitchos

Festival: Cruel World Festival City: Pasadena, Cali. Dates: May 14-15 Headliners: Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, DEVO, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, The Church

Festival: Hangout Music Festival City: Gulf Shores, Ala. Dates: May 20-22 Headliners: Post Malone, Tame Impala, Halsey, Fall Out Boy, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Jack Harlow, Maren Morris, Phoebe Bridgers, Leon Bridges

Festival: Lightning in a Bottle City: Buena Vista Lake, Cali. Dates: May 25-30 Headliners: Glass Animals, Kaytranada, GRiZ, Chet Faker, Big Freedia, Black Coffee

Festival: Wilco's Solid Sound Festival City: North Adams, Mass. Dates: May 27-29 Headliners: Wilco, Japanese Breakfast, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, John Hodgman's Comedy Cabaret, the Sun Ra Arkestra

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Tour: Raising the Roof Tour Dates: June 1-Sept. 12

Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour: Global Stadium Tour Dates: June 4-Sept. 22 Opening acts: The Strokes, A$AP Rocky, Haim, Beck, St. Vincent, Anderson .Paak, the Free Nationals

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: June 5-Oct. 6 Opening act(s): The Linda Lindas, TBA

Pavement Tour: 2022 Tour Dates: June 6-Nov. 11

Machine Gun Kelly Tour: Mainstream Sellout Dates: June 8-Aug. 13 Opening acts: Avril Lavigne, Blackbear, iann dior, PVRIS, Travis Barker, Trippie Redd, WILLOW, 44phantom

Alicia Keys Tour: Alicia: The World Tour Dates: June 9-Sept. 24

Stevie Nicks Tour: Live in Concert Dates: June 10-21

Rod Stewart Tour: Cheap Trick Tour Dates: June 10-Sept. 17

The Chicks Tour: Summer 2022 Tour Dates: June 14-Aug. 13

Tenacious D Tour: Summer 2022 Tour Dates: June 16-22 Opening acts: Puddles Pity Party

St. Vincent Tour: Daddy's Home World Tour Dates: June 22-Oct. 2 Opening act(s): Celya AB, Snail Mail, Big Joanie, Ali Macofsky

Father John Misty Tour: Chloë and the Next 20th Century Tour Dates: June 26-Oct. 8 Opening act(s): Suki Waterhouse

Fleet Foxes Tour: Shore Tour Dates: June 27-Sept. 11

Festival: Governors Ball City: Queens, N.Y. Dates: June 10-12 Headliners: Kid Cudi, Halsey, J.

Festival: Bonnaroo City: Manchester, Tenn. Dates: June 16-19 Headliners: TBA

Festival: Something in the Water City: Washington, D.C. Dates: June 17-19 Headliners: Pharrell; Pusha T; Lil Baby; Chloe x Halle; Lil Uzi Vert; Tyler, the creator; Tierra Whack; Run the Jewels; Jon Batiste; Dave Matthews Band

Festival: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts County: Somerset, England Dates: June 22-26 Headliners: Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross, Billie Eilish

Alanis Morissette Tour: Celebrating 25 years of Jagged Little Pill Dates: June 9-29 (Europe), July 10-Aug. 6 (North America) Special guest: Beth Orton (Europe), Garbage (North America)

Roger Waters Tour: This Is Not a Drill Dates: July 6-Oct. 15

Rosalía Tour: Motomami World Tour Dates: July 6-Dec. 18

The Weeknd Tour: After Hours Til Dawn Dates: July 8-Sept. 3

Rage Against the Machine Tour: Public Service Announcement Tour Dates: July 9-Aug. 14 Special guest: Run the Jewels

The Black Keys Tour: Dropout Boogie Tour Dates: July 9-Oct. 18 Special guest: Ceramic Animal, Early James, the Velveteers

The Shins Tour: Oh, Inverted World: The 21st Birthday Tour Dates: July 12-Sept. 16

Lady Gaga Tour: The Chromatica Ball Dates: July 17-Sept. 10

Kendrick Lamar Tour: The Big Steppers Tour Dates: July 19-Dec. 16

Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, and Angel Olsen Tour: The Wild Hearts Tour Dates: July 21-Aug. 21 Opening act: Spencer

Kehlani Tour: Blue Water Road Tour Dates: July 29-Oct. 21 Opening act(s): Rico Nasty, Destin Conrad

Wet Leg Tour: U.S. Tour Dates: July 29-Oct. 12

Maroon 5 Tour: 2022 World Tour Dates: July 30-Aug 20 (North American dates)

Erykah Badu Tour: The Digging Crystals in Badubotron Tour Dates: July 30-Sept. 11

Festival: Pitchfork Music Festival City: Chicago Dates: July 15-17 Headliners: The National, Mitski, the Roots

Festival: HARD Summer Music Festival City: San Bernardino, Calif. Dates: July 29-31 Headliners: Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Porter Robinson, Three 6 Mafia, Gunna

August 2022

Franz Ferdinand Tour: U.S. Tour Dates: Aug. 4-Sept. 1

Bad Bunny Tour: World's Hottest Tour Dates: Aug. 5-Dec. 9 Opening acts: Alesso, Diplo

Michael Bublé Tour: Higher Tour Dates: Aug. 8-Oct. 11

Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin Tour: Alice in Chains & Breaking Benjamin Tour Dates: Aug. 10-Oct. 8

Harry Styles Tour: Love on Tour 2022 Dates: Aug. 15-Dec. 13 Opening acts: Jessie Ware, Blood Orange, Gabriels, Madi Diaz, Ben Harper, Koffee

Kid Cudi Tour: To the Moon — 2022 World Tour Dates: Aug. 16-Sept. 17 Opening act(s): Don Toliver, Strick, Denzel Curry, 070 Shake

Duran Duran Tour: North American Tour Dates: Aug. 19-Sept. 11 Opening acts: Nile Rodgers and Chic

Beth Orton Tour: Fall 2022 Tour Dates: Aug. 19-Nov. 22

The B-52s Tour: Farewell Tour Dates: Aug. 22-Nov. 13 Opening acts: K-C & the Sunshine Band, the Tubes

Interpol and Spoon Tour: Lights, Camera, Factions Tour Dates: Aug. 25-Sept. 18 Opening act(s): The Goon Sax

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Tour: N.Y. State of Mind Tour Dates: Aug. 30-Oct. 4

Festival: Outside Lands City: San Francisco Dates: Aug. 5-7 Headliners: Green Day, Post Malone, SZA

Festival: Let's Get Fr.ee Carnaval City: Queens, N.Y. Dates: Aug. 20-21 Headliners: Missy Elliott, Anderson .Paak , Jhené Aiko, Wizkid, Major Lazar

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M72 World Tour

We told you about our new album 72 Seasons , so what’s next now that we’ve escaped the studio? Hit the road, of course! You want a tour, we’ve got a tour... how about two full years worth of shows?!?!

Over the past few years, we have been so inspired by the dedication and family/community vibe of the fans who traveled to San Francisco for our recent weekend celebrations, first in 2019 with the two S&M2 shows, followed by last year’s 40th Anniversary shows. On top of that, we had a blast being a part of the 2021 Wimmer Festivals when we played two nights in one city, each with a totally different setlist. With all of that in mind, the M72 tour was born!

Starting in April of 2023, we’ll be visiting 22 different cities around the world and playing two nights in each city, with each “No Repeat Weekend” show a completely unique experience: Two totally different set lists with two different bands opening the show each night! Purchase a two-day ticket, and you won’t see the same song twice for a total of over 30 songs spanning our 40+ years of being lucky enough to make music. Most of the shows (sorry, not all - we tried!) will be on Fridays and Sundays, so we’ll be sure to have lots of extracurricular events for you to hang with fellow Metallica fans at before the shows kick-off and on the Saturday night in between.

Presented worldwide by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey (in North America only), and brought to you by our friends at Live Nation, the M72 tour also launches a completely different look for us in stadiums – we’ll be in the round in the middle of the field. On top of that, the Snake Pit has been relocated to the center of the stage so that fans there will have a complete 360 view of the show. Each weekend offers a variety of Enhanced Experiences , ranging from access to a meet and greet, production and stage tour, food and beverage in the “Black Box” lounge to early entry into the venue and the aforementioned Snake Pit. The very popular “Black Laminate” is back, now known as the “I Disappear Ticket,” and is the ultimate pass for the fan who wants to run away with us for multiple weekends. Grab one of these and attend every show on your continent or in the world! For more information about Enhanced Experiences and I Disappear Tickets, visit wearesuper.co/metallica .

In keeping with the theme of two completely unique shows each weekend, we’re excited to share the stage with different bands each night, including some we have traveled with before and new friends who are joining us for the first time. Signing up for the entire adventure with us are Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, and MammothWVH, and some of you will see Pantera, Architects, Greta Van Fleet, or Volbeat, depending on the shows you attend. All the details are in the listing of dates below and on the individual show pages.

Two-day discounted tickets will be on sale Friday, December 2, for all shows. Fan Club presales start early on Wednesday, November 30, with various other presales beginning later that day and throughout the week. To request your Fan Club presale code, visit metallica.com/presale-code . If you cannot join us for the entire weekend, single-day tickets will be available starting January 20, 2023.

A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. Founded in 2017, AWMH’s efforts to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band have raised nearly $13 million – providing $5.9 million in grants to career and technical education programs in the US, over $2.5 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $3.2 million to disaster relief efforts worldwide.

We cannot wait to embark on this new adventure, play some new music, and spend our weekends in ’23 and ’24 with YOU!

Show 1 Support Europe: Architects & Mammoth WVH ** Show 2 Support Europe: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills * Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills play Show 1 in Paris, Architects & Mammoth WVH play Show 2 in Paris ** Volbeat replaces Architects on Show 1 in Gothenburg

Show 1 Support North America: Pantera & Mammoth WVH *** Show 2 Support North America: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills *** Greta Van Fleet replaces Pantera on show 1 both weekends in Mexico City

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TWICE Announce Initial North American Dates On 2022 World Tour

K-pop group TWICE announced the first five North American dates of their 2022 world tour over the weekend.

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K-pop group TWICE announced the first five North American dates of their 2022 world tour over the weekend. The shows were unveiled in a poster with the details of the upcoming outing, which reveals that the swing will include stops in Los Angeles at the Forum on Feb. 16, the arena in Oakland on Feb. 18, as well as shows in Dallas (Dickies Arena, Feb. 22), Atlanta (State Farm Arena, Feb. 24) and New York (UBS Arena, Feb. 26).

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The poster for the group’s fourth tour promises that more dates will be announced in the future. The tour was teased at the end of the recent prom-themed video for the English-language single “The Feels,” which featured an image of the poster with some key dates. Among the spotlight upcoming events are their sixth anniversary week — which took place last month — as well as a tease for their third album, due this month, and the upcoming tour.

Fans Choose TWICE's 'Formula of Love: O + T = <3' as This Week's Favorite New Music

The tour will kick off with three shows in Seoul, South Korea on Dec. 24, 25 and 26 at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome.

The group’s latest album,  Formula of Love: O + T = <3 , topped last week’s new music poll. Fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 12) on  Billboard , choosing the K-pop girl group’s third album as their favorite new music release of the past week.  Formula of Love: O + T = <3  brought in nearly 59% of the vote, beating out new music by  Taylor Swift  ( Red (Taylor’s Version) ), Silk Sonic ( An Evening With Silk Sonic ),  Beyonce , (“Be Alive”),  Rosalía  featuring  The Weeknd  (“La Fama”), and others.

The new full-length features TWICE’s No. 10-charting Global Excl. U.S. single “The Feels,” the act’s first effort entirely in English. The set also features new track “Scientist,” which sees the nine-piece telling their lovers that there’s no need for special equations or chemicals when it comes to true romance.

Check out the tweet announcing the dates below.

TWICE 4TH WORLD TOUR ‘Ⅲ’ #TWICE #트와이스 #TWICE_4TH_WORLD_TOUR pic.twitter.com/YcTtrtESXw — TWICE (@JYPETWICE) November 15, 2021

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15 Must-See Concerts in 2022: Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa & More

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Live music is back!

After nearly two years of delays and postponements due to the pandemic, artists like Billie Eilish , Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa  are back on the road, performing for sold-out crowds, and many more artists are following in suit now that several COVID restrictions are being lifted.

With less events being cancelled, it finally seems safe to go ahead and buy the concert ticket that has been taunting you all this time. Whether you want to dance with Dua Lipa , get in your feels with Billie Eilish  and  Coldplay  or get lost in a country song with a beer in hand at a Thomas Rhett concert , you can do all of that this year!

Below, we rounded up the top 15 concerts of 2022 that you're not going to want to miss.

Future Nostalgia Tour  February 2022 - March 31, 2022 (US stops)

We are practically levitating at thought of getting to see the Grammy award-winning artist live. Grab your besties and dance your cold heart out to the pop singer's hits like "Love Again" and "Don't Start Now."

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Happier Than Ever, The World Tour  February 2022 - September 2022

Seeing the Grammy award-winning artist on tour is getting us all in our feels! For the next six months, the "Getting Older" singer will be touring across the U.S., Europe, New Zealand and Australia, so there's plenty of opportunities to see Billie live.

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Justin Bieber

The Justice World Tour March 2022 - March 2023

Beliebers, your prayers worked! You can hear "Peaches," "Lonely" and more of the Grammy award-winning artist's latest hits in a city near you.

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Back Of My Mind Tour March 2022 - August 2022

Grab your girlfriends and treat yourself to a night with H.E.R.! The Grammy award-winning artist will be making stops across the U.S, the U.K. and Brussels over the next few months, so get those tickets before it's too late.

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Dierks Bentley 

Beers On Me Tour

Get ready to sway your beers in the air like you just don't care! The country music star will be hitting up cities like Houston, Nashville, Portland and more.

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One More HAIM Tour  April 2022 - July 2022

You will most definitely be seeing us at one of HAIM's U.S stops. The sister trio is headed on tour to promote their latest album Women In Music Pt. III , which includes hits like "3 AM" and "The Steps."

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Music Of The Spheres World Tour March 2022 - October 2022

Get ready to feel all the feels! The rock band will be touring across North America, South America and Europe performing hits from their latest album "Music Of The Spheres."

Love And Power Tour May 2022 - September 2022

The   pop singer is headed to cities like Los Angeles, NYC and Nashville over the summer with musical guests including Beabadoobee, PinkPantheress, The Marias and Äbby Roberts! If you've been to one of Halsey's past tours, you know it is a feast for the senses. Trust us when we say you'll walk out a different person!

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5 Seconds of Summer

Take My Hand World Tour  April 2022 - December 2022

The Australian pop rock band will be making stops across Europe, North America and Australia. Who else is excited to hear "Complete Mess" live?

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The Chromatica Ball July 2022 - September 2022

Mother Monster is back! The multi-hyphenate star is making 15 stops across the U.S. and Europe this summer to perform her chart-topping hits from her Chromatica album.

Thomas Rhett 

The Bring The Bar To You Tour June 2022 - October 2022

The award-winning country music artist is finally hitting the road again! While we hope to hear past hits, we are looking forward to jamming out to his new album Where We Started , which drops on 4/1.

The World's Hottest Tour  August 2022 - December 2022

The "Yonaguni" artist is going back on the road after he finishes his currently sold-out tour, El Último Tour Del Mundo, to perform at stadiums across the U.S. and Latin America. At a few stops, the Puerto Rican rapper will be joined by  DJ Alesso and Diplo .

Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour March 2022 - July 2023

Get ready to sing and dance your heart out! You're not going to want to miss out on the chance to see the legendary Elton John perform his greatest hits one last time.

Maren Morris 

Humble Quest Tour April 2022- December 2022

Starting with her Stagecoach performance, the country songstress will be touring the U.S., stopping in cities like Austin, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas and Nashville.

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Shawn Mendes Announces 2022 ‘Wonder: the World Tour’

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Shawn Mendes is hitting the road next year for his Wonder: the World Tour. The arena trek kicks off in March in Europe before heading stateside in summer 2022. Tickets for the North American legs go on sale October 7th, with American Express and First Access presale tickets available beginning on September 29th and fan presale taking place starting September 30th.

The tour is in support of his fourth studio album, Wonder , which arrived last December and promptly debuted at Number One on Rolling Stone ‘s Top 200 Albums chart. In August, the singer dropped the LP single’s video for the Tainy-assisted “ Summer of Love ” and the pair performed the song at the VMAs earlier this month.

The North American run includes two legs. Dermot Kennedy opens the tour through August 19th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and Tate McRae rounds out the remaining dates beginning on September 7th at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Shawn Mendes 2022 North America Tour Dates

June 27 –  Portland, OR @ Moda Center June 28 –  Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena June 30 –  Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center July 2 –  Vancouver, BC @ Venue to be announced July 5 –  Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place July 9 –  St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center July 12 –  Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum July 15 –  Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena July 19 –  Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse July 20 –  Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena July 22 –  Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center July 23 –  Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena July 27 –  Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena July 29 –  Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun August 2 –  Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center August 5 –  Boston, MA @ TD Garden August 12 –  Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center August 15 –  Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell August 19 –  Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center September 7 –  Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena September 9 –  Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center September 15 –  Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena September 17 –  Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena September 21 –  Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena September 24 –  Denver, CO @ Ball Arena September 26 –  Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center September 27 –  Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center October 1 –  Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center October 3 –  Austin, TX @ Moody Center October 4 –  Houston, TX @ Toyota Center October 8 –  Miami, FL @ FTX Arena October 11 –  Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena October 12 –  Orlando, FL @ Amway Center October 14 –  Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena October 19 –  Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena October 22 –  Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena October 24 –  Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life FieldHouse October 26 –  Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

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Stephen Carpenter reveals when he expects to return to live duties with Deftones

Carpenter was notably absent from the band's recent shows and had previously talked about anxieties related to touring

Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter has confirmed that he will return to the stage this November after a lengthy absence from the live circuit. The news was shared via the social media accounts of his side project, Sol Invict.

“Thank you for all your kind words, feeling good and excited for you all to hear the new Sol Invicto record Loosely Aware. See you all at DDLD!” read the post. DDLD refers to Dia De Los Deftones, a yearly Deftones-curated festival, set to take place on November 2 at San Diego's Petco Park.

Carpenter was notably absent from the band's 50,000-strong San Francisco concert on August 17 and Lollapalooza before that, following his May 2022 statement that he will be sitting out on any future international tours. Eightfourseven guitarist Lance Jackman filled in for him alongside fellow stand-in guitarist Shaun Lopez.

Earlier this year, Carpenter opened up about his struggle with anxiety and why he doesn't want to tour as frequently as he did before.

“I'm sure you're aware that I haven't traveled internationally now for a while. It's just simple,” he told Rock Feed .

“I think, like, every single one of us wrangles with getting on a plane in some was. And so for me, that anxiety, when it came around, it was right around the time of when the pandemic started, and I had already just made that decision.

“And that was because we were getting ready to go on a trip, we were going to travel to this far-off destination, and I was like, ‘Look, you know if I got to go all that way and then get stuck out there and then they want to jab me with something.’ I was like, ‘There's no way I'm going to do that.’

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“Like all the anxiety that I deal with when it comes to that, I was like, ‘Look, I can just put a stop to this by just not doing it anymore.’ And it's like, I'm going to lose out. You know, it's a bummer. I want to go out there and I want to perform those shows and be around all the people that support us and enjoy us. But I'm like, it's a decision I made for myself.”

Carpenter also talked about the impact the decision has on the band. While his bandmates have supported his decision, there’s still an element of struggle and compromise.

“They would love me there too, so that's not the easiest thing. But I'm very grateful that we have our friend Lance, who actually steps in and does all my parts of the music. And I'm just very grateful that I have that to give for the other guys so they can go [on] because they want to keep going.”

The 2024 edition of Dia De Los Deftones marks the festival's fifth anniversary. Alongside Deftones, this year sees IDLES , Sunny Day Real Estate, HEALTH, Paris Texas, Duster, Gel, and Qendresa join the lineup.

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The capital city of Chelyabinsk oblast .

Chelyabinsk - Overview

Chelyabinsk is one of the largest industrial, economic, cultural, and business centers of Russia, the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast. This city is located on the geological border of the Urals and Siberia, in the Asian part of Russia, on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, on both banks of the Miass River, about 1,800 km east of Moscow.

The population of Chelyabinsk is about 1,179,000 (2022), the area - 500 sq. km.

The phone code - +7 351, the postal codes - 454000-454930.

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15 February, 2013   / Powerful explosion has happened in the sky over Chelyabinsk today morning. According to the officials, it was the result of a meteor rain. About 500 people sought medical attention mostly injured by fragments of broken glass. A bright flash was seen over the entire region, including Ekaterinburg and Tyumen. You can find more info in our blog post about Chelyabinsk meteorite explosion .

History of Chelyabinsk

Foundation of chelyabinsk.

In 1736, the fortress named Chelyaba (most likely, a Bashkir word) was founded on the Miass River. One of the reasons for the construction of this and several other fortresses located nearby was the threat of attacks of the Bashkirs on caravans with supplies. The fortress became part of the Ufa Province.

In 1748, the first stone church was laid in the fortress. In 1781, it received the status of a town called Chelyabinsk. In 1782, the coat of arms of Chelyabinsk was approved by decree of Empress Catherine II. A loaded camel depicted on it meant that trade routes passed through this town located in the Asian part of the Russian Empire. In 1795, the population of Chelyabinsk was about 2,700 people.

By the middle of the 19th century, this town played an important role in trading in the Urals. Until the end of the 19th century, Chelyabinsk remained a small town. In 1882, its population was about 7,700 people. The second birth of Chelyabinsk took place in 1892 - after the completion of the construction of the Samara-Zlatoust Railway, which connected Chelyabinsk with the European part of the Russian Empire.

After 1892, the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway continued further to the east of the country. In 1896, the further development of Chelyabinsk was facilitated by the commissioning of the branch of the Ural Mining Railway, which connected Chelyabinsk with Yekaterinburg. In just a few years, the town became one of the leaders in bread, butter, meat, and tea trade in the Russian Empire. Chelyabinsk was unofficially called “The Gateway to Siberia”.

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Chelyabinsk in the first half of the 20th century

In just a decade, the population of the town grew significantly (in 1897 - about 20 thousand people, in 1910 - more than 60 thousand), and the territory increased by one third. For rapid growth at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, similar to American cities, Chelyabinsk was sometimes called “Chicago beyond the Urals”.

The armed rebellion of the Czechoslovak Corps after the events at the Chelyabinsk Railway Station on May 14, 1918 and the capture of the city on the night of May 26 to 27, 1918, led to its participation in the Civil War in Russia on the side of the Committee of Members of the Constituent Assembly and later on the side of A. V. Kolchak (one of the leaders of the White Armies opposing the Reds (Bolsheviks)). In July 1919, the Reds occupied Chelyabinsk and Bolshevik authorities began to form in the city. In 1923, the population of Chelyabinsk was about 54,300 people.

On September 3, 1919, Chelyabinsk became the center of the Chelyabinsk province. On November 3, 1924, it was transformed into the Chelyabinsk district of Ural Oblast. On January 17, 1934, Ural Oblast was divided into three separate regions - Sverdlovsk Oblast with a center in Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast with a center in Chelyabinsk, and Ob-Irtysh Oblast with a center in Tyumen.

In 1937, there were discussions about renaming the city of Chelyabinsk in Kaganovichgrad in honor of Lazar Kaganovich, a Soviet politician and administrator. During the first Soviet five-year plans, Chelyabinsk became one of the largest industrial centers of the USSR. From the beginning of the 1930s, tractor, abrasive, ferroalloy, electrode, machine tool, and zinc plants began to operate. In 1939, the population of Chelyabinsk was about 273,000 people.

Chelyabinsk during the Second World War

During the Second World War, Chelyabinsk played a very important role as a production base. The population of the city grew rapidly from 270 to 650 thousand people. On the basis of more than 200 enterprises evacuated from the western regions of the USSR that merged with local industries, several giant plants were opened: the Chelyabinsk Forge and Press Plant, the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, and the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant.

After combining the capacities of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant with two evacuated enterprises - the Leningrad Kirov Plant and Kharkov Engine-Building Plant, mass production of tanks (KV-1, IS-2, T-34) and self-propelled guns (SU-152 and ISU-152) began. In total, during the war, about 60 thousand tank diesels and 18 thousand fighting vehicles (20% of all Soviet fighting vehicles) were produced in Chelyabinsk. By the end of the war, every third Soviet tank and combat aircraft had Chelyabinsk steel. The city acquired a new unofficial name - Tankograd (The City of Tanks).

During the war years, about 220,000 people were sent from the front to Chelyabinsk for treatment, 78% of them returned to service after healing their wounds. In 1941-1944, the Kiev Medical Institute, evacuated from the capital of Ukraine, was training medical doctors in Chelyabinsk. In 1944, the Chelyabinsk Medical Institute was established on its basis.

Chelyabinsk in the second half of the 20th century and beyond

In the post-war period, Chelyabinsk became a supplier of equipment, machinery, and specialists for the reconstruction of Stalingrad, Donbass, DneproGES, and other industrial centers. In 1947, a new development plan was approved, which provided for multi-storey buildings in the city center and areas adjacent to industrial enterprises. This radically changed the panorama of Chelyabinsk.

By 1960, there were already about 15 thousand students in Chelyabinsk. In 1976, Chelyabinsk State University was founded - the first classical university in the South Urals. By the 1980s, the capital of the South Urals became a major scientific center of the USSR with 7 universities and about 40 research and design institutes.

On October 13, 1976, a millionth resident was born in Chelyabinsk. By 1980, its enterprises produced more than 50% of Soviet stainless steel, 20% of pipes, 30% of ferroalloys. At this time, the new building of the Chelyabinsk Drama Theater with 1,200 seats was opened, the Chelyabinsk Puppet Theater gained all-Russian fame. In 1986, Chelyabinsk celebrated its 250th anniversary. In honor of this, a geological museum, a chamber and organ music hall were opened.

The first half of the 1990s, after the collapse of the USSR and the transition to a market economy, was a difficult time for Chelyabinsk and its huge plants. From the second half of the 1990s, industry gradually resumed production, and a lot of plants entered the world market.

In 2004, the pedestrian street of Kirovka was opened. It has become a favorite place for walks of Chelyabinsk residents and guests of the city. In 2006, the new building of the State Historical Museum of the South Urals was opened. In 2009, the ice arena “Tractor” with a capacity of 7,500 spectators was built. In the 2010s, after the recession of the 1990s, construction and commissioning of new housing intensified.

On February 15, 2013, a large meteor with a diameter of about 17 meters and a mass of about 10 thousand tons entered the atmosphere in the vicinity of Chelyabinsk (the Chelyabinsk Meteor). Fortunately, it exploded in the sky relatively high above the city. However, 7,320 buildings were damaged and 1,613 people were wounded as a result. Its debris fell into Lake Chebarkul, from where the largest fragment was later raised and delivered to the Chelyabinsk Museum of Local Lore.

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Winter in a residential area in Chelyabinsk

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Trinity Bridge in the center of Chelyabinsk

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Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Virgin near the Chelyabinsk Railway Station

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Chelyabinsk - Features

Chelyabinsk, one of the ten largest cities in Russia, is located almost in the center of the continent of Eurasia (about 1,400 km from its geographical center), east of the Ural Mountains, 216 km south of Yekaterinburg.

This city is located on the border of the Urals and Siberia. That is why it is also informally known as “The Gateway to Siberia”. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, after the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a lot of travelers bought postcards at the railway station of Chelyabinsk and sent them around the world as evidence of their stay in Siberia. Leningrad Bridge connects the Ural and Siberian banks of the Miass River, thus it is a bridge from the Urals to Siberia.

On the coat of arms of Chelyabinsk you can see a loaded camel, as a sign that important trade routes passed through it, and a fortress wall showing that Chelyabinsk was founded as a fortress.

The climate of Chelyabinsk is temperate continental (transitional from temperate continental to sharply continental). Winters are long, moderately cold, and snowy. The average temperature in January is minus 14.1 degrees Celsius. Summers are moderately warm and dry. The average temperature in July is plus 19.3 degrees Celsius.

Due to the fact that Chelyabinsk is an industrial city with a large number of factories, the environmental situation in the city is poor. The level of air pollution is high. The city has an increased level for a number of diseases compared with the average for Russia.

Chelyabinsk is one of the largest industrial centers of Russia. The main industries are metallurgy, manufacture of finished metal products, engineering. Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant is the largest ferroalloy plant in Russia. Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant produces about 2% of the world and 60% of Russian zinc. Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant is the largest producer of stainless steel in Russia.

Through Chelyabinsk, traffic flows from the European part of Russia to Siberia. In particular, this city is the final point of the federal highways M5 Ural (Moscow - Chelyabinsk), R254 Irtysh (Baikal) (Chelyabinsk - Novosibirsk), A310 (Chelyabinsk - Kazakhstan). Public transport is represented by buses, trolleybuses, trams, and minibuses. The international airport “Chelyabinsk” offers flights to several large Russian cities, mainly to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Chelyabinsk has historically developed as a center of several cultures: first of all, the cultures of the indigenous inhabitants of the region - the Bashkirs, Tatars, and Russians. There are Orthodox churches and mosques, a Catholic church, several Protestant churches, and a synagogue in the city.

Main Attractions of Chelyabinsk

Kirovka Pedestrian Street - an analogue of the pedestrian street of Arbat in Moscow. Here you can see a number of interesting monuments (“Zero Milestone”, the monuments to volunteer tankers, Alexander Rosenbaum, the founders of Chelyabinsk), as well as sculptures (“The Boy with the Camels”, “The Artist at the Mirror Easel”, “The Saxophonist”, “The Coquette”, “The Beggar”, “The Merchant”, and others).

Also on this street there are shops, cafes, entertainment facilities, buildings of the early 20th century, and the business center “Chelyabinsk-City”.

Aloye Pole (Scarlet Field) - a park located in the very center of Chelyabinsk, one of its most popular holiday destinations. In the 19th century, it was a square where the city fair was held. In 1905, a demonstration of workers was dispersed by force here. That’s why the place got a new name - “Scarlet Square”. In 2000, the park received the status of a historical place.

Central Park of Culture and Rest named after Yury Gagarin . This park adjacent to the relict pine forest is the most beautiful park in Chelyabinsk with rides, sports grounds and playgrounds, a contact zoo, a summer movie theater. Fresh air, thick crowns of trees, blue expanse of ponds, comfort, and cleanliness attract residents and visitors of the city.

Chelyabinsk Zoo . On an area of 8 hectares, more than 130 species of animals live, of which more than 80 are listed in the Red Book including polar bears, Amur tigers, leopards. There is also a contact zoo on the territory, where children can also feed animals and play with them. Truda Street, 191.

Historical Museum of the Southern Urals . There are three permanent exhibitions dedicated to nature and ancient history, folklife, and history of the 20th century. The museum has old photographs, documents, books, paintings of the 18th-20th centuries, household items and clothing of Russians, nomads, and Tatar-Bashkir tribes, Zlatoust engravings, ancient coins, mineralogical collections, bones of extinct animals, and stuffed animals.

The museum also exhibits the largest (weighing half a ton) of the found fragments of the Chelyabinsk Meteor that exploded in the sky above the city at an altitude of about 15-25 km in 2013. Truda Street, 100.

Museum of Fine Arts . This museum has several thousand exhibits of Western European, Eastern, and Russian art. Here you can see the works of world-famous artists: Aivazovsky, Levitan, Shishkin. Also there is an interesting collection of icons of the 16th-19th centuries. Truda Street, 92a.

Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Urals . Here you can see the whole range of folk art crafts of the Southern Urals: products of the Zlatoust weapons factory, exhibits demonstrating the skill of local carvers and jewelers, hand-painted utensils, porcelain products of the South Ural factory, etc. Revolution Square, 1.

Chelyabinsk Railway Museum . The museum exposition is located in two places: in the building #63 on Tsvillinga Street, where more than 14 thousand exhibits are stored, and at the Chelyabinsk Railway Station (Zheleznodorozhnaya Street, 1/1), where you can see various railway equipment: steam locomotives, electric locomotives, modern trains, military trains, and special equipment. In the exhibition halls, you can see rails, station bells, old tickets, lights, signaling devices, and other items.

Museum of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant - the largest and most popular museum in the region. It is dedicated to the history and activities of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. The museum has several thousand photographs, documents, personal belongings of employees, posters, newspaper clippings. It is better to visit this museum with a thematic tour, during which you can not only learn interesting facts, but also feel the true spirit of the plant and the city of Chelyabinsk. Lenina Avenue, 19.

Holy Trinity Church (1914) - the largest church in Chelyabinsk built of red brick and topped with a green roof. The main feature of this building is a large number of arched windows on all tiers and an abundance of decorative ornaments on the facade. Inside, the walls and ceiling are painted with murals on biblical themes. Kirova, 60?.

Monument to Kurchatov . Igor Kurchatov, the famous Soviet scientist and creator of the first atomic bomb in the USSR, was born in the town of Sim of Chelyabinsk Oblast in 1903. In 1986, in honor of the 250th anniversary of Chelyabinsk, the monument “Split Atom” was erected in his honor on Nauki (Science) Square. It consists of two vertical platforms 27 meters high, which symbolize an elementary particle, and the figure of Kurchatov standing in the middle. Lenina Avenue, 86.

Chelyabinsk city of Russia photos

Sights of chelyabinsk.

Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren in Chelyabinsk

Author: Yuri Palmin

Circus in Chelyabinsk

Author: Nico Kaiser

Stele to the Defenders of the Fatherland in Chelyabinsk

Author: Olga Kopp

Pictures of Chelyabinsk

Stele at the entrance to Chelyabinsk

Author: Alexander Sapozhnikov

Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows in Chelyabinsk

Author: Angie Ambrosio

The questions of our visitors

The comments of our visitors.

I heard an interview with a woman from Chelyabinsk several days after the meteor exploded over your city on February 15th, 2013. She said "We should use this meteor to bring people to our city. We need our own Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty".

I think the meteor could help your city draw tourists, if the city is willing to invest money to make this happen. Specifically, you could build a museum that would:

Besides the museum, have boat rides on the lake where pieces of the meteor broke through the ice.

To support the museum (and tourists) year-round, would it work to put together ski packages, transporting skiers to the Urals by bus via the M5 highway (or others) during the day and bringing them back to Chelyabinsk at night? Can you improve air connections US-Europe-Moscow-Chelyabinsk? Add a few restaurants? Etc.

A meteor like yours hits the Earth once a century. If you want it, you could make Chelyabinsk a tourist destination. It's worth a try. David Irvin

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