M etallica was singing the glories of good old Philadelphia freedom today as a federal judge denied a motion to prevent the speed-metal band from holding a free concert in the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday. Nygaard this afternoon ruled against the CoreStates Complex, which had filed a motion Sunday to bar the band from holding what it has dubbed its "Multi-Million Decibel March" in the parking lot of the CoreStates Center in South Philadelphia at 3 p. Although CoreStates originally welcomed the mega-successful pioneers of speed metal, they reversed course after coming under fire from the city council and area residents who raised concerns about safety, security and noise issues, citing previous outdoor live shows which they said caused disruptions and vandalism.
The free concert, which was organized to promote the band's soon-to-be-released album Reload Nov. Metallica took their battle to perform in the CoreStates Center parking lot to U. A detailed history of what happened can be found over at Ultimate Classic Rock , where Delco-born rock journalist Michael Christopher breaks down the imbroglio.
The UCR piece digs up an old Daily News interview where then-councilperson, now-mayor Jim Kenney calls the parking lot setting of the event a mistake. If the heavy-metal rock group wants to hold a concert here, why not hold it inside the CoreStates Spectrum? The CoreStates Complex took that suggestion seriously, though, withdrawing the parking lot and offering the band the 18,capacity Spectrum instead. Radio personnel started scouting possible venues and bugging Elektra Records the band's label to offer details on what they were looking for.
If it was a Gloria Estefan concert, I'm sure there wouldn't have been a problem. In fact, the night before the Metallica concert, the mostly-reunited Jane's Addiction is scheduled to play the Spectrum and there will be a Philadelphia Eagles game across the street at Veteran's Stadium. Because of the time constraints and the difficulties securing the site in the first place, Metallica is not planning on elaborate stage production or light shows.
So they don't have to sweat it with their parents saying, 'Be home early, you got to do your homework But definitely some new material.
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