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Pull a thread
The Chicago radio DJ who got Limp Bizkit run off a Metallica stage, and the 2027 stadium run that makes the comeback official
In 2003 a local morning host spent a week telling his listeners to bring things to throw at Fred Durst. They did. Metallica brought the band back as an M72 opener in 2025, and has now booked them for twelve stadiums in 2027.
On 16 September 2026, Metallica announced twelve North American stadium dates for spring 2027, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar opening. The run goes from Vancouver’s BC Place on 8 May to Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on 19 June, with the band playing in the round at the 50 yard line. Limp Bizkit already opened a handful of M72 stadium dates in 2025. The last full tour they shared, in 2003, ended with Durst pelted off a stage outside Chicago by a crowd a radio host had spent a week building.
Meshuggah to Spiritbox: The Djent Lineage Hiding Inside Mike Stringer's Guitar
Three straight Grammy nominations, a Grammy-stage performance, and an arena tour on deck: Spiritbox is metal’s new blood. Trace the signal chain in their guitars and you find a twenty-year lineage that starts with one slurred syllable in Sweden.
In February 2026, Spiritbox played “Soft Spine” on the Grammy stage, in their third consecutive year nominated for Best Metal Performance (Revolver has the clip). Turnstile took the trophy home. Fine. Awards are a lagging indicator anyway.