HEAVY METAL’S ‘BIG FOUR’ METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX COMMEMORATE THEIR HISTORIC CONCERTS TOGETHER WITH AN EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL MOVIE THEATRE EVENT SONISPHERE FESTIVAL CONCERT IN SOFIA, BULGARIA TO BE CAPTURED LIVE IN HD & SCREENED IN CINEMAS ACROSS AUSTRALIA ON JULY 9 & 10!
EVENT TO ALSO SCREEN IN OVER 450 US THEATRES, PLUS WORLDWIDE IN CINEMAS ACROSS AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, CANADA, LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA & NEW ZEALAND.
“The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax” are bringing their historic European tour to the global stage by beaming their concert into movie theatres around the world in a special HD cinematic event. These four legendary acts broke out of the underground thrash movement in the 1980’s to dominate the metal world, selling millions of records and packing arenas across the globe.
Despite huge demand, these musical giants have never shared the same stage until now. The legendary June 22nd concert from the tour’s stop of the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria will air the same day in 450 theatres in over 140 markets in the US, as well as being captured Live in HD and beamed into theatres in Europe, Canada and Latin America. Delayed HD screenings will take place in South Africa, New Zealand and in Australia on July 9 & 10. Presently, over 1,000 cinemas worldwide will exhibit the concert event.
Tickets for “The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax” are on sale now.
For participating Australian theatre venues, prices, times and details of when tickets go on sale, visit www.thebigfourlive.com where fans can also view the event cinema trailer.
In December 2009, the bands announced that they would be joining forces to take part in the travelling Sonisphere Festival for only 7 shows across Europe. Now, this one-time only event from the Sofia show makes it possible for fans far and wide to participate in what otherwise is a very limited run of dates. The High Definition concert presentation will memorialise the event and the impact will be amplified globally with the cinema screenings, making the dreams of fans around the world over become a reality.
Lars Ulrich of Metallica says of this historic announcement, "Who would have thought that more than 25 years after its inception, thrash metal's Big Four would not only still be around, be more popular than ever, playing shows together at stadiums all over Europe, and on top of that, coming to a movie theatre near you in High Definition (for better or worse??!!). Bring it on!"
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian says “Damn, as if this Big 4 tour wasn't exciting enough now we get to be on the big screen worldwide! Metal at the movies, two big horns up! It is unbelievably gratifying that this means so much to the metal community around the globe. Get your tickets, grab some popcorn and get ready to bang your head!”
Declares Slayer’s Kerry King, “I can’t believe someone didn’t make this happen 15 years ago! The fans finally get what they want. I think it’s awesome!”
Says Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, “The magnitude of this event hasn't really sunk in yet, and I am thrilled to know that people around the planet will be able to walk into a movie theatre and experience the greatest line up of Heavy Metal in the history of the world!”
“The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax” digital cinema event is distributed globally by New York-based BY Experience and locally by Sharmill Films.
New venues are being added daily in Australia, so for the latest in participating venues, ticket prices and on-sale date details, visit: www.thebigfourlive.com and click on Australia. For everything else, including images for media, visit: http://www.sharmillfilms.com.au/
