Metallica planning October surprise?

Metallica announced in an email blast to its mailing list on Tuesday (June 16th) that the band is rescheduling a concert in Ottawa, Canada, originally scheduled for October 29th, to November 3rd. The reason? According to the email, "the date change is due to a scheduling conflict with a very cool event coming up around that time. We wanted to let you know about the new date in Ottawa ASAP, but we've been sworn to secrecy on all other fronts . . . more details in mid to late July."

No other information was available, and a rep for Metallica also did not have any comment.

All tickets for the Ottawa date are good on the 3rd, and anyone who cannot make the new show is entitled to a refund at their point of purchase.

Everyone attending the rescheduled gig will also receive a voucher for a free download of that night's show at livemetallica.com.

Metallica will start a North American tour on September 14th in Nashville as the band continues supporting 2008's Death Magnetic album.
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