Metallica, Foo Fighters, A7X Booked for France’s Hellfest

Hellfest Open Air, France's premier rock festival, has unveiled its lineup, and it's going to make you want to check on the status of your passport.

Taking place June 27-30, over 170 bands are featured on the bill. The festival boasts two different mainstages. Headliners for the main stages include Metallica, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, The Offspring, Dropkick Murphys, Saxon and The Prodigy.

Other major acts featured on the bill include Megadeth, Tom Morello, Queens of the Stone Age, Corey Taylor, Bruce Dickinson, Mammoth WVH, Royal Blood, Heart, Steel Panther and more.

As far as tickets go, there's some unfortunate news: Hellfest's website says tickets are sold out. However, there is a section on the festival's website where fans can purchase resale passes. Hellfest.fr/en/faq has complete details on resale passes.

In addition to Hellfest, Avenged Sevenfold has an ever-growing tour scheduled for 2024. The band just announced new North American tour dates for March 2024. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Dec. 1 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com.

A full list of dates is below.

3/06 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
3/07 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
3/09 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
3/11 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
3/13 - Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center
3/15 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
3/16 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena*
3/18 - Moline, IL - Vibrant Arena at The Mark
3/19 - Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3/21 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
3/23 - Manchester, NH - SNHU Arena
3/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
3/26 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
3/28 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson- Boling Arena
3/29 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
3/31 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center

* Without Sullivan King; featuring support from Vended