Metallica has announced plans for the 2024 edition of the Helping Hands Concert & Auction. The event, which raises funds for the All Within My Hands Foundation, the legendary metal band’s charitable organization, will take place on December 13 at the intimate YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.
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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the biennial fundraiser, which was last held in December 2022. A lineup of other special guests that will join Metallica at the event will be announced soon.
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The show is Metallica’s final scheduled concert of 2024.
In addition, the items and experiences that will available as part of the Helping Hands auction will be revealed soon. All money raised by the ticket sales and auction proceeds will go toward the All Within My Hands Foundation.
The foundation was established in 2017 in an effort to aid communities that have supported Metallica throughout the band’s history. The organization has raised more than $15 million to date. Funds go toward combating food insecurity, providing natural disaster relief, supporting education, and helping other local services.
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Tickets for the Helping Hands event will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 26, at 10 a.m. PT. Members of the band’s fan club will have the chance to purchase pre-sale tickets starting on Wednesday, July 24. Some early tickets may be available via various ticket exchange and resale companies, including StubHub.
Metallica Has Launched a Contest Offering VIP Tickets
Metallica has partnered with the Fandiem donation platform to offer fans a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to attend the 2024 Helping Hands Concert & Auction. Those who donate to the initiative will have a chance to win while benefiting the All Within My Hands Foundation.
The winner will receive two VIP premium tickets, round-trip travel and hotel accommodations for two, special memorabilia, and more. Visit Fandiem.com/MetallicaLA for more info.
Metallica Expands Its Scholars Initiative
In related news, Metallica has announced that, through its All Within My Hands Foundation, it has expanded its Metallica Scholars Initiative. The program helps enhance the student experience at community colleges across the U.S. The initiative program has added 18 new schools to the roster of MSI community colleges, bringing the total number of schools receiving funds to 60.
Each new school will receive $75,000 to help enhance students’ experience involving career and technical education programs. Metallica Scholars Initiative’s roster now includes schools in all 50 U.S. states, and the territory of Guam.
“When we launched the Metallica Scholars Initiative, it really spoke to me. A collective goal of breaking the stigma of trade skills,” Metallica frontman James Hetfield said in a statement. “Trade skills are vital to society, and what’s even more important is to support the many folks who are trying to create a career by learning and using these skills.”
The Metallica Scholars Initiative was launched in 2019 by the All Within My Hands Foundation in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges.
Metallica’s 2024 Tour Plans
Metallica wrapped up a European leg of its M72 World Tour in support of the band’s 2023 studio album, 72 Seasons, on July 14 in Madrid.
Next up for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers is a North American outing that kicks off August 2 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and is mapped out through a September 29 show in Mexico City.
Tickets for Metallica’s M72 tour dates are available now via a variety of outlets, including StubHub.
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