METALLICA's website has been updated with the following news:

"Turns out that Tucson isn't our only stop before heading off on that European vacation!

The next day we're going to head over to Irvine Meadows where our friends at radio station KROQ are hosting their annual shin-dig known as the Weenie Roast on Saturday, May 17th, 2008.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, May 15th and we'll have more details for you a little later this week.

And you just might want to keep watching this space 'cause you never know what else could come up this month... nudge, nudge, wink, wink..."

The KROQ Weenie Roast lineup: METALLICA, THE OFFSPRING, THE RACONTEURS, RISE AGAINST, BAD RELIGION, PENNYWISE, THE BRAVERY, SCARS ON BROADWAY, SEETHER, FLOGGING MOLLY, ATREYU, MGMT, FLOBOTS, LUDO.