mmOK, there’s already at least one big fall rock tour that’ll be skipping the Uptown arena. Metallica’s October thru January romp across the US and Canada will bypass Charlotte.

Omaha, Columbus, and Tulsa all rate tour stops in support of the band’s first studio album in years, Death Magnetic, which will be released in September. Metallica’s QC diss comes on the heels of Weezer’s initial fall tour plans, which also omit Charlotte.

Still waiting for AEG to hire some local bookers for what taxpayers were told would be a choice destination for big name tours. Another lie from the Powers That Be.