Public sales date for 70000TONS OF METAL 2019 announced! Be quick!
70000TONS OF METAL™, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced the Public Sales date and the first 28 of 60 bands for their ninth voyage, sailing January 31 – February 4, 2019, from Miami / Fort Lauderdale to beautiful Labadee and back.
Public Sales will begin on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 12:00 PM EDT. Only 3,000 tickets will be sold. Prices start at USD 766.00 plus Taxes and Fees per person and includes on board accommodation, access to all performances, meals, and numerous special events including meet and greets with all bands on board.
Sales for 70000TONS OF METAL Survivors (festival goers who have attended the event before) began on September 5, 2018, so limited tickets remain. Visit 70000tons.com/booking to book your cabin before they are gone.
The first 28 of 60 bands that have been announced are: ACCEPT, ARKONA, CORONER, DARK FUNERAL, DELAIN, ELUVEITIE, ENSIFERUM, GLORYHAMMER, GOD DETHRONED, GRIM REAPER, HEIDEVOLK, IN VAIN, KALMAH, NE OBLIVISCARIS, NILE, OBITUARY, ONSLAUGHT, PERSEFONE, PESTILENCE, SOULFLY / MAX AND IGGOR CAVALERA RETURN TO ROOTS, SUBWAY TO SALLY, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, TIAMAT (WILDHONEY SHOW), TWILIGHT FORCE, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, VOMITORY, and WARBRINGER.
As is customary for 70000TONS OF METAL, some of the bands will have very special performances on board: Max and Iggor Cavalera officially retired their extremely successful project RETURN TO ROOTS in 2017. Solely for 70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, they decided to perform a World Exclusive one more time. MAX AND IGGOR CAVALERA RETURN TO ROOTS will be playing Sepultura’s highly acclaimed album Roots, in its entirety. TIAMAT will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of their groundbreaking album Wildhoney by performing the album in full. After reforming recently in 2018, VOMITORY will be celebrating 30 years of Swedish Death Metal on board.
That’s not all! There will be some more very special performances announced… SOOOOOOON! For up-to-date lineup additions, please visit: 70000tons.com/artists
About 70000TONS OF METAL
70000TONS OF METAL is The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, which features 60 Heavy Metal bands on board a luxury cruise ship performing across four stages, including The World’s Biggest Open Air Stage Structure to Sail the Seas.
The newly refurbished Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas features a host of new amenities including dual waterslides, an Escape Room and a bungee trampoline. One of the biggest cruise ships in the World, it offers guests complimentary fine dining, bars and lounges that never close, and 24 hour room service.
With eight consecutive sellouts since the first voyage in 2011, this five-day, four-night Heavy Metal Music Festival and Caribbean vacation offers 3,000 Metalheads a once in a lifetime opportunity to mingle side-by-side with 60 world class Heavy Metal bands.
Every band plays twice and you get unrestricted festival access to 120+ live performances, including the Jamming with Waters in International Waters All Star Jam, meet & greets with every band, intimate artist clinics & workshops, exclusive Album Premiere Listening Sessions and much more. All of this with no VIP areas on board makes it feel like everyone has a Backstage Pass. If that’s not enough, festival goers even get a chance to explore a Caribbean dream destination with their favorite Artists.
For more information on 70000TONS OF METAL 2019, including photos, FAQs (for booking, travel documents, payment, etc.), vessel amenities, event details and more, please visit 70000tons.com. Guests and fans are also invited to join the 70000TONS OF METAL community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @70000tons
