Metallica To Host Two-Day Music Fest in Atlantic City

In an announcement on their website today, Metallica announced that they would be hosting a two-day music festival at Atlantic City's Bade Field on June 22 and 23.

Spin.com reports that the Orion Festival will feature a line-up including indie rock stalwarts such as Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem and Best Coast. Metallica themselves will headline each night and play their 1991 Black Album and 1984's Ride the Lightning from beginning to end.

Two-day passes will cost $125. More information can be found at www.orionmusicandmore.com.