METALLiCA will make metal mayhem in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth when they celebrate their 30th anniversary getting heavy downunder in Australia. Metallica will be headlining the 2013 SOUNDWAVE FESTiVAL
Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett from METALLiCA, the SOUNDWAVE 2013 headline act on the SoundwaveFestival.com website
METALLiCA formed in 1981, in San Francisco Bay Area, United States, as an underground heavy metal band, and now one of the most successful acts in the world. Metallica have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, won 9 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, many MTV Video Music Awards and others.
METALLiCA “The Black Album” has earned the prestigious RIAA Diamond Award for sales of 28 million copies worldwide. Their latest full length album, “Death Magnetic” (2008) charted at #1 in 32 countries, and has currently sold 5 million records worldwide. In addition, the Metallica live box-set release, containing over 8 hours of live music and video, selling for about $80, has already sold over 1 million units worldwide, making it the biggest selling box-set of its kind in history.
Soundwave 2013 Lineup: Metallica, Linkin Park, Blink 182, A Perfect Circle, The Offspring, Paramore, Slayer, Garbage, Cypress Hill and heaps more…
Metallica performing Enter Sandman to a massive crowd at the Monsters of Rock hard rock / heavy metal music festival in Moscow on the 28th September 1991 (YouTube video). Metallica was in a line up featuring AC/DC, Pantera, The Black Crowes, & E.S.T. (Russia).The song at the beginning isThe Ecstasy of Gold from the film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
1877 ~ CHESTER won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1877. This was the first time the Melbourne Cup was held on a Tuesday, from which it was then held traditionally on the first Tuesday of November to current time.
1946 ~ Sally Field the American actress was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1946.
1947 ~ George Young the Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer from the Easybeats and Flash and the Pan was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1947.
1947 ~ Meet the Press made its television debut on the 6th November 1947.
1948 ~ Glenn Frey the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Eagles was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1948.
1956 ~ EVENiNG PEAL the mare ridden by George Podmore won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November 1956, trained by E. D. Lawson. Evening Peal was the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup since Rainbird won in 1945, and was the first horse to have an Oaks-Cup double victory in successive years.
1962 ~ EVEN STEVENS the chestnut stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Les Coles won the MELBOURNE CUP, on Tuesday 6th November 1962, trained by Arch McGregor. Even Stevens was the 1st “fly in” to win the Melbourne Cup, when he was on the inaugural Qantas flight for horses from Wellington to Melbourne on the 2nd October 1962.
1964 ~ Arkie Whiteley the Australian actress was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1964 (died 2001).
1968 ~ Jerry Yang the Taiwanese-American businessman and co-founder of Yahoo! was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1968.
1970 ~ Ethan Hawke the American actor, director, and screenwriter was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1970.
1973 ~ GALA SUPREME the Victorian bred grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Frank Reys won the MELBOURNE CUP, on Tuesday 6th November 1973, trained by Ray J. Hutchins. Gala Supreme became a successful show horse after his racing days were over. Frank Reys (1931–1984) was the first and only Australian Aboriginal jockey to win the Melbourne Cup when he rode to victory on Gala Supreme.
1983 ~ Jon Hume the Australian singer-songwriter from Evermore was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1983.
1979 ~ HYPERNO the bay gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Harry White won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November1979, trained by Bart Cummings. Hyperno enjoyed his retirement on Harry White’s rural property until he died in 2002.
2001 ~ ETHERAL the bay mare thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Scott Seamer won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November 2001. was trained by Sheila Laxon.
2007 ~ EFFiCiENT the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Michael Rodd won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November 2012. Efficient was trained by Graeme Rogerson.
2012 ~ GREEN MOON the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Brett Prebble won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November 2012. Green Moon was trained by Robert Hickmott.
2012 ~ OZ LOTTO had the draw for the largest Australianlotto jackpot prize on Tuesday 6th November 2012. Four winners shared a Division 1 prize pool of $111,972,151 in draw #977, on Melbourne Cup Day. The 4 division 1 winners each received $27,993,037.
The Oz Lotto balls dropping in the Australian record $100 million draw (6th November 2012)The Oz Lotto Australian record $100 million draw results & prizes (Tuesday 6th November 2012)
Today in History for November 6th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
