The six-date run is scheduled to correspond with the band’s M72 Tour
Gibson Publishing will host a live multi-city discussion with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett about his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett. Dates correspond with Metallica’s 2025 M72 North American tour dates, and include April 25th in Toronto, Ontario at Tiff Lightbox; May 2nd in Nashville at Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame; May 10th in Columbus, OH at Columbus Metropolitan Library; May 24th in Philadelphia at The Fillmore; June 7th in Tampa at a to-be-determined venue, and on June 28th in Denver with another to-be-determined venue.
Tickets are limited and on sale starting Friday, April 11th at 10 am local time.
Newly released worldwide via Gibson Publishing, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a premium, hardcover coffee table book in which Hammett tells the stories behind the rare and highly collectible instruments he has used on hit records and on stages worldwide in front of millions of fans. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is available globally via Gibson.com and the Gibson Garage locations in three premium formats: limited signed and numbered Custom and Deluxe Editions and a Standard hardcover.
A 400-page premium coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett explores in unprecedented detail the extraordinary guitar collection and life in music of one of heavy metal’s true pioneers, Gibson signature artist, Kirk Hammett. Shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin and featuring rare imagery from Halfin’s photo archives, this latest release from Gibson Publishing features exclusive new interviews with Hammett conducted by Chris Vinnicombe (Gibson Editor-in-Chief) and Mark Agnesi (Gibson Director of Brand Experience). The Collection: Kirk Hammett takes the deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection, documenting the instruments he has leaned on throughout his career, from his early days with Bay Area thrash trailblazers Exodus to selling over 125 million albums worldwide and rocking out with Metallica for over 40 years on the world’s biggest stages. Guitars under the microscope include Hammett’s storied 1979 Gibson Flying V and Greeny, the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard formerly owned by guitarists Peter Green and Gary Moore, and so much more. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a must-have for fans of Kirk Hammett and Metallica and anyone with an interest in fine guitars.
