A rare conversation with the legendary guitarist, covering decades of music and the inspiration behind his latest release.
Join KIRK HAMMETT, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and 9X GRAMMY® Award–winning band Metallica, for an intimate, live discussion that will take a deep dive into KIRK’s storied music career, and celebrate the launch of his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett.
Tickets for the “KIRK HAMMETT The Collection: Live” book event on June 7 in Tampa, FL at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center, will now go on sale this Friday, May 2 HERE.
“KIRK HAMMETT The Collection: Live” upcoming book events are on sale now the following cities and venues May 2 in Nashville, TN at Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame, May 10 in Columbus, OH at Columbus Metropolitan Library, May 24 in Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore, and on June 28 in Denver, CO at TBD.
At the first “KIRK HAMMETT The Collection: Live” book event this past Friday, April 25 in Toronto, Ontario, Kirk Hammett and Mark Agnesi delighted the sold out crowd of fans, see the photos below:
Newly released worldwide via Gibson Publishing, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a premium, hardcover coffee table book in which KIRK 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.
Catch KIRK HAMMETT The Collection: Live events—a conversation with KIRK HAMMETT and Mark Agnesi of Gibson—in the cities below. Tickets are on sale now HERE.
KIRK HAMMETT The Collection: Live events:
DATE CITY VENUE/TICKETS
May 2 Nashville, TN Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
May 10 Columbus, OH Columbus Metropolitan Library/Main Library
May 24 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
June 7 Tampa, FL Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center
June 28 Denver, CO TBD
Explore The Collection: Kirk Hammett book HERE.
Click here to view an excerpt from The Collection: Kirk Hammett (credit Gibson Publishing) HERE.
Watch/share the new video for The Collection: Kirk Hammett, narrated by actor Jason Momoa HERE.
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Catch Kirk Hammett on the Metallica M72 World Tour; for tickets and more information, visit https://www.metallica.com/.
METALLICA – M72 WORLD TOUR – North America 2025
DATE CITY VENUE
April 19 Syracuse, NY JMA Wireless Dome *
April 24 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre *
April 26 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre +
May 1 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium *
May 3 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium +
May 7 Blacksburg, VA Lane Stadium *
May 9 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 11 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 23 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field +
May 25 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field *
May 28 Landover, MD Northwest Stadium *
May 31 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium *
June 3 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
June 6 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium +
June 8 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium *
June 14 Houston, TX NRG Stadium *
June 20 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium +
June 22 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium *
June 27 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High +
June 29 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High *
* Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies support
+ Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills support
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