AVENGED SEVENFOLD will play a free show in Minneapolis tomorrow night (Thursday, August 18). The band decided to stage a small gig for 1,500 lucky fans on a first-come-first-served basis at the city's First Avenue venue to "get the blood flowing" ahead of its sold-out concert with METALLICA and VOLBEAT at Minneapolis's brand new US Bank Stadium on Saturday night (August 20). Says the group in a statement: "We got into Minneapolis a little bit early and decided we wanted to play a small gig to get the blood flowing again. We called up the world famous First Avenue and asked if we could play a free show tomorrow night, and they said yes. "So, there you have it. Doors open at 7 p.m. and we will play around 9 p.m. There will be no tickets for this show. "We will allow the first 1,500 people that are lined up inside. There is no designated time to start lining up. Remember, this is a free show so come on down and have some fun with us." It's not clear when AVENGED SEVENFOLD will release its seventh studio album, since the band announced earlier this year that it was attempting to sever its contract with Warner Bros. Records. At the end of 2015, AVENGED SEVENFOLD notified Warner Bros. that they would not render services to the label, citing Section 2855 of the California Labor Code, which limits the duration of personal-services agreements to seven years — the so-called seven-year statute. The label sued the group in January for breach of contract, claiming the band owed it another studio effort and a live set on its existing deal. The band said in a statement: "Since we signed with the label, Warner Bros. has had three different regimes, multiple heads of marketing, and none of the senior management or A&R executives who were at the company and responsible for signing us are still there." AVENGED SEVENFOLD's previous two releases, 2013's "Hail To The King" and 2010's "Nightmare", both topped the Billboard album chart. The band's new drummer, Brooks Wackerman, joined AVENGED last year after the departure of Arin Ilejay.
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