Nope

Despite my mental & metal telepathy powers, Metallica is not playing in Iowa on their summer 2017 tour. There's no stop at Kinnick Stadium or at the UNI-Dome or even Des Moines or Moline. I had told Alex that my ideal world would be that Metallica plays in Chicago the day after the final day of Chicago Open Air (July 17), but they don't have a gig that day in Chicago. Here are the dates:

1. May 10 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium
2. May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
3. May 14 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
4. May 17 – Uniondale, NY – The New Coliseum Presented by NYCB
5. May 19 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
6. May 21 – Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range @ MAPFRE Stadium
7. June 4 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium <== Day after Alex's graduation party
8. June 7 – Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field at Mile High
9. June 11 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
10. June 14 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
11. June 16 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium
12. June 18 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field <== Father's Day!!!!
13. July 5 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium
14. July 7 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
15. July 9 – Atlanta, GA – SunTrust Park
16. June 12 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
17. July 14 - Quebec City, QC – Festival D'Ete de Quebec
18. June 16 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
19. July 19 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
20. July 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl
21. August 4 – Phoenix, AZ – University of Phoenix Stadium
22. August 6 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park
23. August 9 – Seattle, WA – CenturyLink Field
24. August 14 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
25. August 16 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium