Heavy metal rockers Metallica will forge ahead with two Christchurch shows this month after the city was devastated by Saturday's magnitude 7.1 quake.
Fans had feared the quake would prompt Metallica to postpone its two sold-out shows at the CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21 and 22.
But the band said the shows would go ahead as planned, the World Entertainment News Network reported.
CBS Canterbury Arena management said the 9000-capacity venue appeared not to have been damaged and engineers were making an assessment.
Metallica added the two Christchurch shows to their tour after South Island fans begged them to play.
Tickets sold out in under 30 minutes when they went on sale in July.
Metallica last performed in New Zealand at the 2004 Big Day Out.
