Kirk Hammett & Special Guests Performing at Cosmo Music

Yes, you read that right.

UPDATE: Rockstars In Cars (visiting Cosmo Music) with Kirk Hammett Watch Rockstars In Cars (visiting Cosmo Music) with Kirk Hammett, where we talk to Kirk on his way his unprecedented gig with The Wedding Band. Find out how Rob Trujillo, Joey Castillo, Whit Crane, and Doc Coyle came together with Kirk Hammett and more in this series.

Watch The Series

UPDATE: The Wedding Band – War Pigs (Black Sabbath Cover) Watch the full performance of War Pigs.



UPDATE: Highlight Video Watch highlights from The Wedding Band’s performance and Kirk Hammett’s visit to Cosmo Music.



UPDATE: Did we Snap a Photo of you with Kirk Hammett? Kirk Hammett was lovely enough to spend some time with all VIP ticketholders at Cosmo Music. We took pictures and uploaded them. Scan through and find your pic with the legend himself: http://bit.ly/KirkatCosmoMG

See Kirk Meet & Greet Photos

Thanks to a sold-out crowd, we had just as much fun as you did! Here are some great photos from the night.

The Wedding Band – Featuring Kirk Hammett, Rob Trujillo, Whitfield Crane, and Joey Castillo

The Wedding Band is not just your typical cover band. Actually maybe they are…

But the band members are certainly not typical. We’re extremely excited to welcome Kirk Hammett joined by his good friends Rob Trujillo, Whitfield Crane, and Joey Castillo for a special event. This unlikely bunch is coming to play all your favourite classic covers from bands like AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Billy Idol, and more. This is going to be an event you’ll never forget – don’t miss out!

Friday, July 26, 2019

Where: Cosmopolitan Music Hall at Cosmo Music, 10 Via Renzo Drive, Richmond Hill

Kirk Hammett Meet & Greet for VIP Ticket Holders: 6pm

Performance: 8pm

VIP Tickets – SOLD OUT

• $300 + tax

• Limited to 100 tickets available for purchase

• Limited to 2 for purchase per person

• Includes a pre-show Kirk Hammett Meet & Greet

• A signing poster will be provided (It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection, designed by Brian Ewing)

• Includes a limited edition Kirk Hammett Monster Mash Up Funko Pop! figure and two special edition guitar picks in a commemorative gift bag

• The order in which VIP Tickets were purchased determine the line order to to meet Kirk Hammett and line order to choose your seat (first to purchase at the front of the line)

• Candid photos from the line are allowed; no posed photography

• Memorabilia will not be permitted at the event and will not be signed

General Admission Tickets – SOLD OUT

• $200 + tax

• Limited to 100 tickets available for purchase

• Limited to 2 for purchase per person

• Includes an 8″x 10″ mini print of the event poster, and two special edition guitar picks in a commemorative gift bag

• The order in which General Admission tickets were purchased determine the line order to choose your seats (first to purchase at the front of the line)

• VIP Ticket holders are seated first

Courtesy of ESP Guitars

Test Drive an ESP Guitar, #KirkatCosmo, and Win

One ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series (valued at $1,649.99) will be given away to one lucky winner; the winner will also receive a private group meet & greet with Kirk Hammett (July 26, before the performance), have their guitar signed, and get a ticket to the performance (does not include a Kirk Hammett Funko Pop figurine).

#KirkatCosmo on Now Until Sunday, July 21 at 5PM

(1) Come into Cosmo Music and test drive an ESP Guitar

(2) Take a photo (clearly showing the ESP guitar and Cosmo Music store)

(3) Share the photo publicly to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter with the tag #KirkatCosmo (no earlier than June 27 11AM)

(4) Eligible posting period ends Sunday, July 21 at 5PM.

WINNER SELECTION & AWARDING OF THE PRIZE

• No purchase necessary

• Chances of winning a prize are dependent upon the number of eligible publicly viewable social media posts

• The prize must be accepted as awarded without substitution, or will be forfeited

• Draw winner will be announced on this blog post July 22, 2019

• Draw winner will be contacted on July 22, 2019 by direct message on social media used

ELIGIBILITY

• One entry/post per person

• Cosmo Music reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information

• Anyone found to use fake or multiple accounts to enter will be ineligible

• Use of any automated, script, macro, robotic or other program(s) to enter is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification

• An employee of Cosmo Music, its suppliers, vendors, affiliated agents, or a member of any such employee’s immediate family (includes mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, partner and/or spouse; regardless of where they live) or persons with whom they are domiciled (whether related to the employee or not) are not eligible

• Cosmo Music shall not be liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused by or resulting from any entry, social media post, prize, or other correspondence or data that is hidden (not publicly viewable) lost, stolen, late, garbled, distorted, delayed, damaged or misdirected for any reason

If your social media account (or post settings) is set to private (or limited to a group) and you add a hashtag to your post, the #KirkatCosmo post won’t appear publicly; Cosmo Music will not be able to consider it as an eligible post. The #KirkatCosmo prize hosted by Cosmo Music is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Courtesy of ESP Guitars

Purchase a Selected Kirk Hammett Signature ESP Guitar, Meet Kirk, Have it Signed, See the Show

The first five purchasers of any one of the selected ESP guitars below (in-store only at Cosmo Music) will receive a private group meet & greet with Kirk Hammett (July 26, before the performance), have their guitar signed, and get a ticket to the performance (does not include a Kirk Hammett Funko Pop figurine).

Update: The 5 Guitar & Ticket Offers Has SOLD OUT

Guitars will be available for purchase at Cosmo Music when the retail store opens at 11AM on Thursday, June 27. The first five to purchase from these guitars qualify:

• ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Signature Series – Purple Sparkle (Cosmo item FSGEESPEKHPSP, valued at $6,999.99) – one available

• ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Signature Series – Black (Cosmo item FSGEESPEKH2, valued at $4,699.99) – one available

• ESP KH Demonology Kirk Hammett Signature Series (Cosmo item FSGEESPEKHDEMON, valued at $7,999.99) – one available

• ESP LTD KH Demonology Kirk Hammett Signature Series (Cosmo item FSGELTDKHDEMON , valued at $1,869.99) – one available

• ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series (Cosmo item FSGELTDKH602, valued at $1,649.99) – five available

Purchasers must bring their guitar to event, which will be autographed during a private group meet & greet.

Guitars must be purchased in-store at Cosmo Music (not available for purchase online) between June 27 to July 26, 2019. First come first served while supplies last. Not applicable to previous purchases. No rainchecks, returns, or refunds.

It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection

Famous guitarist Kirk Hammett, of the heavy metal band Metallica, has created one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. This exhibition explores Hammett’s significant collection and examines the connection between artistry, emotion, and popular culture through a selection of works from 20th-century cinema.

It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.

The exhibit is sponsored by Cosmo Music and runs at the Royal Ontario Museum from July 13, 2019 to January 5, 2020. For all details, visit ROM.on.ca

About Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett, guitarist of the band Metallica, is extremely recognizable to people around the world. As a band, they’ve won eight Grammy awards, and five of their albums debuted at #1 on Billboard’s charts. Metallica has sold over 110 million records, and they are among the most commercially successful bands of all time. Also an avid collector of horror and sci-fi movie posters, his popularity spans genres. “Every room that I had the posters in, I would always make sure I had a guitar and amp in that room for if they inspired me to play”, he said about his horror movie posters in Rolling Stone in August 2017.