According to
The Montreal Gazette,
METALLICA has donated CAD $21,462 from the box-office take of their two sold-out shows at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Saturday and Sunday (September 19-20) to
Sun Youth, a local community services organization.
"It's a beautiful gift," said
Sid Stevens, co-founder of
Sun Youth.
Stevens said he was told the group makes a practice of turning over part of its receipts to a local charity at every stop on its tour.
Sun Youth was asked, however, to keep the donation under wraps until the group had left Montreal.
"People sometimes look at groups of this nature in a derogatory or negative manner," said
Stevens, who is not familiar with
METALLICA's music. "But it's very interesting to see them donate in every city they visit."
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The Montreal Gazette.
