EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso’s iconic Star on the Franklin Mountains will shine silver Wednesday to celebrate Metallica’s upcoming stop in the city.

Live Nation, in partnership with the El Paso Chamber, will light El Paso’s Star on the Mountain in silver on Sept. 16.

The lighting is tied to Metallica bringing its M72 World Tour to the UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium on May 18, 2027.

The public can watch the Star light up live at www.elpaso.org/starlighters.

The El Paso Chamber, founded in 1899, describes itself as “the unifying voice of the Borderplex business,” focused on economic development and innovation, public policy and government relations, and infrastructure and transportation.

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