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M72 World Tour

The M72 World Tour is an ongoing concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica in support of the band's eleventh studio album 72 Seasons, which was released on April 14, 2023.[1] The tour was announced on November 28, 2022, following the release of the album's first single, "Lux Æterna". The tour began on April 27, 2023 in Amsterdam and is set to conclude on September 29, 2024 in Mexico City. Along with an upgraded stage design which relocates the "Snake Pit" to the center stage,[2] the tour features two or more performances in the majority of cities played.[3][4]

M72 World Tour
World tour by Metallica
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Asia
Associated album72 Seasons
Start dateApril 27, 2023 (2023-04-27)
End dateSeptember 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)
Legs5
No. of shows54
Supporting acts
Metallica concert chronology

Background edit

 
Metallica performing in Hamburg, 2023

On the announcement of the tour the band stated that, over the past few years, they had been inspired by the fans who attended their shows in 2019 and 2021. In the same statement they stated that they "had a blast being a part of the 2021 Wimmer Festivals when they played two nights in one city". Starting in April 2023, Metallica is set to visit twenty-two different cities around the world and playing two nights in each city, with each being part of a "No Repeat Weekend" show which will feature two different set lists which includes deep cuts from the band's catalog.[5][6] Two day tickets for each show went on sale on December 2, 2022,[7] with single tickets being later made available to the general public on January 20, 2023.[8]

Five Finger Death Punch were originally slated to support Metallica in the select 2023 European shows along with Ice Nine Kills, but pulled out due to lead vocalist Ivan Moody having to undergo and fully recover from hernia surgery. As a result, Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen replaced Five Finger Death Punch in Amsterdam, and Dutch symphonic metal band Epica also filled in for further European shows in Paris, Hamburg, and Gothenburg.[9][10][11][12][13][14] In Inglewood, California on August 27, 2023, Moody was absent due to falling ill with the flu, and his vocal duties in Five Finger Death Punch were taken over and shared by Phil Labonte (All That Remains), Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage, Light the Torch), and AJ Channer (Fire from the Gods) for the show.[15] The September 1, 2023 performance in Glendale, Arizona was cut short by two songs due to James Hetfield suffering from vocal issues,[16] and the band's following performance on September 3 in Glendale was postponed to September 9, 2023 after Hetfield had tested positive for COVID-19.[17] Suicidal Tendencies replaced Ice Nine Kills as an opening act for the rescheduled Glendale performance.[18]

The shows in Arlington, Texas on August 18 and August 20, 2023 were recorded and released in cinemas worldwide for one night only for each show (international screenings were shown a day later on August 19 and August 21 to suit local time zones).[19] Both shows were directed by Gene McAuliffe.[citation needed] The shows featured new instrumentals written especially for the events. "GBA" on Night 1 and "Alligator Patch" on Night 2, both composed and performed by Hammett and Trujillo only.[citation needed]

On November 15, 2023 Metallica announced two more European tour dates for 2024 in Milan and Oslo, with two additional tour dates to be announced later that month.[20]

Reception edit

The tour was met with positive reviews from music and entertainment critics.[21][22] While having given the opening night performance in Amsterdam on April 27, 2023, 4 out of 5 stars, Ali Shutler of NME stated that Metallica was still the greatest heavy metal band around,[21] while Eleanor Goodman from Metal Hammer who gave the performance that same night 5 out of 5 stars, affirmed that the band had thrown the world's biggest heavy metal party.[22]

Set list edit

Songs performed on the tour

Sample set list edit

The following setlists were performed at the Johan Cruyff Arena on April 27 and 29, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and are not intended to represent a majority of the shows throughout the tour.[24][25]

Night One

  1. "Orion"
  2. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  3. "Holier Than Thou"
  4. "King Nothing"
  5. "Lux Æterna"
  6. "Screaming Suicide"
  7. "Fade to Black"
  8. "Sleepwalk My Life Away"
  9. "Nothing Else Matters"
  10. "Sad but True"
  11. "The Day That Never Comes"
  12. "Ride the Lightning"
  13. "Battery"
  14. "Fuel"
  15. "Seek & Destroy"
  16. "Master of Puppets"

Night Two

  1. "The Call of Ktulu"
  2. "Creeping Death"
  3. "Leper Messiah"
  4. "Until It Sleeps"
  5. "72 Seasons"
  6. "If Darkness Had a Son"
  7. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
  8. "You Must Burn!"
  9. "The Unforgiven"
  10. "Wherever I May Roam"
  11. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  12. "Moth into Flame"
  13. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  14. "Whiskey in the Jar"
  15. "One"
  16. "Enter Sandman"

Tour dates edit

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 – Europe
April 27, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Johan Cruyff Arena Architects
Mammoth WVH 		— —
April 29, 2023 Floor Jansen
Ice Nine Kills
May 17, 2023 Saint-Denis France Stade de France Epica
Ice Nine Kills 		— —
May 19, 2023 Architects
Mammoth WVH
May 26, 2023 Hamburg Germany Volksparkstadion — —
May 28, 2023 Epica
Ice Nine Kills
June 8, 2023[a] Castle Donington England Donington Park — — —
June 10, 2023[a]
June 16, 2023 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Volbeat
Mammoth WVH 		— —
June 18, 2023 Epica
Ice Nine Kills
Leg 2 – North America[26][27]
August 4, 2023 East Rutherford United States MetLife Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		163,028 $20,848,071
August 6, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 11, 2023 Montreal Canada Olympic Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
August 13, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 18, 2023 Arlington United States AT&T Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
August 20, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 25, 2023 Inglewood SoFi Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		142,738 $17,508,000
August 27, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
September 1, 2023[b] Glendale State Farm Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
September 9, 2023[c] Five Finger Death Punch
Suicidal Tendencies
October 8, 2023[d] Indio Empire Polo Club — — —
November 3, 2023 St. Louis The Dome at America's Center Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
November 5, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
November 10, 2023 Detroit Ford Field Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
November 12, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
Leg 3 – Asia
December 14, 2023[e] Riyadh Saudi Arabia Banban — — —
Leg 4 – Europe
May 24, 2024 Munich Germany Olympiastadion Architects
Mammoth WVH 		— —
May 26, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
May 29, 2024[f] Milan Italy Ippodromo La Maura — — —
June 1, 2024[g] Ebreichsdorf Austria Magna Racino
June 7, 2024 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium Architects
Mammoth WVH 		— —
June 9, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
June 14, 2024 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium Architects
Mammoth WVH 		— —
June 16, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
June 26, 2024[h] Oslo Norway Ekebergsletta — — —
June 29, 2024[i] Clisson France Val de Moine
July 5, 2024 Warsaw Poland Stadion Narodowy Architects
Mammoth WVH 		— —
July 7, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
July 12, 2024 Madrid Spain Metropolitano Stadium Architects
Mammoth WVH 		— —
July 14, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
Leg 5 – North America
August 2, 2024 Foxborough United States Gillette Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
August 4, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 9, 2024 Chicago Soldier Field Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
August 11, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 16, 2024 Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
August 18, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 23, 2024 Edmonton Canada Commonwealth Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
August 25, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 30, 2024 Seattle United States Lumen Field Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
September 1, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
September 20, 2024 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol Greta Van Fleet
Mammoth WVH 		— —
September 22, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
September 27, 2024 Greta Van Fleet
Mammoth WVH
September 29, 2024 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills

Personnel edit

Metallica

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The performances on June 8 and 10, 2023 were part of Download Festival.
  2. ^ The performance was cut short by two songs due to James Hetfield suffering from vocal issues during the show.
  3. ^ The performance was originally scheduled to be on September 3, but was postponed due to James Hetfield testing positive for COVID-19.
  4. ^ The performance on October 8, 2023 was part of Power Trip.
  5. ^ The performance on December 14, 2023 was a part of Soundstorm Festival.
  6. ^ The performance on May 29, 2024 is set to be a part of I-Days Milano.
  7. ^ The performance on June 1, 2024 is set to be a part of Racino Rocks.
  8. ^ The performance on June 26, 2024 is set to be a part of Tons of Rock.
  9. ^ The performance on June 29, 2024 is set to be a part of Hellfest.

References edit

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  3. ^ Young, Alex (November 28, 2022). "Metallica announce massive "M72 World Tour," with different setlists and openers". Consequence. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Gil Kaufman (November 28, 2022). "Metallica Announce Upcoming '72 Seasons' Album, 2023–2024 World Tour". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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  7. ^ "Metallica bring M72 tour to Olympic Stadium for two nights in August". Montreal Gazette. November 28, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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  10. ^ Kennelty, Greg (April 24, 2023). "FLOOR JANSEN Replaces FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH At METALLICA's First 2023 Set Of Shows". Metal Injection. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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