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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.[4] 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 November 19, 2025 in Auckland. Along with an upgraded stage design which relocates the "Snake Pit" to the center stage,[5] the tour features two or more performances in the majority of cities played.[6][7]

M72 World Tour
World tour by Metallica
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album72 Seasons
Start dateApril 27, 2023 (2023-04-27)
End dateNovember 19, 2025 (2025-11-19)
Legs7
No. of shows80
Supporting acts
Attendance3 million[1]
Box office$305.2 million (43 shows)[2][3]
Metallica concert chronology

Background

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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.[8][9] Two day tickets for each show went on sale on December 2, 2022,[10] with single tickets being later made available to the general public on January 20, 2023.[11]

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.[12][13][14][15][16][17] 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.[18] The September 1, 2023 performance in Glendale, Arizona was cut short by two songs due to James Hetfield suffering from vocal issues,[19] 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.[20] Suicidal Tendencies replaced Ice Nine Kills as an opening act for the rescheduled Glendale performance.[21]

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).[22] 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 the second night in Foxborough, Massachusetts on August 4, 2024, the show was delayed for 90 minutes due to a severe downpour and thunderstorms in the area. As a result, Ice Nine Kills' scheduled opening set was canceled, Five Finger Death Punch performed a shortened opening set, and Metallica ending up still performing a full show.[23] On the fourth night in Mexico City on September 29, 2024, Five Finger Death Punch were unable to perform due to an injury Moody sustained at the Louder Than Life festival a few days prior when he accidentally fell onstage and suffered a broken rib. As a result, Ice Nine Kills moved up to the special guest slot, and Mexican progressive metal band Agora joined the lineup for the show.[24][25]

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.[26] On September 19, 2024, Metallica announced a 2025 North American leg of stadium and festival dates with special guests Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies, and Ice Nine Kills.[27][28] An Oceania leg was shortly announced on October 23, 2024 for performances in November 2025 with Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies as support acts.[29]

Reception

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The tour was met with positive reviews from music and entertainment critics.[30][31] 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,[30] 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.[31]

The tour won Rock Tour Of The Year award at the 2024 Pollstar Awards and was the 9th highest grossing tour overall that year with $179,373,637.40 grossed from 24 shows.[3]

Set list

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Songs performed on the tour

Sample set list

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The following set lists 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.[33][34]

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

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List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[35][36]
Date (2023) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
April 27 Amsterdam Netherlands Johan Cruyff Arena Architects
Mammoth WVH 		117,671 / 129,451 $10,691,363
April 29 Floor Jansen
Ice Nine Kills
May 17 Saint-Denis France Stade de France Epica
Ice Nine Kills 		96,376 / 115,310 $11,318,434
May 19 Architects
Mammoth WVH
May 26 Hamburg Germany Volksparkstadion 116,939 / 122,938 $11,520,569
May 28 Epica
Ice Nine Kills
June 8[a] Castle Donington England Donington Park — — —
June 10[a]
June 16 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Volbeat
Mammoth WVH 		110,429 / 128,436 $8,720,761
June 18 Epica
Ice Nine Kills
August 4 East Rutherford United States MetLife Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		163,028 / 163,028 $20,848,071
August 6 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 11 Montreal Canada Olympic Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		141,600 / 141,600 $12,661,757
August 13 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 18 Arlington United States AT&T Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		139,630 / 139,630 $18,524,712
August 20 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 25 Inglewood SoFi Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		142,738 / 142,738 $17,508,000
August 27 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
September 1[b] Glendale State Farm Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		133,060 / 133,060 $14,013,497
September 9[c] Five Finger Death Punch
Suicidal Tendencies
October 8[d] Indio Empire Polo Club — — —
November 3 St. Louis The Dome at America's Center Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
November 5 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
November 10 Detroit Ford Field Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		— —
November 12 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
December 14[e] Riyadh Saudi Arabia Banban — — —
List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[37][38][39][40][41]
Date (2024) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
May 24 Munich Germany Olympiastadion Architects
Mammoth WVH 		156,000 $17,800,000
May 26 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
May 29[f] Milan Italy Ippodromo La Maura — — —
June 1[g] Ebreichsdorf Austria Magna Racino
June 7 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium Architects
Mammoth WVH 		105,000 $11,000,000
June 9 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
June 14 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium Architects
Mammoth WVH 		86,000 $10,000,000
June 16 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
June 26[h] Oslo Norway Ekebergsletta — — —
June 29[i] Clisson France Val de Moine
July 5 Warsaw Poland Stadion Narodowy Architects
Mammoth WVH 		154,000 $25,000,000
July 7 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
July 12 Madrid Spain Metropolitano Stadium Architects
Mammoth WVH 		124,000 $12,700,000
July 14 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 2 Foxborough United States Gillette Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		128,000 $16,800,000
August 4 Five Finger Death Punch
August 9 Chicago Soldier Field Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		134,000 $16,300,000
August 11 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 16 Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		107,000 $12,000,000
August 18 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 23 Edmonton Canada Commonwealth Stadium Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		116,000 $12,700,000
August 25 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
August 30 Seattle United States Lumen Field Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		136,000 $16,200,000
September 1 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
September 20 Mexico City Mexico Estadio GNP Seguros Greta Van Fleet
Mammoth WVH 		254,000 $24,600,000
September 22 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
September 27 Greta Van Fleet
Mammoth WVH
September 29 Ice Nine Kills
Agora
List of 2025 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date (2025) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
April 19 Syracuse United States JMA Wireless Dome Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies 		— —
April 24 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre — —
April 26 Limp Bizkit
Ice Nine Kills
May 1 Nashville United States Nissan Stadium Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies 		— —
May 3 Limp Bizkit
Ice Nine Kills
May 7 Blacksburg Lane Stadium Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies 		— —
May 9[j] Columbus Historic Crew Stadium — — —
May 11[j]
May 23 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field Limp Bizkit
Ice Nine Kills 		— —
May 25 Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies
May 28 Landover Northwest Stadium — —
May 31 Charlotte Bank of America Stadium — —
June 3 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium — —
June 6 Tampa Raymond James Stadium Limp Bizkit
Ice Nine Kills 		— —
June 8 Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies
June 14 Houston NRG Stadium — —
June 20 Santa Clara Levi's Stadium Limp Bizkit
Ice Nine Kills 		— —
June 22 Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies
June 27 Denver Empower Field at Mile High Limp Bizkit
Ice Nine Kills 		— —
June 29 Pantera
Suicidal Tendencies
November 1 Perth Australia Optus Stadium Evanescence
Suicidal Tendencies 		— —
November 5 Adelaide Adelaide Oval — —
November 8 Melbourne Marvel Stadium — —
November 12 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium — —
November 15 Sydney Accor Stadium — —
November 19 Auckland New Zealand Eden Park — —
Total 2,661,471 $300,907,164

Personnel

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Metallica

Notes

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  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 was part of I-Days Milano.
  7. ^ The performance on June 1, 2024 was 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.
  10. ^ a b The performances on May 9 and 11, 2025 will be part of Sonic Temple Festival.

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