Metallica 2021–2022 Tour

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2021–2022 tours
World tour by Metallica
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Start dateSeptember 16, 2021
End dateDecember 16, 2022
Legs5
No. of shows38
Metallica concert chronology

American heavy metal band Metallica toured throughout 2021 and 2022 in support of the 30th anniversary of their fifth and self-titled studio album Metallica , [1] the 40th anniversary of the band, [2] and in continuation of the WorldWired Tour. [3] It was their first tour after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

It kicked off on September 16, 2021, in San Francisco. The 2022 portion of the tour was titled the Return Of The European Summer Vacation. [4] [5]

Their June 29, 2022 show for Frauenfeld Rocks in Switzerland was cancelled when a member of the band tested positive for COVID-19. [6]

The setlist has varied from show to show. They have played some of their hits, such as "Nothing Else Matters", "Enter Sandman", "One" and "Master of Puppets", as well surprises such as "Metal Militia". [7] [8]

Setlist

Sample 1

The following setlist was performed at Discovery Park in Sacramento on October 8, 2021, when the band did not perform any songs from the Black Album . [9]

  1. "Whiplash"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  4. "Cyanide"
  5. "The Memory Remains"
  6. "One"
  7. "Frantic"
  8. "Moth into Flame"
  9. "No Leaf Clover"
  10. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  11. "Whiskey in the Jar"
  12. "Fade to Black"
  13. "Seek & Destroy"
    Encore
  14. "Battery"
  15. "Fuel"
  16. "Master of Puppets"

Sample 2

The following setlist was performed at Discovery Park in Sacramento on October 10, 2021, when the band performed all 12 songs from the Black Album in reverse order. [10]

  1. "Hardwired"
  2. "The Four Horsemen"
  3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
  4. "The Struggle Within"
  5. "My Friend of Misery"
  6. "The God That Failed"
  7. "Of Wolf and Man"
  8. "Nothing Else Matters"
  9. "Through the Never"
  10. "Don't Tread on Me"
  11. "Wherever I May Roam"
  12. "The Unforgiven"
  13. "Holier Than Thou"
  14. "Sad but True"
  15. "Enter Sandman"
    Encore
  16. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  17. "Creeping Death"

Tour dates

List of 2021 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act [3] [11] [12] [13] [14]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
September 16, 2021 San Francisco United StatesThe Independent
September 20, 2021 Chicago Metro Chicago
September 24, 2021 Louisville Kentucky Exposition Center [lower-alpha 1]
September 26, 2021
October 8, 2021 Sacramento Discovery Park [lower-alpha 2]
October 10, 2021 Social Distortion
November 4, 2021 Hollywood Hard Rock Live Trivium 6,733 / 6,733$1,595,650
November 6, 2021 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium [lower-alpha 3]
November 12, 2021 Daytona Daytona International Speedway [lower-alpha 4]
November 14, 2021 Mudvayne
November 27, 2021 Arlington Globe Life Field [lower-alpha 5]
December 17, 2021 San Francisco Chase Center DJ Lord 32,514 / 32,514$4,147,430
December 19, 2021
List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act [3] [15] [16]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
February 25, 2022 Las Vegas United States Allegiant Stadium Greta Van Fleet
Ice Nine Kills
44,352 / 44,352$7,608,341
April 27, 2022 Santiago Chile Club Hípico de Santiago Greta Van Fleet 62,681 / 62,681$3,826,929
April 30, 2022 Buenos Aires Argentina Campo Argentino de Polo 54,448 / 54,448$3,107,672
May 5, 2022 Porto Alegre BrazilEstacionamento da Fiergs40,800 / 40,800$2,782,519
May 7, 2022 Curitiba Estádio Couto Pereira 42,109 / 42,109$2,928,121
May 10, 2022 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi 68,850 / 68,850$4,465,948
May 12, 2022 Belo Horizonte Estádio do Mineirão 55,344 / 55,344$3,144,554
May 27, 2022 Napa United StatesNapa Valley Expo [lower-alpha 6]
May 29, 2022 Boston Harvard Stadium [lower-alpha 7]
June 15, 2022 Copenhagen Denmark Refshaleøen [lower-alpha 8] [5]
June 17, 2022 Landgraaf NetherlandsMegaland [lower-alpha 9] [5]
June 19, 2022 Florence ItalyVisarno Arena [lower-alpha 10] [5]
June 22, 2022 Prague Czech RepublicLetiště Letňany [lower-alpha 11] [5]
June 24, 2022 Hockenheim Germany Hockenheimring [lower-alpha 12]
June 26, 2022 Clisson FranceVal de Moine [lower-alpha 13]
July 1, 2022 Werchter BelgiumFestivalpark [lower-alpha 14] [5]
July 3, 2022 Bilbao Spain Estadio San Mamés [lower-alpha 15] [5]
July 6, 2022 Madrid Valdebebas [lower-alpha 16] [5]
July 8, 2022 Lisbon PortugalPasseio Marítimo de Algés [lower-alpha 17]
July 28, 2022 Chicago United States Grant Park [lower-alpha 18]
August 11, 2022 Buffalo Highmark Stadium [8] Greta Van Fleet
Ice Nine Kills
August 14, 2022 Pittsburgh PNC Park
September 24, 2022 New York City Central Park [lower-alpha 19]
November 6, 2022 Hollywood Hard Rock Live Raven
December 16, 2022 Los Angeles Microsoft Theater [lower-alpha 20] Greta Van Fleet
Total407,831+$33,607,164+

Cancelled dates

DateCityCountryVenueReason for cancellation
June 29, 2022 Frauenfeld SwitzerlandGrosse Allmend Frauenfeld [lower-alpha 21] Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test [6]

Personnel

Notes

  1. This performance was part of Louder Than Life.
  2. This performance was part of Aftershock.
  3. This performance was part of ATLive Concert Series.
  4. This performance was part of Welcome to Rockville.
  5. This performance was part of Triller Fight Club.
  6. This performance was part of BottleRock.
  7. This performance was part of Boston Calling.
  8. This performance was part of Copenhell.
  9. This performance was part of Pinkpop.
  10. This performance was part of Firenze Rocks.
  11. This performance was part of Prague Rocks.
  12. This performance was part of Download Germany.
  13. This performance was part of Hellfest.
  14. This performance was part of Rock Werchter.
  15. This performance was part of Bilbao Bizkaia Rock Day.
  16. This performance was part of Mad Cool.
  17. This performance was part of NOS Alive.
  18. This performance was part of Lollapalooza.
  19. This performance was part of the Global Citizen Festival.
  20. This performance was part of the All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction event.
  21. This performance was supposed to be a part of Frauenfeld Rocks.

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