World tour by Metallica | |
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Start date | September 16, 2021 |
End date | December 16, 2022 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 38 |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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Leg 1 – North America [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||
September 16, 2021 | San Francisco | United States | The 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 | ||||||
February 25, 2022 | Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium | Greta Van Fleet Ice Nine Kills | 44,352 / 44,352 | $7,608,341 | |
Leg 2 – South America [3] | ||||||
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 | Brazil | Estacionamento da Fiergs | 40,800 / 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 | ||
Leg 3 – North America [15] | ||||||
May 27, 2022 | Napa | United States | Napa Valley Expo [lower-alpha 6] | — | — | — |
May 29, 2022 | Boston | Harvard Stadium [lower-alpha 7] | ||||
Leg 4 – Europe [3] [16] | ||||||
June 15, 2022 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Refshaleøen [lower-alpha 8] [5] | — | — | — |
June 17, 2022 | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Megaland [lower-alpha 9] [5] | |||
June 19, 2022 | Florence | Italy | Visarno Arena [lower-alpha 10] [5] | |||
June 22, 2022 | Prague | Czech Republic | Letiště Letňany [lower-alpha 11] [5] | |||
June 24, 2022 | Hockenheim | Germany | Hockenheimring [lower-alpha 12] | |||
June 26, 2022 | Clisson | France | Val de Moine [lower-alpha 13] | |||
July 1, 2022 | Werchter | Belgium | Festivalpark [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 | Portugal | Passeio Marítimo de Algés [lower-alpha 17] | |||
Leg 5 – North America [3] | ||||||
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 | |||
Total | 407,831+ | $33,607,164+ | ||||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason for cancellation |
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June 29, 2022 | Frauenfeld | Switzerland | Grosse Allmend Frauenfeld [lower-alpha 21] | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test [6] |
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