Metallica 2021–2022 Tour

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.

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]
Date (2021) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
September 16 San Francisco United States The Independent — — —
September 20 Chicago Metro Chicago
September 24[a] Louisville Kentucky Exposition Center
September 26[a]
October 8[b] Sacramento Discovery Park
October 10[b]
November 4 Hollywood Hard Rock Live Trivium 6,733 / 6,733 $1,595,650
November 6[c] Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium — — —
November 12[d] Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway
November 14[d]
November 27[e] Arlington Globe Life Field
December 17 San Francisco Chase Center DJ Lord 32,514 / 32,514 $4,147,430
December 19
List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act[3][15][16]
Date (2022) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
February 25 Las Vegas United States Allegiant Stadium Greta Van Fleet
Ice Nine Kills 		44,352 / 44,352 $7,608,341
April 27 Santiago Chile Club Hípico de Santiago Greta Van Fleet 62,681 / 62,681 $3,826,929
April 30 Buenos Aires Argentina Campo Argentino de Polo 54,448 / 54,448 $3,107,672
May 5 Porto Alegre Brazil Estacionamento da Fiergs 40,800 / 40,800 $2,782,519
May 7 Curitiba Estádio Couto Pereira 42,109 / 42,109 $2,928,121
May 10 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi 68,850 / 68,850 $4,465,948
May 12 Belo Horizonte Estádio do Mineirão 55,344 / 55,344 $3,144,554
May 27[f] Napa United States Napa Valley Expo — — —
May 29[g] Boston Harvard Stadium
June 15[h] Copenhagen Denmark Refshaleøen
June 17[i] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland
June 19[j] Florence Italy Visarno Arena
June 22[k] Prague Czech Republic Letňany Airport
June 24[l] Hockenheim Germany Hockenheimring
June 26[m] Clisson France Val de Moine
July 1[n] Werchter Belgium Festivalpark
July 3[o] Bilbao Spain Estadio San Mamés
July 6[p] Madrid Valdebebas
July 8[q] Lisbon Portugal Passeio Marítimo de Algés
July 28[r] Chicago United States Grant Park
August 11 Buffalo Highmark Stadium Greta Van Fleet
Ice Nine Kills
August 14 Pittsburgh PNC Park
September 24[s] New York City Central Park —
November 6 Hollywood Hard Rock Live Raven
December 16[t] Los Angeles Microsoft Theater Greta Van Fleet
Total 407,831+ $33,607,164+

Cancelled dates

Date City Country Venue Reason for cancellation
June 29, 2022 Frauenfeld Switzerland Grosse Allmend Frauenfeld[u] Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test[6]

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ a b This performance was part of Louder Than Life.
  2. ^ a b This performance was part of Aftershock.
  3. ^ This performance was part of ATLive Concert Series.
  4. ^ a b 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.

References

  1. ^ "NONE MORE BLACK: THE BLACK ALBUM REMASTERED". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "MTF!!? METALLICA TURNS 40!". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c İlayda, Yaren (January 5, 2022). "Metallica Tour 2022: All Tour Schedule and Tickets". Metal Shout. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Peacock, Tim (June 16, 2021). "Metallica Announce 'Return Of The European Summer Vacation' Tour For 2022". uDiscover Music. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Metallica announce summer 2022 European festival shows". planetradio.co.uk. June 16, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Trapp, Philip (June 29, 2022). "'Member of the Metallica Family' Tests Positive for COVID, Festival Set Canceled". Loudwire. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Metallica Tour 2022: Band Performs THIS Iconic Song for the First Time in 6 Years". musictimes.com. June 20, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Yakawiak, Amy (August 12, 2022). "Metallica fires up Highmark Stadium crowd with hits, trademark intensity". Buffalo News. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "Metallica at Aftershock at Discover Park in Sacramento, California on October 8, 2021". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Metallica at Aftershock at Discover Park in Sacramento, California on October 10, 2021". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Sources for Leg 1:
  12. ^ "Concert review: Metallica's meaningful 2022 live debut (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, February 25)". Las Vegas Weekly. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Metallica performs a show unlike any other in its storied career". The Mercury News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Grow, Kory (December 18, 2021). "Metallica Surprise With Deep Cuts, Rarities at First 40th Anniversary Concert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  15. ^ Sources for Leg 3:
  16. ^ Sources for Leg 4: