Metallica kicked off their 2023-2024 “M72 World Tour” on the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on Thursday night (April twenty seventh) in assist of their new album, 72 Seasons. The 2-year outing (tickets out there right here) options the steel icons taking part in two fully distinctive units over two nights in every metropolis.
For the primary night time in Amsterdam, the steel titans showcased three songs from 72 Seasons, together with “Lux Æterna,” “Screaming Suicide,” and “Sleepwalk My Life Away,” with the latter two receiving their dwell debuts.
Elsewhere within the 16-song set, 1984’s Trip the Lightning, 1986’s Grasp of Puppets, and 1991’s self-titled LP (aka “The Black Album”) had been equally represented with three songs every, whereas no multiple music was performed from another albums.
The live performance kicked off with the instrumental “Orion,” marking the primary time since 2011 that Metallica opened a present with the Grasp of Puppets traditional. The set ended with the epic “Grasp of Puppets,” which had a serious pop-culture second final yr after being featured in Netflix’s Stranger Issues.
Different highlights included “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Unhappy however True,” “Battery,” and “Search & Destroy.”
For followers questioning why staples like “Enter Sandman” “Wherever I Could Roam,” and “Creeping Loss of life” didn’t make the minimize, it’s doubtless they’ll be carried out Saturday night time (April twenty ninth) on the identical venue. As talked about, the band shouldn’t be repeating any songs over the 2 exhibits in every metropolis on the tour.
Metallica are performing within the spherical throughout this tour, which means they’re surrounded by the viewers on all sides as they play in the midst of the venue.
See fan-filmed video footage and the setlist of the kickoff present under, and decide up tickets to Metallica’s upcoming tour dates right here. And you should definitely learn our latest cowl story interview with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo.
Setlist:
Orion
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Holier Than Thou
King Nothing
Lux Æterna
Screaming Suicide (dwell debut)
Fade to Black
Sleepwalk My Life Away (dwell debut)
Nothing Else Issues
Unhappy however True
The Day That By no means Comes
Trip the Lightning
Battery
Gas
Search & Destroy
Grasp of Puppets
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