Metallica wrapped up the first North American weekend of their massive M72 World Tour, which has them doing “No Repeat Weekends” with “2 Nights. 2 Different Sets. 2 Different Opening Acts. In the Round,” at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday (8/6). Friday’s show was opened by Pantera and Mammoth WVH, with Prong playing a show in the stadium parking lot beforehand, and on Sunday it was Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills providing support, plus a pre-show parking lot set from Overkill. Both nights had a packed house in the venue that holds approximately 80,000 people.
Like Friday’s, Sunday’s Metallica set included three songs from Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons, “Lux Æterna,” “Too Far Gone?” (its live debut), and “You Must Burn!” Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo did another midset instrumental “jam,” this one called “Murf Da Surf” that was dedicated to Long Branch, NJ where Rob said he loved the surfing. There were again beach balls, and the band played plenty of classics, including “Whiplash,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Sanitarium,” “Ride the Lightning,” “Wherever I May Roam,” and more. The end of the show was especially powerful with “Blackened” into their “Whiskey in the Jar” cover into “One” into “Enter Sandman.” They again ended the encore-less show by giving little speeches to the crowd about how much they appreciate the fans.
Read more about the setup in our night one review. See their night two setlist, and full-set video, below.
SETLIST: METALLICA @ METLIFE STADIUM, 8/6/2023 (via)
Whiplash
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ride the Lightning
The Memory Remains
Lux Æterna
Too Far Gone?
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
You Must Burn!
The Call of Ktulu
The Unforgiven
Wherever I May Roam
Moth Into Flame
Blackened
Whiskey in the Jar
One
Enter Sandman
See pictures from night one of Metallica and Pantera at MetLife Stadium below.
