American heavy metal band

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

toured throughout 2021 and 2022 in support of the 30th anniversary of their fifth and self-titled studio album ''

'', the 40th anniversary of the band, and in continuation of the WorldWired Tour. It was their first tour after the

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. 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''. Their June 29, 2022 show for Frauenfeld Rocks in

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was cancelled when a member of the band tested positive for COVID-19. The setlist has varied from show to show. They have played some of their hits, such as "

Nothing Else Matters "Nothing Else Matters" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album, ''Metallica''. The song peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Album Ro ...

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Enter Sandman "Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist ...

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Master of Puppets ''Master of Puppets'' is the third studio album by the American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmu ...

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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''. # "Whiplash" # "Ride the Lightning" # " Harvester of Sorrow" # "

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" # " The Memory Remains" # "

" # " Frantic" # " Moth into Flame" # "

No Leaf Clover "No Leaf Clover" is the eighth song on the live album '' S&M'' by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The song (along with "–Human") was one of two new pieces completed for the band's collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999 ...

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For Whom the Bell Tolls ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned ...

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Whiskey in the Jar "Whiskey in the Jar" ( Roud 533) is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee (highwayman) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, is ...

" # " Fade to Black" # "

Seek & Destroy "Seek & Destroy" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica and the ninth track from their debut studio album, '' Kill 'Em All'' (1983). It was also featured on the demo '' No Life 'Til Leather''. It was the first song the band recor ...

" #;Encore # "Battery" # "

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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. # " Hardwired" # "The Four Horsemen" # "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" # "The Struggle Within" # "My Friend of Misery" # " The God That Failed" # "Of Wolf and Man" # "

" # "Through the Never" # " Don't Tread on Me" # "

Wherever I May Roam "Wherever I May Roam" is a song by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in October 1992 as the fourth single from their eponymous fifth album, ''Metallica (album), Metallica''. It reached number 82 on the US ''Bi ...

" # " The Unforgiven" # "Holier Than Thou" # "

Sad but True "Sad but True" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in February 1993 as the fifth and final single from their 1991 self-titled album. The music video for the single was released in October 1992. Music "Sad but ...

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" #;Encore # "Fight Fire with Fire" # " Creeping Death"

Tour dates

Cancelled dates

Personnel

James Hetfield James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his raspy voice and intricate rhythm playi ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar *

Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica. Along with James Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs, and the ...

– drums *

Kirk Hammett Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett, along ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Robert Trujillo Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz (; born October 23, 1964) is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals

Notes

References

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