Metallica kicked off the North American leg of the 2023 M72 World Tour on Friday, August 4th at MetLife Stadium and ended the year of dates in Detroit at Ford Field on November 12th. The band played selections from their recent album 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings) deep cuts, and hits. The weekends featured no repeat set lists, activations and events, including their extended merch pop-up shops and another M72 Takeover Weekend! Fans got to hear the band perform songs from from 72 Seasons live! Read our review of the kickoff night of the tour here, a review of the St. Louis weekend, and check out the pop-up merch shop video. The band was recently the second metal band ever to perform in Saudi Arabia, following Cryptopsy. Watch a pro-shot video of the band performing the classic “The Unforgiven!”
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Setlist, via setlist.fm
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll) (AC/DC song)
The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone song)
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Holier Than Thou
King Nothing
72 Seasons
If Darkness Had a Son (followed by “Rose Avenue”… more )
Fade to Black
Shadows Follow (Live debut)
Orion
Nothing Else Matters
(Kirk messed up intro, song restarted)
Sad But True
The Day That Never Comes
Battery
Fuel
Seek & Destroy
Master of Puppets
The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone song) (Metallica’s version) Song played from tape