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Metallica M72 World Tour in Detroit: Everything you need to know about both shows

Legendary rock band Metallica will be in Detroit for two shows this weekend on its much-anticipated M72 World Tour.

Think of these as separate shows. As the band said, it's "No Repeat Weekend. 2 Nights. 2 different opening acts, in the round at the 50-yard line."

Related: Metallica's James Hetfield hosting book signing in Detroit on Saturday

The tour is covering just 22 cities over the course of two years, and this is the final show for the band on the tour until they head to Germany in May 2024.

Thousands of people from across the country are expected to come to Detroit for the show. If you're heading to the concert, here's everything you need to know.

What time is the show?

Doors open for the concert at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and Sunday and the show starts at 6 p.m., according to the Ford Field website.

Who is opening?

As we said, the shows are completely different. On Friday, Pantera and Mammoth WVH will open for the concert. On Sunday, it will be Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills.

Where to park

Parking will be available in Ford Field lots for $50, and you can pre-purchase parking on the Ford Field website. There are also plenty of options for parking throughout Downtown Detroit.

You can also park at different bars in the city and take a shuttle

Prohibited and permitted items

The venue has a list of items that are prohibited and items that are permitted after inspection. You can view the list below.

Pop-Up Shop

Metallica is hosting a pop-up shop where fans can get pop-up exclusive vinyl and posters for each stop, limited-edition skate decks, exclusive merchandise and more.

The shop is located at 160 W. Fort St. in Detroit and is open Thursday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Interactive M72 Map

Metallica is giving fans plenty of things to see in Detroit and they have an interactive map that will guide people to all the Metallica spots you'll want to see. Check out the map here .

There are several events that fans can check out, including pre-show happy hours, book signings, other concerts and more. Check out the Metallica website for details .

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Metallica in Detroit: Everything you need to know ahead of the band's two Ford Field shows

Your guide to metallica's two concerts friday and sunday..

It's Metallica week in Metro Detroit.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are set to perform two shows at Ford Field, Friday and Sunday, and are promising no repeated songs between the two concerts.

Around those two shows, there are a handful of events planned for both in- and out-of-towners to keep the pedal pressed to the metal all weekend long.

Here's a rundown of everything you need to know as Metallica prepares to take over the Motor City.

The concerts

The shows take place starting at 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday, with doors for each opening at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are available for each show individually or for the two concerts together, via Ticketmaster.

The concerts are in the round, with the band performing at the center of the stadium. This means full, 360-degree seating, allowing for capacity of 70,000-plus.

The shows are the band's final two North American dates on the current leg of its M72 World Tour, supporting "72 Seasons," Metallica's 11th studio album, which was released in April. The tour kicked off in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in August, and the next shows on the band's docket are in Munich in May 2024. The band returns to the U.S. next August.

Metallica's last local concert was at Comerica Park in 2017.

At earlier tour stops, shows have lasted around 2 hours, 15 minutes, with the band taking the stage around 8:45 p.m. and performing until 11 p.m.

Texas hard rockers Pantera, performing their first Detroit concert since 2001, will open the Friday show, along with Mammoth WVH, Wolfgang Van Halen's band. Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills will open Sunday's concert.

Contests to win meet and greets with the band and passes into the stage-surrounding Snake Pit are currently open via Metallica's website .

At the shows, those with floor access should enter through Gate C and Snake Pit VIP ticketholders should enter through Gate D.

Satellite events

It's not just a Metallica show when Metallica comes to town. Here is a list of events and activities tied to Metallica's concerts:

Pop-up shop: A place to get all your Metallica merchandise (posters, T-shirts, skateboards and Metallica-branded Yeti drinkware) ahead of time so you don't have to hold on to them during the shows or risk getting beer spilled all over them. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 160 W. Fort St., Detroit.

James Hetfield book signing: The Metallica frontman will be signing copies of his new book "Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield" at 2 p.m. Saturday at Third Man Records Cass Corridor, 441 W. Canfield St., Detroit. The event is sold out.

Metallica tribute concert: The Metallica tribute bands Damage, Inc. and Motorbreath will play live at 7 p.m. Saturday at Saint Andrew's Hall. Tickets, $25, are available through Ticketmaster .

Bastardane concert: Hard rockers Bastardane, featuring Hetfield's son Castor on drums and backing vocals, will perform with Fury in Few and Klept at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sanctuary, 2932 Caniff St. in Hamtramck. Tickets, $15, are available via Ticketweb .

Whiskey events: Metallica's Blackened Whiskey, a 90 proof blend of straight whiskeys brewed in Columbus, Ohio, will be available at several sites, including a pair of pre-show happy hour events from 3-6 p.m. Friday and Sunday at Thomas Magee's Sporting House and Whiskey Bar, 1408 E. Fisher Service Dr., Detroit, and a bottle signing with distillers Rob Dietrich and Kaveh Zamanian from noon-2 p.m. Saturday at Total Wine and more, 13801 Lakeside Circle, in Sterling Heights.

Blackened Whiskey cocktails, $19.49, will be available at the two concerts at select stands, including the Gate A and Gate G Build-A-Bars, Gate D Bar, BLITZ, WynnBET Sports Bar, Bloody Mary Bar (South Club), and Detroit Spirits (212), and the “Blackened Fade” — Blackened Whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup and fee foam garnished with a black sucker and a lemon twist — will be available for $25.99.

Volunteer opportunity: Fans ages 14 and above are encouraged to pitch in time with Metallica's non-profit arm, All Within My Hands, for a volunteer shift from 9-11:30 a.m. Friday at Gleaners Food Bank, 21405 Trolley Industrial Drive, Taylor. Opportunities are currently full but waitlist positions are available at Gleaners' website .

Metallica pinball: Just wanna play some pinball? Pop some credits into the Metallica pinball machines at Barcade Detroit, 666 Selden St.; Free Play Pinball Arcade, 34830 Utica Rd. Suite 100, Fraser; Joe's Hamburgers, 3041 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte; Pinball Pete's, 1214 S University Ave., Ann Arbor; and the Arcade, 10816 E. Grand River Road, Brighton. Remember, no tilting.

Live recordings: Live CDs of the two shows are already available for pre-order via Metallica's website for $24.99 each, or both shows for $39.99. Digital downloads will be available via livemetallica.com .

Traffic: Concertgoers should be aware there is a Detroit Pistons game at Little Caesars Arena on Friday night and Christian artist TobyMac is playing the arena on Sunday night, so allow extra time for traffic downtown. Both nights also see the touring production of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" playing the Fox Theatre.

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Metallica Announces M72 World Tour 2023-2024

PRE-SALES BEGIN 9am LOCAL TIME NOVEMBER 30th

Today marks the announcement of every Metallica show booked through 2023 and 2024: Presented worldwide by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey (in North America only) and promoted by Live Nation, Metallica’s M72 world tour will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits—with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. The M72 tour will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage, as well as the I Disappear full-tour pass and the debut of discounted tickets for fans under 16 years of age. Two-day tickets will be on sale Friday, December 2 nd at ticketmaster.com and will include the option of pre-ordering 72 Seasons vinyl and/or CD. Single day tickets will be available beginning January 20th. For further information including fan club presales, enhanced experiences and more, go to metallica.com/m72-info . 

A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the band’s All Within My Hands foundation . Founded in 2017, AWMH’s efforts to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band have raised nearly $13 million – providing $5.9 million in grants to career and technical education programs in the US, over $2.5 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $3.2 million to disaster relief efforts worldwide.

Citi is the official card of the M72 Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning Wednesday, November 30 th at 2:00 pm local time until Thursday, December 1 st at 10:00 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com

M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024

Thursday, April 27 2023 – Amsterdam NL – Johan Cruijff Arena

Saturday, April 29 2023 – Amsterdam NL – Johan Cruijff Arena

Wednesday, May 17 2023 – Paris FR – Stade de France*

Friday, May 19 2023 – Paris FR – Stade de France

Friday, May 26 2023 – Hamburg DE – Volksparkstadion

Sunday, May 28 2023 – Hamburg DE – Volksparkstadion

Friday, June 16 2023 – Gothenburg SE – Ullevi Stadium**

Sunday, June 18 2023 – Gothenburg SE – Ullevi Stadium

Friday, August 4 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

Sunday, August 6 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

Friday, August 11 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique

Sunday, August 13 2023 – Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique

Friday, August 18 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium

Sunday, August 20 2023 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium

Friday, August 25 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

Sunday, August 27 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

Friday, September 1 2023 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium

Sunday, September 3, 2023 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium

Friday, November 3, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center

Sunday, November 5, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center

Friday, November 10, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field

Sunday, November 12, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field

Friday, May 24 2024 – Munich DE – Olympiastadion

Sunday, May 26 2024 – Munich DE – Olympiastadion

Friday, June 7 2024 – Helsinki FI – Olympic Stadium

Sunday, June 9 2024 – Helsinki FI – Olympic Stadium

Friday, June 14 2024 – Copenhagen DK – Parken Stadium

Sunday, June 16 2024 – Copenhagen DK – Parken Stadium

Friday, July 5 2024 – Warsaw PL – PGE Narodowy

Sunday, July 7 2024 – Warsaw PL – PGE Narodowy

Friday, July 12 2024 – Madrid ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

Sunday, July 14 2024 – Madrid ES – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

Friday, August 2 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium

Sunday, August 4 2024 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium

Friday, August 9 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field

Sunday, August 11 2024 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field

Friday, August 16 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium

Sunday, August 18 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium

Friday, August 23 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium

Sunday, August 25 2024 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium

Friday, August 30 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field

Sunday, September 1 2024 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field

Friday, September 20 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol***

Sunday, September 22 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol

Friday, September 27 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol***

Sunday, September 29 2024 – Mexico City MX – Foro Sol

Show 1 Support Europe: Architects & Mammoth WVH**

Show 2 Support Europe: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills

*Five Finger Death Punch/Ice Nine Kills play show 1 in Paris, Architects & Mammoth WVH play show 2 in Paris 

**Volbeat replaces Architects on show 1 in Gothenburg

Show 1 Support North America: Pantera & Mammoth WVH***

Show 2 Support North America: Five Finger Death Punch & Ice Nine Kills

***Greta Van Fleet replaces Pantera on show 1 both weekends in Mexico City

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• Last updated: 28 Nov 2022, 17:42:15
• Published: 28 Nov 2022, 17:30:44
• Written by: Erica Lauren
• Photography by: Theo Wargo
• Categories: Tour Dates Tagged: Metallica

Metallica’s M72 world tour has been announced today alongside the release of their new single “Lux Æterna.” See their last documented setlist from 11/6/22 here . The upcoming dates will consist of two shows in every city, with a different setlist and support lineup for each night.

Special guests for the 2023-2024 dates varies on the date of the show, but overall consists of support from Architects, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat and Ice Nine Kills in Europe. The North American shows will include support ranging from Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills and Greta Van Fleet.

Single day tickets go on sale starting January 20. For further info, visit metallica.com/m72-info .

METALLICA M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024

Thursday, April 27 2023 - Amsterdam NL - Johan Cruijff Arena

Saturday, April 29 2023 - Amsterdam NL - Johan Cruijff Arena

Wednesday, May 17 2023 - Paris FR - Stade de France

Friday, May 19 2023 - Paris FR - Stade de France

Friday, May 26 2023 - Hamburg DE - Volksparkstadion

Sunday, May 28 2023 - Hamburg DE - Volksparkstadion

Friday, June 16 2023 - Gothenburg SE - Ullevi Stadium

Sunday, June 18 2023 - Gothenburg SE - Ullevi Stadium

Friday, August 4 2023 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium

Sunday, August 6 2023 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium

Friday, August 11 2023 - Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique

Sunday, August 13 2023 - Montreal, QC - Stade Olympique

Friday, August 18 2023 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium

Sunday, August 20 2023 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium

Friday, August 25 2023 - Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium

Sunday, August 27 2023 - Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium

Friday, September 1 2023 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium

Sunday, September 3, 2023 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium

Friday, November 3, 2023 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America’s Center

Sunday, November 5, 2023 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America’s Center

Friday, November 10, 2023 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field

Sunday, November 12, 2023 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field

Friday, May 24 2024 - Munich DE - Olympiastadion

Sunday, May 26 2024 - Munich DE - Olympiastadion

Friday, June 7 2024 - Helsinki FI - Olympic Stadium

Sunday, June 9 2024 - Helsinki FI - Olympic Stadium

Friday, June 14 2024 - Copenhagen DK - Parken Stadium

Sunday, June 16 2024 - Copenhagen DK - Parken Stadium

Friday, July 5 2024 - Warsaw PL - PGE Narodowy

Sunday, July 7 2024 - Warsaw PL - PGE Narodowy

Friday, July 12 2024 - Madrid ES - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

Sunday, July 14 2024 - Madrid ES - Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

Friday, August 2 2024 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium

Sunday, August 4 2024 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium

Friday, August 9 2024 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field

Sunday, August 11 2024 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field

Friday, August 16 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium

Sunday, August 18 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Stadium

Friday, August 23 2024 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium

Sunday, August 25 2024 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium

Friday, August 30 2024 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field

Sunday, September 1 2024 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field

Friday, September 20 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol

Sunday, September 22 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol

Friday, September 27 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol

Sunday, September 29 2024 - Mexico City MX - Foro Sol

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Apr 27, 2023

Steffan Chirazi

M72 - The Tour Starts

“NO, NO, NO…” James Hetfield roars as “King Nothing” pulverizes the Johan Cruijff ArenA. He’s at the lowest point of the stage when he shakes his head in disbelief and softly mouths, “Holy shit!” It’s an overwhelmed, excited, possibly relieved, but most definitely charged “holy shit,” the sort of “holy shit” people exclaim when they are enjoying a surge of raw, positive emotion.

“We want our shows to be the best… we’re fans too!” James had said when speaking with Zane Lowe from Apple Music the night before this first show on the (gargantuan) M72 World Tour, a comment he volunteered without a moment’s thought when Lowe asked about the pressure of fan expectations of the band’s live events.

And it’s fair to say that, here, on King’s Day in the Netherlands, Metallica most certainly hit the ground running with energy, fortitude, and tightness on a stage which it is fair to say was one of – if not the – the most ambitious the band have ever attempted in their 42 years. No one knew what to expect, as is generally the way when a tour starts, but the result was seamless.

Smooth. Easy. Even effortless.

Such is the magic of disguise, an experienced crew comprised of brilliant professionals from truck drivers to production managers, and some of the longest working hours you could possibly (not even) imagine. For this M72 event to come alive, from concept to tonight’s birth, has been a 28-hour-a-day, 10-day-a-week affair.

For this “club gig within an arena gig within a stadium gig” to scream into ecstatically bright, loud life has challenged every aspect of the Metallica organization.

I laugh when people question whether this band might be, errr, thinking of “winding down.”

You know that phrase “go big or go home?” Put it this way, with M72, Metallica decided (broadly speaking) to not just go big but to plan on stretching it out the next 2 years.

Yeah. A little fucking more than “going big.”

Of course, to properly gauge what I’m talking about, indeed, what some of you saw tonight, you must imagine what the band did on the first day we arrived on April 19.

Photo Credit: Steffan Chirazi

A huge stadium with some partially built towers, a whale-sized stage, its bright yellowness screaming loudly through the frigid air, literally tons and tons of hardware, cables, and steel piled up or scattered across the floor, cranes and other industrial vehicles on the floor, and that large set of aforementioned incredibly dedicated men and women building what would be the M72 stage, but which at that point looked like the construction site it was…

Frankly, I was not sure how this could be pulled off.

I tried to imagine how the band would connect, where they would go, and how they would “feel” it. And then there were the logistical issues of four drum kits, all on under-stage risers, making sure they worked, making sure other band members realized when a drum “pit” was open, being careful not to get swallowed up by the “drum jaws” as they coughed up the yellow kits.

Add to that the fact that the humans still had to play their parts.

Jimmy, Lars’ drum tech, had gone from maintaining one to two drum kits per night to watching over four. Four! I wanted to laugh, but such cruelty would be the providence of bastards. Besides, I really felt for him. How was he going to get to all four points? How about the maintenance of FOUR kits in ONE show? Ditto, I found myself thinking a lot about the other techs, Zach, Justin, and Chad, who were all now having to have eyes and ears on four very different areas of a stage so large that the entire 40th Anniversary arena show could fit within the Snake Pit? It isn’t as easy as “well, they can just gently jog around the pit, right?” There are security and crew watching over the tech aspects of the show. Then, there are blind spots that cannot always be seen. Then there’s the simple fact that you can’t fucking jog with an expensive instrument in your hands! Of course, wills and ways win out, but not before much thought and extra effort take place…

The following days were spent making adjustments to many aspects of the physical production. Every time a potential problem was served, the production team found an answer. In the tennis match of last-minute issues, even if it looked like Team Problem would serve out and win a game. Even if they went 40-love, Team Production would rally and smash it right back for the victory every time. If you see any of the crew at a gig on the M72 World Tour, please… thank them. Not only do they deserve it, but they’d also appreciate it. And they deserve it…did I already say that? Not enough times to be honest…

The band was equally locked in. Consider the necessary work from their perspectives. Their “playground,” as James described it to Zane Lowe in that forthcoming Apple Music interview, takes learning if you’re the artist. The exuberance of your moment, the rush of, say, “Ride the Lightning” or “If Darkness Had a Son,” explodes the serotonin in your soul, which on a new stage the size of the 101 freeway, can mean you don’t see a set of steps… you don’t see those drum jaws… perhaps you even miss a sharp ramp descent. You need to learn the road conditions and the direction of traffic to allow you to enjoy the creative magic without hurting yourself. And that takes attention. There’s also the matter of figuring out how to keep that live chemistry wherever you are and to ensure you all find each other to charge it. This is a band that has always relied on you . There are batteries everywhere, as no band member walks anywhere where there aren’t thousands upon thousands of fans around them. I suspect this aspect of the design is the single most important thing to Lars, James, Kirk, and Rob, that even if the energy flags a bit, your faces everywhere and anywhere, roaring and cheering, give them the extra oomph necessary…

Then there’s the music. Yes… the notes that are the reason we’re all here. Over the days between April 19 and tonight, they ran one full set (remember there are two!), played specific songs and areas which they felt needed finer tuning, and dialed in the sound. Greg Fidelman has been out here to help with this, and James said that having Greg’s ‘fifth set of ears was a great comfort’ to everyone. Such things matter greatly. Routines. Stretches. Having your producer there to have your back sound-wise. Controlling what you can control in a situation which – let’s face it – has a lot of uncontrollable elements once the lights go down. Again, do not be fooled by these “rock stars swanning into their mega-gigs.” They put in the hard hours in the low lights, they prepare immaculately (from diet to their daily stretching and exercise routines), and they do not set foot on any stage without having road-tested it as much as humanly possible from the first moment they see it. In 2023, there are no big parties or hours upon hours of recreational activities. There is M72. There is a service to the master that is Metallica. Bigger in physical form than it’s ever been on tour, which requires bigger sacrifices from all four band members. If there’s spare time in 2023, it should be used to recover, rejuvenate, tweak, and polish. The results speak for themselves…

From the moment the first notes of “Orion” introduced the M72 World Tour, it was clear that all the preparation the band had done would pay off. Lithe, lean, taut, and determined, to open a show of this relative importance with a song carrying such gorgeous power and complexity showed that this band still likes to double down on challenging themselves. Heading into “Bellz” and an aggressive “Holier Than Thou,” it was something of a relief to see the band make the ginormous stage seem, well, not quite so ginormous. At times, it played out like a conventional U.S. arena, and the fear I had of four band members never being able to connect with each other, come together, or even find each other for a quick jam dissipated.

The first time a new drum kit popped up out of those jaws was as if this sort of thing had been happening on Metallica stages for years. Looking at Lars as he absolutely pummeled “Lux Æterna,” it was clear he was expending a little more than just excitable energy; the moment had passed without a glitch, and Lars was bathing in the relief of it all to my eye. Like everyone, he’d been a little nervous before the show, yet he was on it, pockets deep, dancing around the yellow kits with the fervor of a kid who just got a brand-new Christmas present.

Photo Credit: Ross Halfin

Indeed, as this M72 behemoth stormed on, it hardly felt like three and a half years since the WorldWired tour ended, and it certainly didn’t feel like the beginning of a tour. When James roared, “How does it feel to be aliiiive?!” and the stadium roared its delight at the matter, the exchange felt like a comforting embrace between old friends. A consistent element in the lives of 40,000+ people. And when James lurched into the low crawl boogie for “Sleepwalk My Life Away,” it was hard not to think the song had been a staple in sets for years. Like the excellent “Screaming Suicide,” one of the main takeaways from tonight for me was that these new 72 Seasons cuts sound like gently worn classics, taking their respective places confidently alongside stadium favorites such as “Nothing Else Matters.”

Kirk and Rob looked at ease and in their own fun spaces as “Sad But True” sent sub-waves around Amsterdam, while “The Day That Never Comes” added a touch of epic gravitas before the bone-shuddering, neolithic “Ride the Lightning.”  Dear Lord, James flew into “Battery” like a streak of molten lava… his riffing hand a fiery blur. And we saw proper fire erupt from the stage during “Fuel.” Honestly, by the time “Seek & Destroy” and “Master of Puppets” closed out this first night in Amsterdam, it was (like I hinted at earlier) as if they’d never been away. The vastness of the stage is impossible to ignore, yet by that last “…Puppets” riff, it felt like it was proportionate to the amount of energy Metallica expended upon it tonight.

In the van on the way out, Rob insisted on grabbing me and roaring an incantation of some sort in my face as he shook me, and grinning like a madman. It wasn’t just having a bit of fun, it was siphoning off the energy he’d been generating all show from the power exchanges between him, the music, and the audience… real electricity. I kid you not, this guy was feral in the back of that van, and it was a wonderful thing to think that we’re only halfway through this opening No Repeat Weekend.

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Metallica M72 tour: how long are shows in Detroit? Ford Field start and end time

Metallica's M72 World Tour comes to Ford Field next

Metallica fans can expect plenty of bang for their buck with the M72 World Tour shows in Detroit this weekend.

The band have been playing huge multi-hour sets so far on the first run of shows. The iconic Thrash Metal group have returned to the US they kicked-off the North American leg on Friday, 4 August.

The iconic rockers have had a break in October after playing shows in cities like New York, LA and Dallas. Tour will continue with shows in Detroit.

Metallica have been playing two different sets on each night of the tour so far. It includes a split of tracks from their 2023 album 72 Seasons as well as their greatest hits.

But how long can you expect them to be on stage? Here's all you need to know:

How long are Metallica concerts?

The iconic Thrash Metal band have been on the road throughout Europe during the summer. It included two huge performances at Download Festival.

Metallica's first show at MetLife Stadium took place on Friday, 4 August. The band took to the stage at 8.45pm and performed until 11pm - lasting 2 hours 15 minutes .

The band's first show at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, CA, on Friday, 11 August, lasted from 8.50pm until 11.05pm. The performance lasted 2 hours 15 minutes .

For Metallica's first LA concert on Friday, 25 August at SoFi Stadium the band were on stage from 8.50pm until 11pm. It was a set lasting 2 hours 10 minutes .

Metallica play two different sets on each of the nights of their stops on the tour. So fans heading to the first show at MetLife Stadium will hear a different setlist to fans heading to the second night.

It means there might be a slight difference in timings depending which night you attend.

What time do Detroit shows start and end?

The doors will open at 4.30pm, based on previous shows. The concert itself will start at 6pm.

Metallica will be supported by two different acts each night, who will both perform sets before Metallica take to the stage. During the recent European run of shows, the band took to the stage around 8.45pm each night.

The shows will end around 11pm.