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Yesterday (August 4th), Metallica launched the U.S. leg of their M72 World Tour with the first of two headlining sets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The trek features "No Repeat Weekend" performances in each city, which means that fans who attend both Jersey shows (the second goes down Sunday, August 6th) will get a completely different setlist.
Each night also boasts a different roster of support acts, with yesterday's show being opened by Wolfgang Van Halen's band Mammoth WVH. Playing next — in direct support to Metallica — was the mighty Pantera, making for an unfuckwithable one-two punch for die-hard metalheads. (Ice Nine Kills and Five Finger Death Punch will open Sunday's concert.)
When finally, around 8:45, the headliners went on, they kicked off with "Creeping Death," a great beginning to a 16-song set packed with fan favorites and classic cuts as well as a handful of standouts off Metallica's latest LP, this year's 72 Seasons, including the live debut of "Shadows Follow."
The performance wasn't without its hiccups — Kirk Hammett notably flubbed the intro to "Nothing Else Matters" and had to start the song over. But it was a minor misstep in an otherwise triumphant U.S. tour kickoff.
Check out the full setlist (courtesy of setlist.fm) below, as well as fan-filmed videos.
Metallica setlist 8/5/23:
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Holier Than Thou
King Nothing
72 Seasons
If Darkness Had a Son
Fade to Black
Shadows Follow (live debut)
Orion
Nothing Else Matters
Sad but True
The Day That Never Comes
Battery
Fuel
Seek & Destroy
Master of Puppets
