Metallica Announce European And North American Dates For M72 World Tour In Support Of New Album
Monday, 28 November 2022
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Tim Saccenti
Metallica have announced the M72 World Tour.
The trek will see them play two shows in every venue, with the second night featuring a completely different setlist and supporting line-up to the one before it, as well as a new in-the-round stage design.
The thrash metal legends will kick off the first European leg on April 27, 2023 in Amsterdam and conclude it in Gothenburg on June 18, 2023. They'll then embark on the first North American leg on August 4, which will run until November 12, when it will wrap up at Detroit's Ford Field.
Further European dates are set for May, June and July 2024, and more North American shows, plus Mexico City concerts, are lined up for August and September 2024.
Support on select dates will come from Architects, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, Volbeat, Greta Van Fleet and Pantera. Check out the poster below to see who's playing where.
Two-day tickets go on general sale on December 2, at 9am local time for Europe and 10am local time for North America. Day tickets will be available starting January 20.
The band, who will also headline the UK's Download Festival in June 2023, have confirmed a new album alongside the new tour dates. The follow-up to 2016's 'Hardwired... to Self-Destruct 'is called '72 Seasons' and will be released on April 14. Discussing its title, lead vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield said:
“72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry.”
As a preview, listen to the record's relentless first single, Lux Æterna, below, where you can also take a look at the album's artwork and tracklist.
Last year saw the release of 'The Metallica Blacklist', which boasts contributions from some of the biggest names in music, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Metallica's classic self-titled album, also known as 'The Black Album'.
'72 Seasons' tracklist:
72 Seasons
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide
Sleepwalk My Life Away
You Must Burn!
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire
Chasing Light
If Darkness Had a Son
Too Far Gone?
Room of Mirrors
Inamorata
UPDATE 01/12: This story incorrectly stated that all tickets went on general sale at 10am local time. However, it has been updated to reflect that the European shows will go on sale at 9am CET. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Metallica Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri December 16 2022 - LOS ANGELES California - Microsoft Theater (USA)
Thu April 27 2023 - AMSTERDAM Johan Cruijff ArenA (Netherlands)
Sat April 29 2023 - AMSTERDAM Johan Cruijff ArenA (Netherlands)
Wed May 17 2023 - PARIS Stade de France (France)
Fri May 19 2023 - PARIS Stade de France (France)
Fri May 26 2023 - HAMBURG Volksparkstadion (Germany)
Sun May 28 2023 - HAMBURG Volksparkstadion (Germany)
Fri June 16 2023 - GOTHENBURG Ullevi Stadium (Sweden)
Sun June 18 2023 - GOTHENBURG Ullevi Stadium (Sweden)
Fri August 04 2023 - EAST RUTHERFORD New Jersey - MetLife Stadium (USA)
Sun August 06 2023 - EAST RUTHERFORD New Jersey - MetLife Stadium (USA)
Fri August 11 2023 - MONTREAL Quebec - Stade Olympique (Canada)
Sun August 13 2023 - MONTREAL Quebec - Stade Olympique (Canada)
Fri August 18 2023 - ARLINGTON Texas - AT&T Stadium (USA)
Sun August 20 2023 - ARLINGTON Texas - AT&T Stadium (USA)
Fri August 25 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - SoFi Stadium (USA)
Sun August 27 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - SoFi Stadium (USA)
Fri September 01 2023 - GLENDALE Arizona - State Farm Stadium (USA)
Sun September 03 2023 - GLENDALE Arizona - State Farm Stadium (USA)
Fri November 03 2023 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Dome at Americas Center (USA)
Sun November 05 2023 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Dome at Americas Center (USA)
Fri November 10 2023 - DETROIT Michigan - Ford Field (USA)
Sun November 12 2023 - DETROIT Michigan - Ford Field (USA)
Fri May 24 2024 - MUNICH Olympiastadion (Germany)
Sun May 26 2024 - MUNICH Olympiastadion (Germany)
Fri June 07 2024 - HELSINKI Olympic Stadium (Finland)
Sun June 09 2024 - HELSINKI Olympic Stadium (Finland)
Fri June 14 2024 - COPENHAGEN Parken Stadium (Denmark)
Sun June 16 2024 - COPENHAGEN Parken Stadium (Denmark)
Fri July 05 2024 - WARSAW PGE Narodowy (Poland)
Sun July 07 2024 - WARSAW PGE Narodowy (Poland)
Fri July 12 2024 - MADRID Estadio Civitas Metropolitano (Spain)
Sun July 14 2024 - MADRID Estadio Civitas Metropolitano (Spain)
Fri August 02 2024 - FOXBOROUGH Massachusetts - Gillette Stadium (USA)
Sun August 04 2024 - FOXBOROUGH Massachusetts - Gillette Stadium (USA)
Fri August 09 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Soldier Field (USA)
Sun August 11 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Soldier Field (USA)
Fri August 16 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - US Bank Stadium (USA)
Sun August 18 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - US Bank Stadium (USA)
Fri August 23 2024 - EDMONTON Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium (Canada)
Sun August 25 2024 - EDMONTON Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium (Canada)
Fri August 30 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Lumen Field (USA)
Sun September 01 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Lumen Field (USA)
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