Metallica 2021–2022 Tour

American heavy metal band Metallica toured throughout 2021 and 2022 in support of the 30th anniversary of their fifth and self-titled studio album Metallica,^[1] the 40th anniversary of the band,^[2] and in continuation of the WorldWired Tour.^[3] It was their first tour after the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–2022 tours

World tour by Metallica
Location	Europe North America South America
Start date	September 16, 2021
End date	December 16, 2022
Legs	5
No. of shows	38
Metallica concert chronology

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.^[4][5]

Their June 29, 2022 show for Frauenfeld Rocks in Switzerland was cancelled when a member of the band tested positive for COVID-19.^[6]

The setlist has varied from show to show. They have played some of their hits, such as "Nothing Else Matters", "Enter Sandman", "One" and "Master of Puppets", as well surprises such as "Metal Militia".^[7][8]

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.^[9]

1. "Whiplash"
2. "Ride the Lightning"
3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
4. "Cyanide"
5. "The Memory Remains"
6. "One"
7. "Frantic"
8. "Moth into Flame"
9. "No Leaf Clover"
10. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
11. "Whiskey in the Jar"
12. "Fade to Black"
13. "Seek & Destroy"

    Encore

14. "Battery"
15. "Fuel"
16. "Master of Puppets"

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.^[10]

1. "Hardwired"
2. "The Four Horsemen"
3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
4. "The Struggle Within"
5. "My Friend of Misery"
6. "The God That Failed"
7. "Of Wolf and Man"
8. "Nothing Else Matters"
9. "Through the Never"
10. "Don't Tread on Me"
11. "Wherever I May Roam"
12. "The Unforgiven"
13. "Holier Than Thou"
14. "Sad but True"
15. "Enter Sandman"

    Encore

16. "Fight Fire with Fire"
17. "Creeping Death"

Tour dates

List of 2021 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act^{[3][11][12][13][14]}

Date (2021)	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
September 16	San Francisco	United States	The Independent	—	—	—
September 20	Chicago		Metro Chicago
September 24[a]	Louisville		Kentucky Exposition Center
September 26[a]
October 8[b]	Sacramento		Discovery Park
October 10[b]
November 4	Hollywood		Hard Rock Live	Trivium	6,733 / 6,733	$1,595,650
November 6[c]	Atlanta		Mercedes-Benz Stadium	—	—	—
November 12[d]	Daytona Beach		Daytona International Speedway
November 14[d]
November 27[e]	Arlington		Globe Life Field
December 17	San Francisco		Chase Center	DJ Lord	32,514 / 32,514	$4,147,430
December 19

List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act^[3][15][16]

Date (2022)	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
February 25	Las Vegas	United States	Allegiant Stadium	Greta Van Fleet Ice Nine Kills	44,352 / 44,352	$7,608,341
April 27	Santiago	Chile	Club Hípico de Santiago	Greta Van Fleet	62,681 / 62,681	$3,826,929
April 30	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Campo Argentino de Polo		54,448 / 54,448	$3,107,672
May 5	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Estacionamento da Fiergs		40,800 / 40,800	$2,782,519
May 7	Curitiba		Estádio Couto Pereira		42,109 / 42,109	$2,928,121
May 10	São Paulo		Estádio do Morumbi		68,850 / 68,850	$4,465,948
May 12	Belo Horizonte		Estádio do Mineirão		55,344 / 55,344	$3,144,554
May 27[f]	Napa	United States	Napa Valley Expo	—	—	—
May 29[g]	Boston		Harvard Stadium
June 15[h]	Copenhagen	Denmark	Refshaleøen
June 17[i]	Landgraaf	Netherlands	Megaland
June 19[j]	Florence	Italy	Visarno Arena
June 22[k]	Prague	Czech Republic	Letňany Airport
June 24[l]	Hockenheim	Germany	Hockenheimring
June 26[m]	Clisson	France	Val de Moine
July 1[n]	Werchter	Belgium	Festivalpark
July 3[o]	Bilbao	Spain	Estadio San Mamés
July 6[p]	Madrid		Valdebebas
July 8[q]	Lisbon	Portugal	Passeio Marítimo de Algés
July 28[r]	Chicago	United States	Grant Park
August 11	Buffalo		Highmark Stadium	Greta Van Fleet Ice Nine Kills
August 14	Pittsburgh		PNC Park
September 24[s]	New York City		Central Park	—
November 6	Hollywood		Hard Rock Live	Raven
December 16[t]	Los Angeles		Microsoft Theater	Greta Van Fleet
Total					407,831+	$33,607,164+

Cancelled dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason for cancellation
June 29, 2022	Frauenfeld	Switzerland	Grosse Allmend Frauenfeld[u]	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test[6]

Personnel

• James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Lars Ulrich – drums
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Robert Trujillo – bass guitar, backing vocals

Notes

1. This performance was part of Louder Than Life.
2. This performance was part of Aftershock.
3. This performance was part of ATLive Concert Series.
4. This performance was part of Welcome to Rockville.
5. This performance was part of Triller Fight Club.
6. This performance was part of BottleRock.
7. This performance was part of Boston Calling.
8. This performance was part of Copenhell.
9. This performance was part of Pinkpop.
10. This performance was part of Firenze Rocks.
11. This performance was part of Prague Rocks.
12. This performance was part of Download Germany.
13. This performance was part of Hellfest.
14. This performance was part of Rock Werchter.
15. This performance was part of Bilbao Bizkaia Rock Day.
16. This performance was part of Mad Cool.
17. This performance was part of NOS Alive.
18. This performance was part of Lollapalooza.
19. This performance was part of the Global Citizen Festival.
20. This performance was part of the All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction event.
21. This performance was supposed to be a part of Frauenfeld Rocks.

References

1. "NONE MORE BLACK: THE BLACK ALBUM REMASTERED". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. "MTF!!? METALLICA TURNS 40!". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
3. İlayda, Yaren (January 5, 2022). "Metallica Tour 2022: All Tour Schedule and Tickets". Metal Shout. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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6. Trapp, Philip (June 29, 2022). "'Member of the Metallica Family' Tests Positive for COVID, Festival Set Canceled". Loudwire. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
7. "Metallica Tour 2022: Band Performs THIS Iconic Song for the First Time in 6 Years". musictimes.com. June 20, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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10. "Metallica at Aftershock at Discover Park in Sacramento, California on October 10, 2021". Metallica. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
11. Sources for Leg 1:

    • Grow, Kory (October 22, 2020). "Metallica, My Chemical Romance to Headline Aftershock 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
    • Kaufman, Spencer (May 14, 2021). "Louder Than Life 2021 lineup: Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Jane's Addiction, Judas Priest, and more". Consequence. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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    • "Watch: Metallica Play "Intimate" Gig At Hard Rock Live". Metal Injection. November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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12. "Concert review: Metallica's meaningful 2022 live debut (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, February 25)". Las Vegas Weekly. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
13. "Metallica performs a show unlike any other in its storied career". The Mercury News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
14. Grow, Kory (December 18, 2021). "Metallica Surprise With Deep Cuts, Rarities at First 40th Anniversary Concert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
15. Sources for Leg 3:

    • Kaufman, Spencer (May 29, 2022). "Metallica take over Napa Valley with BottleRock set and late-night covers show: Recap, Photos + Video". Consequence. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
    • Canniff, Katherine; Tran, Paterson (June 6, 2022). "Metallica Closes the Festival With Legendary Set". The Heights. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
16. Sources for Leg 4:

    • "Metallica announce 2022 European tour". Louder Sound. June 16, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
    • Peacock, Tim (June 16, 2021). "Metallica Announce 'Return Of The European Summer Vacation' Tour For 2022". uDiscover Music. Retrieved February 5, 2023.