Metallica have lastly wrapped up their M72 World Tour, greater than three years after its first present.
In all, the tour spanned 99 reveals, beginning in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 27, 2023 and ending in London on July 5, 2026.
Throughout that point, the M72 World Tour touched 26 completely different international locations. The U.S., in fact, obtained essentially the most dates with a complete of 39 reveals, adopted by Germany with seven and Canada and the U.Okay. with six reveals every.
Here’s a look again on the most and least performed songs throughout every of the years of the M72 World Tour.
2023
The primary leg of the M72 World Tour began in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 27, 2023. Metallica’s eleventh studio album, 72 Seasons, was launched simply 13 days earlier than the primary present.
With a brand new album to advertise, Metallica leaned extra closely into tracks from 72 Seasons throughout this leg of the tour. The album’s first single, “Lux Aeterna,” confirmed up on setlists greater than some other music from the band’s catalog throughout this run.
The music wasn’t almost as outstanding throughout future legs of the M72 World Tour.
Most performed: “Lux Aeterna” (15 instances); “Grasp of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Issues,” “Unhappy However True,” “Creeping Demise,” “Enter Sandman,” “Fade to Black,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Gas,” “One,” “Orion,” “Search & Destroy” (14 instances)
Least performed: “I Disappear,” “Cyanide” (one time); “By the By no means” (two instances); “Combat Fireplace With Fireplace” (thrice)
2024
The next 12 months noticed Metallica play nearly as many reveals as a part of the M72 World Tour, with dates in North America and Europe as soon as once more.
The tour’s “no repeat” promise remained intact in cities the place the band performed two reveals throughout the identical weekend.
Metallica’s reliance on the 72 Seasons album additionally remained. Each “Lux Aeterna” and the title observe joined a number of favorites for the excellence of being essentially the most performed throughout 2024.
In the identical 12 months, Metallica additionally began dipping extra into their favourite cowl songs, however hardly ever would one get performed a second time throughout the identical tour leg.
Most performed: “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Lux Aeterna,” “Grasp of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Issues,” “72 Seasons,” “Creeping Demise,” “Enter Sandman,” “One,” “Unhappy However True,” “Search & Destroy” and “Shadows Comply with” (16 instances)
Least performed: “You Should Burn,” “Whiskey in a Jar (Cowl),” “By the By no means,” “Breadfan (Cowl)” and “Am I Evil (Cowl)” (one time)
2025
Metallica’s busiest 12 months for the M72 World Tour got here in 2025 with a complete of 29 reveals. It is also when the band began to tug again from taking part in 72 Seasons songs and rely extra on crowd favorites.
The schedule was but once more a mixture of North American and worldwide dates with the band visiting Australia, New Zealand, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates for the primary time as a part of the tour.
Some anticipated songs had been surprisingly not on the setlist after being featured throughout 2024. “Till It Sleeps,” for instance, had been carried out eight instances in 2024. It was solely featured as soon as in 2025.
Most performed: “Creeping Demise,” “For Whom The Bell Tolls,” “Grasp of Puppets,” “Enter Sandman,” “Gas,” “Nothing Else Issues,” “One,” “Unhappy However True” and “Search & Destroy” (22 instances)
Least performed: “Till It Sleeps,” “The Shortest Straw” and “No Leaf Clover” (one time); “Too Far Gone?,” “Inamorata” and “Hit The Lights” (two instances)
2026
The M72 World Tour got here to an finish in 2026 with 16 reveals solely in Europe. Metallica followers within the U.S. should wait to see them on house soil after they start their 24-show residency at Sphere in Las Vegas on Oct. 1.
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The setlists for the ultimate 16 reveals of the multi-year tour had been pretty normal Metallica fare. The one notable exception was that “The Unforgiven” crept into the “most performed” class for the primary time throughout any of the years.
Most performed: “Creeping Demise,” “Enter Sandman,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Gas,” “Grasp of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Issues,” “One,” “Unhappy However True,” “Search & Destroy,” “The Unforgiven” and “Wherever I Might Roam” (12 instances)
Least performed: “The Shortest Straw,” “Hit the Lights,” “Hardwired” and “Combat Fireplace With Fireplace” (one time)
Even with all of these tour dates unfold throughout a number of years, the 4 members of Metallica have been fairly reliable relating to getting onstage every evening. The identical will be stated for lots of the band’s excursions all through its historical past.
Under is a glance again on the uncommon instances a member of Metallica missed a present and who was introduced in as an emergency substitute.
13 Musicians Who Have Been Emergency Fill-Ins Throughout Metallica Exhibits
These musicians got here to the rescue when Metallica wanted some assist from outdoors the band.
Gallery Credit score: Rob Carroll
