Here’s what Metallica played as their kicked off their 2025 world tour

Metallica kicked off their first show of the year on Saturday (April 19) – check out the full set list below. 

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The band performed a career-spanning set at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York, with songs from nine of their 10 studio albums being played on the night.

The band opened with classics ‘Creeping Death’ and ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ and followed with a set full of their greatest hits.

Check out footage and the full set list below:

Metallica played:

‘Creeping Death’
‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’
‘Hit the Lights’
‘King Nothing’
‘Lux Æterna’
‘Screaming Suicide’
‘Broken, Beat & Scarred’
‘The Day That Never Comes’
‘Fuel’
‘Orion’
‘Nothing Else Matters’
‘Sad but True’
‘One’
‘Seek & Destroy’
‘Master of Puppets’
‘Enter Sandman’

The band will continue performing throughout the summer. Visit here for tickets and check out the full list of dates below.

APRIL:
24 – Toronto, ON Rogers Centre *
26 – Toronto, ON Rogers Centre +

MAY
1 – Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium *
3 –Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium +
7 – Blacksburg, VA Lane Stadium *
9 – Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
11 – Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
23 – Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field +
25 – Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field *
28 – Landover, MD Northwest Stadium *
31 – Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium *

JUNE
3 – Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
6 – Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium +
8 – Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium *
14 – Houston, TX NRG Stadium *
20 – Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium +
22 – Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium *
27 – Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High +
29 – Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High *

* Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies support
+ Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills support

Earlier this month, Metallica released the first trailer for their new documentary Metallica Saved My Life.

The forthcoming film is set to be screened in cities on the North American leg of the band’s ‘M72’ world tour. An official synopsis describes the project as “not-quite-finished”, and that it “explores the world of Metallica through the lives of their fans”.

The clip, which you can see here, features testimonials from various fans talking about what the metal pioneers mean to them, from a survivor of a civil war calling the group as “the soundtrack to my life”, to the Metallica subculture in Botswana, whose members describe their sound as giving them a “lion heart”.

The affectionate trailer is punctuated with comments from the band, with drummer Lars Ulrich saying: “Metallica is all of us together, it belongs to all of us.”

The film is directed by Jonas Åkerlund, a legendary music video director who first worked with the band on the promo for their 1999 version of the traditional Irish song ‘Whiskey In The Jar’. He also directed the videos for ‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé, as well as ‘Ray Of Light’ by Madonna.

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