The metal icons performed at the Soundstorm festival in Riyadh on Thursday (December 14) in their final show of 2023, running through a 16-song setlist including hits such as ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Master Of Puppets’ and ‘Enter Sandman.’ (NME)
When it was announced on November 27, Metallica’s performance was billed as the first ever show from a major international heavy metal act in the country, but technical death metal band Cryptopsy got there first when they played in Riyadh on December 1.
Metallica will be back on the road in May 2024 for another leg of their M72 World Tour, in which they are playing two nights in each city with two unique “no repeats” setlist and different support acts. The tour will wrap in Mexico in September 2024.
Setlist:
‘Creeping Death’
‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’
‘Wherever I May Roam’
‘The Memory Remains’
‘Lux Æterna’
‘Too Far Gone?’
‘Fade To Black’
‘Fuel’
‘Orion’
‘Nothing Else Matters’
‘Sad But True’
‘The Unforgiven’
‘Seek & Destroy’
‘One’
‘Master Of Puppets’
‘Enter Sandman’