METALLICA drew almost 80,000 followers to the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (August 25) on the first of the band’s two exhibits on the venue. It was the most important crowd within the historical past of the SoCal stadium, which opened in September 2020. The San Francisco Bay Space-based metallic legends drew a equally sized capability crowd on Sunday, August 27.

Followers bought greater than 156,000 tickets for the two-concert stand, which was a part of METALLICA‘s “M72” world tour.

The “M72” tour includes a daring new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed METALLICA Snake Pit to heart stage, permitting promoters to promote extra tickets than traditional. And since METALLICA‘s stage is hole within the heart, there’s much more area obtainable to accommodate followers.

In keeping with Billboard, METALLICA‘s big ring-shaped stage additionally consists of eight towers of screens and audio system, with every of the towers is anchored by a raised platform that doubles as VIP seating, with eight folding chairs embellished with the black-and-yellow colour scheme of the band’s new album, “72 Seasons”.

Taylor Swift‘s current six-night bow at SoFi was attended by 420,000 ticket-holders, with 70,000-plus in attendance every time.

The “M72” tour launched in late April in Amsterdam.

A portion of proceeds from the exhibits go to METALLICA‘s All Inside My Fingers basis, which seeks to help and enrich the lives of members of the communities who’ve supported the band and fight meals insecurity; supplies catastrophe aid; and bestows scholarships.

METALLICA‘s manufacturing travels in 87 vans — 45 for the band and its setup, plus two teams of 21 every for the metal stage and towers. There are 130 folks within the band’s crew, plus 40 steelworkers, native hires and truck drivers.

METALLICA‘s supervisor Cliff Burnstein instructed Billboard that between 80% and 90% of followers at every live performance are attending each exhibits.

METALLICA‘s two-night stand at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas earlier this month was livestreamed to film theaters throughout the globe. It marked METALLICA‘s first look in Texas since November 2021, when the band performed earlier than, throughout and after a Triad Fight occasion at Globe Life Discipline.