Metallica Concert Setlists: What to Expect at the M72 World Tour

Update (April 28): This article has been updated with Metallica’s latest setlist.

Metallica have become one of the highest-grossing live acts of all-time for good reason: Aside from hosting a staggering collection of classic concerts, the heavy metal band has continued to push themselves as a touring band after performing shows every year for over four nearly uninterrupted decades.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s massive 2025 outing, the M72 World Tour, offers the most ambitious and immersive experience of the group’s career, with many cities’ “No Repeat Weekend” featuring “2 Nights. 2 Different Sets. 2 Different Opening Acts. In the Round.” The M72 World Tour officially kicked off in April 2023, just behind the release of their eleventh album 72 Seasons, and has dates scheduled throughout 2025.

Take a look at a typical Metallica tour setlist and find everything you need to know about the band’s M72 World Tour.

Metallica Concert Setlist Info

Metallica have prided themselves on creating a unique setlist for each show since touring their 2003 album St. Anger, but the group decided to raise the bar further for the M72 World Tour, which often features two shows per city with no-repeat songs. The stadium-sized venues will also face a new configuration with the band performing on a ring-shaped stage, placing their dedicated Snake Pit fan section directly in the center.

Although each Metallica setlist is unique by design, the band still delivers many of their most familiar, most-played songs, including “Master of Puppets,” “Enter Sandman,” “Seek & Destroy” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” The band has also seamlessly installed newer material from their 2023 album 72 Seasons such as the Grammy-winning title track and singles like “Lux Æterna,” “If Darkness Had a Son” and “Screaming Suicide.”

Below, you can find a breakdown of Metallica’s live setlist from JMA Wireless Dome on April 19, 2025; the performance opened the North American leg of the ongoing 2025 M72 World Tour.

Metallica Tour Setlist:

Night 1:

1. Creeping Death
2. Harvester of Sorrow
3. Holier Than Thou
4. King Nothing
5. 72 Seasons
6. If Darkness Had a Son
7. Kirk and Rob Doodle
8. The Day That Never Comes
9. Shadows Follow
10. Orion
11. Nothing Else Matters
12. Sad but True
13. Fight Fire With Fire
14. Fuel
15. Seek & Destroy
16. Master of Puppets

Night 2:

1. Whiplash
2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
3. Ride the Lightning
4. Until It Sleeps
5. Lux Æterna
6. Screaming Suicide
7. Kirk and Rob Doodle
8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
9. Wherever I May Roam
10. The Call of Ktulu
11. The Unforgiven
12. Inamorata
13. Battery
14. Moth Into Flame
15. One
16. Enter Sandman

Source: Setlist.fm.

Metallica Tour Stats

Current tour: M72 World Tour (2023-2025)

Set time: On the M72 World Tour, Metallica usually goes on stage between 8:50 and 9:20 p.m., though set times vary.

Length of average Metallica show: 2 hours, 4 minutes (on M72 World Tour)

Past tours:

• Kill ‘Em All for One (1983–1984)
• Ride the Lightning Tour (1985)
• Damage, Inc. Tour (1986-1987)
• Damaged Justice (1988-1989)
• Wherever We May Roam Tour (1991-1992)
• Nowhere Else to Roam (1993)
• Shit Hits the Sheds Tour (1994)
• Poor Touring Me (1996-1997)
• Poor Re-Touring Me Tour (1998-1999)
• Summer Sanitarium Tour (2000)
• Summer Sanitarium 2003 (2003)
• Madly in Anger with the World Tour (2003-2004)
• Escape from the Studio ’06 (2006)
• World Magnetic Tour (2008-2010)
• 2011 Vacation Tour (2011)
• The Full Arsenal Tour (2012)
• Summer Tour 2013 (2013)
• By Request Tour (2014)
• Lords of Summer Tour (2015)
• WorldWired Tour (2016-2019)

Metallica Discography:

• Kill ‘Em All (1983)
• Ride the Lightning (1984)
• Master of Puppets (1986)
• …And Justice for All (1988)
• Metallica (1991)
• Load (1996)
• Reload (1997)
• St. Anger (2003)
• Death Magnetic (2008)
• Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (2016)
• 72 Seasons (2023)

Metallica’s Popular Songs:

• “Enter Sandman”
• “Nothing Else Matters”
• “Master of Puppets”
• “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
• “One”

Metallica’s Recent Opening Acts:

• Architects
• Mammoth WVH
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Volbeat
• Ice Nine Kills
• Pantera
• Greta Van Fleet
• Floor Jansen
• Epica

How to Get Tickets For Metallica Concerts

Tickets for Metallica’s M72 World Tour are available via Ticketmaster. Standard Tickets, including single and 2-day tickets, are still available.