METALLICA's Final Death Magnetic World Tour Stats Available
November 21, 2010, 13 years ago
METALLICA's World Magnetic Tour, in support of the group's ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was released in September 2008 - officially kicked off in October 2008 in Glendale, AZ. By September 2010, the tour had reached North America, Europe, South America, Asia and Oceania. The tour culminated with three dates in Melbourne, Australia in late November 2010.
Metallica have issued the following tour summary:
"The World Magnetic tour crossed 45 countries, 143 arena shows, 34 festival shows, 29 stadium shows, 4 club/theater shows, three tv/radio shows, two hall of fame shows, 3790 songs, and not a single setlist was the same."According to a new Billboard Cover Story, Metallica is scheduled to play Brazil's Rock in Rio festival next September, and writing for the follow-up to Death Magnetic should begin sometime in the first half of the year. The other night in Adelaide, Australia, the band members even threw around some new riffs in the tuning room.
Ulrich says Metallica is nearing the fulfillment of its current record deals all over the world, which means the band has some "interesting decisions to make" about how (and with whom) it will sell its music in the future. He's not worried, though. "Given the slow pace at which we write albums," he says with a laugh, "it's not something we'll have to deal with any time soon."
