World Magnetic Tour


The World Magnetic Tour was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica in support of the band's ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was released on September 12, 2008.
The tour officially kicked off in October 2008 in Glendale, United States, following three European promotional dates in September and two U.S. rehearsal shows. 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.

Background

A North American leg, their first since the Madly in Anger with the World Tour in 2004, began in Phoenix, Arizona, and wrapped up in late December in Oakland, California. The leg continued in early January 2009, starting in Milwaukee and finishing up in Newark, New Jersey, in early February.
In February 2009, the band commenced a European tour. The group played three rounds of dates, resuming in late March and then returning again in May. In between the first and second legs, the band performed a small promotional show in Austin, Texas, U.S. to support the video game release Guitar Hero: Metallica. The European legs began in Nottingham, England, and eventually culminated in Cologne, Germany.
In June 2009, the group played three dates in Mexico City. The shows reached a total capacity of 158,349 and were the band's first shows in Mexico in ten years. Later in the month, the group returned to Europe, performing a mixture of indoor and outdoor shows, and festival appearances. The leg featured headline slots at the first iterations of the Sonisphere Festival, a new festival event which took place in Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The leg began in Helsinki and finished in early August in Knebworth, England.
In September 2009, the band kicked off a third North American leg, beginning in Nashville, Tennessee, and finishing in mid-November in New York City. The act resumed touring duties in December, performing five dates in the Western U.S.
In January 2010, the band headed to South America, playing mostly outdoor shows. The leg kicked off in Lima and finished in São Paulo, Brazil. In March, the group returned to Mexico, performing in Guadalajara and Monterrey. The leg continued on with additional dates in South America, as well as shows in Central America. The band also performed for the first time in countries such as Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
In April 2010, the act once again returned to Europe, beginning with two dates in Oslo. The leg included appearances at the 2010 editions of the Sonisphere Festival, which featured exclusive billings of the "Big Four" of thrash metal: Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, as well as Metallica. The events took place in Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Turkey. The band also returned to Israel in May, for the third time in their career.
In September 2010, the band kicked off one of three legs in Oceania, followed by two dates in Tokyo. In mid-October and late November 2010, the group returned for additional concerts in Oceania. The group also played a show in the United States in early November for the Call of Duty: Black Ops launch party. The entire tour culminated with three dates in Melbourne, Australia.
The dates in Mexico City were recorded and later released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray with the title, Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria. Additionally, the show in Nîmes, France, was filmed and subsequently released on DVD and Blu-ray entitled, Français Pour Une Nuit. Both titles were released to retail in November 2009 only in their respective markets and through the band's official website.
The band's performance at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia was beamed to more than 450 movie theatres in more than 140 markets in the U.S. and select cities in Europe, Canada and South America on June 22, 2010. The live video was later released on DVD and Blu-ray in October 2010, entitled The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria.
According to concert magazine Pollstar, the tour was the tenth highest-grossing for 2009 with revenue of US$89.1 million from 78 shows, and ranked fifth in 2010 with revenue of $110.1 million. Overall, the tour grossed $219.9 million from 164 reported shows across two years with an attendance of over 2.74 million people.
This was the first time Metallica ever played in Puerto Rico. They were originally going to play on April 28, 1993, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on the Nowhere Else to Roam Tour, but the rains that day reached a level of over two feet, which would have been a hazardous situation if the band had played.

Support acts

  1. "Creeping Death"
  2. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  3. "Fuel"
  4. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  5. "Fade to Black"
  6. "That Was Just Your Life"
  7. "Cyanide"
  8. "Sad but True"
  9. "Welcome Home "
  10. "All Nightmare Long"
  11. "One"
  12. "Master of Puppets"
  13. "Blackened"
  14. "Nothing Else Matters"
  15. "Enter Sandman"
  16. "Am I Evil?"
  17. "Hit the Lights"
  18. "Seek & Destroy"

    Second typical setlist

  19. "That Was Just Your Life"
  20. "The End of the Line"
  21. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  22. "Fuel"
  23. "Fade to Black"
  24. "Broken, Beat & Scarred"
  25. "No Remorse"
  26. "Sad but True"
  27. "Welcome Home "
  28. "All Nightmare Long"
  29. "One"
  30. "Master of Puppets"
  31. "Battery"
  32. "Nothing Else Matters"
  33. "Enter Sandman"
  34. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  35. "Whiplash"
  36. "Seek & Destroy"

    Tour dates

Date CityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
MilwaukeeUnited StatesBradley Center13,348 / 13,348$794,657
DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena19,588 / 19,588$1,240,617
WashingtonUnited StatesVerizon Center18,422 / 18,422$1,274,265
PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWachovia Center19,736 / 19,736$1,353,652
BostonUnited StatesTD Banknorth Garden17,066 / 17,066$1,144,875
RosemontUnited StatesAllstate Arena33,534 / 33,534$2,243,799
RosemontUnited StatesAllstate Arena33,534 / 33,534$2,243,799
UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum17,859 / 17,859$1,152,255
NewarkUnited StatesPrudential Center34,374 / 34,374$2,223,933
NewarkUnited StatesPrudential Center34,374 / 34,374$2,223,933
NottinghamEnglandTrent FM Arena10,223 / 10,223$593,004
ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena19,539 / 19,539$1,128,049
SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena13,033 / 13,033$743,428
LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena16,079 / 16,079$1,135,733
Newcastle upon TyneEnglandMetro Radio Arena10,791 / 10,791$611,431
AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis Antwerp17,788 / 17,788$1,254,264
StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe——
AustinUnited StatesStubb's——
BirminghamEnglandLG Arena12,167 / 12,167$714,135
GlasgowScotlandSECC9,935 / 9,935$581,563
LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena19,407 / 19,407$1,150,649
RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy11,180 / 11,180$912,063
ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy——
ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy——
#endnote 2|StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe16,174 / 16,174$1,133,912
MunichGermanyOlympiahalle——
LeipzigGermanyArena Leipzig——
StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle——
FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt——
HamburgGermanyColor Line Arena——
ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle——
OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener Arena——
CologneGermanyLanxess Arena——
Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol156,728 / 156,728$8,602,465
Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol156,728 / 156,728$8,602,465
Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol156,728 / 156,728$8,602,465
HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena28,163 / 28,163$2,560,139
HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena28,163 / 28,163$2,560,139
OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum20,280 / 20,280$2,143,596
NickelsdorfAustriaPannonia Fields IIrowspan="2" rowspan="2"
NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertpark--
MilanItalyMediolanum Forum——
RomeItalyPalaLottomatica——
HockenheimGermanyHockenheimringrowspan="5" rowspan="5"
WerchterBelgiumFestival Park--
NîmesFranceArena of Nîmes--
LisbonPortugalPasseio Marítimo de Algés--
BarcelonaSpainParc del Fòrum--
MadridSpainPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid——
MadridSpainPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid——
ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion——
HultsfredSwedenFolkets Park
CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen48,392 / 48,392$5,947,788
CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen48,392 / 48,392$5,947,788
CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen48,392 / 48,392$5,947,788
PoriFinlandKirjurinluoto
CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
OsloNorwaySpektrum
DublinIrelandMarlay Park22,400 / 22,400$2,218,516
KnebworthEnglandKnebworth Houserowspan="2" rowspan="2"
#endnote 3|San RafaelUnited StatesMarin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium--
NashvilleUnited StatesSommet Center15,311 / 15,311$1,014,175
CincinnatiUnited StatesU.S. Bank Arena13,196 / 13,196$854,243
IndianapolisUnited StatesConseco Fieldhouse12,267 / 12,267$832,731
MontrealCanadaCentre Bell42,925 / 42,925$3,147,446
MontrealCanadaCentre Bell42,925 / 42,925$3,147,446
San AntonioUnited StatesAT&T Center17,185 / 17,185$1,100,908
DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Center17,790 / 17,790$1,171,625
SunriseUnited StatesBankAtlantic Center18,162 / 18,162$1,182,818
TampaUnited StatesSt. Pete Times Forum19,593 / 19,593$1,322,359
AtlantaUnited StatesPhilips Arena17,603 / 17,603$1,172,829
WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre——
MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget Center18,623 / 18,623$1,220,279
ClevelandUnited StatesQuicken Loans Arena——
CharlottesvilleUnited StatesJohn Paul Jones Arena12,247 / 12,247$804,426
CharlotteUnited StatesTime Warner Cable Arena——
TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre37,181 / 37,181$2,866,691
TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre37,181 / 37,181$2,866,691
Quebec CityCanadaColisée Pepsi30,974 / 30,974$2,297,106
Quebec CityCanadaColisée Pepsi30,974 / 30,974$2,297,106
OttawaCanadaScotiabank Place——
Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel Arena11,615 / 11,615$767,268
BuffaloUnited StatesHSBC Arena17,460 / 17,460$1,166,124
AlbanyUnited StatesTimes Union Center14,672 / 14,672$956,958
New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden36,108 / 36,108$2,539,232
New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden36,108 / 36,108$2,539,232
Las VegasUnited StatesMandalay Bay Events Center——
NampaUnited StatesIdaho Center——
SacramentoUnited StatesARCO Arena——
AnaheimUnited StatesHonda Center——
San JoseUnited StatesHP Pavilion——

  • 1'^ = Open to invited guests, fan club members and contest winners ).
  • 2'^ = Rescheduled from March 8, 2009.
  • 3'^' = Benefit show for Marin History Museum's new "Marin Rocks" exhibition, opening in 2010.