Metallica bringing M72 World Tour to Nashville for 2 nights in 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For the first time in five years, iconic metal band Metallica will be coming to Music City.

The band has announced its record-breaking M72 World Tour is extending into its third year, and it will be coming to Nashville for two nights in 2025.

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The band will rock the stage at Nissan Stadium on Friday, May 1, and Sunday, May 3, 2025, the band announced.

The tour will continue the band’s hallowed No Repeat Weekend tradition, with each night of the two-show stands featuring different setlists and support lineups. Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies will feature on the Friday, May 1, show; Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills will feature on Sunday, May 3.

<em>Metallica (Ross Haflin photo courtesy Live Nation)</em>
Metallica (Ross Haflin photo courtesy Live Nation)

Support on the third year of the tour includes Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies, and Ice Nine Kills, according to Live Nation.

Tickets for the Nashville show go on general sale Friday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. Presales will be available for Citi cardholders at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 24, through Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10 p.m. local time. Verizon customers will also have access during that timeframe. Citi cardholders should visit citientertainment.com for more information; Verizon customers can learn more about their presale at verizon.com/access.

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As always, a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. Established in 2017 as a way to give back to communities that have supported Metallica over the years, All Within My Hands has raised over $15 million – providing $8.2 million in grants to career and technical education programs including the ground-breaking Metallica Scholars Initiative, now in its sixth year, over $3.6 million to combat food insecurity, more than $3.5 million to disaster relief efforts.

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