Taylor Swift isn’t the only headliner capable of filling U.S. Bank Stadium for two nights. Heavy metal rockers Metallica sold tens of thousands of tickets for two shows: one on Friday and another on Sunday.
Some fans have bought tickets for both.
“Metallica is a part of my life,” said James Curtis. “It’s like the anthem for the good times and the bad. I’ve always felt connected to Metallica. Tonight it’s Metallica and me. I’m on the dance floor and I’m going to rock out.”
Friday night was Curtis’ tenth Metallica concert. He’s not only going to rock out. He also expects to get a little weepy.
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“The middle movement of Orion makes me cry all day long, every day,” Curtis said.
Ray Nelson on the bridge before the Metallica concert at US Bank Stadium.
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Curtis was not alone in his excitement. Fans of all ages came dressed in black, leather and mesh, eyeliner applied and smeared as they walked through downtown Minneapolis in the August heat.
18-year-old Ade Millerbernd and her mother traveled from Colorado.
“For her 16th birthday we took her to see Dead & Company,” said Jodi Millerbernd, Ade’s mother. “And on the 17th we took her to see Gorillaz and on the 18th we took her to see Metallica. So we’re having experiences, epic experiences at that.”
Ade Millerbernd, 18, with her mother Jodi Millerbernd before the Metallica concert at US Bank Stadium.
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Ade Millerbernd remembers falling in love with her mother’s favorite song, “The Four Horsemen,” as a child. Non-Metallica fans don’t know what they’re missing.
“The best music in the world,” she said. “Of course, you’re missing out on, well, first of all, the best guitar solos you’ve ever heard. And also, it’s just fun to just rock out.”
Other fans agreed, calling Metallica “legendary,” “badass,” “godfathers of metal,” “emotional,” “passionate,” and “amazing.”
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“They’re just crazy legends of metal music and they took it to a whole new level,” said Ryan Anderson, who was hoping to grab a Metallica poster before tickets sold out on one of the nights.
The M72 World Tour promotes the band’s 11th studio album, 72 Seasons, due for release in spring 2023.
A spokesperson for US Bank Stadium confirmed that the 2024 Metallica M72 World Tour is expected to be the largest two-day indoor music event by a single artist in Minnesota in terms of attendance.
“Music brings people together in a way that many other things can’t,” said Jodi Millerbernd. “So we’re going to see 18-year-olds and 80-year-olds. And not many things can do that.”
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