Overview
- Optus Stadium will host the tour launch on Saturday night, marking Metallica’s first Australian shows since 2013.
- Stadium chief Mike McKenna expects close to 60,000 attendees and warned that pre-show soundchecks could be audible in nearby suburbs.
- A 360-degree Snake Pit configuration is confirmed for a limited group of fans, with Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies billed as support.
- An M72 pop-up store opens Friday at Perth’s Murray Street Mall featuring exclusive merch, including a splatter vinyl of 72 Seasons and a Ken Taylor poster.
- Frontman James Hetfield was seen boarding a Rottnest Express ferry with partner Adriana Gillett, as Lifeblood reports about a 50% rise in donations under its Metallica collaboration that includes a limited-edition donor shirt.