Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has talked to the Rolling Stone about the World Magnetic tour in support of Death Magnetic and the future plans for the tour. “We’re booked up through August of next year, and right now we’re sort of laying out Fall of ‘09 and the Spring of ‘10. We’re waiting for a few other countries to be actually formalized as nations so we can be the first band in. We’re also waiting for the polar caps to stabilize so we can go play there. There’s talk about some other planets too.”
Confirmed tour dates at this point in time for 2010 are South America and Europe. See Metallica South American and European 2010 tour dates here.
Rumor has it that Metallica will announce Asia/Australia tour concerts for late 2010. See more on Metallica’s Australia and Asia tour 2010.
“It’s great to be back indoors,” says Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. “We’re right in the thick of it in the middle of the arena. It completely exposes every nuance and that adds a real tone of vitality and excitement.”
Metallica setlist changes from night to night on the World Magnetic tour, but Metallica always end with 1983’s Seek And Destroy. “We’ve probably ended our last 200 shows with that song,” says Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. “The 17 or 18 songs before that get mixed up every night, to the point of ridiculousness. So having a slight bit of predictability at the end gives people the chance star thinking about putting their coats on and remembering what fucking parking lot they were in.”
For more info on the Metallica’s World Magnetic tour setlist check out reviews from Metallica’s USA concerts here and another Metallica gig review here.
“But we just figured that with all the love for Death Magnetic, and all the love for all the back to the old style and all that, now’s a great time to play all those like, all those commercial Load and ReLoad songs. We played a song from St. Anger you’ve got to give St. Anger some love. A guy was doing an interview from a couple of weeks ago said, ‘You know that album? You know an album called Born Again?’ Of course I do. Black Sabbath, Zero the Hero, one of the best Black Sabbath albums. He goes ‘exactly, that’s exactly my point.
In twenty years from now, St Anger will be Black Sabbath’s Born Again’ ‘Cos when Born Again came out, everybody hated it, and now it’s one of the most revered Black Sabbath albums. You wait and see, St Anger will be Born Again.
Listen, you know, in ‘04, the first show in Phoenix, we started this sing called Live Metallica, which is the dot com or something, where you go and you can download show but within two days of when we played it. Since that show, we haven’t played the same set list twice. And we’ve played probably what, two hundred shows since then, so every night we change the set list, and that’s kind of what keeps us alive and keeps it interesting, because you do different stuff every night. On the St. Anger tour we probably pulled from maybe sixty songs every night, so every night’s different, and that’s what we’re planning on doing. But you know, remember that on the never ending tour in the nineties, we played so much black album, Load, Reload stuff. Then on the St. Anger tour and since then, we’ve played so much of the stuff from the eighties because we played so much of the stuff from the nineties.
We’re looking forward to, we’ve got Machine Head with us in America, we’ve got Lamb of God coming. We’re kind of, we’re splitting it up to a bunch of smaller legs and so we’re gonna take Machine Head for a while, Lamb of God for a while, Down for a while.
Maybe at some point later, take Masted I mean we want to, all those bands are so cool, we wanna try and get them all out there and get our fans turned on to them and so on. We are, there’s a band from Austin Texas called The Sword, who is gonna be the opener for most of the tour, because they’re just so cool that they have to stay with us the whole time. And then we’re gonna rotate, we’re actually gonna take two bands with us, which we’ve never done before, which is great to try and just give back to the kids, get as bands an opportunity to come out and play with us. So The Sword’s gonna open for most of it, and then we’re gonna rotate the middle slot, it’ll be cool.”
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is it true metallica arnt coming to australia because of the australian currency i think it,s crap come on us the fans want to see metallica if or when they come down under they will sell out were ever they go so fu*# the currency i thought it was for the fans any way im not saying anythink bad about metallica cause i love them since i was only 11 i would never bag them please come to australia us the die hard metallica fans want you here PLEASE PLEASE come to australia kick ass metallica fuk em up.
That’s right Jamie,
Us Aussies want to see METALLICA again! I’ve seen them in Newcastle in ‘98, and both days of Sydney Big Day Out in 2004. It was F**KING UNREAL! The BDO in 2004 was 2 days in Sydney because of METALLICA. Hasn’t happened before, hasn’t happened since. I couldn’t get tickets for their own show at the Hordern’ because it sold out that quick in 2004. What does this tell you all?
If METALLICA comes back here in late ‘09 – early 2010, I’ll consider camping out, particularly if they do a BDO/own concert like last time. Many others would do the same. >DEATH MAGNETIC< is the best album they have done in ages, for it to not be toured in Australia would border on criminal in my opinion!
Enough said!
METALLICA FUCKING ROCKS!
P L E A S E C O M E T O P E R U!!!!!!!!!!!
Gahhh, i want fucking Metallica to tour Aus now!!
=( Mannn i really wanna fucking see them live, there my gods
HURRY THE FUCK UP :]
Damn i love metallica , It’d be so cool if they came to australia =)
Please please please come to Melbourne!
Its my dream to see Mettalica live! I’m 15 and havent seen them before.
Can anyone tell me any more news on them coming to Australia?
Totally SHOULD come to Australia!!!! ALL STATES as well, not just Melb, Syd…. blah! Bring it on!!
x x
POR FAVOR METALLICA NO PASEN POR PERU, ES UN PAIS HORRIBLE Y PIOJENTO LLENO DE SIMIOS HIJOS DE PUTA, JAMES TE LO RUEGO NO VAYAS A PERU, EN ESE PAIS TE VAN A ROBAR TODO SON UN PAIS MISERABLE LLENO E GENTE MUERTA DE HAMBRE QUE NO SABEN APRECIAR LA BUENA MUSICA Y LES VAN A TIRAR BANANAS ESO HIJOS DE LA GRANDIZIMA PUTA INCAINCA!
AMIGO JAMES Y LARS… POR FAVOR VEGAN A MI PAIS,,, ACA LOS VAMOS A TRATAR COMO SE LOS MERECEN.. TENEMOS HOTELES 6 ESTRELLAS CON VISTA AL MAR PARA QUE DISFRUTEN SU ESTADIA COMO DIOS MANDA WEY, SI VIENES JAMES TE PASO A UNA HERMANA PERUANA QUE TENGO PARA QUE LE METAS TODO TU MIEMBRO POR SU VAGINA..QUE DICES JAMES EH? SI TOTAL ES UNA POBRE Y MUGRIENDA SANGRE SUCIA CHOLA HIJA DE PUTA COMO TODOS LOS PERUANOS MAL NACIDOS Y EDIONDO A SEMEN.
METALLICA EN PERU CONCHA DE SUS MADRES!!!!!!!!!!!!
JA, JA, JA
jajaa ese mono ecuatoriano, seguro que su vieja es una recontra mona puta como todas esas feas ecuamonas, que no saben que esd tener un buen concierto, haber si uno de estos dias nos aniomamos y regresamos hasta guayaquil, a tirarnos a la vieja fea de ese simio.
lo mismo para ese chileno con el ojete roto, como todos esos hijos de chilenas putas…
Para los 2 Gran dicimos PUTAS MAL MARIDOS y GRANDES PICONES mal PARIDOS y peor aun Envidiosos GRANDICIMOS HIJOS DE PUTAS.
Pues permitanme decirle que se quedaran con las ganas pues; a pesar de toda la mierda de que ustedes digan, METALLICA EMPEZARA SU GIRA POR NUESTRO PAIS y asi les JODA pues BURLANDOME TE DIGO QUE NI SI QUIERA PASARAN POR SUS CIELOS, asi que con todo respeto señores Ecuatorianos y Bolivianos, se pueden ir a la RECONCHA DE SU PUCTISIMA MADRE QUE LOS PARIO
VIVA EL PERÚ CARAJO !!
Y SOBRE TODO VIVA METALLICA QUE LOS VERE !!
LERO LERO CONCHATUMARRE LERO LERO
Para el ecuatoriano y el boliviano, que par de eunucos para joder, mientras envidien mas me doy cuenta que mi pais y su gente es mucho mejor que la suya, agradezco a Dios no haber nacido en Bolivia ni ecuador. Par de retardados mentales, frustrados!!!! Metallica nunca iran ni a ecuador ni ha bolivia, uds tendran que ir a mi pais y veras como es un pais civilizado.
Please Metallica come to aus! come to melb! I want metallica to be my first…concert, james & Lars rock!!!
Ya dejen de insultarse! Siempre tiene que empezar alguien para que todo esto se convierta en un blog de insultos. Es solo un grupo de musica PORFAVOR! Yo tambien soy fanatico de Metallica, pero no es pa tanto! Si viene a Peru (chevere!), o a Ecuador o Bolivia (bravazo!); lo importante es de q venga y luego cada uno chapa su bus y listo! Dejen de insultarse que lo unico que demuestran es ser personas no civilizadas.
Good luck Australia! I hope they come to your country as well!! Cross your fingers baby =) In case they don’t go to Australia, it could also be a good opportunity for you guys to come and experience Peru! You won’t regret it!! Peace!!
please come to perth you guys are wicked
Es por esa hostilidad que no van a sus paises
Ya no puedo esperar para Metallica en el San Marcos!!
Metallica en Peru, mañana domingo a comprar mi entrada en primera fial. Mono ecuatoriano reconchaladetumdre vete tomando bus huevon de mierda que ni para el avion tienes. Cagon
Saludos cordiales
Juan Pablo:
Coincido con las lineas que escribes. sabias palabras.
el mensaje anterior iba directo al que se escuda detras del nick ecuatoriano.
Porque insultar y escudarse detras de la nacionalidad.
bueno ahi nos vemos gentaza el 19 a reventar el estadio san marcos.
Slds
Pobre ecuacaca MUERTO DE HAMBRE den gracias a Dios que viven con el petróleo de la Esmeralda que les regaló Prado el 41,sino estarían peor que
paises africanos,que te duela en el alma que a tu mojón de país NO QUIEREN
IR,los de KISS se negaron a ir;acá en 2 años han venido Faith no More,KISS,
B52s,Pet Shop Boys,Oasis,Depeche,Whitesnake,Kylie Minogue,Cyndi Lauper,
Duran Duran,REM y ya vienen aparte de Metallica,Guns n Roses,Cranberries,
Cure,Aha,Greenday,RHCP,Motley Crue,Poison,Eagles,Blur,el jefe Bruce,U2 y
hasta PAUL MCCARTNEY¿como te quedó el ojo pobre diablo?ni sus aviones
vas a ver pasar por tu cagao país.
I love metallica y wont they come to australia they are vertaly touring everywere else y not auzzie
ecuatriano y boliviano hijos de su putisima madre, metallica ni siquiera pasara por su cielo envidiosos hijos de perra, y bolivia nisiquiera tiene mar imbecil ya quisieran tener las riquezas de nuestro pais sigan pudriendose en su mierda pobres y tristes huevones, nunca metallica ira a su pais simios asquerosos asi que sigan soñando frustrados y retardados mentales conchas de su madre.
Somebody start a website for a petition for Metallica to tour Aus in 2010. When there is like a million names on it then they might take notice & tour here. I’d do it myself but u know . . . can’t be fuct.
My dream is to see them play at MCG infront of 100,000 ppl.
please please please come to OZ!!! please!!!
AUSTRALIA NEEDS YOU METALLICA!
I ABSOLUTLY love your music and i wanna see use live im only 10 but if use come out in 10 i will go wach use so please please tour australia because every one wants to see use. who cares about going to other countrys, Heaps of auzzie people want to SEE YOU GUYS.
METALLICA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
los ecuatorianos y bolivianos dan risa…ke manera de envidiarnos…pero bueno..gracias a dios soy peruano…gracias dios por nacer en esta tierra bendita llamada Peru..tierra,cuna de una de las culturas mas importantes del mundo.la cultura inka..y capital de la gastronomia latinoamerica…..gracias dios por tener el orgullo de decir ke soy peruano………ke chevere ke peru sea la nueva capital de los megaconciertos…….ecuador y bolivia no reniegen..sus paises no existen en el mundo de los megaconciertos….
Metallica was featured in this months issue of All Area Access. You should check it out! Have fun kids!
http://illuminaallareaaccess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4
viva metallica conchetumadreeeeeeeeeeeeee
viva chile q por fin vienen el 26 de enero y capaz q los valla a ver al estadio san marcos en limaaaaaaa q tambien seria la caga
Rumour has it that metallica wont be in Aus till october next year. Seems to me that the aus tour keeps being pushed back. Im getting real fucking sick of this, its been almost 6 years since metallica were last here. So far most of 2010 is in fucking europe AGAIN!!
WE NEED YOU BAD METALLICA.YOUS ARE GODS TO ME
PLEASE COME IM 10 AND YOU ROCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
PEOPLE WHO HATE METALLICA ARE FUCKWADS
JAJAJJAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA1permítame que me ría de
esos ECUACACAS muertos de hambre que viven solo gracias a Manuel
Prado que les regaló el territorio donde está el petróleo que tienen ahora,y
todavía nos llaman simios si todos sus chimpancés paisanos son igualitos de
feos y chancados que “Toño Palomino”,pobrecitos no figuran en el mapa de
conciertos:Duran Duran,Cyndi Lauper,Kylie Minogue,B52s,New York Dolls,
Oasis,KISS,Depeche Mode,Pet Shop Boys,RATT,Whitesnake,Faith no More,
Lost Paradise,Jesus Mary Chain,Skid Row,REM,Travis,Killers,Peter Gabriel,
Satriani,Brett Anderson,Backstreet Boys,Boccelli y otros no se han dado
cuenta que existe ese país de hambreados y rateros llamado Licuador,no
te preocupes mono cobarde ya vienen Metallica,Guns and Roses,Jane´s
Addiction aparte que McCartney,U2,A-ha,Cure,Greenday y aun AC/DC parece que vienen a partir de abril,que te arda el culo de envidia mas de lo que te
arde hoy malparido,mediocre y envidioso COBARDE Y MARICON PTM.
No vale la pena discutir con retardados mentales, ARRIBA EL PERÚ CARAJO! … rebuznen lo que rebuznen esos bolivianos que alucinan tener mar y creerse blancos, les corroe la envidia de que nuestro país esté por infinitos años luz por encima de ellos al igual que esos ecuatorianos, DEFINITIVAMENTE NO EXISTEN, EN LO ÚNICO QUE PUEDEN SER MEJOR ACTUALMENTE ES EN EL FÚTBOL, PERO NI ESO PORQUE IGUAL TENEMOS MÁS HISTORIA FUTBOLÍSTICA QUE ELLOS, por sus cielos jamás pasará ningún artista de renombre, POR QUE EL GLAMOUR Y LA FAMA SE HA HECHO PARA LOS SUELOS BENDITOS LLENOS DE PROGRESO Y GENTE CÁLIDA QUE SABE APRECIAR EL ARTE Y LA CULTURA. COSA QUE JAMÁS NI ECUATORIANOS NI BOLIVIANOS EN SU MAYORÍA TENDRÁN. QUE LES ARDA EL ORTO Y SALUDAN POR FAVOR CON MUCHO AFECTA A SU BENDITA PROGENITORA. HASTA PRONTO PERDEDORES. SI PUEDEN NACIONALICENSE Y DEJEN DE ENVIDIARNOS.
Después los ecuatorianos dicen que los peruanos somos los que insultamos primero …………ahí está una prueba de que ellos son los que insultan primero, me atrevo a decir que es la misma persona que está escribiendo……sólo demuestran la enorme envidia que tienen al Perú de que tengamos conciertos de calidad…primero areglen sus problemas internos que tienen, critiquen a sus gobernantes para que hagan las cosas bien y puedan disfrutar de verdaderos espectáculos………….
Come on METALLICA u need to come back too perth my 4 yearold daughter cant wait to see you guys !!!!!!
There was a great version of Enter Sandman on television the other night by the Nymphs. You can check it on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xHTQgjS5JQ
It’s a hoot!
I think something that Metallica don’t understand is that they would sell shitloads of tickets within minutes of their release for an Australian tour. Metallica have so many Australian fans. Instead of going to the UK again and again, I think it’s about time they came here. They’ve never even had a real, hard out Australian tour.
Exactly,
They need to do something in Australia like what AC/DC is doing currently, that is, 2 or 3 shows in each capital city. Ue the same stadiums that AC/DC are using, and they will sell out all the shows, and everyone will get to go.
please metallica come to austarlia i would have a heart attack! if i came hear and i think the tickets would sell out in seconds!!! trust me soooo plaese come please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey I’m frm Nepal nd currently I’m in Sydney nd if they came here that will b my lyftym experince nd honour to see them. it is one of my dream Bcoz in my country it’ll never happen. Metallica is my fav band nd I’ll do anything to see them it’ll b fuckin awesome if they came to australia.
Metallica rulzzzzz
OMG EVERYBODY!!!! I JUST WENT TO THE METALLICA MESSAGE BOARD AND THEY MIGHT BE TOURING HERE (in AUSTRALIA) IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! :O
BRING OUT THE TICKETS ALREADY!!!!!!!
OHHHH PLZ COME!!!!!! OMG I AM CRYING….
BBLLAAHHH METALLICA ROCKS FUCK YEAHHHHH
heyy we just wanted to let u guys know that the AUSSIE FANS DONT CARE WHERE U ARE IS AUS JUST COME!!!! WE CAN GUARENTEE YOU WE WILL BE THERE!!!!!!! ANY STATE!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE COME!!!!!
WOOOO METAL UP UR ASS!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!
heyyy you guys! just saying that you guys are gods to me. my cousin even named his kids after you! god i wish you could come here cause we are dying to see you again.PPLLZZ we are missing you!
I am NOT kidding you guys. the kids names are Kirk, Lars and James. Kirk is 10 and has already learnt master of puppets,fade to black and ride the lightning. he is planning to be like you one day.Kirk, you truly are is GOD.PPLLZZ COME!!