WorldWired Tour

The WorldWired Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica in support of their tenth studio album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, which was released on November 18, 2016. It is also their first worldwide tour after the World Magnetic Tour six years earlier.

WorldWired Tour
World tour by Metallica
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
Associated albumHardwired... to Self-Destruct
Start dateFebruary 6, 2016
End dateAugust 25, 2019
Legs13
No. of shows159
Box office$416.9 million[1]
Metallica concert chronology

Background

The tour started on October 26, 2016, in Puerto Rico, followed by four more dates on the Latin American tour.

A performance at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017, was also a part of the tour.[2]

In 2018, the WorldWired Tour reached another $67.9 million from 37 shows, 24 in Europe and 13 in North America. The tour has grossed $426.9 million, from 139 concerts three years since it began in 2016 and now is the ninth highest-grossing tour of all time.[3][4][5]

The tour ended on August 25, 2019 in Mannheim, Germany.[6] The band had plans to continue the tour in late 2019 and early 2020, but the tour dates in Australia were cancelled because of issues James had with alcohol, while the South American leg was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Setlist

The following setlist was performed at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and is not intended to represent all of the shows on tour.[9]

  1. "Hardwired"
  2. "Atlas, Rise!"
  3. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  4. "The Memory Remains"
  5. "The Unforgiven"
  6. "Now That We're Dead"
  7. "Moth Into Flame"
  8. "Wherever I May Roam"
  9. "Halo on Fire"
  10. "Hit the Lights"
  11. "Sad but True"
  12. "One"
  13. "Master of Puppets"
  14. "Fade to Black"
  15. "Seek & Destroy"

Encore

  1. "Blackened"
  2. "Nothing Else Matters"
  3. "Enter Sandman"

Kirk/Rob doodle

In 2017, Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo began to cover songs written by artists from the region in which the concert was being performed.[10]

Tour dates

List of 2016 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
February 6, 2016San FranciscoUnited StatesAT&T ParkCage the Elephant41,119 / 43,681$4,341,114
August 20, 2016MinneapolisU.S. Bank StadiumAvenged Sevenfold
Volbeat
48,492 / 48,492$5,158,790
September 24, 2016[a]New York CityCentral Park
September 27, 2016Webster Hall
October 22, 2016[b]Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
October 23, 2016[b]
October 26, 2016San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto RicoZafakon13,039 / 13,641$1,368,148
October 29, 2016QuitoEcuadorParque BicentenarioBasca35,000
November 1, 2016BogotaColombiaHipódromo de Los AndesVictimized23,434 / 29,255$2,145,370
November 3, 2016Guatemala CityGuatemalaEstadio Cementos ProgresoMetal Requiem
November 5, 2016San JoseCosta RicaEstadio NacionalHeresy32,934 / 33,953$2,216,090
November 18, 2016LondonEnglandHouse of Vans
November 29, 2016TorontoCanadaThe Opera House
December 15, 2016Los AngelesUnited StatesThe Fonda Theatre
December 17, 2016OaklandFox Oakland Theatre2,800 / 2,800$165,550
List of 2017 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
January 11, 2017SeoulSouth KoreaGocheok Sky DomeBabymetal
January 15, 2017ShanghaiChinaMercedes-Benz Arena8,670 / 8,670$1,178,308
January 18, 2017BeijingLeSports CenterLang Lang
January 20, 2017Hong KongAsiaWorld–Arena
January 22, 2017SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
February 3, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal ArenaHatesphere59,266 / 59,266$6,292,736
February 7, 2017I'll Be Damned
February 9, 2017Defecto
February 12, 2017[c]Los AngelesUnited StatesHollywood Palladium
March 1, 2017Mexico CityMexicoForo SolIggy Pop197,745 / 197,745$9,744,945
March 3, 2017
March 5, 2017
March 25, 2017[d]São PauloBrazilAutódromo José Carlos PaceRancid
Cage the Elephant
March 31, 2017[e]Buenos AiresArgentinaHipódromo de San Isidro
April 1, 2017[f]SantiagoChileO'Higgins Park
May 10, 2017BaltimoreUnited StatesM&T Bank StadiumAvenged Sevenfold
Volbeat
55,705 / 55,705$5,970,421
May 12, 2017PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial FieldVolbeat49,722 / 53,836$5,421,187
May 14, 2017East RutherfordMetLife StadiumAvenged Sevenfold
Volbeat
46,941 / 51,468$5,196,437
May 17, 2017UniondaleNassau ColiseumVolbeat14,941 / 14,941$2,198,951
May 19, 2017FoxboroughGillette Stadium47,778 / 48,905$6,095,723
May 21, 2017[g]ColumbusMapfre StadiumVolbeat, Biffy Clyro29,962 / 30,000$3,960,421
June 4, 2017St. LouisBusch StadiumVolbeat
Local H
38,778 / 43,366$4,192,393
June 7, 2017DenverSports Authority Field at Mile HighAvenged Sevenfold
Volbeat
57,955 / 58,913$5,884,163
June 9, 2017NewtonIowa Speedway
June 11, 2017HoustonNRG Stadium46,720 / 51,023$4,854,471
June 14, 2017San AntonioAlamodomeAvenged Sevenfold
Local H
45,343 / 49,271$4,527,655
June 16, 2017ArlingtonAT&T Stadium45,860 / 48,348$4,247,778
June 18, 2017ChicagoSoldier Field51,041 / 52,360$5,313,715
July 5, 2017OrlandoCamping World StadiumAvenged Sevenfold
Volbeat
49,961 / 53,163$5,613,708
July 7, 2017Miami GardensHard Rock Stadium42,168 / 45,433$4,163,523
July 9, 2017AtlantaSunTrust Park39,024 / 41,246$4,531,443
July 12, 2017DetroitComerica Park40,573 / 43,159$4,501,650
July 14, 2017[h]Quebec CityCanadaPlains of Abraham
July 16, 2017TorontoRogers CentreAvenged Sevenfold
Volbeat
51,018 / 51,018$6,934,370
July 19, 2017MontrealParc Jean-Drapeau29,218 / 34,375$3,258,580
July 29, 2017PasadenaUnited StatesRose BowlAvenged Sevenfold
Gojira
63,285 / 63,285$6,684,282
August 4, 2017GlendaleUniversity of Phoenix Stadium52,926 / 54,881$5,246,586
August 6, 2017San DiegoPetco Park43,491 / 44,916$4,846,411
August 9, 2017SeattleCenturyLink Field47,175 / 56,082$4,944,489
August 12, 2017[i]San FranciscoGolden Gate Park
August 14, 2017VancouverCanadaBC PlaceAvenged Sevenfold
Gojira
31,075 / 31,075$3,405,806
August 16, 2017EdmontonCommonwealth Stadium44,502 / 44,502$6,223,238
September 2, 2017[j]CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal ArenaAphyxion
September 4, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeKvelertak33,498 / 33,498$2,773,774
September 6, 2017
September 8, 2017ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena36,765 / 36,765$3,659,706
September 10, 2017
September 12, 2017LyonHalle Tony Garnier16,062 / 16,062$1,526,828
September 14, 2017CologneGermanyLanxess Arena36,326 / 36,326$3,850,043
September 16, 2017
October 22, 2017LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena39,976 / 41,130$4,245,290
October 24, 2017
October 26, 2017GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro12,748 / 12,748$1,382,510
October 28, 2017ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena19,423 / 19,423$2,038,870
October 30, 2017BirminghamGenting Arena14,811 / 14,811$1,585,316
November 1, 2017AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis45,242 / 45,242$4,411,706
November 3, 2017
November 9, 2017San FranciscoUnited StatesAT&T Park
List of 2018 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[29][35][36][37][38][39][40]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
February 1, 2018LisbonPortugalAltice ArenaKvelertak18,248 / 18,248$1,695,417
February 3, 2018MadridSpainWiZink Center33,894 / 33,894$3,686,603
February 5, 2018
February 7, 2018BarcelonaPalau Sant Jordi17,438 / 17,438$1,726,177
February 10, 2018TurinItalyPala Alpitour14,728 / 14,728$1,303,943
February 12, 2018BolognaUnipol Arena29,453 / 29,453$2,791,531
February 14, 2018
February 16, 2018MannheimGermanySAP Arena14,208 / 14,208$1,557,877
March 27, 2018HerningDenmarkJyske Bank Boxen14,906 / 14,906$1,924,626
March 29, 2018HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena14,415 / 14,415$1,577,360
March 31, 2018ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle15,811 / 15,811$1,776,415
April 2, 2018PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena19,221 / 19,221$2,367,157
April 5, 2018BudapestHungaryBudapest Sports Arena13,485 / 13,485$1,325,678
April 7, 2018StuttgartGermanySchleyerhalle29,291 / 29,291$3,334,047
April 9, 2018
April 11, 2018GenevaSwitzerlandPalexpo20,914 / 20,914$2,534,956
April 26, 2018MunichGermanyOlympiahalle14,706 / 14,706$1,639,676
April 28, 2018KrakówPolandTauron Arena19,751 / 19,751$2,190,452
April 30, 2018LeipzigGermanyArena Leipzig12,185 / 12,185$1,378,421
May 2, 2018OsloNorwayTelenor Arena24,836 / 24,836$2,300,122
May 5, 2018StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe32,990 / 32,990$2,903,553
May 7, 2018
May 9, 2018HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena28,589 / 28,589$2,651,938
May 11, 2018
September 2, 2018MadisonUnited StatesKohl CenterJim Breuer16,137 / 16,137$1,995,140
September 4, 2018MinneapolisTarget Center17,873 / 17,873$2,407,742
September 6, 2018LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena14,950 / 14,950$1,825,630
September 8, 2018Grand ForksAlerus Center16,970 / 16,970$1,912,505
September 11, 2018Sioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier Center12,018 / 12,018$1,494,540
September 13, 2018WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place17,129 / 17,129$1,913,053
September 15, 2018SaskatoonSaskTel Centre16,874 / 16,874$1,922,719
October 6, 2018[k]AustinUnited StatesZilker Park
October 13, 2018[k]
October 16, 2018MilwaukeeFiserv Forum17,091 / 17,091$2,185,835
October 18, 2018PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,502 / 18,765$2,359,924
October 20, 2018University ParkBryce Jordan Center15,588 / 15,588$1,919,035
October 22, 2018CharlotteSpectrum Center17,718 / 17,718$2,085,875
October 25, 2018PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center18,545 / 18,545$2,163,595
October 27, 2018BuffaloKeyBank Center18,542 / 18,542$2,290,542
October 29, 2018AlbanyTimes Union Center15,661 / 15,661$1,936,231
November 26, 2018Las VegasT-Mobile Arena19,032 / 19,032$2,551,915
November 28, 2018BoiseTaco Bell Arena11,868 / 12,719$1,454,270
November 30, 2018Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena16,215 / 16,215$2,026,905
December 2, 2018SpokaneSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena12,854 / 12,916$1,597,670
December 5, 2018PortlandModa Center18,273 / 18,273$2,285,680
December 7, 2018SacramentoGolden 1 Center16,591 / 16,591$2,069,225
December 9, 2018FresnoSave Mart Center14,854 / 14,854$1,855,485
List of 2019 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[41][42][43]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
January 18, 2019TulsaUnited StatesBOK CenterJim Breuer17,612 / 17,612$2,195,900
January 20, 2019North Little RockVerizon Arena17,432 / 17,859$1,679,923
January 22, 2019BirminghamLegacy Arena17,462 / 18,003$1,713,460
January 24, 2019NashvilleBridgestone Arena16,340 / 16,340$2,213,550
January 28, 2019RaleighPNC Arena20,052 / 20,052$2,409,015
January 30, 2019CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena16,587 / 17,070$2,060,625
February 1, 2019ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena18,515 / 18,515$2,463,702
February 28, 2019El PasoDon Haskins Center12,546 / 12,546$1,558,320
March 2, 2019LubbockUnited Supermarkets Arena14,653 / 14,653$1,813,730
March 4, 2019WichitaIntrust Bank Arena15,187 / 15,187$1,648,058
March 6, 2019Kansas CitySprint Center18,535 / 18,535$2,047,000
March 9, 2019LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center21,657 / 21,657$2,531,895
March 11, 2019IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse17,068 / 17,068$2,129,940
March 13, 2019Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena11,692 / 11,692$1,421,960
May 1, 2019LisbonPortugalEstádio do ResteloGhost
Bokassa
39,931 / 39,931$3,732,160
May 3, 2019MadridSpainValdebebas69,897 / 70,000$6,781,467
May 5, 2019BarcelonaEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys51,799 / 53,760$5,285,919
May 8, 2019MilanItalySNAI San Siro Hippodrome47,427 / 47,500$3,992,522
May 10, 2019ZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrund46,349 / 47,226$5,671,665
May 12, 2019ParisFranceStade de France74,889 / 76,183$6,917,057
June 8, 2019[l]SlaneIrelandSlane CastleGhost
Stiff Little Fingers
Bokassa
Fangclub
71,122 / 78,824$8,194,075
June 11, 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsJohan Cruyff ArenaGhost
Bokassa
50,576 / 50,576$5,151,429
June 13, 2019CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadion41,460 / 42,021$4,267,243
June 16, 2019BrusselsBelgiumKing Baudouin Stadium49,039 / 49,039$5,243,080
June 18, 2019ManchesterEnglandEtihad Stadium40,473 / 42,154$4,510,011
June 20, 2019LondonTwickenham Stadium51,819 / 52,244$6,080,657
July 6, 2019BerlinGermanyOlympiastadion68,452 / 68,452$6,745,329
July 9, 2019GothenburgSwedenUllevi63,348 / 63,348$4,668,092
July 11, 2019CopenhagenDenmarkTelia Parken44,944 / 45,698$4,811,332
July 13, 2019TrondheimNorwayGranåsen38,794 / 38,794$4,348,793
July 16, 2019HämeenlinnaFinlandKantolan Tapahtumapuisto55,519 / 55,519$5,330,615
July 18, 2019TartuEstoniaRaadi Airfield59,099 / 59,099$4,791,241
July 21, 2019MoscowRussiaLuzhniki Stadium61,546 / 63,505$6,073,606
August 14, 2019BucharestRomaniaArena Națională48,725 / 48,800$3,567,074
August 16, 2019ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion54,176 / 54,765$5,347,522
August 18, 2019PragueCzech RepublicLetňany73,555 / 73,658$6,494,648
August 21, 2019WarsawPolandPGE Narodowy53,877 / 53,877$4,829,962
August 23, 2019MunichGermanyOlympiastadion68,117 / 68,315$6,805,574
August 25, 2019MannheimMaimarktgelände64,017 / 64,045$5,917,606
Total4,139,154 / 4,139,154 (100%)$422,667,717

Cancelled and postponed shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
October 17, 2019PerthAustraliaOptus StadiumCancelled due to Hetfield's recovery from addiction[44][45][46]
October 20, 2019AdelaideAdelaide Oval
October 22, 2019MelbourneMarvel Stadium
October 24, 2019
October 26, 2019SydneyANZ Stadium
October 29, 2019BrisbaneQueensland Sport and Athletics Centre
October 31, 2019AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart Stadium
November 2, 2019

Personnel

Notes

References