Overview
- Metallica opened the Australia run of their M72 Tour with a sold-out headline set at Optus Stadium in Perth.
- Reports put the crowd at roughly 60,000 to 70,000 fans, underscoring the band’s enduring draw.
- The two-hour, classic-leaning set featured Creeping Death, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Nothing Else Matters, Master of Puppets, One, and a finale of Enter Sandman.
- High-budget staging delivered flames on Fuel, lasers, fireworks, and cinematic visuals timed to key moments.
- Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies supported, with the tour continuing to Adelaide on Nov. 5 before Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney.