{"id":2014782,"date":"2026-06-27T15:31:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2014782"},"modified":"2026-06-27T15:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:31:55","slug":"watch-metallica-cover-the-pogues-and-the-proclaimers-in-dublin-and-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2014782","title":{"rendered":"Watch Metallica cover The Pogues and The Proclaimers in Dublin and Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/metallica_live_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Metallica cover The Pogues and The Proclaimers in Dublin and Glasgow<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>They both came during the band&#8217;s regular &#8216;Rob And Kirk Doodle&#8217; instrumental jams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-27T16:31:55+01:00\">27th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/metallica_live_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Metallica Perform At Olympiastadion In Berlin\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Metallica at Olympiastadion on May 30, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Rainer Keuenhof\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Metallica\u00a0covered\u00a0The\u00a0Proclaimers\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Be (500 Miles)\u2019 in Glasgow and The Pogues\u2018 \u2018Dirty Old Town\u2019 in Dublin this week \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1076\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ\u00a0MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The metal icons played Glasgow\u2019s Hampden Park on Thursday (June 25) as part of\u00a0their ongoing \u2018M72 World Tour\u2019, where guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo used their mid-set \u2018Kirk and Rob Doodle\u2019 section to pay tribute to two Scottish acts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The pair first played\u00a0Nazareth\u2019s \u2018Hair Of The Dog\u2019, before leading the crowd through a rendition of The Proclaimers\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Be (500 Miles)\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Check out fan-shot footage here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metallica: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (The Proclaimers) (Glasgow, Scotland - June 25, 2026)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQAGGtswITM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Four days earlier,\u00a0Hammett and Trujillo played Ewan MacColl\u2019s \u2018Dirty Old Town\u2019 during the second of Metallica\u2019s two shows at Dublin\u2019s Aviva Stadium on Sunday (June 21).\u00a0Although the song was written by MacColl about Salford, it has long been associated with Irish music through versions by The Dubliners and\u00a0The Pogues.<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metallica - Dirty Old Town (Pogues cover) live @ Aviva Stadium 21-6-2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qokTHzTlFjU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The \u2018Kirk and Rob Doodle\u2019 has become a regular part of Metallica\u2019s live shows in recent years, giving Hammett and Trujillo a mid-set slot to play loose bass-and-guitar jams, often paying tribute to local musical heroes. In the past, they have played Rammstein\u2019s \u2018Sonne\u2019 in Berlin,\u00a0ABBA\u2019s \u2018Dancing Queen\u2019 in Sweden\u00a0and\u00a0a-ha\u2019s \u2018Take\u00a0On\u00a0Me\u2019 in Norway.<\/p>\n<p>At their first show in\u00a0Dublin\u00a0on June 19,\u00a0Hammett fell from the stage during \u2018Seek &amp; Destroy\u2019, with\u00a0the guitarist losing his footing near the edge of the stage, before being helped back up and continuing the song. He later joked about the moment on Instagram, captioning a clip: \u201cSlip &amp; Destroy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u00a0came days after\u00a0Hammett drew criticism from Taylor Swift fans\u00a0for wearing a T-shirt reading \u201cTaylor Swift Is A CIA Psyop\u201d\u00a0at a\u00a0June 13 show in Budapest.\u00a0Hammett\u00a0appeared to address\u00a0the controversy in a recent interview,\u00a0criticising\u00a0the current state of popular music\u00a0by\u00a0claiming: \u201cRight now, songwriting and pop music is crap.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping that all these great musicians who can teach themselves through the internet step up and put all that great learning and all that great inspiration into creating new stuff, new songs, the future of music, and at a higher standard than what it is now,\u201d he added. \u201cBecause\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0say it again, K-R-A-P. Crap. Sorry for all you pop fans out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metallica are currently on\u00a0the UK and European leg of their \u2018M72\u2019 world tour, which began in 2023 in support of their 11th studio album \u201872 Seasons\u2019.\u00a0Remaining UK and European dates are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n28 \u2013 Cardiff, Principality Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n3 \u2013 London, London Stadium<br \/>\n5 \u2013 London, London Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of Metallica\u2019s \u2018M72\u2019 tour opener in Amsterdam,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201cMetallica have always been a gateway band for heavy music, but there\u2019s a renewed excitement around them now. Tonight\u2019s surprising, ambitious and giddy gig matches that energy at every turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the gorgeous \u2018Nothing Else Matters\u2019 through to the unifying \u2018Seek &amp; Destroy\u2019, the majesty of heavy music is on full display throughout the gig as Metallica prove why they\u2019re clearly still the greatest metal band around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Metallica recently teamed up with UK blood services\u00a0to urge fans to donate blood and plasma around their UK tour dates.\u00a0The band also released \u2018Reload (Remastered)\u2019, an expanded reissue of their 1997 album featuring previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, live performances and more, yesterday (June 26).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lars 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shops with exclusive merch for UK and European tour<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Metallica\u00a0covered\u00a0The\u00a0Proclaimers\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Be (500 Miles)\u2019 in Glasgow and The Pogues\u2018 \u2018Dirty Old Town\u2019 in Dublin this week \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1076\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ\u00a0MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The metal icons played Glasgow\u2019s Hampden Park on Thursday (June 25) as part of\u00a0their ongoing \u2018M72 World Tour\u2019, where guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo used their mid-set \u2018Kirk and Rob Doodle\u2019 section to pay tribute to two Scottish acts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The pair first played\u00a0Nazareth\u2019s \u2018Hair Of The Dog\u2019, before leading the crowd through a rendition of The Proclaimers\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Be (500 Miles)\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Check out fan-shot footage here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metallica: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (The Proclaimers) (Glasgow, Scotland - June 25, 2026)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQAGGtswITM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Four days earlier,\u00a0Hammett and Trujillo played Ewan MacColl\u2019s \u2018Dirty Old Town\u2019 during the second of Metallica\u2019s two shows at Dublin\u2019s Aviva Stadium on Sunday (June 21).\u00a0Although the song was written by MacColl about Salford, it has long been associated with Irish music through versions by The Dubliners and\u00a0The Pogues.<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metallica - Dirty Old Town (Pogues cover) live @ Aviva Stadium 21-6-2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qokTHzTlFjU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The \u2018Kirk and Rob Doodle\u2019 has become a regular part of Metallica\u2019s live shows in recent years, giving Hammett and Trujillo a mid-set slot to play loose bass-and-guitar jams, often paying tribute to local musical heroes. In the past, they have played Rammstein\u2019s \u2018Sonne\u2019 in Berlin,\u00a0ABBA\u2019s \u2018Dancing Queen\u2019 in Sweden\u00a0and\u00a0a-ha\u2019s \u2018Take\u00a0On\u00a0Me\u2019 in Norway.<\/p>\n<p>At their first show in\u00a0Dublin\u00a0on June 19,\u00a0Hammett fell from the stage during \u2018Seek &amp; Destroy\u2019, with\u00a0the guitarist losing his footing near the edge of the stage, before being helped back up and continuing the song. He later joked about the moment on Instagram, captioning a clip: \u201cSlip &amp; Destroy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u00a0came days after\u00a0Hammett drew criticism from Taylor Swift fans\u00a0for wearing a T-shirt reading \u201cTaylor Swift Is A CIA Psyop\u201d\u00a0at a\u00a0June 13 show in Budapest.\u00a0Hammett\u00a0appeared to address\u00a0the controversy in a recent interview,\u00a0criticising\u00a0the current state of popular music\u00a0by\u00a0claiming: \u201cRight now, songwriting and pop music is crap.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping that all these great musicians who can teach themselves through the internet step up and put all that great learning and all that great inspiration into creating new stuff, new songs, the future of music, and at a higher standard than what it is now,\u201d he added. \u201cBecause\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0say it again, K-R-A-P. Crap. Sorry for all you pop fans out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metallica are currently on\u00a0the UK and European leg of their \u2018M72\u2019 world tour, which began in 2023 in support of their 11th studio album \u201872 Seasons\u2019.\u00a0Remaining UK and European dates are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n28 \u2013 Cardiff, Principality Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n3 \u2013 London, London Stadium<br \/>\n5 \u2013 London, London Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of Metallica\u2019s \u2018M72\u2019 tour opener in Amsterdam,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201cMetallica have always been a gateway band for heavy music, but there\u2019s a renewed excitement around them now. Tonight\u2019s surprising, ambitious and giddy gig matches that energy at every turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the gorgeous \u2018Nothing Else Matters\u2019 through to the unifying \u2018Seek &amp; Destroy\u2019, the majesty of heavy music is on full display throughout the gig as Metallica prove why they\u2019re clearly still the greatest metal band around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Metallica recently teamed up with UK blood services\u00a0to urge fans to donate blood and plasma around their UK tour dates.\u00a0The band also released \u2018Reload (Remastered)\u2019, an expanded reissue of their 1997 album featuring previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, live performances and more, yesterday (June 26).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-metallica-cover-the-pogues-and-the-proclaimers-in-dublin-and-glasgow-3953663&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/metallica_live_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Metallica cover The Pogues and The Proclaimers in Dublin and Glasgow They both came during the band&#8217;s regular &#8216;Rob And Kirk Doodle&#8217; instrumental jams By Max Pilley 27th June 2026 Metallica at Olympiastadion on May 30, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 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