{"id":2019124,"date":"2026-06-30T12:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2019124"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:29:30","slug":"metallica-played-banned-tom-jones-hit-during-show-at-cardiffs-principality-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2019124","title":{"rendered":"Metallica Played Banned Tom Jones Hit During Show at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tMetallica have forever played by their own set of rules, and their Sunday night (June 28) show at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales was no exception. As they\u2019ve done throughout their nearly four-year M72 world tour, bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett paid tribute to a local hero during their nightly \u201cdoodle\u201d segment in the set, with Sunday\u2019s honor going to Welsh legend Tom Jones.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe only problem is the song they chose, Jones\u2019 iconic 1968 Billboard Hot 100 No. 15 hit \u201cDelilah,\u201d has been banned from being performed by choirs in the stadium during rugby matches over the song\u2019s violent lyrics for several years. The NME<\/em> reported that the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has forbidden the song from being performed at the venue since 2023 due to the lyrics \u2014\u00a0written by Barry Mason \u2014 from the perspective of a man who kills wife after seeing her with another man.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn announcing the ban three years ago, the WRU said they \u201ccondemn domestic violence of any kind,\u201d explaining, \u201cWe have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.\u201d Jones rubbished the decision during one of his shows at Cardiff Castle in July 2023, telling the audience, \u201cYou can\u2019t stop us singing \u2018Delilah.\u2019 They may stop the choir from singing it, but they haven\u2019t stopped the crowd. Keep on singing it \u2014 and I\u2019ll keep on singing it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTrujillo took the lead vocal during the performance at band\u2019s first show in Wales in three decades, with the crowd joining in on the chorus, singing, \u201cWhy, why, why, Delilah?\/ So before they come to break down the door\/ Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn\u2019t take any more.\u201d Previous Doodle segments have included covers of Rammstein in Berlin, ABBA in Sweden, A-ha in Norway, the Pogues in Dublin and the Proclaimers in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the Principality Stadium show, Metallica donated more than $26,000 to the Cardiff Foodbank through their All Within My Hands foundation. The food bank posted about the donation on Instagram, writing that the donation will help the organization replenish their warehouse and support around 1,000 people with the equivalent of 9,000 meals.<\/p>\n

\n\tMetallica will set up shop at London Stadium for a pair of shows on Friday (July 3) and Sunday (July 5) before taking the rest of the summer off in advance of the Oct. 1 kick-off of their 24-date Life Burns Faster Sphere residency in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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