{"id":2028994,"date":"2026-07-06T09:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028994"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:33:04","slug":"heres-what-metallica-played-as-they-ended-the-m72-tour-with-their-second-no-repeats-london-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028994","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what Metallica played as they ended the \u2018M72\u2019 tour with their second \u201cno repeats\u201d London gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/metallica@2000&#215;1270.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><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><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\">Here\u2019s what Metallica played as they ended the \u2018M72\u2019 tour with their second \u201cno repeats\u201d London gig<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\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>The huge setlist on night two included \u2018Enter Sandman\u2019, \u2018One\u2019 and \u2018For Whom The Bell Tolls\u2019, as well as a cover of Black Sabbath<\/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> Liberty Dunworth<\/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=\"2026-07-06T10:33:04+01:00\">6th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/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>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/metallica@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"James Hetfield of Metallica performs during the M72 World Tour at London Stadium\" title=\"metallica@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">James Hetfield of Metallica, the &#8216;M72 World Tour&#8217; at London Stadium. CREDIT: Jim Dyson\/Getty Images<\/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 wrapped up their mammoth \u2018M72\u2019 tour in London last night (July 5), playing their second night there as part of their \u201cno repeats\u201d weekend. Check out the setlist and fan footage below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0<b>Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The thrash metal icons took to the stage in the capital as part of the last UK and Ireland leg of their huge world tour, which kicked off back in April 2023 and celebrated the release of latest album \u201872 Seasons\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>London dates came following shows in Dublin, Glasgow, and Cardiff over the past couple of weeks, and the first of the two shows at London Stadium was played on Friday night (July 3), where James Hetfield and co. broke out hits including \u2018Master Of Puppets\u2019, \u2018Seek And Destroy\u2019 and \u2018Sad But True\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They took to the stage again last night, and broke out an entirely different set after promising that the two London dates would see \u201cno repeats\u201d on the setlist.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>For the second gig, they kicked things off with \u2018Whiplash\u2019, followed by earlier classics including \u2018For Whom The Bell Tolls\u2019, \u2018Ride The Lightning\u2019 and \u2018The Memory Remains\u2019. As seen on night one, just two songs from \u201872 Seasons\u2019 made it into the setlist, and this time around it was the title track and \u2018Screaming Suicide\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other huge hits that were included in the setlist included \u2018The Day That Never Comes\u2019, \u2018Wherever I May Roam\u2019, \u2018The Unforgiven\u2019, and their cover of \u2018Whiskey In The Jar\u2019. They also rounded the night off with back-to-back renditions of \u2018Blackened\u2019, \u2018Moth Into Flame\u2019, \u2018One\u2019 and \u2018Enter Sandman\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As is tradition during their shows, bassist Rob Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett broke out a unique \u201cdoodle\u201d specifically for the concert, where they cover a couple of tracks that were written in the city that they are performing in.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After playing a medley of Ian Dury\u2018s \u2018Sex &amp; Drugs &amp; Rock &amp; Roll\u2019 and The Clash\u2019s \u2018Guns of Brixton\u2019 on Friday, Hammett and Trujillo put their own spin on Black Sabbath\u2019s \u2018Electric Funeral\u2019 and Sex Pistols\u2018 \u2018Holiday In the Sun\u2019 for the Sunday gig.<\/p>\n<p>Support for Friday came from Knocked Loose and Gojira, and last night it was Avatar and Pantera who opened the show in Stratford.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Metallica\u2026 day two\u2026 London Stadium. Even better than Friday. Generational entertainment, the best father son day out, sharing the stadium with legends. No synthetic, AI generated slop here, just honest raw heavy metal for a hungry, appreciative crowd #Metallica pic.twitter.com\/HjySDKWlNZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Munro (@JimMunro) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Night 2 of the Metallica No Repeat Weekender at West Ham Stadium in London. \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffc pic.twitter.com\/fweLSxWJjN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martyn S. Clunes (@martyngnr) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Metallica night 2, what a show.@Hayden_WycWan23 pic.twitter.com\/1aqBQpwUT8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.W (@Wilburwyc) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An incredible 2 nights with Metallica in London, very few do it better, rocking harder than ever. I&#8217;d say tonight was marginally the better of the 2, purely as I&#8217;d never seen do Blackened before, but I have now!! \ud83e\udd18 pic.twitter.com\/Zv3rQJ0flz<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IanSuffolk (@theisuffolk) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Night 2 of #Metallica Absolutely brilliant pic.twitter.com\/ygcskzshTE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike King (@mikekingsfr) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Metallica\u2019s night two setlist was:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2018Whiplash\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018For Whom the Bell Tolls\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Ride the Lightning\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Memory Remains\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201972 Seasons\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Screaming Suicide\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kirk and Rob Doodle (Black Sabbath\u2019s \u2018Electric Funeral\u2019 and Sex Pistols\u2019 \u2018Holiday In the Sun\u2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Day That Never Comes\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Wherever I May Roam\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Call of Ktulu\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Unforgiven\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Whiskey in the Jar\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Blackened\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Moth Into Flame\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018One\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Enter Sandman\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second London show is the last of the 2026 UK and European dates Metallica have planned, and later this year the heavy metal legends will be heading back over the pond for a run of residency dates at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Those shows commence on October 1, and will run into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Their last new music was the \u201872 Seasons\u2019 album which dropped in 2023, although they did recently rerelease their 1997 album \u2018Reload\u2019 (Remastered)\u2019, with previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, live performances and more.<\/p>\n<p>As well as covering Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, The Clash and Ian Dury as part of the \u201cKirk and Rob Doodle\u201d part of the show, other tracks they have covered across the tour include covered The Pogues, The Proclaimers, a-ha, and ABBA, and even Tom Jones\u2019 \u2018Delilah\u2019 in Cardiff\u2019 \u2013 despite the song being banned from the Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Metallica have also drawn attention for Kirk Hammett wearing a \u201cTaylor Swift Is A CIA Psyop\u201d shirt on stage, urged fans to donate blood and plasma by becoming the first-ever metal group to collaborate with UK blood services, and also donated \u00a320,000 to a foodbank in 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/deftones_live_2026_2000-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">More acts added to line-up for Deftones\u2019 stacked All Points East x Outbreak London show<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/serj-tankian-soad@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/serj-tankian-soad@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">System Of A Down\u2019s Serj Tankian says \u201cfuck you\u201d to Netanyahu regime for \u201cusing our [Armenian] history, our genocide, our pain to their political&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/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 wrapped up their mammoth \u2018M72\u2019 tour in London last night (July 5), playing their second night there as part of their \u201cno repeats\u201d weekend. Check out the setlist and fan footage below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0<b>Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The thrash metal icons took to the stage in the capital as part of the last UK and Ireland leg of their huge world tour, which kicked off back in April 2023 and celebrated the release of latest album \u201872 Seasons\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>London dates came following shows in Dublin, Glasgow, and Cardiff over the past couple of weeks, and the first of the two shows at London Stadium was played on Friday night (July 3), where James Hetfield and co. broke out hits including \u2018Master Of Puppets\u2019, \u2018Seek And Destroy\u2019 and \u2018Sad But True\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They took to the stage again last night, and broke out an entirely different set after promising that the two London dates would see \u201cno repeats\u201d on the setlist.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>For the second gig, they kicked things off with \u2018Whiplash\u2019, followed by earlier classics including \u2018For Whom The Bell Tolls\u2019, \u2018Ride The Lightning\u2019 and \u2018The Memory Remains\u2019. As seen on night one, just two songs from \u201872 Seasons\u2019 made it into the setlist, and this time around it was the title track and \u2018Screaming Suicide\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other huge hits that were included in the setlist included \u2018The Day That Never Comes\u2019, \u2018Wherever I May Roam\u2019, \u2018The Unforgiven\u2019, and their cover of \u2018Whiskey In The Jar\u2019. They also rounded the night off with back-to-back renditions of \u2018Blackened\u2019, \u2018Moth Into Flame\u2019, \u2018One\u2019 and \u2018Enter Sandman\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As is tradition during their shows, bassist Rob Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett broke out a unique \u201cdoodle\u201d specifically for the concert, where they cover a couple of tracks that were written in the city that they are performing in.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After playing a medley of Ian Dury\u2018s \u2018Sex &amp; Drugs &amp; Rock &amp; Roll\u2019 and The Clash\u2019s \u2018Guns of Brixton\u2019 on Friday, Hammett and Trujillo put their own spin on Black Sabbath\u2019s \u2018Electric Funeral\u2019 and Sex Pistols\u2018 \u2018Holiday In the Sun\u2019 for the Sunday gig.<\/p>\n<p>Support for Friday came from Knocked Loose and Gojira, and last night it was Avatar and Pantera who opened the show in Stratford.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Metallica\u2026 day two\u2026 London Stadium. Even better than Friday. Generational entertainment, the best father son day out, sharing the stadium with legends. No synthetic, AI generated slop here, just honest raw heavy metal for a hungry, appreciative crowd #Metallica pic.twitter.com\/HjySDKWlNZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Munro (@JimMunro) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Night 2 of the Metallica No Repeat Weekender at West Ham Stadium in London. \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffc pic.twitter.com\/fweLSxWJjN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martyn S. Clunes (@martyngnr) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Metallica night 2, what a show.@Hayden_WycWan23 pic.twitter.com\/1aqBQpwUT8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.W (@Wilburwyc) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An incredible 2 nights with Metallica in London, very few do it better, rocking harder than ever. I&#8217;d say tonight was marginally the better of the 2, purely as I&#8217;d never seen do Blackened before, but I have now!! \ud83e\udd18 pic.twitter.com\/Zv3rQJ0flz<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IanSuffolk (@theisuffolk) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Night 2 of #Metallica Absolutely brilliant pic.twitter.com\/ygcskzshTE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike King (@mikekingsfr) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Metallica\u2019s night two setlist was:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2018Whiplash\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018For Whom the Bell Tolls\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Ride the Lightning\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Memory Remains\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201972 Seasons\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Screaming Suicide\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kirk and Rob Doodle (Black Sabbath\u2019s \u2018Electric Funeral\u2019 and Sex Pistols\u2019 \u2018Holiday In the Sun\u2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Day That Never Comes\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Wherever I May Roam\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Call of Ktulu\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Unforgiven\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Whiskey in the Jar\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Blackened\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Moth Into Flame\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018One\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Enter Sandman\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second London show is the last of the 2026 UK and European dates Metallica have planned, and later this year the heavy metal legends will be heading back over the pond for a run of residency dates at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Those shows commence on October 1, and will run into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Their last new music was the \u201872 Seasons\u2019 album which dropped in 2023, although they did recently rerelease their 1997 album \u2018Reload\u2019 (Remastered)\u2019, with previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, live performances and more.<\/p>\n<p>As well as covering Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, The Clash and Ian Dury as part of the \u201cKirk and Rob Doodle\u201d part of the show, other tracks they have covered across the tour include covered The Pogues, The Proclaimers, a-ha, and ABBA, and even Tom Jones\u2019 \u2018Delilah\u2019 in Cardiff\u2019 \u2013 despite the song being banned from the Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Metallica have also drawn attention for Kirk Hammett wearing a \u201cTaylor Swift Is A CIA Psyop\u201d shirt on stage, urged fans to donate blood and plasma by becoming the first-ever metal group to collaborate with UK blood services, and also donated \u00a320,000 to a foodbank in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/heres-what-metallica-played-as-they-ended-the-m72-tour-with-their-second-no-repeats-london-gig-3955260&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/metallica@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Here\u2019s what Metallica played as they ended the \u2018M72\u2019 tour with their second \u201cno repeats\u201d London gig The huge setlist on night two included \u2018Enter Sandman\u2019, \u2018One\u2019 and \u2018For Whom The Bell Tolls\u2019, as well as a cover of Black Sabbath By Liberty Dunworth 6th July 2026 James Hetfield of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2028994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2028994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2028994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2028994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2028994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}