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Extra.ie
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Metallica announce single day tickets for huge Dublin gigs - everything you need to know
Metallica have announced that they'll be selling single day tickets for their two huge Dublin gigs next year. The metal band will be heading off to never-never land — sorry, the Aviva Stadium — as part of their M72 world tour, which will see them play two entirely different sets with two different opening acts on June 19 and June 21, 2026. While tickets for the show went on sale back in May, the option was only available to buy tickets to both shows. However, those who only want to see James Hetfield and co for one night only will be able to do so next week. Metallica have announced that they'll be selling single day tickets for their two huge Dublin gigs next year. Pic:Tickets to either the June 19 or June 21 show will go on sale from next Friday (July 25) at 10am. Single night tickets for the Aviva Stadium will range in price from €81.25 to €181.25, subject to Ticketmaster charges. The band will be performing two separate sets over their two concerts in Dublin next June. Pic: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The highly acclaimed tour kicked off in April 2023, which has seen the band play for over 4million fans worldwide. The M72 tour is unique in that both shows will be completely different; having different openers and set lists. The June 19 show will see Pantera and Avatar open for the main event, while Gojira and Knocked Loose will open up on Sunday. They'll be playing the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt on May 22 and 24 before heading to Budapest on June 11 and 13 in Puskas Arena. Then it will be Dublin's turn, with the band doing several single shows in Athens, Bucharest, Chorzów, Zurich, Berlin, Bologna, Glasgow and Cardiff. Single day tickets will go on sale next Friday at 10am. Pic: Arthur Carron Metallica's M72 single day tickets will go on sale on Friday, July 25 at 10am.
IOL News
01-07-2025
- Health
- IOL News
Durban sites play pivotal role in global TB vaccine trial
Early enrolment completion in the global M72 Phase 3 TB vaccine trial marks a significant milestone, says the researchers. Image: Henk Kruger/ Independent Newspapers The Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has announced the early completion of participant enrolment in the global M72 Phase 3 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trial, eleven months ahead of schedule. A total of 20,081 participants were enrolled across 54 sites in five countries, including two South African sites operated by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). The Phoenix and Botha's Hill Clinical Research Sites (CRS), both operated by the SAMRC HIV and Other Infectious Diseases Research Unit in Durban, played a key role by screening 1,370 participants and successfully enrolling 542 eligible volunteers. 'This marks a significant milestone in the pursuit of a safe and efficacious TB vaccine that may potentially bring us closer to addressing one of the world's most urgent public health challenges,' Gates MRI said in a statement. 'The early enrolment completion is an indicator of the level of support, partnerships, and excitement from the trial site communities and study volunteers.' Gates MRI CEO Patrice Matchaba emphasised the urgent need for a preventative vaccine: 'With the M72 trial at full enrolment, we take another step closer to the critically important goal of a safe and effective tuberculosis vaccine. A TB vaccine that can help protect adolescents and adults from the disease is urgently needed.' 'M72/AS01E is the only investigational TB vaccine for adolescents and adults, with clinical proof of concept for vaccine efficacy,' Matchaba added. 'If proven as well tolerated and efficacious, it could be the first new TB vaccine in 100 years.' At the Phoenix site, Community Liaison Officer Lungisani Ngodwana said: 'I have seen firsthand the impact of TB on our communities. The vaccine may be a potentially powerful tool in our fight against this disease.' Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading Principal Investigator at the Phoenix site, Dr Saresha Pillay, described the trial as a pivotal moment in global health: 'The M72 trial represents an important milestone in the global efforts to diminish the impact of the world's deadliest infectious disease. I feel so privileged to be part of a dedicated team, and together we are a formidable force in the fight against TB.' At the Botha's Hill site, Community Liaison Officer Clifford Gcwensa highlighted the site's contribution: 'Today we celebrate more than just the completion of enrolment into this important trial, but we also honour the courage to begin and the commitment to continue, with the community that makes learning possible. This was the driving force behind the 55.2% that was contributed to the enrolment target.' THE MERCURY
San Francisco Chronicle
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Metallica's return to the Bay Area reminds us the band is still the soundtrack to our apocalypse
Here we are in 2025, living like it's 1985 all over again as the decisions of an Iranian Ayatollah hang in the news, the threat of nuclear annihilation is a talking point of children too young to understand the weight of that worry and Metallica is playing thrash metal music in the Bay Area. History doesn't just repeat itself, it mocks our belief that change will come. And then it gives us a double dose of Metallica. The Bay Area legends that redefined rock 'n' roll played the second night of its Santa Clara stint on Sunday, June 22 — this time with openers Ice Nine Kills and Pantera, and a completely different setlist — filling Levi's Stadium with more devil horn hand gestures than the home of the 49ers has ever seen in a weekend. And just as they did on Friday, June 20, generations came together — grandparents with grandkids, mothers with sons, many wearing Metallica's sharp logo on shirts — to celebrate the graying foursome's return with its sprawling M72 tour, which has the band playing two shows each stop, with various pop-up events in between. Much has changed — both in the world and the band — since 1985, when Metallica had its coming-out moment by issuing a blistering, monumental set at the Day on the Green festival at Oakland Coliseum. Some of the songs from that August day in the East Bay, captured by MTV, made the decades' journey to Santa Clara — 'Ride the Lightning,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' 'Whiplash' — serving as a fitting memorial to a period that's often lionized as the band's purest era, before it became the biggest rock act on the planet. But, here's the thing: Though so much of Sunday night felt like a flashback, the moments were never powered by nostalgia. Well, almost. It's notable because an evening with Journey or Foreigner or Guns N' Roses is going to feel like stepping into a time machine. We welcome the trip, a quick passage through memories conjured by music. The delightful delusions of a time that was never as real or fun as we recall. But these songs from Metallica's early catalog don't play like empty vessels. They're still alive. Still breathing in the cultural fabric of our lives. They haven't changed, but they carry new meaning, shaped by the learned experiences of the band — and our own. For instance, 'Ride the Lightning,' the third song of the two-hour set. It's such a powerful track, with a sawtooth verse riff that carves out space for a dramatic, almost cinematic bridge — one that feels like the blueprint for countless bands that followed. But the lament about a prisoner facing execution doesn't only exist in the moral landscape of the Reagan era. Today, it plays like the vocalized concerns of Gen Z's sudden nuclear paranoia — 'Flash before my eyes, now it's time to die.' Chilling. And wondrous at the same time. This is what timeless anthems do. They conform to the space and time in which we exist. Protean missives that carry lessons and wisdom of the past, along with perspectives that can be influenced or informed by the events of the day. 'Ride the Lightning' isn't 'Blowin' in the Wind,' but in purpose, it's a lot closer to Bob Dylan's masterwork than some music snobs might want to admit. Ditto for 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium).' This psych-ward melodrama, which longs for solitude in a state of constant surveillance, carries one of the band's greatest moments — the eruptive and emotive breakdown that plainly discusses the fear of continuing to be alive in a world without privacy. Sound familiar? Later in the set, which touched on songs from various eras of Metallica, vocalist James Hetfield didn't need to sing a word for even the band's youngest fans to know 'The Unforgiven' was on tap. Still built of lumberjack-like brawn, even if he's now cracking dad jokes, Hetfield let the picked acoustic notes announce the 'ballad.' They rang out tinny and too loud, but the crowd responded instantly. A fan who appeared to be around 10 years old said with excitement, 'Mom, it's 'Unforgiven.' You have to stand up for 'Unforgiven.'' She did, along with much of the 50,000 in attendance. It's strange when a lament about aging and perceived irrelevance becomes a song that is celebrated. But that's also what communion is built upon, the shared expression of grief and regret. And in this moment, the adults in the stadium breathed their own remorse and pains into the words that were born in the blood of existence, and remain as red and viscous as ever. Late in the set Metallica seemed to hide a slick and timely social commentary in a pair of tracks from the band's 1988 '... And Justice for All' album. It was difficult to hear 'Blackened,' a pummelling and precise song about environmental devastation and apparent nuclear winter, without considering the fresh weight of that threat given the United States' recent bombing of Iran. A couple songs later the sampled machine gun bursts and helicopter sounds that introduce 'One,' a Metallica starter drug song for so many, were heavier than they have been in quite some time. The sonic spectre of another potential war in a foreign land stripping the earth of more souls. Yet, for many singing along, the song didn't seem to feel as heavy as it should. There are lessons in it that we've forgotten. Or maybe never learned. Which made the coda of the band's grandest hit, 'Enter Sandman,' play like an awkward party bleeding into the pall of unsettling reflection. The stadium shook in recitations of the chorus — 'Exit light, enter night' — and all was well again. The only moment that felt polluted by the trickster essence of nostalgia. When the giant inflated black and yellow Metallica beach balls descended on the crowd as 'Sandman' played, the poignancy of 'One,' and the night, was over. There's a reason Dylan never had branded 'Masters of War' beach balls kicked into his crowds. Night 2 Setlist: 'Whiplash' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' 'Ride the Lightning' 'The Memory Remains' 'Lux Æterna' 'Screaming Suicide' 'Kirk and Rob Doodle' ('Do You Know the Way to San Jose' and 'California Über Alles') 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' 'Wherever I May Roam' 'The Call of Ktulu' 'The Unforgiven' 'Whiskey in the Jar' 'Blackened' 'Moth Into Flame' 'One' 'Enter Sandman'
News18
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Metallica Singer James Hetfield Reveals Why He Has ‘The Best Job In The World'
Last Updated: Metallica singer James Hetfield spoke about how performing on stage helps him feel connected to fans. Metallica has been rocking the world for 44 years. Band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo are set to release their new documentary, Metallica Saved My Life. The documentary celebrates the bond between the band and their fans. After the film recently premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in New York, Hetfield spoke about how performing on stage helps him feel free and connected to fans. According to the musician, Metallica has faced many challenges together but continues to get better with time. During the Q&A session, Hetfield explained, 'When I get up on stage, I feel so much more comfortable up there than I do in regular life a lot of the times. I feel like I'm so easily able to be me with these fans, and the more I'm me, the more they like it. It's just so opposite of how I was brought up," People reported. 'Being yourself wasn't always welcomed for some reason. But speaking my truth up there and other people understanding that truth, the four of us have gone through so much together, and we care about this a lot because a lot is still happening for us even into our fourth decade as a band. It's gotten better every decade," Hetfield added. James Hetfield got candid about his recovery journey post a rehab stint in 2019 and how it changed his way of thinking about music. He shared, 'I've learned so much about myself and other people, on how to live life better and to not take things completely seriously and to be on stage and be yourself. We get to do that. I got the best job in the world. The end." Directed by Jonas Akerlund, Metallica Saved My Life 'examines the world of Metallica through the lives of their fans. For over four decades, the band and fans have supported each other through highs, lows, trials, and triumph – see it all in this brand new, as yet unfinished film." Even after 44 years, Metallica is still actively performing for fans. Right now, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo are on their M72 world tour. They are set to visit Texas, California, Colorado and Birmingham. The tour will also take them to cities in Australia like Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney. Outside of that, they will perform in Auckland, Abu Dhabi, Athens, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Zurich, Berlin, Dublin and London. First Published: June 14, 2025, 18:06 IST
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Review and Setlist: Metallica delivers heavy-hitting Tampa show
TAMPA – Enter Metallica. The reigning kings of thrash made their long-awaited return Friday, delivering a relentless sonic boom to a jam-packed Raymond James Stadium. The band, which had bypassed Tampa Bay during its last two Florida tours, treated about 70,000 acolytes to a blistering 2-hour and 5-minute, 16-song set. You could have birthed a child now old enough to drive between the time that the band had last appeared here — 5,725 days ago. (But who's counting?) The group is playing a two-show, 'no repeat weekend' with different sets and opening acts — unapologetically designed to lure hardcore followers to both nights. Friday's other performers were Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills. Sunday's bill includes Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies. Metallica has achieved enormous worldwide success built on sturdy musicianship and multilayered songs that connect with fiercely loyal fans. Power rock, speed metal, thrash or heavy metal. Call it what you will. Metallica still rules the genre. The band's M72 world tour has been in full stride since the release of its 11th studio album '72 Seasons' two years ago — the latest in a line of intense, take-no-prisoners recordings, building on a mostly brilliant resume. The group formed when 17-year-old drummer Lars Ulrich placed an ad looking for like-minded musicians in the fall of 1981. James Hetfield, who had just turned 18, showed up. He would become the singer, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist. Angry and rebellious, those two Southern California teens likely would have scoffed at the idea that they'd be doing this into their sixties. But here they are. Lucky for us. The band Friday traversed 40 years of music with a mix of anthems and obscure tracks, starting with the volcanic 'Creeping Death' off their 1984 album 'Ride the Lightning.' There is a rocket-fueled, galloping rhythm to signature Metallica music, forged by Hetfield's down-picking style and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett's searing solos. Newer songs like the title track from the last record and 'If Darkness Had a Son,' played early, cut loose like rollicking runaway trains. The show featured some of Metallica's strongest work, including 'The Day That Never Comes' — a ballad that found Hetfield seated at the start, until the band charges like a hostile rhino. 'Love is a four-letter word,' Hetfield growls. It stood as one of many first-night highlights. As for deep cuts, you can't get much deeper than the mesmerizing and melodic instrumental 'Orion' written primarily by transformational bassist Cliff Burton months before he died in a 1986 tour bus crash. Metallica only resumed playing it with the gifted Robert Trujillo, his bass slung so low at times it nearly scrapes the stage. Hetfield seemed genuinely inspired by the size of the crowd, stopping at one point to say 'I can't believe how many people came here tonight to celebrate live music with your friends from Metallica.' Later he told those attending their first show that 'we've been waiting for you, and now you're here — members of the Metallica family of Tampa Bay.' Family is forever, he would note. And that family lost its collective minds when Hammett launched into the gorgeous opening bars of 'Nothing Else Matters' from their top selling 1991 album 'Metallica.' It's as close to a real love song as anything in the hall of fame group's vast catalog, though it pulsed with energy. Fans filled a 'snake pit' inside a massive circular stage. The configuration had pros and cons. It made for a more intimate experience for those who could afford to be in the thick of it. During most of the show, however, it felt as if the quartet stood in four different zip codes. Only seldomly, like during 'Orion,' would they all congregate near each other for the duration of a song. The band closed with seething versions of 'Seek and Destroy' and 'Masters of Puppets' — essential playlist tracks for every Army tank operator who ever powered up an M1 Abrams. There would be no encore, unless you count Sunday's full show as such. Earlier in the evening, the pride of Jacksonville, Limp Bizkit, brought its own brand of fury during a high-energy — and fun — nine-song set led by frontman Fred Durst and masked guitarist Wes Borland. Durst, wearing a Japan national team Shohei Ohtani jersey, shouted out Clearwater resident Tom Cruise — a big-time Metallica fan who was apparently hanging out earlier backstage. Limp Bizkit followed every serial killer's favorite band, Ice Nine Kills. The five-member Boston-based outfit (not counting the zombies and damsels in distress that wandered or danced across the stage) buzzed through House of Horrors performance art choreographed to its music, complete with splattered blood, severed heads, hatchets and other killing tools. By mid set, I wondered when they were going to melt down last Halloween's leftover candy corn and shoot it into our veins. Here are the main downsides of the no repeat weekend: Floor tickets for a single show sold for up to $424 through Ticketmaster. A spot in the snake pit commanded $3,700 on the secondary market. Seats in Ray Jay's hinterlands, where sound quality can be a dice roll, approached $100. Even being bigger bodied came with financial consequences. Fans buying 2XL, 3XL or 4XL T-shirts had to fork over a $5 'upcharge' at the bustling merch stands. If you managed to score decent seats to both concerts, great. (Tom Cruise could afford it!) But what if you couldn't? Pick the Friday show and you ran the risk of never hearing the end of it from buddies who will see Metallica play 'Enter Sandman' 'One,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' 'The Unforgiven,' and 'The Call of Ktulu' — all standard second-night offerings. It's the better setlist. Go Sunday only, and there's no 'Orion.' I did a quick informal survey of fans milling around the concourse, and roughly 70% of the folks I talked to bought tickets for both nights. 'Smart marketing on their part,' one told me. In between the no repeat concerts along this tour, Metallica is fitting in one-off shows in places like Syracuse, New York, and Blacksburg, Virginia. Those concertgoers reveled in a fully-loaded final six-song feast of 'Nothing Else Matters,' 'Sad but True,' 'One,' 'Seek & Destroy,' 'Masters of Puppets' and 'Enter Sandman.' It's hard to complain when a band ends a muscular show with the potency and conviction of its riveting chosen songs. The band looked and sounded great. And it truly was a fantastic performance. But it's easy to yearn for more Metallica, especially on behalf of those Friday-only fans who've been sleeping with one eye open and gripping their pillows tight — waiting all these years for the Sandman's return. FRIDAY SETLIST 'Creeping Death' 'Harvester of Sorrow' 'Leper Messiah' 'King Nothing' '72 Seasons' 'If Darkness Had a Son' Kirk and Rob doodle ('Jalepeno Jam') 'The Day That Never Comes' 'Cyanide' 'Orion' 'Nothing Else Matters' 'Sad But True' 'Blackened' 'Fuel' 'Seek & Destroy' 'Master of Puppets' ANTICIPATED SUNDAY SETLIST These are the percentage chances that the following songs will be played based on an analysis of a full year's worth of M72 'no repeat' performances. 'Whiplash' (100%) 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' (100%) 'Ride the Lightning' (93%) 'Until It Sleeps' (53%) 'Lux Ӕterna' (93%) 'Screaming Suicide' (60%) Kirk and Rob doodle (100%) 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' (47%) 'Wherever I May Roam' (80%) 'The Call of Ktulu' (100%) 'The Unforgiven' (100%) 'Inamorata' (73%) 'Fight Fire With Fire' (40%) 'Moth into Flame' (100%) 'One' (100%) 'Enter Sandman' (100%)
