- Metallica is set to rock Accor Stadium on November 15.
- Sydney is the next stop on their M72 World Tour.
- They’ll be joined by supporting acts Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies.
Metallica is set to rock Accor Stadium this Saturday, delivering the biggest metal show Sydney has seen all year.
Just a week after Oasis performed a stunning comeback show at the Accor Stadium, the legendary heavy metal titans are set to follow suit. 70,000 fans will flock to Accor Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park to see James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo at Metallica’s first Australian tour in over a decade.
The metal titans are known for their iconic songs Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, Master of Puppets, One, Seek & Destroy. Not only will they be performing these huge hits, they’ll also be bringing the Metallica “Snake Pit” to Sydney. This exclusive standing area is located directly in front of the stage, offering an up-close and personal view of the band’s performance.
Sydney will be the last stop in the band’s Australian portion of the tour, following performances in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane. After their Sydney show, they’ll head to Eden Park in Auckland.
1. Support acts and set lists
Metallica will be supported by American rock band Evanescence and American thrashers Suicidal Tendencies. Suicidal Tendencies will open the show, followed by Evanescence, before Metallica take to the stage. The following set lists have been pulled from the other shows on the Australian leg of their tour.
Suicidal Tendencies set list
- You Can’t Bring Me Down
- Institutionalized
- Send Me Your Money
- Adrenaline Addict
- (with Nisha STar)
- Cyco Vision
- Pledge Your Allegiance
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Evanescence set list
- Afterlife
- Made of Stone
- Going Under
- Take Cover
- The Game Is Over
- Lithium
- Wasted on You
- Better Without You
- Call Me When You’re Sober
- Imaginary
- Use My Voice
- End of the Dream
- My Immortal
- Bring Me to Life
Metallica set list
Although this set list is not guaranteed, this is the standard song choice and order of play for the M72 World Tour so far.
- Creeping Death
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (extended outro)
- Fuel
- Ride the Lightning
- The Unforgiven
- Wherever I May Roam
- Kirk and Rob Doodle (The Chats – ‘Smoko’)
- The Day That Never Comes (extended intro)
- Moth Into Flame
- Sad But True
- Nothing Else Matters (extended intro)
- Seek & Destroy (performed twice, partial reprise)
- Lux Æterna (Lars on B-kit)
- Master of Puppets (Lars on B-kit)
- One (Lars on B-kit)
- Enter Sandman (Lars on B-kit)
2. Set times
Public gates are due to open at 5pm, with the show commencing at 6pm.
Exact set times for Suicidal Tendencies, Evanescence and Metallica haven’t been announced yet, only the public gate opening and show start times. It’s predicted that Metallica will likely take to the stage around 8:30pm, judging by their recent gigs in Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide.
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3. Travel advice
Transport for NSW is urging fans to leave their cars at home and opt to take public transport to and from the event, to avoid getting caught in traffic delays.
Hundreds of additional trains and buses will run to Olympic Park, and travel on all modes of public transport is included in the Metallica concert ticket (simply show transport staff your ticket when boarding services). Express and limited-stop trains will run frequently to Olympic Park (which is a 10-minute walk from the stadium), with frequent return services after the show.
If you’re going to Olympic Park station from Central, express services will leave Central Station every 7-8 minutes from 3.30pm until 10pm – stopping at Redfern, Strathfield then Olympic Park.
Sydney Olympic Park has nine major event buses, which will run frequently from 3:35pm until 7:14pm, depending on the route.
The buses are as follows:
- 1A– Narrabeen via Chatswood, Frenchs Forest & Dee Why
- 1B– Warriewood via Macquarie Park, West Pymble and St Ives
- 2– Glebe Point via Ryde, Hunters Hill and Drummoyne
- 4– Maroubra Beach via Campsie, Rockdale, Mascot and Eastgardens
- 5A– Hills Showground via Northmead, Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill
- 5B– Tallawong via Northmead, Northwest and North-West Twy
- 6– Sutherland via Bankstown, Bangor and Menai
- 7– Cronulla via Roselands, Hurstville and Miranda
- 8– Dural via Carlingford and Cherrybrook
If you’re set on parking, make sure to pre-book here to guarantee a car space if you need to drive. An event flat rate $35 parking fee will apply.
If you have pre-booked parking, follow the directions of the staff and have your parking ticket ready to show at the car park entry. After the show, traffic will be very heavy, so expect to allow up to an hour of additional travel time exiting car parks.
You can also consider parking at a nearby train station commuter car park and continuing your trip on one of the many extra trains running to Olympic Park, at no extra cost.
If you’re getting dropped off or catching a rideshare, taxi ranks are located on Herb Elliott Avenue.
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4. The M72 Sydney Pop-Up Shop
Keen to get some merch to commemorate the return of Metallica Down Under? The official M72 Sydney Pop-Up shop will open this Friday (November 14) until Sunday (November 16).
You can find the Pop-Up Shop in Paddington at 410 Oxford Street. It will be open from 8:30am until 8:30pm, closing earlier on Sunday at 6pm.
At the Pop-Up Shop, visitors can find a huge range of classic shirts and accessories, as well as tour merch that can’t be found anywhere else.
Each Pop-Up Shop also features its own splatter vinyl edition of 72 Seasons, an exclusive screen-printed poster, a t-shirt by @kentaylorart, a skateboard by @lukepreeceart, city patches, a huge range of classic shirts and accessories, plus tour merch you won’t find anywhere else.
Our tip? Get to the store early! Adelaide’s pop-up shop saw huge queues, as thousands of fans flocked to get their hands on the limited-edition memorabilia.
Metallica at Accor Stadium
Where: Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park.
When: Saturday, November 15, at 5pm.
There is still a limited number of tickets available for purchase, which you can find here.
