On November 29, the Pinkpop Archive channel of the 2008 “Pinkpop Festival” released professionally shot footage of Metallica‘s headline performance, as reported by theprp. When the group performed on stage for the first time at that festival on May 30, 2008, they performed a performance of eighteen songs. Since then, they have performed at that festival twice more, once in 2014 and again in 2022. The thrash metal titans performed the following songs at their first appearance at the Landraaf, a NET early summer institution:
Upcoming shows in 2026:
09* MAY ATHENS, GREECE OLYMPIC STADIUM 13* MAY BUCHAREST, ROMANIA ARENA NAȚIONALĂ 19* MAY CHORZÓW, POLAND STADION ŚLĄSKI 22* & 24ˣ MAY FRANKFURT, GERMANY DEUTSCHE BANK PARK 27* MAY ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND STADION LETZIGRUND 30* MAY BERLIN, GERMANY OLYMPIASTADION 03* JUNE BOLOGNA, ITALY STADIO RENATO DALL’ARA 11ˣ & 13* JUNE BUDAPEST, HUNGARY PUSKAS ARENA 19ˣ & 21* JUNE DUBLIN, IRELAND AVIVA STADIUM 25* JUNE GLASGOW, SCOTLAND HAMPDEN PARK 28* JUNE CARDIFF, WALES PRINCIPALITY STADIUM 03* & 05ˣ JULY LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON STADIUM
*Support: Gojira & Knocked Loose
ˣSupport: Pantera & Avatar
As always, a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands. Established in 2017 as a way to give back to communities that have supported Metallica over the years, All Within My Hands has raised over $20 million, providing $11.4 million in grants to career and technical education programs, including the ground-breaking Metallica Scholars Initiative, now in its seventh year, over $7.4 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $4.7 million to disaster relief efforts.