Music Monday: Metallica in Denver
Two nights – no repeat – in Denver, CO
This was my second and third time seeing Metallica. First time was in November 2018. As with other bands I’ve seen this year, James, Kirk, Rob and Lars are better years later. Much better. And they were great almost 7 years ago.
Night 1 Setlist
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Holier Than Thou
- King Nothing
- 72 Seasons
- If Darkness Had a Son
- The Day That Never Comes
- Cyanide
- Orion
- Nothing Else Matters
- Sad but True
- Battery
- Fuel
- Seek & Destroy
- Master of Puppets
Night 2 Setlist
- Whiplash
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Ride the Lightning
- The Memory Remains
- Lux Æterna
- Too Far Gone?
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Wherever I May Roam
- The Call of Ktulu
- The Unforgiven
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Blackened
- Moth Into Flame
- One
- Enter Sandman
32 songs Two Nights
As you can see from the above set lists, there are no repeats on either night. This was very well done and a great mix of old and new songs. These two night gigs are becoming more common with bands like Metallica and Pearl Jam.
And for the die hard fans, here is the full set for Night 2. Normally I hate when people film more than just a part of the song, but I will make an exception this time.
Pantera Full Set
This was also my first time seeing Pantera, with Zakk Wylde on guitar and Charlie Benante, standing in for the late Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectfully.
I found this fan-shot full set from Pantera on Sunda June 29, 2025. They were very close compared to where I was in the upper bowl area. The audio is not all that good and the video is erratic but gives you an idea of the band performing.
Road Trip
Myself and 4 friends did the Denver road trip
So this trip started getting planned late 2024. There was just two of us at first then we had 3 others that joined. And we made the 4 day trip happen – 9+ hour drive from Salt Lake City to Denver on Friday the 27th and back on Monday the 30th. Being the first time all of us traveled together, we all got along very well. Which means there could be future road trips.
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Wait a minute, so do you have to buy both nights to go? Can you not attend a single night? And if you can do a single night you might get screwed out of hearing favorite songs because nothing is repeated? I’m not sure how I feel about that. Concerts are expensive AF these days and that’s why I don’t go anymore so to be forced into two nights in order to be able to hear it all really sucks. I’ve seen Metallica twice. Approximately 1991 and 1996 and I think I’m gonna have to be fine with that.
Initially when we bought tickets, they were only available for both nights which was $130 for both nights. Later on before the shows sold out, you could buy just a ticket for either night. So reasonable enough for both nights. Not sure how much single night tickets were. We were in the upper bowl.