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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

  1. Creeping Death
  2. Harvester of Sorrow
  3. Holier Than Thou
  4. King Nothing
  5. 72 Seasons
  6. If Darkness Had a Son
  7. The Day That Never Comes
  8. Cyanide
  9. Orion
  10. Nothing Else Matters
  11. Sad but True
  12. Battery
  13. Fuel
  14. Seek & Destroy
  15. Master of Puppets

Night 2 Setlist

  1. Whiplash
  2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
  3. Ride the Lightning
  4. The Memory Remains
  5. Lux Æterna
  6. Too Far Gone?
  7. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
  8. Wherever I May Roam
  9. The Call of Ktulu
  10. The Unforgiven
  11. Whiskey in the Jar
  12. Blackened
  13. Moth Into Flame
  14. One
  15. 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

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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.