The Metallica By Request Tour was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica in support of their single "Lords of Summer", which was released on March 19, 2014. An interactive tour, concertgoers could vote, via internet, which songs Metallica would include on each night's setlist and, at the concert, via SMS, to a song in the encore. Metallica debuted a new song, called "Lords of Summer". Metallica's only stop in North America was in Montreal for the Heavy Montreal festival.
Tour dates + List of 2014 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act Date (2014) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance GrossMarch 16BogotáColombiaSimón Bolívar ParkNepentesRecycled Orchestra of CateuraDe La Tierra30,974 / 34,137$2,857,030March 18QuitoEcuadorParque BicentenarioMad BrainRecycled Orchestra of CateuraDe La Tierra32,257 / 32,257$3,877,959March 20LimaPeruEstadio Nacional de LimaRecycled Orchestra of CateuraDe La Tierra27,858 / 31,600$1,925,090March 22São PauloBrazilEstádio do MorumbiRaven61,742 / 63,347$5,696,363March 24AsunciónParaguayHipódromo de AsunciónRecycled Orchestra of CateuraDe La Tierra28,277 / 32,200$2,256,140March 27MaculChileEstadio Monumental David ArellanoRecycled Orchestra of Cateura43,296 / 43,296$3,508,790March 29La PlataArgentinaEstadio Ciudad de La PlataCirseRecycled Orchestra of Cateura76,407 / 78,902$4,792,140March 30May 28HelsinkiFinlandHietaniemi beachSlayerMastodonGhostGojiraMay 30StockholmSwedenRoyal National City Park49,430 / 54,000$7,173,380June 1OsloNorwayValle HovinJune 3HorsensDenmarkHorsens Statsfængsel35,000 / 35,000$4,442,697June 4HamburgGermanyVolksparkstadionSlayerMastodonGhost43,518 / 43,518$4,272,566June 6NurembergZeppelinfeldAvenged SevenfoldAlter BridgeIn Extremorowspan="13" rowspan="13" June 8NürburgNürburgringJune 9LandgraafNetherlandsMegalandAvenged SevenfoldBiffy ClyroRob ZombieJune 28PiltonEnglandWorthy FarmJack WhiteRobert PlantJuly 1RomeItalyIppodromo delle CapannelleAlice in ChainsVolbeatKvelertakJuly 3WerchterBelgiumWerchter ParkPlaceboSkrillexRobert PlantJuly 4BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob-ParkAlice in ChainsAirbourneJuly 6KnebworthEnglandKnebworth HouseAlice in ChainsMastodonAirbourneJuly 8PragueCzech RepublicIncheba Open AirAlice in ChainsChildren of BodomKvelertakJuly 9ViennaAustriaTrabrennbahn KrieauJuly 11WarsawPolandNational StadiumAlice in ChainsAnthraxKvelertakJuly 13IstanbulTurkeyITU StadiumMezarkabulAugust 9MontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauAnthraxDropkick MurphysApocalypticaTotal460,455+$43,800,000+
Personnel James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Lars Ulrich – drums Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
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