Metallica breaks attendance record with Germany’s biggest-ever stadium concert
On May 30, 2026, Metallica performed in front of more than 94,000 fans at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, setting a new all-time attendance record for a stadium concert in Germany. The previous benchmark had belonged to U2, who drew just over 90,000 to the same venue in 2009. The Olympiastadion’s standard concert capacity sits at around 72,000.
The record owes much to the production design of the M72 tour: the circular in-the-round stage is installed at the centre of the stadium rather than at one end, freeing up space across the entire arena and allowing promoters to sell significantly more tickets than a traditional setup permits. The band’s legendary Snake Pit — the standing fan zone closest to the stage — occupies the very heart of the venue, while eight towering speaker-and-screen structures ring the stage, each anchored by a raised VIP platform finished in the black-and-yellow palette of the group’s latest album, “72 Seasons”. The show, marked by fireworks, featured a 16-song set that opened with “Creeping Death” and closed with “Enter Sandman”.
Berlin is the second attendance record of the current European leg: on May 9, Metallica drew more than 90,000 fans to Athens' Olympic Stadium, also well above its standard capacity. According to Hits Daily Double, the M72 tour had grossed $476 million across 64 shows by August 2025, drawing 3.9 million fans; with the ongoing European dates factored in, total revenue has surpassed $600 million in front of nearly 5 million people. Upcoming tour stops include Bologna, Budapest, Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff, with two London nights on July 3 and 5 closing out the summer run. The band will then launch a residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas this autumn.
