Metallica was founded in 1981 in Los Angeles by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield.
In 2019, the rock band added 68.5 million dollars to its coffers.
Metallica has been crowned the greatest live band.
The entertainment industry continues to recover its levels that it registered before the Covid-19 pandemic. In Mexico, there are many events that have been held and are still scheduled, as this Monday the rock band Metallica announced its return to the national territory, for which it unleashed the celebration among its fans who went to social networks.
Without a doubt, the legendary rock band has millions of fans around the world, where according to a Pollstar trade publication, Metallica have sold more than 22 million concert tickets since 1982, with impressive grosses elevating them as the biggest live band in history.
In that sense, the study “Tour & Destroy: The Case for Metallica as the World’s Biggest Touring Act“stressed that the metal outfit has grossed more than $1.4 billion since 1982, surpassing names like AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses and Ozzy Osbourne.
Also, in 2021, the California band posted that, according to Spotify, they were the most listened to metal band that year, by having exactly 1.3 billion views.
Metallica returns to Mexico
This year the American band has been in many trends on social networks, and this Monday after announcing their return to the Mexican stages, fans have positioned them, especially in the conversation on Twitter.
Through their social networks, the American thrash metal band, Metallica, revealed a world tour ‘M72′ as part of the promotion for their new album ’72 Seasons’, which will be out in April next year.
However, Metallica’s world tour will take place from the release date of their new album until the year 2024 and Mexico, It is included in the dates of the concerts, where according to the band’s official poster, the tour will consist of two concerts with different sets with completely different acts.
⚠️ NEW METALLICA SONG ⚠️ NEW METALLICA ALBUM ⚠️ NEW METALLICA TOUR ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/kDtLDY0spA
—Metallica (@Metallica) November 28, 2022
In its publication, the group announced that the concerts in Mexico, for its world tour, will be in Mexico City on September 20 and 24, 2024, as well as 27 and 29 of the same month and year.
Until now, the place where Metallica will play as part of their return to Mexico on the new ‘M72’ tour has not yet been revealed, it revealed that the pre-sale of tickets will begin next Wednesday and general ticket sales will be on Friday.
Given this, the name of Metallica is trending on Twitter, registering more than 52.2 thousand tweets on the social network, where fans celebrate the group’s announcement.
I still don’t know what I’m going to eat today and Metallica wants me to buy tickets for their concert which is almost 2 years away. pic.twitter.com/8HMFwhZAkW
– Official CNXN (@cnxn_oficial) November 28, 2022
*Me getting excited because they just announced concerts for The Weeknd, Metallica, The Killers, and soon Tame Impala*
My account without a single weight 🥲: pic.twitter.com/EGO2O5mBLt— Indietorium (@theindietorium) November 28, 2022
The Killers, Metallica and the Weeknd announce dates in Mexico.
My portfolio: pic.twitter.com/29ylRWEUpA—Simpsonito (@SoySimpsonito) November 28, 2022
THANK YOU @MetallicaTHANK YOU FOR MAKING ME VERY PINCH HAPPY 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7JrNZcOfaq
— German Ortega (Gobi) (@Gobi3_1) November 28, 2022
All of us coming to the Metallica concert in 2024 pic.twitter.com/W7LuxMx2aO
—Vanessa (@van_hessa) November 28, 2022
It is not the first time that trends in social networks demonstrate the importance of a musical group and even an artist, where fans come to this digital space to show their tastes and even position a brand.
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