Metallica: over 20 guitars must be ready for each concert

For metal Continue the tour In support of their latest album, “72 Seasons“(Here our track for trace). The tour, which kicked off in 2023 from Amsterdam and also passed from Italy on May 29 last year for a date in Milan (here our story of the evening), continues until next December with stages between the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain and the Arab Emirates, where James Hetfield and members will also perform for the Post-Gara concert of the Grand Prix of the Grand Prix of the Grand Prix of the Grand Prix of Formula One of Abu Dhabi.

On the occasion of the Four Horsemen concert last May 7 at the Lane Stadium of Virginia Tech, The tour coordinator Jon-Michael Marino accompanied The WDBJ television station, affiliate CBS with license in Roanoke, Behind the scenes of the band’s show.

According to the service, available in the video below, The itinerant troupe of metal is made up of 350 membersexcluding the personnel in charge of tickets, food stands or safety. The circular stage consists of eight towers with a total of 588 speakers, kilometers of fiber optic cables, 192 audio inputs and 72 cameras positioned around the stadium.

Speaking of the side closely linked to the performance of a metal concert, Jon-Michael Marino explained that On stage there are four batterieswith Two reserve kits In trucks. Also, they are brought 64 tools on tourbetween guitars and bass. For each showmust be ready 36 tools12 for each member of the band. Considering the formation of metal, Between James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett they should therefore count 24 guitarsbeyond 12 bass For Robert Trujillo. To concert they come used or distributed about 6,000 Plettri for guitar, while the chopsticks battery used or given they are on average 25 per evening.

When asked about the reason for such a large number of guitars ready for each show, Marino had previously replied:

“In a 15-16 songs show, there are various tuning. Furthermore, there are unexpected events like ropes that break or guitars that forget and must be replaced instantly”.

From the opening date in Amsterdam in April 2023, the “M72” tour brought metal to about three million spectators. The 2025 calendar of the world tour continues the tradition of the “No Repeat Weekend”, with different scales and support bands for each of the two evenings in each city.