Metallica aviva June 2026

Happy to hear that the sound issues were just in my section, glad ye enjoyed it. Any Metallica gig I've been to I've always known then to be fairly meticulous in setting up the sound

I wasnt there tonight but Friday's run on Nothing Else Matters, Battery, Seek and Destroy and Master of Puppets would seal the first night for me. That's without mentioning Creeping Death and Harvestor of Sorrow.

what time did Metallica finish at?

This just wasn't the crowd for Knocked Loose. Hardcore is a very specific crowd and if that isn't present it all just falls flat. If you look at the crowds during their festival gigs it's like night and day

Was earlier then that

Not the worst view, that was during Ktulu

Sound where I was for Gojira was crap I could barely hear Joes vocals. I was blown away by Marios drumming. Would love to see Gojira indoors back here somewhere. There seemed to be a lot more of the crowd in for them than there was for Pantera on Friday.

In the round setup is great when the band are in front of you but it can get quite frustrating watching the songs go past and looking on the monitor for a decent view of anyone. Kirk did his bit looping back around but there was an 8 song gap from screaming suicide till I saw James again for enter sandmen.

Still had a blast as there was a great mosh pit going on right beside me for pretty much the whole gig. Blackened was fantastic. A very intense tug of war for the deflated beach balls too. People nearly coming to blows. Crazy stuff.

One last thing....I had to laugh when I saw the look of concentration on Kirks face when he was reading the chords for Dirty Old Town on the stand in front of him. I think they should ditch the doodle.....hardly counts as a song for the setlist.

Agreed about Gojira, the microphone was barely understandable which is a shame because the band was on fire

Glad tonight went well

There's just different about 'city gigs', pubs within walking distance and a general feel good buzz around the place

Hopefully Metallica return one last time, AC/DC done Aviva then Croke Park, what's to say Metallica can't do the same in time

Class weekend.

Utterly amazing weekend, took my 9yr old daughter on Friday and we were standing, stood near where the bands come out of the stand, She was given 25 pics in total by all the crew.

Tonight I was alone and went right to the front, knees will hate me in the morning.

WWalked into venue tonight at 18:00 and managed to get a Molly Malone poster, apparently that merch stand was the only 1 who still had them.

Gonna make a nice display with that and the Pop up shop poster.

This gig must have brought millions into the economy

I'm going to their gig in the academy and their music is lost in that setup, academy will be unbelievable

good night. Not as good as night 1 imo. Possibly colored by the fact I had a two hour drive home afterwards tonight and was able to drink on Friday. But I just felt the set list was better on night one.

I know the sound was shite for Pantera but at least they had songs everyone knew and could sing along to. I actually enjoyed Knocked Loose despite very low expectations but Christ they are very heavy and hard on the ears. I’m quite a big Gojira fan but the sound was awful where I was watching them. I couldn’t make out which song they were playing a few times. They also are very niche compared to Pantera so the crowd wouldn’t know that much and even if you do listen to Gojira their songs are not easy to sing along to.

I would just much prefer a Trivium or Bullet For My Valentine type band as openers. I think they would get the crowd much more involved and be more enjoyable for more people. I think two bands as heavy as that tonight was a bit too much. Would you believe I used to listen to Necrophagist and the like? 😂

I definitely preferred night ones set list. Whiplash, Bells, Lighting was a great opening but the next four songs were a real lull. That doodle Rob and Kirk do is awful. Some great songs later especially Blackened but Moth into Flame has no place near the end of the setlist. It’s just not a great song at all compared to what was before and after it. No run of bangers as consistent as the second half of night one. Also, the pit had a bit of a nastier edge to it tonight compared to Friday. One lad started throwing punches and had to be pulled off a way smaller guy. There were a few really big lads throwing their weight around which is fine but it was friendlier and more fun on Friday and more active I would say because the big guys do scare people off. A good gig all the same but I found myself bored a few times when I never felt that on Friday.
7/10

Thought tonight was brilliant, crowd was more up for it near me. Managed to make our way up to the front. Not mad on the “in the round” set up. You do get some nice close ups, but when they’re not in front of you it’s a bit crap.

Great weekend overall. Hope we get to see them again one day.

We got 5 songs from Ride the Lightening this weekend. Opening with Whiplash.

Hadn't seen Metallica for 20 years before Friday. Unbelievable couple of days. Absolutely buzzing