The live 8 concert. I sat through hours of pop and modern...
“the live 8 concert. I sat through hours of pop and modern music waiting for Metallica. They cut the one song they played, Enter Sandman off like 1/4 of the way through to go show more pop stuff in America”
Summary
There is no record of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” being cut early at the Live 8 concert. The only documented broadcast cut involving the song occurred during the 2007 Live Earth event, not Live 8. Consequently, the claim that Metallica’s performance was truncated at Live 8 is inaccurate.
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- Metallica performs Enter Sandman in Lane Stadium | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech
Metallica saved "Enter Sandman" for the final song of the night. It did not disappoint, shaking Lane Stadium so hard it registered on the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory’s helicorder. Nothing compares to experiencing it live, but this multi-camera video shared by the band comes pretty ...
- Enter Sandman - Wikipedia
Metallica has played the song live ... Tribute Concert, and Live Earth. Explosives are occasionally set off at 0:49 of the song, when the main riffs start. Following its UK terrestrial broadcast of Live Earth, the BBC received 413 complaints and apologized to Metallica fans for cutting the band's set before "Enter Sandman"...
- Enter Sandman | Metal Wiki | Fandom
Metallica has played the song live ... terrestrial broadcast of Live Earth, the BBC received 413 complaints and apologized to Metallica fans for cutting the band's set before "Enter Sandman"....
- Metallica Concert Setlists | setlist.fm
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- Metallica Concert Setlist: Discover the Average Song List
Explore the average setlist of a Metallica concert. Get insights into their most-played songs, fan favorites and unique live performances.
- Metallica Setlist 2026 — Full Song List, Order & Run Time
... Metallica, the American metal ... Recent Metallica concerts have averaged between 18 and 24 songs spread across roughly 90 to 120 minutes of performance time (excluding opener)....
- Dave Mustaine says Metallica stole ‘Enter Sandman’ riff from another band
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine claims Metallica’s hit “Enter Sandman” borrows heavily from a 1989 song by an obscure thrash metal band.
- Megadeth's Dave Mustaine (Again) Claims Metallica's Biggest Hit Is a Stolen Riff
Dave Mustaine took another swipe at his ex-Metallica bandmates in a new interview on The Shawn Ryan Show, accusing them of lifting the "Enter Sandman" riff from another thrash band's song.
- Did Metallica rip-off Enter Sandman? | Freakin' Awesome Network Forums
Quoting from the Enter Sandman song Wikipedia entry Plagiarism Since the song's release, there have been numerous claims of plagiarism from various sources; the most often touted
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