Metallica smash The O2 attendance record
The heavy metal legends' two O2 shows dethroned Muse with a new record attendance of 22,211 for the world's most-visited venue
News By | 26 October 2017
Metallica last night made history by playing to a record-breaking 22,211 people at The O2 in London, smashing the previous record of 21,000 set by Muse in 2016.
The ‘in-the-round’ format allowed for an extended seating capacity for the US rockers’ two O2 shows, part of the UK leg of their WorldWide tour, which now heads to the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
To mark the occasion, Metallica were presented with a specially commissioned illustration by The O2’s head of programming, Christian D’Acuna.
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