Excuse my ignorance as an older fan but this two show tour while being great for Edmonton, and thanks Metallica for always remembering Edmonton, but isn't Fridays show a much bigger draw than the Sunday show? Tickets sold much better for Friday and aren't Pantera and Mammoth better opening acts? Plus the bonus of seeing Zakk Wylde (got to see him with Ozzy here years ago)
Man they rocked the house with this opener. Too bad most people weren't there.
We couldn't go as my wife now has COPD so we can't be around the smoke. (People toke a lot at concerts, I get it but she can't be around that and neither of us smoke at all) We were at 2017 and I still prefer that to a split set. We got to see all the top catalog of Metallica and actually more songs and a longer setlist. I get that for diehards the 30 setlist thing is appealing and offers some less played tracks and for purists that would rock. I imagine a lot of people got tickets for both shows? They seemed to discount pricepoint to that as well assuming the diehards will go to both shows.
Another observation is that for 2nd show the top bowl was selling better than bottom bowl which is odd. Could be the way the speakers and visuals are set up high its a better experience in upper bowl? Its a unique lay out.
Lots of tickets, tons really exist for the Sunday show. I don't know any of the openers to the Sunday show, and jmo the setlist is better for the the Friday show. Tickets start at 89 + service fees. Anybody that can go Metallica loves Edmonton!
Morphs notes:
I’m in the lower bowl JJ section
Decent seats but ideal section would be first couple rows of the upper deck, so a person can have more of a birds eye view of the stage.
2 day setlist was a great idea. Likely my last Metallica show so a nice send off and with a day in between to recover, perfect.
I agree that the opening bands on Friday are more appealing than Sunday.
The lineups for the multiple merchandise booths were insane. Unbelievably long. I still can’t believe it, so glad I already had a shirt.
Total gridlock in the concourses. 100 times worse than after an Oilers game at Rexall place. Feel bad for the couple dudes in wheelchairs as it was complete bedlam. Luckily I was in a Congo line and made it thru eventually.
Good crowd, good weather and great tunes overall.
