Metallica kicked off the first show of their World Wired Tour yesterday in South Korea, and it got us to thinking about all the times they performed at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum over their incredible career.
In fact, 2017 marks the Coliseum’s 25th Anniversary of hosting both Metallica & Guns N’ Roses on a co-headlining tour, on September 27, 1992.
Other performances by Metallica at the Coliseum:
July 24, 1988: Van Halen’s Monsters of Rock Tour, which also included Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come.
Attendance: 76,985
July 15, 2000: Summer Sanitarium Tour, also featuring Korn, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000, and System of a Down.
Attendance: 78,994
August 9, 2003: Summer Sanitarium Tour, with supporting acts Linkin Park, Mudvayne, Deftones and Limp Bizkit.
Attendance: 65,210