Metallica sets SaskTel Centre attendance record, makes Saskatoon Food Bank donation

It was a record-setting performance for Metallica on Saturday night in Saskatoon.

SaskTel Centre said 16,874 fans turned out for the concert, smashing the facility’s all-time attendance record of 15,806.

A strong 18-song set was highlighted by the hit Nothing Else Matters, which Metallica dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos.

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Saskatoon was one of only two Canadian stops on Metallica’s North American fall tour – the other was Winnipeg on Sept. 13 – on the band’s WorldWired Tour.

It was the first time Metallica has played in Saskatoon in 14 years.

Metallica also made a $10,000 donation to the Saskatoon Food Bank through their All Within My Hands Foundation.

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