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.
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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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