WHAT WENT DOWN
Metallica closed their three-year M72 World Tour on July 5, 2026, at London Stadium with Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo mashing up Black Sabbath’s “Electric Funeral” and the Sex Pistols’ “Holidays in the Sun” during their traditional mid-set jam †§. Trujillo held up a fan sign reading “Do It For Ozzy” before the tribute, which landed exactly one year after Black Sabbath’s final show †§.
THE DETAILS
– The London performance wrapped 99 shows across 26 countries since the tour launched in April 2023 §**.
– The tribute marked the first time Metallica performed “Electric Funeral” according to Setlist.fm records †.
– Trujillo told the crowd: “A year ago today was a very important event. Back to the Beginning, Black Sabbath and so many other people” before launching into the mashup †.
– Metallica played the Back to the Beginning show as guests in 2025, covering “Hole in the Sky” §¶.
– The band begins a Las Vegas residency at The Sphere on October 1, 2026 *§.
THE TAKE
Timing a Sabbath tribute to the anniversary of their final show is the kind of detail that separates a setlist choice from an actual gesture. The M72 tour grossed roughly $600 million across three years §.