WHAT WENT DOWN
Kirk Hammett stepped through a fabric stage cover at the edge of the platform during "Seek & Destroy" at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on June 19 and tumbled into the crowd with his guitar still strapped on *, †. Fans pulled him back up, he missed a couple riffs, and the rest of Metallica kept playing apparently unaware their guitarist had just taken a dive †.
THE DETAILS
- Hammett slipped on a fabric cover at the stage edge during Metallica's June 19 show at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland — his foot went through and he fell into the crowd *, †.
- The band was opening "Seek & Destroy" when it happened; the rest of Metallica continued playing while fans helped Hammett recover *, †.
- Hammett posted video of the fall to his Instagram story with the caption "SLIP and DESTROY" *, †.
- Metallica played a second Dublin show at the same venue on June 21 as part of their M72 World Tour's no-repeat weekend format *.
- Gojira and Knocked Loose are supporting on the current tour dates *.
THE TAKE
This is Hammett's second documented stage fall in three years — he went down during a Detroit show in November 2023 and angrily threw his guitar at a roadie afterward †. The caption suggests he's learned to laugh at himself, or at least post through it.