#M72Virginia Tech Content Dump
This Wednesday night when Metallica FINALLY came to Blacksburg was absolutely incredible. I had the pleasure of being there Wednesday night. Hats off to everyone involved for making that happen. I have said for a while now, Virginia Tech really needed an all-around win. Metallica delivered, and so did the entire University with a world-class event. It’s hard even now days removed, to still wrap my head around the fact that it actually happened. Wow.
WITH THAT SAID... This is a novelty, "once in a lifetime" type of opportunity. But, this is a tremendous blueprint for additional streams of revenue for the Town, University, and Athletic Department as a whole. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come and not a shooting star moment.
There has been so much incredible content to come out of this night in Lane Stadium. whether you were there and want to relive it all or are feeling chronic levels of post traumatic fear of missing out disorder, let this serve as a landing spot to take in some of my favorite content from it all.
The set up!
Virginia Tech Football
@HokiesFB
Sleep with one eye open… see you in Lane tm 😉 #ThisIsHome | #TeamOverMe
Kolby Crawford
@kolby_crawford
Sleep with one eye open…
VT Grounds Crew
@VT_groundscrew
Leveling the field
VT Grounds Crew
@VT_groundscrew
Field removal for the Metallica concert
Andy Bitter
@AndyBitterVT
Almost time to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Metallica stage setup in Lane Stadium. #Hokies
Pre-Show Festivities
Ann Cassell
@asc7c
Blacksburg, we are doing this. And it is awesome. 🧡🎸⚡ #M72VirginiaTech h
Metallica
@Metallica
🏈 TONIGHT IN BLACKSBURG 🏈 Lane Stadium This one’s been a long time coming, and we guarantee you can probably predict at least one song in tonight’s setlist. 😉 A warm welcome to @Pantera and @OFFICIALSTIG, who will take the field first. #M72VirginiaTech is tonight’s tag. ht
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Ann Cassell
@asc7c
Greenhouse lookin' good!
Sons of Saturday Virginia Tech
@SonsofSatVT
TONIGHT WE DEMAND YOU TO ROCK! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
A spectacle of a sight
Sons of Saturday Virginia Tech
@SonsofSatVT
Incredible
The stage is set. ⚡️@Metallica takes over Lane Stadium tonight, but media got a first look at the setup yesterday.#M72VirginiaTech pic.twitter.com/J86XWgusaq
Pantera
2025.05.07. Pantera performing prior to Metallica's set at the #Metallica M72 Tour on the campus of @virginia_tech in Blacksburg, VA. @TechSideline pic.twitter.com/q9vDN5zcIQ
Metallica
James Hetfield lead singer for Metallica soaking up the moment of Enter Sandman in Lane Stadium! 🦃🔥🤯 pic.twitter.com/OHLaTlbeLS
Epic. #Hokies pic.twitter.com/6SBGevOI41
After some #SonsVestigating on this occurrence, we want to extend a BIG SALUTE to Mary Kate Quinn and Marisa Cerchio for pioneering one of the best spontaneous waves you will ever see. Quote from Marisa: “It all started with an idea and a dream”Incredible! https://t.co/OJR0cJmoO7 pic.twitter.com/3vxSfHZhxo
Enter Sandman finale
Metallica is playing LIVE at Lane Stadium tonight in Blacksburg for the first time ever 🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/nYFXXF3u8M
Full rendition of Enter Sandman in Lane. I usually don’t use hyperbole, but this is one of the best nights of my life. #Metallica #Hokies pic.twitter.com/56SvcYkM0S
Metallica at Virginia Tech, what an amazing burst of energy unleashed in Blacksburg! They're the first and still only band to play at Lane Stadium. Greatest show on earth!Opening/Enter Sandman fakeout/Creeping Death pic.twitter.com/Xjh3HfVXBi
Side note. The entrance Sandman was criminally underrated. From ACDC -> Good Bad Ugly -> a variation of Sandman into their first few songs. The entire sequence was jaw dropping and epic. Just perfect.
Video of Metallica’s entrance to Enter Sandman. #hokies #Metallica pic.twitter.com/3KVeIguloF
Unreal fakeout job here by Metallica.
The aftermath
Metallica’s reaction to playing in Blacksburg per Instagram! 🔥🦃🤯 pic.twitter.com/gqScnZAEO6
Got this video of Hetfield during Master of Puppets pic.twitter.com/gkFoOU7XrJ
Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium was out of this world for Metallica. I’ve seen the band many times, this was easily the most electric thing ever. #M72VirginiaTech #Metallica #VirginiaTech @Metallica pic.twitter.com/5HOF5sia5V
Enter Sandman. Live in Lane Stadium. Put it in the history books. 🤘 Video courtesy of @Metallica #M72VirginiaTech pic.twitter.com/mVzuySAZZk
Bumping this @AndyBitterVT article back.We MUST give a huge shout out to all the people behind the scenes that made this whole damn thing possible last night.There was no blueprint or previous example to draw from and they absolutely CRUSHED. Still can’t believe it happened. https://t.co/aABdxxzruc pic.twitter.com/Krd9MKAl0M
Blacksburg shook as Metallica played "Enter Sandman." Wednesday's concert produced a "HokieQuake" 3-4x the strength of a typical football game. Chief meteorologist Brent Watts shows how close the seismograph is to Lane Stadium. pic.twitter.com/iVx1Ftytx3
Metallica rocked Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Wednesday -- literally. 🎸👩🏼🎤🤘🏼 The energy from the jumping crowd was powerful enough to send vibrations through the foundation and into the earth itself. https://t.co/6bQCkWfObq
Pantera 📍 Lane Stadium | Blacksburg, Virginia pic.twitter.com/A18dYTaI2m
Relive last night’s historic night in Blacksburg through the lenses of Jon Fleming and @ivanmorozov![TAP EACH BOX FOR MORE]#M72VirginiaTech @Metallica pic.twitter.com/dIvXIeJylK
Metallica Performing 'Enter Sandman' at Virginia Tech Is One of the Coolest Concert Moments Ever https://t.co/MoNJB9iJHc pic.twitter.com/bsl3CO9bOV
Metallica - The Day That Never Comes, at Virginia Tech pic.twitter.com/OecZbPbhfN
The setlist from #M72VirginiaTech pic.twitter.com/YMrzhGPDlI
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Former Virginia Tech Offensive Lineman. Current content creator and slinger of cloud comm software. Life-Long Hokie. I have always had a passion for Podcasting and writing (formerly HungUp Podcast, Amateur Author Co, and SpeakEasy Podcast) it has all led me to the Sons of Saturd…
