Lars Ulrich Says About Metallica's Eternal Popularity: Crazy, It's Still Happening!

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JAKARTA - Danielle Miller of FOX 10 sat with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich for an exclusive interview before Metallica held two concerts on a series of "M72" tours scheduled at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona this weekend.

Talking about how it feels to keep performing in front of tens of thousands of people every night for more than four decades of Metallica's career, Lars said. "You still feel like the same 18-year-old, 20 or 30-year-old people, as we have done in the past, when you came out, and of course, 42 years after your career, you can still do this, still be able to bring fans together and share musical experiences at a level that is still happening in other worlds," Ulrich said.

"We can never dream about this. I think the main difference now is that we slow down a long time to accept and appreciate and show gratitude and be grateful, where when you were young, you were always in a hurry to do the next thing. But now it's crazy if it's still going on," he explained.

As previously reported, Metallica postponed the second night of the "No Repeat Weekend" concert at the State Farm Stadium after frontman James Hetfield tested positive for COVID-19.

The concert, which was originally scheduled for Sunday, September 3, will now take place on Saturday, September 9. All tickets for September 3 will be obtained at the new date show.

Metallica released a statement saying, Metallica deeply regrets reporting that the "M72" schedule at the State Farm Stadium at Glendale AZ was postponed until Saturday, September 9, 2023, because unfortunately Covid had ambushed James Hetfield.

Metallica members added, "deeply disappointed and regret the inconvenience caused; they hope to return to resolve 'M72' No Repeat Weekend at Glendale next Saturday."