10/26/08 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA

Setlist at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA on 10/26/2008

Set One
That Was Just Your Life 438
The End of the Line 489
Creeping Death 384
The Memory Remains 273
One 473
Broken, Beat & Scarred 465
Cyanide 460
Sad But True 356
Wherever I May Roam 404
For Whom The Bell Tolls 333
Kirk Solo #1 35
The Day That Never Comes 515
Master Of Puppets 493
Battery 328
Kirk Solo #2 55
Nothing Else Matters 349
Enter Sandman 424
Die Die My Darling 195
Hit The Lights 236
Seek and Destroy 694
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10/26/2008

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Setlist at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA on 10/26/2008

Set One
That Was Just Your Life 438
The End of the Line 489
Creeping Death 384
The Memory Remains 273
One 473
Broken, Beat & Scarred 465
Cyanide 460
Sad But True 356
Wherever I May Roam 404
For Whom The Bell Tolls 333
Kirk Solo #1 35
The Day That Never Comes 515
Master Of Puppets 493
Battery 328
Kirk Solo #2 55
Nothing Else Matters 349
Enter Sandman 424
Die Die My Darling 195
Hit The Lights 236
Seek and Destroy 694
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Show Notes

  • This was the fifth show Metallica has played in Des Moines, IA and the 13th time they’ve played in the state of Iowa. The first time they played in Des Moines was on May 26, 1986 at the Iowa State Fair touring behind Master of Puppets.

  • The last time Metallica performed in Des Moines was on June 28, 1996 at Iowa State Fairgrounds on the Lollapalooza tour. This was the first time in 12 years that the band has played Des Moines.

  • Metallica has played Des Moines on the following tours: Damage Inc. (Master of Puppets), Wherever We May Roam (The Black Album), Summer Shit (Binge & Purge), and Lollapalooza (Load).

  • This was the first time that Hit the Lights was performed in Des Moines.

  • This was the first time that The Memory Remains was performed in Des Moines.
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