Metallica at home down under

Metallica have played the third show on their Australian tour before heading to New Zealand and then home to San Francisco.

The band will be clocking up the frequent flyer points on the Australian and New Zealand leg of the World Magnetic tour with their two weeks on, one month off policy.

After starting in Melbourne on Wednesday and Thursday, Metallica played Sydney on September 18 and will perform in New Zealand on Tuesday and Wednesday before flying back to San Fran.

They will return to Australia to start the second part of the tour in Auckland on October 13 and Brisbane October 16 before going back home to San Francisco after the Perth date on October 23.

They will come back to start the third part of the Aussie tour out of Sydney on November 10.

Metallica performed at Acer Arena in Sydney last night (September 18).

The setlist was:

That Was Just Your Life (from Death Magnetic, 2008)
The End Of The Line (from Death Magnetic, 2008)
Ride The Lightning (from Ride The Lightning, 1984)
Fuel (from Reload, 1997)
Fade To Black (from Ride The Lightning, 1984)
Broken, Beaten and Scarred (from Death Magnetic, 2008)
The Four Horsemen (from Kill 'Em All, 1983)
Sad But True (from Metallica, 1991)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (from Master of Puppets, 1986)
All Nightmare Long (from Death Magnetic, 2008)
One (from …And Justice For All, 1988)
Master Of Puppets (from Master of Puppets, 1986)
Fight Fire With Fire (from Ride The Lightning, 1984)
Nothing Else Matters (from Metallica, 1991)
Enter Sandman (from Metallica, 1991)

Breadfan (Budgie cover)
Hit The Lights (from Kill 'Em All, 1983)
Seek and Destroy (from Kill 'Em All, 1983)