Metallica call on UK fans to help save lives
Coinciding with their upcoming stadium tour
Metallica have announced a collaboration with UK Blood Services to help save lives.
As Metallica prepare to hit the UK this summer for stadium shows in Glasgow, Cardiff and London, the band are calling on fans to come forward and give blood and plasma around the tour dates.
Metallica’s charity, All Within My Hands, has partnered with The Welsh Blood Service, England's NHS Blood and Transplant and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service marking the first time blood services across the UK have worked alongside a global rock phenomenon on this scale to promote blood donation.
"Wherever we go on tour, we want to give something meaningful back to the communities that welcome us,” Metallica said.
“We've seen in the United States and Australia how working with blood services can help raise awareness of blood donation and support patients, and we’re excited to bring that same approach to the UK.
"As we close out the European leg of the M72 World Tour in the UK, we’re asking fans to step up and be part of something bigger than the show.
"Looking out for one another and supporting those who rely on donated blood every day is a simple act that can make a powerful difference."
Gerry Gogarty, Director of Blood Supply for NHS Blood and Transplant, says: "Metallica are experts at raising the volume – and by calling on their millions of fans around the world to become regular blood donors, they are helping to boost life-saving blood stocks too.
"Every donation can save up to 3 lives, and we urgently need a new generation of donors ready to roll up their sleeves and make it a lifelong habit.
"Right now in England, we particularly need more O negative, B negative and Ro donors but every donation is vital. Together we can save even more lives."
Metallica’s UK tour dates are as follows:
JUNE 2026
Glasgow Hampden Park – Thu 25th
Cardiff Principality Stadium – Sun 28th
JULY 2026
London Stadium – Fri 3rd
London Stadium – Sun 5th