Metallica to Play Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium to Salute 'Enter Sandman' Tradition
The Hokies have set their team's entrance to "Enter Sandman" since 2000, when they installed a new scoreboard at Lane Stadium while at the absolute peak of their cultural power. The song's aura quickly became beloved by Virginia Tech fans and feared by the rest of the country.
Metallica announces performance in Lane Stadium
Metallica has extended their M72 World Tour to perform in Lane Stadium on May 7, 2025. Enter Sandman has become part of the Virginia Tech identity and is renowned for exhibiting school spirit. The Virginia Tech football team runs out to Enter Sandman at the start of every home game. The tradition dates to Aug. 27, 2000.
Metallica’s stop at Lane Stadium years in the making
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech’s luring of Metallica to play a concert at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg next year offers a lesson in the importance of dreaming big. Ahead of Saturday’s match-up with Rutgers, officials laid out how their big bet paid off.
Since Thursday morning, things in Blacksburg have been a bit more electric following the announcement that Metallica will ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Lane Stadium is going to be rocking. Metallica just announced it’s coming to Blacksburg as part of its 2025 tour. Instead of hearing “Enter Sandman” blast through ...
Lane Stadium has etched itself in the long history of college football stadiums with great atmospheres-like Neyland Stadium or Beaver Stadium--all due to one song. 'Enter Sandman' by ...
Metallica’s M72 World Tour makes its way to Tampa on Friday, June 6, and Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Raymond James Stadium.
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