Metallica pay tribute to fan who died at their live performance

The members of Metallica are paying their respects to a fan who died at one in every of their concert events in Canada final week.

In a somber social media submit Wednesday, the heavy steel band acknowledged the dying of a person named Lorne, additionally identified by his nickname “Viking,” at their Aug. 23 present at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. “We misplaced a Metallica member of the family on the present,” they wrote.

The submit famous that Lorne died “because of well being circumstances” however didn’t disclose a selected reason behind dying. “Leaving the earthly physique and onto the following journey,” the submit continued. “Very unhappy when dying occurs, however we’re touched that he spent a few of his remaining, hopefully joyful, time with us.”

Metallica additionally supplied “condolences to the household and buddies of Lorne ‘Viking.'”

Leisure Weekly has reached out to representatives for Metallica, Edmonton Police, and Commonwealth Stadium for additional remark.

The incident was not the primary time a Metallica fan died at one of many band’s reveals. In 2000, a 21-year-old attendee fell to his dying on the teams Baltimore live performance throughout the Summer season Sanitarium tour. Over the past two years, followers have additionally died at concert events by Taylor Swift, GloRilla, and Kenny Chesney.

Metallica are presently within the midst of their M72 World Tour, supporting the 2023 album 72 Seasons. The band has simply six extra tour dates left on the present schedule — two in Seattle and 4 in Mexico Metropolis, the place the tour will wrap on Sept. 29.