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Metallica Partners with UK Blood Services for Tour Donations

5/27/2026

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Metallica Blood Drive

Metallica partnered with UK blood services to collect donations at M72 Tour shows in Glasgow (June 25), Cardiff (June 28) and London (July 3, July 5).
Each donation can save three lives, remains usable for 35 days, and meets England’s need for O-negative, B-negative and Ro donors.
Metallica will re-release ‘Reload’ on June 26 and will play a Connecticut show in November and a Las Vegas residency from October 2026 to March 2027.

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Metallica Blood Collaboration

The Welsh Blood Service partnered with Metallica in the UK’s first collaboration between a blood service and a music act.
Gerry Gogarty said each donation can save up to three lives.
Metallica’s spokesperson said the band previously worked with blood services in United States and Australia to raise awareness.
The Welsh Blood Service said UK donations are voluntary and unpaid, helping trauma victims, cancer patients, new mothers and sickle-cell patients.

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Metallica Blood Drive

Metallica partnered with UK blood services to collect donations at M72 Tour shows in Glasgow (June 25), Cardiff (June 28) and London (July 3, July 5).
Each donation can save three lives, remains usable for 35 days, and meets England’s need for O-negative, B-negative and Ro donors.
Metallica will re-release ‘Reload’ on June 26 and will play a Connecticut show in November and a Las Vegas residency from October 2026 to March 2027.

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