According to Billboard.com, METALLICA sold 74,244 tickets over four dates at Sydney, Australia's Acer Arena in September and November, breaking the previous record of 66,247 set by BRITNEY SPEARS over four nights on her "Circus" tour in November 2009.

"It was a massive, awesome performance," Paul Sergeant, GM of Acer Arena, told Bilboard.com. "Even if you weren't a METALLICA follower, you'd have enjoyed that show. It was huge."

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