What 2014 live show would you like to see pressed on 180-gram vinyl?

by Metallica

In a Facebook poll of 10,344 respondents, 20.1% chose “March 27, 2014 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Monumental Battery, Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Ride the Lightning, The Unforgiven, Lords of Summer, ...And Justice for All, Sad But True, Fade to Black, Orion, One, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Blackened, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, Creeping Death, Whiplash, Seek and Destroy”. How we count

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Istanbul came out of the gate dominant, leading by 31% on day 1 and holding a comfortable double-digit cushion through day 8. But that lead bled out fast — down to 26%, then 21%, then 17% — as Santiago, Chile quietly closed the gap show by show.

Day 9 was the flip: Santiago overtook Istanbul and never looked back, stretching its margin to 20% by the finish. Final tally: Santiago 20.1% (2,084 votes), Bogotá 17.6%, then Lima and Istanbul dead-locked for third at 12.9% each. Across almost every top finisher, voters overwhelmingly backed the show staged in their own country — Chile for Santiago, Turkey for Istanbul, Colombia for Bogotá, Peru for Lima, Argentina for Buenos Aires.

  • Early runaway leader · Istanbul led by 31% on day 1, decisive out of the gate
  • Day 9 turning point · Santiago overtook Istanbul and never trailed again
  • Home-country loyalty · Chile, Turkey, Colombia, Peru, Argentina each crowned their own hometown show
  • Photo finish for third · Lima and Istanbul tied dead even at 12.9% apiece