US EditionFans create small earthquake at Virginia Tech while jumping to Metallica's 'Enter Sandman'
- Metallica played live for the first time at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium in Blacksburg on Wednesday night during their M72 World Tour.
- This event followed a 25-year tradition where Virginia Tech’s football team enters the field to the song 'Enter Sandman,' which won a fan contest before the 2000 season.
- Approximately 60,000 fans jumped in unison during the concert, creating seismic activity recorded by the school’s seismological observatory near the stadium.
- The school noted on Instagram that while the seismic movement was detectable, it did not register on the Richter scale, describing it as 'some seismic activity'.
- The concert highlighted the strong connection between Metallica and Virginia Tech fans and reinforced 'Enter Sandman' as an iconic entrance tradition in college sports.
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Metallica rocked Virginia Tech concert so hard it registered as a small earthquake
While the minor seismic activity, quickly dubbed the "Metallica Quake" online, posed no danger, it was too minor to register on the Richter scale or be assigned a rating, the FOX Forecast Center said.
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Fans create small earthquake at Virginia Tech while jumping to Metallica's 'Enter Sandman'
It was the first time rock band Metallica had ever played live in Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium...and the crowd jumped so hard it registered as a small earthquake, according to the school's seismological observatory. The concert took place Wednesday night in Blacksburg as part of their M72 World Tour. There were approximately 60,000 fans in attendance. While it wasn't enough movement to measure on the Richter scale, it did show some seismic activ…
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