{"id":512254,"date":"2026-06-22T08:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/512254\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T08:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:02:18","slug":"slip-destroy-metallicas-kirk-hammett-sees-the-funny-side-after-falling-offstage-during-dublin-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/512254\/","title":{"rendered":"“Slip & Destroy.” Metallica’s Kirk Hammett sees the funny side after falling offstage during Dublin show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metallica<\/a> guitarist Kirk Hammett<\/a> slipped on stage and fell into the crowd during a performance in Dublin, Ireland, this weekend.<\/p>\n

The thrash<\/a> icons were performing at the Aviva Stadium on Friday (June 19), watched by around 40,000 fervent fans.<\/p>\n

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The 63-year-old lost his footing as the band launched into their classic hit Seek & Destroy and he took a tumble into the audience.<\/p>\n

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Hammett seemed to suffer no ill effects and only missed a few notes of the song before being helped back to the stage and continuing the performance.<\/p>\n

Confirmation that he was not seriously hurt came a few hours later when he shared video of him falling as a story on Instagram, titled “Slip & Destroy”.<\/p>\n

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Metallica have a few dates left on their European tour, with shows in Scotland, Wales and England to come before they take a break ahead of their epic 24-date residency at the Las Vegas Sphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Kirk Hammett – Instagram)<\/p>\n

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