Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich has said that live arena shows may not return for a year “at the earliest” due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.The drummer made the prediction during a recent interview with CNMB. “As we unfortunately have to come to grips with, the last thing that will happen are big concerts, you know 20,000 people in an arena, 50,000 people in a stadium,” he said.“The good news on the live concert front, when Metallica and other bands like Metallica play big arena or stadium concerts again, then you can pretty much count on the fact that COVID, as we know it now, is over.”Ulrich went on to say that Metallica’s Encore Drive-In Nights live-streamed performances were “a success”, but claimed this format of show wasn’t a viable.
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