A college football stadium was the location of an incredible scene on Wednesday night, with fans literally triggering an earthquake.
Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, the home of the Virginia Tech Hokies, hosted a Metallica concert on Wednesday night, with the rock band making a stop there on their MZ2 World Tour.
It’s since been reported that seismographs detected an earthquake at the stadium after fans piled in to catch the legendary group perform their biggest hits. Among those were “Enter Sandman,” the song Virginia Tech has played ahead of every home game for the past 25 years.
It’s one of the most notable football traditions in the country, so it was always going to be well-received when Metallica performed it on Wednesday night. Still, the audience wasn’t expected to trigger the Richter Scale.
They did just that…
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Virginia Tech fans set off the richter scale when @Metallica played "Enter Sandman" in Lane Stadium ⚡️
(via @hokiesports) pic.twitter.com/fTo203oyLe
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) May 8, 2025
“My ears are still destroyed from last night so checks out,” someone claimed.
My ears are still destroyed from last night so checks out
— James Duncan (@jduncanVT) May 8, 2025
“Literal chills. Walked into this concert not having much interest in ever attending one by Metallica but wasn’t going to pass up a ticket. Walked out with this performance easily being one of the best I’ve ever seen! Absolutely epic experience,” said another attendee.
Literal chills. Walked into this concert not having much interest in ever attending one by Metallica but wasn’t going to pass up a ticket. Walked out with this performance easily being one of the best I’ve ever seen! Absolutely epic experience
— Johnny Noodle Legs (@NokeStarBrewing) May 8, 2025
Seismologist Warned That College Football Stadium Could Really Turn It Up
A seismologist at Virginia Tech, Dr. Martin Chapman, seemingly expected something like this as he had warned fans before the concert started.
“I’m expecting to see a lot of crowd noise on there. Just like we do at the football game… They’ll be playing multiple tunes too, so they’ll probably be a lot longer record. We’ll see more crowd noise spread out over an hour or however long they play,” he said, via ABC 13 News.
Given the social media reactions from fans who were in attendance, the concert proved to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
That won’t be the case for the song, however, with “Enter Sandman” to keep playing for the better part of the foreseeable future.