I'll be at the show on Thursday. I saw them for the first time in 2004, the last time they came through Alberta.
The set list from their Oct 23rd show in Glendale, AZ consisted of the following:
That Was Just Your Life
The End Of The Line
Sad But True
Wherever I May Roam
One
Broken, Beat And Scarred
Cyanide
Frantic
Until It Sleeps
The Four Horsemen
The Day That Never Comes
Master Of Puppets
Fight Fire With Fire
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman
Last Caress
So What
Seek and Destroy
"The Spin reports in their Metallica tour review that Metallica’s props included eight silver coffins (each the size of a car) that hovered above the band, a laser show, a dozen multi-colored flames shooting from effects boxes, giant fireballs coming up from the stage, and tons of flashing red strobe lights."
http://www.spin.com/articles/metallica-kick-world-tour
"The stage was set up in the center of the arena, with microphones placed all around it, so everyone in the audience had a premium view at some point. A cascade of black Metallica beach balls then came bouncing down from the rafters into the crowd..."
http://www.metxxxpage.com/blog/2008/...st-and-review/
Metallica typically mixes the setlist up with 1-2 random songs each night, so the Calgary setlist should be a little bit different.
Blaster: What was the Vancouver setlist?