“I think we are going to cause a pretty big earthquake” For over 20 years, ahead of every home football game, Enter Sandman by Metallica plays in Lane Stadium.

Metallica's "Enter Sandman" is played every time Virginia Tech's football team runs out onto the field before each home game. The experience has become one of the most sublime in college football.

And now, they’re headed to Blacksburg. Since the year 2000, the Virginia Tech Hokies have been using Metallica’s hit “Enter Sandman” as the team’s entrance song as Lane Stadium rocks.

Metallica has extended their M72 World Tour to perform in Lane Stadium on May 7, 2025. Enter Sandman has become part of the Virginia Tech identity and is renowned for exhibiting school spirit.

Lane Stadium has etched itself in the long history of college football stadiums with great atmospheres-like Neyland Stadium or Beaver Stadium--all due to one song. 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica.

"Enter Sandman" has a special place in Hokies' hearts, as the school's football team has marched onto the field to the song for decades. It was the first time Metallica played it live at Lane Stadium.

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Metallica will perform a full concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium in the spring of 2025, bringing one of the world's most iconic rock bands to heart of southwest Virginia.

ENTER SANDMAN: Metallica's seismic concert leaves Lane Stadium quaking The energy from the jumping crowd was powerful enough to send vibrations through the foundation and into the earth itself.

Metallica 2025 remaining North American tour dates May 25: Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field, PA May 28: Landover Northwest Stadium, MD May 31: Charlotte Bank Of America Stadium, NC Jun 3 ...

The beginning of "Enter Sandman" played throughout Lane, as the earth started to shake, it almost felt like the completion of something building up for years.

It’s one thing for the Virginia Tech Hokies to blast Metallica ‘s “Enter Sandman” as the football team’s game-day hype song when they take the field at Lane Stadium for home games. It ...

The hard-driving band's "Enter Sandman" has launched Virginia Tech football games for two decades. Now they'll be playing in Lane Stadium.