Metallica Performed at Arènes de Nîmes in 2009

Metallica performed at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, France, on July 7, 2009, as part of the World Magnetic Tour. Recorded under the title Français Pour Une Nuit, the performance lasts approximately two hours and brings together the group's Death Magnetic era with older material. Following an opening intro, the band played a total of 17 songs at the Arènes de Nîmes.

The concert setlist begins with Creeping Death, followed immediately by Fuel. Songs from the 2008 release Death Magnetic, which stood at the center of the tour, include Broken, Beat & Scarred and Cyanide. During the performance, Kirk Hammett plays a solo that includes Sails of Charon, which connects into The Day That Never Comes. Before the band plays Master of Puppets, the French national anthem sounds through the ancient arena.

The main set concludes with Enter Sandman, leading into a three-song encore section. The encore starts with a cover of Queen's Stone Cold Crazy, preceded by a jam on The Frayed Ends of Sanity. Metallica then finishes the entire concert with Seek & Destroy, played alongside an outro of Wasting My Hate.