Metallica’s M72 pop-up shop in Ybor City, Florida on June 6, 2025. Credit: Photo by Jeff Houck

Metallica’s M72 World Tour includes two concerts at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, but the party is happening all over town.

Guitarist Kirk Hammett is at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday for a book talk, and sold-out screenings of “Metallica Saved My Life” are set for AMC Veterans 24.

And if you need some gear from the band, well, there’s a pop-up shop for that.

Metallica has opened a pop-up merchandise shop in Ybor City inside the historic Sociedad La Union Martí-Maceo. Located at 1226 E 7th Ave. and founded more than a century ago, the club served the community’s Afro-Cuban population who found themselves more or less ex-communicated during Jim Crow.

Now it’s wear the band is ready to drain any of your disposable income or help you rack up credit card debt by offering exclusive flannel, Metallica-branded Yeti mugs, plus new and classic threads—and even limited numbers of vinyl, posters and skateboards.

It’s the second time in three weeks that old metal heads have invaded Ybor City, according to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributor Jeff Houck. When AC/DC was in town, there was a big event at Gasparilla rum company. The line was around the block for that one too.

Tampa’s Metallica M72 pop-up shop is open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today and Saturday, June 7, plus 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday, June 8.

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