Greta Van Fleet bassist Sam Kiszka says he's learned a lot about longevity from tour partners Metallica.
The two bands have been on the road together in recent monts, with Greta Van Fleet playing a supporting role for Metallica's M72 World Tour.
And Kiszka says he's taken inspiration from watching how the thrash metal icons go about their business.
He tells Q104.3: "A really big one that's developed over the past few years, post-pandemic, has been our relationship with Metallica. What those lads do, filling up stadiums, they've had a lot of consistency and they have a lot of passion for what they do and they take it very seriously.
"And it's very fascinating to watch this group of people who have dedicated their entire life to doing what they do and doing it really well."
The bassist adds that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is meticulous in his preparation for shows, including checking out Greta Van Fleet drummer Daniel Wagner's performance as part of his pre-gig ritual.
He says: "It's a lot of work, but they make it look easy. Lars was telling us that he really enjoys listening to Daniel's drum solo when he's getting his massage to loosen up before the show, and then he goes into his practice room and kind of jams out a little bit.
"They're very serious as far as their regimens go, and they eat the same things every day and they're right down to it.
"If that's something we wanna be doing when we're that age, I think that that's a pretty great standard to set."
The M72 tour continues through this year and into 2024. See the remaining dated below.
Aug 11: Montreal Stade Olympique, Canada Aug 13: Montreal Stade Olympique, Canada Aug 18: Arlington AT&T Stadium, TX, USA Aug 20: Arlington AT&T Stadium, TX, USA Aug 25: Inglewood SoFi Stadium, CA, USA Aug 27: Inglewood SoFi Stadium, CA, USA Sep 01: Glendale State Farm Stadium, AZ, USA Sep 03: Glendale State Farm Stadium, AZ, USA Nov 03: St. Louis The Dome at America’s Center, MO, USA Nov 05: St. Louis, The Dome at America’s Center, MO, USA Nov 10: Detroit Ford Field, MI, USA Nov 12: Detroit Ford Field, MI, USA
May 24: Munich Olympiastadion, Germany May 26: Munich Olympiastadion, Germany Jun 07: Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland Jun 09: Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland Jun 14: Copenhagen Parken Stadium, Denmark Jun 16: Copenhagen Parken Stadium, Denmark Jul 05: Warsaw PGE Narodowy, Poland Jul 07: Warsaw PGE Narodowy, Poland Jul 12: Madrid Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Spain Jul 14: Madrid Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Spain Aug 02: Foxborough Gillette Stadium, MA, USA Aug 04: Foxborough Gillette Stadium, MA, USA Aug 09: Chicago Soldier Field, IL, USA Aug 11: Chicago Soldier Field, IL, USA Aug 16: Minneapolis US Bank Stadium, MN, USA Aug 18: Minneapolis US Bank Stadium, MN, USA Aug 23: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, Canada Aug 25: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, Canada Aug 30: Seattle Lumen Field, WA, USA Sep 01: Seattle Lumen Field, WA, USA Sep 20: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Sep 22: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Sep 27: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Sep 29: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico
