{"id":67028,"date":"2026-06-21T16:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/metallicas-kirk-hammett-falls-off-stage-days-after-enraging-swifties\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:15:40","slug":"metallicas-kirk-hammett-falls-off-stage-days-after-enraging-swifties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/metallicas-kirk-hammett-falls-off-stage-days-after-enraging-swifties\/","title":{"rendered":"Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Falls Off Stage Days After Enraging Swifties"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A week after wearing a “Taylor Swift Is a CIA Psyop” shirt, guitarist plunges into crowd during band’s Dublin concert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tMetallica<\/a>\u2019s Kirk Hammett<\/a> suffered a bit of \u201cKarma<\/a>\u201d Friday as the guitarist slipped off-stage mid-concert, days after wearing a shirt that inflamed Taylor Swift fans.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt Metallica\u2019s June 13 concert in Budapest, Hammett donned a shirt that read \u201cTaylor Swift Is a CIA Psyop.\u201d Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit<\/a> and social media.<\/p>\n

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Kirk Hammett from the has-been band Metallica was wearing a \u201cTaylor Swift Is a CIA Psyop\u201d shirt on stage. pic.twitter.com\/qe5URKFJKR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Taylor Swift Fan Archive (@Taylors_Archive) June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\n\tIt took a week, but karma finally caught up to Hammett as, during Metallica\u2019s June 19 show in Dublin, the guitarist lost his footing while performing \u201cSeek & Destroy.\u201d Hammett plunged guitar-first into the audience, who helped him back onto the stage with only a few chords missed.<\/p>\n

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