Metallica donates £20,000 to Cardiff Foodbank following a sell-out concert at the Principality Stadium, according to multiple reports. The charity says the donation is enough for around 9,000 meals. Several outlets describe the food bank’s shelves as “empty” or close to it, and note that the timing is tied to the band’s visit for their M72 tour date in Cardiff. NME reports that the food bank had appealed for donations on social media shortly before Metallica played, highlighting its need for support ahead of the concert. Metro also frames the gift as one of the largest celebrity donations received by the food bank. The BBC similarly focuses on the size of the donation and its meal-equivalent impact, while other outlets add that it follows desperate need expressed publicly by the charity. Across the coverage, the donation is presented as a direct response to the food bank’s shortfall around the time of Metallica’s performance, providing immediate resources to people facing food insecurity in the city.