Metallica donates £20,000 to Cardiff Foodbank following a sell-out concert at the Principality Stadium. Multiple outlets report that the donation is enough to provide about 9,000 meals, based on the charity’s meal-costing estimates. The gift comes after the food bank publicly described its shelves and warehouse as extremely empty, and it had appealed for donations in the weeks leading up to the band’s Cardiff date.
The Independent also reports that after the donation was announced, the food bank said it had never seen its warehouse “so empty,” prompting questions or concerns that the donation might not be legitimate. Metallica then reassured the food bank that the donation “wasn’t a scam.”
While some reports describe the donation as among the largest celebrity donations received by the charity, all sources agree on the core details: Metallica, £20,000, Cardiff Foodbank, and the timing after the band’s sell-out show amid reported shortages.
