Boston Globe: Metallica emphatically brings Boston Calling to a close
Boston Calling is, in the best of years, a complicated beast to pull off, one that merits plenty of criticism, and this year — hardly the best of years — was no exception. Some problems remain stubbornly consistent over time: the exclusively male slate of headliners, the terrible coordination with public transportation that forced attendees along commuter-rail routes to choose between getting home or staying to the end. Some were new this year, such as the lack of a non-rock headliner. And some were unique to the 2022 festival, like Saturday’s rain delay and subsequent lineup shuffle, and the fact that of the six headliners announced since 2020′s canceled festival, only two made it to the stage.
