TEN YEARS AGO THE ‘DEATH MAGNETIC’ TOUR INVADED THE OAKLAND ARENA. METALLICA WAS ON FIRE ! THE SHOW WAS OVER 2 HOURS LONG, WITH THE SET LIST COMPRISED OF A GREAT MIX OF TRACKS FROM ‘DEATH MAGNETIC’ AND VINTAGE METALLICA SONGS. LET ME ADD ONE OTHER ELEMENT TO THE SHOW. THE FREAKIN’ LASER SHOW METALLICA ROLLED OUT WOULD HAVE MADE PINK FLOYD PROUD ! IT WAS A KILLER CONCERT.
AFTER THE FINAL SONG OF THE NIGHT, ‘SEEK AND DESTROY’ , LARS WAS PIED ONSTAGE. IT WAS 6 DAYS BEFORE HIS 45TH BIRTHDAY AND MEMBERS OF THE CREW CHASED HIM OFFSTAGE WITH PIES AND SILLY STRING. GOOD TIMES !
HERE’S SOME GREAT VIDEO OF THE BOYS PERFORMING ‘UNFORGIVEN’
AND HERE’S ‘ONE’ FROM THE PIT IN FRONT OF THE STAGE
photo credit-Silver Blue
