LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-DEC 5, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 2011 WHEN METALLICA PLAYED THE FIRST OF 4 NIGHTS AT THE FILLMORE. THE FOUR SHOWS MARKED THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR THE GROUP. I WAS THERE FOR THE FIRST NIGHT. YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A SPECIAL NIGHT WHEN RAY BURTON CAME OUT PRIOR TO METALLICA’S SET TO TELL A STORY ABOUT CLIFF BURTON. IT WAS TOUCHING AND REALLY SET A MAGICAL TONE TO THE EVENING. THEN IT WAS TIME FOR METALLICA TO TAKE THE STAGE IT WAS SO FRIGGIN’ LOUD WHEN THEY STARTED PLAYING THE FLOOR WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ! HERE IS THE SETLIST FROM NIGHT ONE: The Call of Ktulu, No Remorse, The Shortest Straw, Leper Messiah, The Day That Never Comes, Carpe Diem Baby, Hate Train, Please Don’t Judas Me, Wherever I May Roam (With MetClubber John Dent), Sad but True (with John Marshall), No Leaf Clover, One, Harvester of Sorrow (with Jason Newsted), Damage, Inc. (with Jason Newsted), Motorcycle Man (with Biff Byford), The Prince (With Sean Harris and Brian Tatler), It’s Electric (With Sean Harris and Brian Tatler), Helpless (With Sean Harris and Brian Tatler), Am I Evil? (With Sean Harris and Brian Tatler), Seek & Destroy (With J. Newsted, J. Marshall, S. Harris, B. Tatler, B. Byford, Apocalyptica, Soul Rebels Brass Band.)
HERE’S 4 ½ HOURS OF THE FILLMORE SHOWS. ENJOY
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