Watch METALLICA Kick Off 40th Anniversary Live Concerts In San Francisco
December 18, 2021, 2 years ago
Metallica kicked off their first of two livestreamed 40th-anniversary concerts at San Francisco's Chase Center last night (December 17th) to a sold-out crowd in their hometown. The show - which began with "Hit The Lights" and ended with "Spit Out The Bone" - also featured "Trapped Under Ice" for the first time since 2012 and the live debut of Reload track "Fixxxer".
Check out the set-list and fan-filmed footage below:
"Hit The Lights"
"Creeping Death"
"Trapped Under Ice"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Orion"
"The Shortest Straw"
"One"
"Sad But True"
“Nothing Else Matters"
"King Nothing"
"Fixxxer" (live debut)
"Breadfan"
"No Leaf Clover"
"Frantic"
"The Day That Never Comes"
"Spit Out the Bone"
Powered by streaming partners Amazon Music and Prime Video Channels, the exclusive free global live stream will showcase another performance tomorrow night (December 19). Metallica fans across the globe are able to view both performances live from home or on mobile via Amazon Music, Amazon Music's Twitch channel, and Prime Video (with or without Prime on-demand viewing Membership) beginning at 9pm PT /12am ET / 5am GMT / 2pm JST each night. The shows will then be made available exclusively at The Coda Collection/Prime Video Channel for subsequent viewing.
Metallica fans will also be able to watch films featured as part of the SF Takeover Film Fest, including “Cunning Stunts” and “Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México” at the Coda Collection/ Prime Video Channel for the weekend.
The 40th anniversary live stream + films are just the beginning, kicking off an extensive partnership between The Coda Collection and Metallica, which will include a full slate of concert films, documentaries, and additional content spanning the band’s career arriving on the channel exclusively throughout 2022, alongside popular music films from the likes of Foo Fighters, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, and many more.
For more information on Metallica 40th Anniversary Live and to sign up for a tune-in reminder, head here. To see a full list of the Metallica San Francisco Takeover activities and get daily updates go to Metallica.com.