All four band members have been routinely coming out and happily pressing flesh with the fans lucky enough to get backstage. This is none more evident than in the MetClub Meet-n-Greets that have taken place so far on this tour. Meet and Greets: Despite the immense heights this band has risen to, they remain intensely loyal to the fans who have put them there. A brief twenty minutes later, the feeling of uneasiness seemed to be a distant memory, and you could see the band members looking at each other from across the vast stage, smiling and having the time of their lives. In a weird way, it made me really happy to see this, and to realize once again that after some 20 years, these guys still care about doing their absolute best on stage. As I was watching the band jam backstage 5 minutes before hitting the stage, I could feel the tension in the air, the tension of nervousness. ![]() So far the Sanitarium has hit 10 cities, with a number of memorable moments worth mentioning: They were riding bikes – some with motors, some without - and jumping around in the swimming pool, and of course enjoying a killer BBQ. Intimate, yet at the same time, total sensory overload!Īlso while in Detroit, James & Rob hung out at their friend Kid Rock's ranch. Finally, to close out the last day of rehearsals, the band invited a few hundred contest winners and fan club members for a private show at the 60,000-seat Pontiac Silverdome. It also gave the many riggers and stagehands valuable practice at setting up and tearing down the enormous stages, which has to happen like clockwork in order for the tour to be successful. In reality, it allowed the various lighting, pyro, and sound crews to practice and coordinate what would happen during the actual shows. On the first day, we had both complete stages set up opposite one another in the dome, which might have led the casual onlooker to think a giant "battle of the bands" was on the way. This rehearsal was very unique, even for Metallica. To get warmed up, Metallica spent a few days rehearsing for the tour in Detroit at the Pontiac Silverdome. Throw in 36 tour busses and 50+ 18-wheelers, and you've got yourself a multi-million dollar summer entertainment package! We have three different stages, with six different crews: one Universal crew that goes to all of the shows, primarily traveling on a chartered jet (the band's personal techs, etc) two identical "Black" and "Blue" crews that leapfrog their way around the country, looking over the stage setup at alternating shows and finally, three "steel" crews who actually arrive days in advance of each gig to build the stages themselves. Metallica alone has some 250 people working for them on this tour. If you're lucky enough to make it to the Rubber Room, you can enjoy plenty of food, drinks, air hockey, ping pong, and video games.Ī lot of people probably don't realize how much it takes to get a huge tour like this rolling its way around North America. Backstage, Metallica has set up a special hangout for everyone, called the Rubber Room. The vibe between the bands is great and you always see members of other bands checking out each others' show. It's a long day, but it's a lot of quality." said James about the tour and the lineup. The fans are getting their money's worth - there are a lot of worn-out fans when we go on. Deftones and Mudvayne.they have a different style, we're getting heavy music together. The other so-called headliners, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, are the best at what they do in their worlds. ![]() I hope - and think - that we have done that. This is also the show where Linkin Park took revenge for Lars Ulrich appearing on their DVD by walking into Metallica's stage and having a picnic as the band played 'Master Of Puppets'."We want Summer Sanitarium to be the best stuff that's out there now. The setlist is the same as the band's "Live In Texas" DVD from that tour, opening with the 'Devil Worship Intro' (an attempt to appeal to the Metallica fans by sampling Slayer's 'Dead Skin Mask') and featuring reanimated versions of 'With You', 'Crawling' and 'One Step Closer' as well as the fan favorite 'P5hng Me A*wy' remix. Big thanks to Chesterchaz for providing us with this audio in lossless quality! It was largely widespread and popular in the 2000's, but has since completely disappeared from circulation. ![]() This audio, recorded on Augin San Francisco, CA, is listed in our show page as Source 1. The final show of the tour to be more exact. In celebration of the official Meteora20 announcement coming soon, our Recording Of The Week is a show from the Summer Sanitarium Tour.
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