METALLICA Was Told To Keep Off The Grass At Yankee Stadium

September 16, 2011

METALLICA headlined the second-ever U.S. "Big Four" show on Wednesday (September 14),joined by SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX for the first heavy metal concert ever staged at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Photos showed that the infield diamond was kept clear of fans, and METALLICA frontman James Hetfield told The Pulse Of Radio that the Stadium had some rules for the bands as well. "Don't touch the grass. Do not walk on the grass," he said. "We got told that quite a few times yesterday and our English crew was, you know, defiant as they usually are, you know, 'Okay,' you know, and then they'd run across really quick 'Come back here!' you know. Yeah, they're very, very touchy about the grass, superstitious, whatnot. But the stadium itself's unbelievable. They did a great job with just keeping the vibe of old school, but modernizing it."

The first U.S. "Big Four" show took place last April at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California.

METALLICA's nearly 20-song set on Wednesday night was capped by a jam featuring members of all four bands teaming up for the MOTRHEAD classic "Overkill".

METALLICA will release "Lulu", its collaborative album with Lou Reed, on November 1 in North America.

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