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Metallica at SXSW?
Will James, Lars, Kirk and the other guy play a “surprise” show at Stubb’s ( a la Beastie Boys a few years ago) Friday night March 20? You can pretty much bet on it if my rumor radar is up. The gig will be part of the “Guitar Hero Metallica” showcase. There’s an empty slot of the schedule from 10 p.m. until midnight. Metallica is featured on a special edition of Guitar Hero which comes out later this month.
A higher up at Guitar Hero, when asked if the Metallica gig was happening, would only email back the non-denial “ummmmm.” But an insider at Stubb’s said they’ve been told to expect Metallica. The band recently flew back from Europe one gig short after James Hetfield caught a stomach bug, so they should be well-rested by March 20 and ready to promote their tails off.
Anybody hear any more about this hot rumor, which was first reported on the Brooklyn Vegan blog about six weeks ago?
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By TXn
March 9, 2009 2:48 PM | Link to this
Do you think they would play the Scion Metal Day Show @ Stubb’s Thurs.???????????
Like the Melvins and Motorhead in the past two years. http://www.scion.com/austin/
By Ana
March 9, 2009 2:55 PM | Link to this
I hope it’s true. I’d love to see Kirk Hammett play with K’naan. Hammett is on K’naan’s latest album.
By Will
March 11, 2009 10:02 AM | Link to this
Now the slot on sxsw.com says “Volsung” from “Somewhere, Norway”. Seeing as I can’t find anything on a band named after that Norse God, I think it’s about time to start lining up outside Stubbs.