Metallica set List
*. Creeping Death
*. For Whom the Bell Tolls
*. Wherever I May Roam
*. Sad But True
*. Fade to Black
*. Cyanide
*. The Unforgiven
*. The Memory Remains
*. One
*. Master of Puppets
*. Nothing Else Matters
*. Enter Sandman Encore:
*. Whiskey in the Jar
*. Seek and Destroy.
Speaking to the crowd 15 minutes into the set, Hetfield said: "Glasto - Metallica is grateful to be invited to such an event. They knew they had something to prove - but they were also representing a genre of music that, they feel, has been unfairly maligned. "We're very proud to be representing the heavier side of music," said Hetfield, dedicating a song to "all the UK bands dreaming of playing this stage and uttering the cry: 'Do you want heavy?'" The answer was a definitive "yes". The band didn't hold back, delivering a sensory assault of punchy power riffs from the outset. But it wasn't just, as one critic suggested "loud one, loud one, loud one, encore" - with moments of acoustic reflection and supple musicianship amidst the double kick drums. In the end, Metallica did what they came to do - win over new fans. And for metalheads, the show will have been much more resonant than the Rolling Stones' headline set was for their audience last year. Jack White, who played the Pyramid Stage immediately before Metallica, jammed on the riff to Enter Sandman during his set, prompting a surge towards the stage. The musician ran through two dozen hits - including Hotel Yorba and Seven Nation Army - each delivered with the urgency of a band playing their encore. But the effect was dampened slightly when, leaving the stage, he fell over his drum kit. The audience had endured heavy showers throughout Saturday, and large swathes of the 900-acre site have become a swamp - but there was no sign of the thunder and lightning that had been forecast. Sunday is due to be dry. Famous faces spotted at the festival include Stella McCartney, Downton Abbey actresses Laura Carmichael and Lily James, film star Bradley Cooper and new Culture Secretary Sajid Javid. As of midday on Saturday 138,152 ticket-holders were on site - a few thousand below capacity, suggesting some had been put off by the weather. Singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey opened proceedings on the main Pyramid Stage, telling fans: "I know you're going to have the best day of your lives." The musician, whose hits include Cucurrucu and Meet Me There, later confessed he only had "10 minutes to get things together, because Metallica were soundchecking right up until our stage time." But his uplifting acoustic-pop was perfect for the early morning revellers, who swayed and bobbed in time to the music. Jack White played the famous Pyramid Stage The Manic Street Preachers performed as part of Saturday's line-up. Lana Del Ray was also a highlight of the second day of the festival Mulvey later played at a special event curated by folk-pop band Mumford and Sons in the Avalon Field, on the very outskirts of the site. Rock group Haim also joined the low-key show, playing Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well and the Rolling Stones' Honky Tonk Woman with Marcus Mumford and his band, who headlined the festival last year. Lana Del Rey drew an adoring crowd to the Pyramid Stage, making a dramatic appearance in kohl-smudged eyes and a tie-dye dress. Her louche, darkly romantic hits National Anthem, Video Game and West Coast were suitably dramatic as the sun played hide-and-seek in a stormy sky, but some fans felt the singer lacked charisma and drifted away towards the end of her set. Thousands turned up to watch rock newcomers Royal Blood at the smaller John Peel tent, spilling out into the fields and nearby campsites. "We couldn't see any grass, it was all just hair and eyes," said frontman Mike Kerr after the show. "We always felt [Glastonbury] was going to be a bit of a milestone for us, but that show blew us out of the water. The response still hasn't registered." Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant played one of the most musically diverse sets of the day, with hits like Black Dog given drastic West African and South East Asian overhauls. Robert Plant played a set inspired by folk songs and world music Kelis was performing at her third Glastonbury Crowds endured heavy showers throughout Saturday with parts of Worthy Farm becoming a swamp Preceding him on the Pyramid Stage, R&B star Kelis also re-tooled some of her most famous songs, giving a jazzy big-band treatment to tracks like Milkshake and A Capella. Dressed in a neon pink dress, the US star spread positive vibes in the midday sun, signing off saying: "Live well. Treat each other well. Cheers!" "I feel like I'm on a winning streak," she told the LaNUBlog backstage. "This is my third Glastonbury and it's been sunny every time. I'm very happy about that."
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*. For Whom the Bell Tolls
*. Wherever I May Roam
*. Sad But True
*. Fade to Black
*. Cyanide
*. The Unforgiven
*. The Memory Remains
*. One
*. Master of Puppets
*. Nothing Else Matters
*. Enter Sandman Encore:
*. Whiskey in the Jar
*. Seek and Destroy.
Speaking to the crowd 15 minutes into the set, Hetfield said: "Glasto - Metallica is grateful to be invited to such an event. They knew they had something to prove - but they were also representing a genre of music that, they feel, has been unfairly maligned. "We're very proud to be representing the heavier side of music," said Hetfield, dedicating a song to "all the UK bands dreaming of playing this stage and uttering the cry: 'Do you want heavy?'" The answer was a definitive "yes". The band didn't hold back, delivering a sensory assault of punchy power riffs from the outset. But it wasn't just, as one critic suggested "loud one, loud one, loud one, encore" - with moments of acoustic reflection and supple musicianship amidst the double kick drums. In the end, Metallica did what they came to do - win over new fans. And for metalheads, the show will have been much more resonant than the Rolling Stones' headline set was for their audience last year. Jack White, who played the Pyramid Stage immediately before Metallica, jammed on the riff to Enter Sandman during his set, prompting a surge towards the stage. The musician ran through two dozen hits - including Hotel Yorba and Seven Nation Army - each delivered with the urgency of a band playing their encore. But the effect was dampened slightly when, leaving the stage, he fell over his drum kit. The audience had endured heavy showers throughout Saturday, and large swathes of the 900-acre site have become a swamp - but there was no sign of the thunder and lightning that had been forecast. Sunday is due to be dry. Famous faces spotted at the festival include Stella McCartney, Downton Abbey actresses Laura Carmichael and Lily James, film star Bradley Cooper and new Culture Secretary Sajid Javid. As of midday on Saturday 138,152 ticket-holders were on site - a few thousand below capacity, suggesting some had been put off by the weather. Singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey opened proceedings on the main Pyramid Stage, telling fans: "I know you're going to have the best day of your lives." The musician, whose hits include Cucurrucu and Meet Me There, later confessed he only had "10 minutes to get things together, because Metallica were soundchecking right up until our stage time." But his uplifting acoustic-pop was perfect for the early morning revellers, who swayed and bobbed in time to the music. Jack White played the famous Pyramid Stage The Manic Street Preachers performed as part of Saturday's line-up. Lana Del Ray was also a highlight of the second day of the festival Mulvey later played at a special event curated by folk-pop band Mumford and Sons in the Avalon Field, on the very outskirts of the site. Rock group Haim also joined the low-key show, playing Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well and the Rolling Stones' Honky Tonk Woman with Marcus Mumford and his band, who headlined the festival last year. Lana Del Rey drew an adoring crowd to the Pyramid Stage, making a dramatic appearance in kohl-smudged eyes and a tie-dye dress. Her louche, darkly romantic hits National Anthem, Video Game and West Coast were suitably dramatic as the sun played hide-and-seek in a stormy sky, but some fans felt the singer lacked charisma and drifted away towards the end of her set. Thousands turned up to watch rock newcomers Royal Blood at the smaller John Peel tent, spilling out into the fields and nearby campsites. "We couldn't see any grass, it was all just hair and eyes," said frontman Mike Kerr after the show. "We always felt [Glastonbury] was going to be a bit of a milestone for us, but that show blew us out of the water. The response still hasn't registered." Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant played one of the most musically diverse sets of the day, with hits like Black Dog given drastic West African and South East Asian overhauls. Robert Plant played a set inspired by folk songs and world music Kelis was performing at her third Glastonbury Crowds endured heavy showers throughout Saturday with parts of Worthy Farm becoming a swamp Preceding him on the Pyramid Stage, R&B star Kelis also re-tooled some of her most famous songs, giving a jazzy big-band treatment to tracks like Milkshake and A Capella. Dressed in a neon pink dress, the US star spread positive vibes in the midday sun, signing off saying: "Live well. Treat each other well. Cheers!" "I feel like I'm on a winning streak," she told the LaNUBlog backstage. "This is my third Glastonbury and it's been sunny every time. I'm very happy about that."
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