The very first Summer Sanitarium Tour! Orchestrated by Lars and James of Metallica, the bands were – Powerman 5000, System Of A Down, Korn, and Kid Rock and of course, Metallica. EPIC BILL! SOAD, Korn and Kid had kick-ass performances on their own in addition to the substitution jam session with Metallica that was to become the Metallica set. In a crappy turn of events, James Hetfield wasn’t able to perform or even be on stage due to a back injury he sustained jet skiing with Kid Rock earlier in the day. Metallica‘s set consisted of songs sung mostly by Jason Newsted, the bass player at that time, along with Kid Rock, Daron Malakian (SOAD), and Jonathan Davis swapping up for a few songs each. It had a very loose vibe to it and was a fun way to carry on the show given the situation. Kid Rock performed his Metallica-sampling hit, American Badass, with Metallica on duty as the backing band. Very cool! I think the Metallica setlist ended up being really interesting so I included it below. James’ injury spawned quite a historic concert!
Metallica Setlist:
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Creeping Death(Vocals – Jason Newsted, Rhythm Guitar – Kenny Olson)
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For Whom the Bell Tolls(Vocals – Jason Newsted, Rhythm Guitar – Kenny Olson)
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Seek & Destroy(Vocals – Jason Newsted, Rhythm Guitar – Kenny Olson, Additional Vocals – Joe C)
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Earache My Eye(Cheech & Chong cover) (Just Korn – NO METALLICA)
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Counting(Just Korn – NO METALLICA)
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Sad But True(Vocals – Kid Rock, Rhythm Guitar – Jason Krause)
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American Badass(with Kid Rock)
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Nothing Else Matters(Vocals – Kid Rock, Rhythm Guitar – Kenny Olson & Head)
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Fortunate Son(CCR cover with Kid Rock)
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Somebody’s Gotta Feel This/Fist of Rage(with Kid Rock)
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Fuel(Vocals – Jason Newsted, Turntables – Kid Rock)
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Turn the Page(Bob Seger cover with Kid Rock)
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Mastertarium(Vocals – Jason Newsted/Daron Malakian, Rhythm Guitar – Daron Malakian)
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Enter Sandman(Vocals – Jason Newsted, Additional Players – Everybody)