The crowd of 75,000 were well primed by Norwegian metal band Bokassa, Swedish metal band Ghost – who came on stage in full religious attire – excellent Irish band Fangclub and Northern Irish punk veterans Stiff Little Fingers. James Hetfield of Metallica during the band’s concert at Slane on Saturday. “Hello, Metallica family!” greeted Hetfield, and the family gave a fist-in-the-air welcome. Thank you, Metallica family, for turning up here.”Metallica may be determined to go disgracefully into middle-age, but they couldn’t hide the saggy middle bit of the show, which included a rendition of The Wild Rover. Kirk Hammett of Metallica on stage during their concert at Slane Castle, Co Meath, on Saturday.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2019 23:03 UTC