METALLICA Take Over NYC: Play Apollo Theater & Yankee Stadium Over The Weekend

Metallica had a busy weekend in New York City, and here's a bit of a recap.

On Saturday, the band performed at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem and absolutely killed it for a concert that was broadcast on SiriusXM's Mandatory Metallica channel (111). At one point in the show, frontman James Hetfield said "This place is rich with musical history and we're going to mess it all up." He was joking of course, and the band totally tore it up with a good combo of old-school and new-school hits. I went into great detail about my experience at the show on the Livecast yesterday, so check that out. Here is the song that got everybody going, including myself, and definitely Howard Stern:

That video was taken by Anthony Cumia of Opie & Anthony fame who coincidentally also tweeted this awesome photo of me hovering behind the legendary Howard Stern:

"I'm rockin robin! (Tweet tweet) http://t.co/ZATDBp2CbY

— Anthony Cumia (@AnthonyCumia) September 22, 2013

Thanks, Anthony!

Here is the setlist from the night:

01. Hit The Lights
02. Master Of Puppets
03. Ride The Lightning
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. The Day That Never Comes
06. The Memory Remains
07. Broken, Beat & Scarred
08. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
09. Sad But True
10. Orion
11. One
12. For Whom The Bell Tolls
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman

Encore:

16. Creeping Death
17. Battery
18. Seek & Destroy

The next day, the band appeared at Yankee stadium to play out closing pitcher Mariano Rivera, who, for years, would come out "Enter Sandman." So, the band decided to play him out in-person for his last game.

This morning, the band was on the Howard Stern show. I'm listening to it right now, and if anything eventful is spoken of, I'll be sure to update you junkies. Here's some official video:

Metallica have a busy week ahead of them. Their 3D movie, Metallica Through the Never is out this Friday in IMAX 3D. Their 24/7 channel, Mandatory Metallica, is airing all month on SiriusXM. In celebration of the event, SiriusXM is offering a free trial of online streaming to listen to the channel.