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Metallica performed a rare, nine-song acoustic set on Saturday night (October 22nd) during Neil Young‘s 30th anniversary Bridge School benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The band performed acoustic versions of both its own hits and some surprising covers, including The Clash‘s “Clampdown,” Deep Purple‘s “When A Blind Man Cries” and Buffalo Springfield‘s “Mr. Soul” featuring Young himself.

Also featured in the set were “Hero Of The Day,” which was performed for the first time since 1999, as well as “Whiskey In The Jar,” “Seek & Destroy,” “Bleeding Me” and new song “Hardwired.”

• Also performing at the all-acoustic charity event were Young himself, Cage The Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Roger Waters, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson and others.
• At press time Metallica and the other acts returned Sunday night (October 23rd) for the second day of the event.
• Metallica previously appeared at the 1997 and 2007 installments of the concert.

In other news, Metallica will play its first-ever show in Hong Kong on January 20th, 2017 at AsiaWorld Expo. The gig will be part of the band’s 2017 world tour in support of its 10th studio album,Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, due out November 18th.

SOURCE: PULSE OF RADIO