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Metallica's Hetfield puts music before politics at the Sphere

Hetfield spoke during a show at the Sphere, where the band kicked off a 24-date residency running through March 2027; the encore was apparently apolitical.

Photo: James Hetfield
Photo: 4TheWynne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's eleven-forty Eastern, this is Finally, Some Good News, and tonight a man in a black T-shirt told a packed Sphere in Las Vegas that his band came to play music.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistJames Hetfield said Metallica is not there to influence anyone with their, and I'm quoting, #$%&!.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistJust songs, and a twenty-four date residency that runs through March twenty twenty-seven.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA loud man promised to keep it simple, and I'm not okay. He just wants everyone to enjoy Enter Sandman.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistCrying over a guitar solo?

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm crying because a stadium full of strangers gets to hear one good song with no speeches in the middle, and that's all any of us wants on a Wednesday.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistFine, it's the nicest bass I've ever felt in my ribs. We're back tomorrow at eleven-forty Eastern, eight-forty Pacific, with another nice thing.

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The story so far

  1. Metallica at Sphere this week: ticket prices dropping fast · New York Post
  2. Metallica's James Hetfield blasts entertainers pushing politics at… · Fox News
  3. Hetfield's Sphere speech gets its own fact check · The Washington Times
  4. John Mayer extends Las Vegas Sphere residency again · New York Post
  5. Metallica's Hetfield puts music before politics at the Sphere (this story)

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