Metallica at the Independent: What attendees are saying
Metallica at the Independent on Sept. 16, 2021. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF.
This running post will be updated as more information is reported from the Independent.
Just past 2 p.m. on Thursday Metallica announced it would play at the Independent the same night. Tickets were $20 and were made available only at the 500-capacity club’s box office. The show sold out less than an hour later.
10:30 p.m.: “Sad But True,” “One,” “Master of Puppets,” “Battery,” “Fuel” and “Seek & Destroy.” And that’s the end end. Sixteen songs, with “Enter Sandman” not being one of them.
A view from the PIT! #MasterOfPuppets!
Looking good, #Metallica!
#MetallicaAtTheIndependent pic.twitter.com/FsuIN9fjOL— Sask And Destroy Chapter #528 (@SaskandDestroy) September 17, 2021
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9:50 p.m.: Next up: “No Leaf Clover,” “Holier Than Thou,” “Fade to Black” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE!
We have sources on the INSIDE of the #Metallica concert RIGHT NOW! No #SaskAndDestroy members are there, but friends on the inside!Check out what was sent to us!#MetinSanFran#MetAtTheIndependent#MetallicaAtTheIndependent pic.twitter.com/WEeZOcBBql
— Sask And Destroy Chapter #528 (@SaskandDestroy) September 17, 2021
9:20 p.m.: And we’re off. Via social media, the band starts with “Whiplash,” “Ride the Lightning,” “The Memory Remains” and “Now That We’re Dead.”
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9:10 p.m.: Sad but true.
So weird to be at an Indy show where you literally CAN’T share joints #metallica
— Vax Headroom (@Hilldawgg) September 17, 2021
8:15 p.m.: The Bone gives a sneak peak at the stage. There’s minimal production, even though the Independent’s small stage is packed to the brim.
What do you think @Metallica will play tonight? pic.twitter.com/BAsIg0rsvR
— 107.7 The Bone (@1077TheBone) September 17, 2021
Fans inside the club.
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7:30 p.m.: The line is assembled and moving inside.
The line to see Metallica’s secret show tonight at the Independent, super small SF venue. It’s obviously extremely sold out :-/ pic.twitter.com/zNYA0LtbZp
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) September 17, 2021
7 p.m.: Metallica fans and merch ahead of the show. Ticketholders we spoke to said they happened to be in the neighborhood right as the show announcement had been made and took advantage of the close proximity to the box office. Several fans were lifelong fans of the band and listed off shows they’d attended, including one fan sneaking into a Metallica concert. Another last saw Metallica at the S&M2 shows at Chase Center. Many fans came dressed for the occasion, clad in patches sewed onto their clothing.
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- Metallica merch at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2021.
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- Metallica fans ahead of the band’s surprise concert at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2021.
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- Metallica fans ahead of the band’s surprise concert at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2021.
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- Metallica fans ahead of the band’s surprise concert at the Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2021.
6:50 p.m.: The view from the stage at the Independent.
Una hora para abrir las puertas… pronto la presentación de @metallica en el @theindependentsf de San Francisco CA. USA. 🇺🇸.#Metallica #TheIndependentSF #FifthMember #MetFans #MetFamily #METALLICAMetalUpYourAss 🗡🚽 pic.twitter.com/yHe7FemFGs
— Metallica | Metal Up Your Ass (@Metallica_Muya) September 17, 2021
6:25 p.m.: The line at the Independent has begun earlier than the announced time of 6:30 p.m.
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5:50 p.m.: Those who successfully purchased tickets (a maximum of one per person), were asked to leave and not return until 6:30 p.m. at the earliest. Doors are scheduled to open at 7:30 p.m.
SURPRISE SAN FRANCISCO! ⚡@Metallica TONIGHT⚡Don’t walk, RUN to our box office with $20 cash right now to grab a wristband! It will sell out fast! pic.twitter.com/Ff1lMEX9Rz
— The Independent (@indysf) September 16, 2021