Friday, March 20, 2009 will go down in music history as a very interesting night for the people of Austin, TX. That was the evening that Metallica “snuck” into Stubb’s BBQ (restaurant and indoor/outdoor concert venue) and played a 90-minute set to a crowd of only 2100 at the renowned South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Entertainment Conference. Obviously the show will be deemed a highlight in the lives of those in attendance, for how often does anyone these days get an opportunity to say, “Yeah, I saw Metallica in a club”?
Setlist
1. Creeping Death
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Harvester of Sorrow
4. One
5. Broken, Beat & Scarred
6. Cyanide
7. Sad But True
8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
9. Master of Puppets
10. Blackened
11. Breadfan
12. Whiplash
13. Seek and Destroy
Traditionally, SXSW’s five-day music content is comprised primarily of label showcases (who want to show off their new talent), young bands trying to catch a break (because the typical SXSW attendees are executives and media-folk), and established artists trying to make a comeback.
