Metallica die-hards clashed wonderfully against BottleRock's vineyard backdrop.
The band’s fans, complete with wraparound sunglasses and foot-long beards, poured into wine country on Friday for the first day of the festival to see the heavy metal headliners.
One woman standing next to me was a relative novice, having only gone to four shows before this one, but she had gotten to see the band in its ‘80s heyday. Frontman James Hetfield came out bare-chested wearing only an open denim vest, but was able to pull off the look despite being old enough to be many of his fellow BottleRock performer’s father . Meanwhile, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett’s iconic shoulder-length hair looks fuller and healthier than most guys half his age.
With all the Metallica fans, the audience did skew a little older than for many of the rest of the performers — especially compared to the crowd atOne middle-aged fan I spoke with said this would be his 21st concert and that he wouldn’t have considered going to BottleRock — which includes a spa, wine-tasting booth, and silent disco on the festival grounds — had Metallica not been playing.
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