Last month, METALLICA played two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concerts, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's first performance with the symphony at the Berkeley Community Theater in 1999, which resulted in the live album "S&M" (Symphony & Metallica). A film of last month's concerts, called "S&M²", will arrive in theaters worldwide on October 9. A clip of "The Memory Remains" performance from the "S&M²" movie can be seen below. The shows each drew 16,000 fans and saw the four members of METALLICA playing on a circular, revolving stage in the center of the arena floor, surrounded by 75 members of the Symphony and Outwater. The three-hour concerts were split into two parts and included a rendition of "Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)" from METALLICA's debut album, "Kill 'Em All", performed as a solo by the Symphony bassist Scott Pingel in tribute to METALLICA's late bassist Cliff Burton. Drummer Lars Ulrich told Kerrang! magazine: "The 'Anesthesia' bass solo was incredible. The way the fans reacted to that was goosebump-city. I loved the dare of playing 'Iron Foundry'. I loved revisiting songs we don't play so often like 'The Outlaw Torn' and 'The Call Of Ktulu'. "I loved how Edwin brought one sort of dynamic when he was conducting the more rock stuff, and how Michael Tilson Thomas — the maestro, the elder statesman of his world — brought in some different pieces and encouraged the fans to understand where the symphonic and rock worlds overlap. "Most of all, though, the fact that there was no barricade stood out. When was the last time you went to a rock show of that size without one? What does that barricade do? What does it mean? It's a safety thing, but in essence it's something that separates people. I loved just being able to walk out with the fans. At one point, I leaned back and let myself go into their embrace. That was a great moment." Set I 01. The Ecstasy Of Gold (Ennio Morricone cover) (performed by the San Francisco Symphony) 02. The Call Of Ktulu 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. The Day That Never Comes 05. The Memory Remains 06. Confusion 07. Moth Into Flame 08. The Outlaw Torn 09. No Leaf Clover 10. Halo On Fire Set II 11. Scythian Suite, Op.20, Second Movement (Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev cover) (performed by the San Francisco Symphony) 12. Iron Foundry (Alexander Mosolov cover) (live debut) 13. The Unforgiven III (performed by the San Francisco Symphony) 14. All Within My Hands (acoustic) 15. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth (bass part performed by San Francisco Symphony bassist) 16. Wherever I May Roam 17. One 18. Master Of Puppets 19. Nothing Else Matters 20. Enter Sandman (with "The Frayed Ends Of Sanity" outro)
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