Hammett plays Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting with Elton John in Vegas
Kirk Hammett onstage with Elton John and Davey Johnstone
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he’s honoured to have joined Elton John onstage at the weekend.
Hammett played Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting with Elton John and his guitarist Davey Johnstone at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday.
In an Instagram post, Hammett says: “It was an honour and extreme privilege to share the stage with such a legend. Thanks, Elton John.
“Davey Johnstone is a great guitarist and it was an honour to play with him. I had first seen him play during Alice Cooper’s Madhouse Rock Tour in 1979 and he kicked major ass.”
Metallica are currently working on their 10th album and they’re the cover stars of the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, available now in print, digital and via TeamRock+.
Hammett performed with Sir Elton this past Saturday night, April 30th at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting.” As odd as you may think this is, Hammett was very eager about the show as he’s stated many times that John has been a great influence on his music:
“When I was a young kid… I had decided to make a point of going out to the record store and buying albums from artists that I heard on the radio. It was Elton John, it was David Bowie, it was KISS, it was Thin Lizzy and it was Led Zeppelin.”
Despite what you may think, it’s good to see someone sharing stage with one of his idols and actually being well received, unlike another Metallica member who didn’t have such a great time last time he shared stage with non-Metallica people. Meanwhile, we have to wait for that new Metallica record to be finished and released at some point this year.
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