Metallica and Pantera in Detroit

[jdaunt]

Ended up on the rail to see Rex, Rob and the boys last night! My son and i were actually right by where Robert's tech's setup was, so we got to see Zach setting up and tuning all his basses during Wolfie's set and then had an up close view of him whenever he came down for a break/drink/snack between songs.
Rex was also sounding and looking great. Was really impressed with their set.
Here's my good pics and some of the behind the scenes stuff.

 

[bassist4dalord]

Dude! Those are some seriously excellent pics!! What an incredible location you had. Thanks for sharing.

 

[2saddleslab]

Yeah, really amazing pics.

 

[Jeff Scott]

My home renovation contractor and his wife went to that concert. Did you see a really tall, somewhat heavy white guy that looks like Lurch there?

 

[richntiff]

My home renovation contractor and his wife went to that concert. Did you see a really tall, somewhat heavy white guy that looks like Lurch there?

At a Metallica/Pantera show - there were probably 10,000 guys that fit that description!

 

[jdaunt]

My home renovation contractor and his wife went to that concert. Did you see a really tall, somewhat heavy white guy that looks like Lurch there?

Unless they had the Frantic Enhanced Experience package and were either in line by us or ended up near the corner where Lars finished the evening, I doubt i saw him. But as mentioned, there were plenty of people who fit that description there!

 

[Jeff Scott]

At a Metallica/Pantera show - there were probably 10,000 guys that fit that description!

Unless they had the Frantic Enhanced Experience package and were either in line by us or ended up near the corner where Lars finished the evening, I doubt i saw him. But as mentioned, there were plenty of people who fit that description there!

They all looked like Lurch?

 

[Grinderman]

My home renovation contractor and his wife went to that concert. Did you see a really tall, somewhat heavy white guy that looks like Lurch there?

Bob?!?!

 

[Laurent]

Amazing pics! Did you shoot this with an iPhone?
Thanks for sharing.

 

[HardNHeavy]

you lucky dawg..great picks especially Robs rack mount basstech bench, was nice to see..big fan of him since ST days...RB is a great player too, thanks for sharing.

 

[PaulS]

Nice pics! I wonder just how many Warwicks Trujillo has!

 

[pisces_bass]

Great photos and some great 80's/90's nostalgia! It's hard to believe both of those bands are still performing. I saw 'em both in the early 90's and they were amazing performers. But if you'd asked me if their lifestyle was sustainable? I wouldn't have bet they'd still be capable 30 years later.

 

[Barticus]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing

What was the yellow wireless expression pedal the tech was working with?

 

[QweziRider]

Great shots!

 

[jdaunt]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing

What was the yellow wireless expression pedal the tech was working with?

It was the wah, didn't use it Friday but he will for Bellz tonight.

 

[jdaunt]

Amazing pics! Did you shoot this with an iPhone?
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks!
No, i have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 that i usually take to shows. Small enough to easily fit in my pocket but has good specs and shoots in RAW format so i can clean the images up well.

 

[Riff Ranger]

Killer shots! I don't know how hard Rob partied or parties, but I know at least that Rex boozed pretty hard back in the day, so what a relief to see that they have both aged well and seem to really have it together for these shows. James's vocals seem his best in thirty years from what I've heard in recent clips; I didn't have a ton of interest in seeing Metallica live in his quarter-century "yeah! yeaheaheaeaeahahahaeah!" phase, but now that he has finally reined that in, I wish I could afford to see them at these shows!

 

[Snibborwocky]

Great eye for photography! That must have been so much fun being right THERE.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Ended up on the rail to see Rex, Rob and the boys last night! My son and i were actually right by where Robert's tech's setup was, so we got to see Zach setting up and tuning all his basses during Wolfie's set and then had an up close view of him whenever he came down for a break/drink/snack between songs.
Rex was also sounding and looking great. Was really impressed with their set.
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nice! How was the bass in Metallica's mix? could you hear it good? I saw Tool recently and honestly, the boominess of the low toms and kick drum sometimes overwhelmed the entire mix

 

[SaxBass]

Great photos! You clearly know your way around your camera and around concert lighting, as well as when to shoot. You made fabulous use of your location. So envious. Thanks for sharing!