Big 4 Festival: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax

[Evil Chase K]

http://www.thebig4festival.com/

Saturday April 23, Empire Polo Club -- Indio, California

Anyone thinking about going? It was just announced today. Tickets go on sale on January 28.

If I can find cheap airfare and lodging I will be purchasing pre-sale tickets tomorrow.

Should be awesome.

[OctoberRaven]

If not for the fact that I simply don't have the money to go across the country for this I totally would.

[METALMAN]

This would be amazing. If it weren't for Metallica. And Megadeth. And Anthrax. And Slayer.

ESPECIALLY Slayer.

[Lowerdeck]

I'd rather see Coachella the weekend before.

Already seen Megadeth and Slayer, which was decent. Problem is though, I could easily see each band only getting an hour long set - just like when I saw Megadeth and Slayer last year.

[DFF]

For those interested, here were the respective setlists when they did a similar thing in Bulgaria last year:

Anthrax

Caught in a Mosh

Got the Time (Joe Jackson cover)

Madhouse

Be All, End All

Antisocial (Trust cover)

Indians (with parts of "Heaven and … more)

Medusa

Only

Metal Thrashing Mad

I Am The Law

Megadeth

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

Hangar 18

Wake Up Dead

Head Crusher

In My Darkest Hour

Skin O' My Teeth

A Tout Le Monde

Hook In Mouth

Trust

Sweating Bullets

Symphony Of Destruction

Peace Sells (With Holy Wars reprise)

Slayer

World Painted Blood

Jihad

War Ensemble

Hate Worldwide

Seasons in the Abyss

Angel of Death

Beauty Through Order

Disciple

Mandatory Suicide

Chemical Warfare

South of Heaven

Raining Blood

Metallica

Creeping Death

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Fuel

Harvester of Sorrow

Fade to Black

That Was Just Your Life

Cyanide

Sad But True

Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

All Nightmare Long

One

Master of Puppets

Blackened

Nothing Else Matters

Enter Sandman

Encore:

Am I Evil? (Diamond Head cover) (with Megadeth, Anthrax and Dave Lombardo)

Hit the Lights

Seek & Destroy

[SRN]

This is just sad. I saw Megadeth live last summer and even though I was drunk and spazzing out, in hindsight it was really a horrible gig. Neither Metallica nor Slayer have been anywhere near good in years, so coupling them with Dave 'Tired Old Man' Mustaine just churns out a big fat meh. Can't speak for Anthrax, I was never that much into the thrash scene. Blatant money grabbing here.

[OctoberRaven]

Anthrax was actually pretty damn good when I saw them with Slayer and Megadeth in October. The latter two bands were also good but Anthrax stole the show.

I could do without seeing Metallica or Lars Ulrich's tighty whities again, though. If Metallica backed out and Testament took their place I'd do everything in my power to go to this.

[Skummy]

One Time Only!

Except the others time they're doing it this year. And that time they did it last year.

[DFF]

One Time Only!

Except the others time they're doing it this year. And that time they did it last year.

I think it's 'One Time Only' for the US - just like it's 'One Time Only' in each country they are doing it