Metallica plays intimate Hamptons show for Maximum Metallica launch

Metallica played an invitation-only show on Thursday night, Aug. 28, at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York, to mark the launch of their year-round SiriusXM channel, Maximum Metallica. The band performed an intimate, career-spanning set in front of roughly 500 people at an outdoor tented stage behind the small venue, paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and recorded the performance for broadcast beginning Sept. 1 on SiriusXM channel 42.

The gathering was billed as a celebration of the new channel and drew a mix of fans, media and high-profile guests. Attendees included Howard Stern, Paul McCartney, Sylvester Stallone, Chad Smith and Michael J. Fox, according to multiple accounts. The Talkhouse normally holds about 250 people, but an outdoor configuration doubled capacity for the event, which sources called the band’s smallest U.S. show since their 2013 Antarctic performance.

Metallica delivered a set various reports described as lasting roughly 90 minutes and spanning much of the band’s catalog. Published setlists list 14 songs, including Creeping Death, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black and a heavy focus on tracks from 1991’s The Black Album such as Sad But...