Tag: The Big 4

The great and the good of the UK Festival industry were out in force tonight at London’s Roundhouse to celebrate the eighth annual UK Festival Awards, which followed the Festival Conference, which took place during the day.

Hosted by The Cuban Brothers, the event saw 16 trophies handed out throughout the evening, which featured exclusive comedy performances by Trevor Lock, Luke Benson and a closing set from John Cooper Clarke. Seven awards were announced during the Festival Conference.

The only double winner of the UK Festival Awards – Derbyshire’s Y-Not Festival – received the awards for both ‘The Grass Roots Festival Award’ (in association with ID&C) and ‘Best Toilets’ (In association with Shewee), having expanded from one scaffold stage and a handmade DJ booth in a disused quarry to three stages and more than 80 bands. These awards were announced at the Festival Conference.

The all-day “Big Four” festival took place last weekend (April 23rd) at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, California. Featuring the “Big Four” bands of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX and MEGADETH — the bands shared the stage in the U.S. for the first time ever, drawing an estimated 50,000 people.

The Big 4 tour makes it way over to Europe this summer with dates at the series of Sonisphere festivals.

Members of ANTHRAX, SLAYER and MEGADETH joined METALLICA on stage for a cover of DIAMOND HEAD’s “Am I Evil?” before they ended the night with “Seek And Destroy”.

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets being released. With Metallica being out on tour with The Big 4, we are sure to be treated to some old school metal this year.

To celebrate, here are some clips from Metallica’s 20th anniversary celebrations for Master Of Puppets.

Happy Birthday, Master Of Puppets!