WHAT THEY SAID
"They let me put our grand piano out on the snake pit thing, so it could just live there and I could go for the couple of moments that I spend at the piano, just surrounded by the crowd."* Amy Lee talked about Evanescence's six-show stadium run opening for Metallica in Australia and New Zealand last November.
THE DETAILS
- Lee wasn't sure what production Metallica would allow an opener to bring, but the band gave Evanescence full access to the snake pit for their grand piano during the entire hour-long set*†
- Metallica gave the band a cake when they arrived and made time to hang out, treating the support slot like a collaborative night of music rather than just filler before the headliner†
- Lee brought her 11-year-old son to watch Metallica — rain started falling during "Nothing Else Matters" and she watched him fall in love with metal in real time*†
- Evanescence released their new album *Sanctuary* in June and "Bring Me To Life" just went Diamond*
- Metallica wraps their M72 tour with a Sphere residency in Las Vegas this October, becoming the first metal band to play the venue*
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Evanescence tours the U.S. through early August before heading to the U.K. and Europe through October†.
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