The Wedding Band — featuring Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo played on Friday night (May 27th) at Napa, California’s Margrit Mondavi Theatre. Blabbermouth reported the gig, “Was part of the BottleRock Afterdark performances that are taking place in conjunction with this year’s Metallica’s co-headlined edition of the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, which was held last weekend at the Napa Valley Expo in Northern California.”
The band is rounded out by Mark Osegueda of Death Angel, Jon Theodore from the Mars Volta and Queens Of The Stone Age, along with Bad Wolves and God Forbid‘s and Doc Coyle. The two-set, 19-song show included covers of classics by Motörhead, Black Sabbath, the Ramones, the Clash, the Misfits, Black Flag, Rick Derringer — even Robert Palmer and Kool & The Gang.
SIDE NOTES
The Wedding Band’s setlist from Friday night – via Setlist.FM:
Set One:
“Teenagers From Mars” (The Misfits)
“Hybrid Moments” (The Misfits)
“Where Eagles Dare” (The Misfits)
“London Calling” (The Clash)
“The Guns Of Brixton” (The Clash)
“This Is Radio Clash” (The Clash)
“The Magnificent Seven” (The Clash)
“Still Alive And Well” (Rick Derringer)
“Addicted To Love” (Robert Palmer)
“Jungle Boogie” (Kool & The Gang)
“Rise Above” (Black Flag)
“Black Coffee” (Black Flag)
“Blitzkrieg Bop” (The Ramones)
“Fairies Wear Boots” (Black Sabbath)
Set Two:
“Ace Of Spades” (Motörhead cover)
“Love Me Like A Reptile” (Motörhead cover)
“California Uber Alles” (Dead Kennedys)
“War Pigs” (Black Sabbath)
“Heaven And Hell” (Black Sabbath)
CHECK IT OUT: The Wedding Band on Friday night performing “Ace Of Spades” live in Napa: