VIDEO: Metallica Performs at Global Citizen Music Festival

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

September 27th, 2021 10:06 AM

Metallica appeared via satellite during the 2021 Global Citizen Music Festival over the weekend.

The band’s performance emanated from Louisville, Ky. where they were headlining the Louder Than Life festival. Their performance included “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “No Leaf Clover.” (Video of the performance can be viewed below.)

As previously reported, the Global Citizen Music Festival featured multiple performances from around the world with the main performances taking place in Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Paris, London, Seoul, Los Angeles, and Sydney. The concert’s purpose was to raise awareness on world poverty issues and climate change affecting the entire planet.

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: James Hetfield of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: James Hetfield of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: Lars Ulrich of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: James Hetfield of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: Lars Ulrich of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: (L-R) Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Robert Trujillo of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: (L-R) Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, and James Hetfield of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
• GALLERY: Metallica Concert Film Rocks Drive-In Theaters

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: James Hetfield of Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: Musical group Metallica is seen performing a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: Musical group Three Days Grace is seen during a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: Three Days Grace is seen during a pre-recorded concert during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: <> during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

• GALLERY: Metallica Concert Film Rocks Drive-In Theaters

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  VARIOUS CITIES - AUGUST 29: <> during "Encore Drive-In Nights Screen Metallica Concert" at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 29, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distancing restrictions, the one-night drive-in event at over 300 drive-ins throughout the country is broadcasting two separate performances on large LCD screens with sound played through car radios. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

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