
How Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Was Inspired by U2’s Sphere Residency: ‘F-cking Awestruck’
Lars Ulrich revealed how U2's opening show at the Sphere in Las Vegas reinvigorated his own sense of what was possible on stage

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Lars Ulrich revealed how U2's opening show at the Sphere in Las Vegas reinvigorated his own sense of what was possible on stage

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“I will forever be grateful for your friendship, advice, and blind belief that the music we played could be shared with way more people who were just like us…outsiders, and misfits,” drummer writes

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“What a dream come true,” the Slipknot drummer once remarked of the time he stepped in for an ailing Lars Ulrich at the last minute. “It was one of the best gigs of my life”