This Day in Metal: November 8th 1986 JASON NEWSTED Played His First Show With METALLICA

It was on this day in metal November 8th, 1986 that former Flotsam & Jetsam bassist Jason Newsted played his first show with Metallica.

The band opened the show for headliner Metal Church at the Country Club in Reseda, California.

"Welcome to the very, very secret Metallica gig that every fucker knows about!” says James Hetfield after the quartet perform 'Master Of Puppets' together in public for the first time. “Here’s the new fucker right over here man, this is the guy… Jason Newsted, we fucking love him, man, so make him feel at home, alright? I want to have some fun tonight.”

You can listen to the audio of the concert below.

SETLIST:

1. Battery
2. Master of Puppets
3. For Whom the Bell Tolls
4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
5. Ride the Lightning
6. Guitar Solo
7. Whiplash
8. Seek & Destroy
9. Creeping Death
10. Encore:
11. The Four Horsemen
12. Fade to Black
13. Am I Evil?(Diamond Head cover) (half)
14. Damage, Inc.
15. Encore 2:
16. Fight Fire With Fire