Lars Ulrich will be performing with Metallica at the Power Trip festival this weekend, but the rest of the time he’s going to act like a devoted music fan.
Ulrich tells the L.A. Times, “As a fan of hard rock, I’m going to be there the whole weekend and see every band. I’m such a believer in the rock community, and we have relationships with every single one of the other bands, both as music fans and as friends…
“We love all five of the other bands. I saw AC/DC back in Copenhagen in 1977 for the first time; we did a whole tour with them in Europe in 1991. I fell in love with Guns n’ Roses five seconds after I heard ‘Mr. Brownstone’ for the first time before the album came out. We played shows with Iron Maiden in the ’80s. We played shows with Judas Priest. We played shows with Tool all over the place.”
Ulrich adds that Power Trip takes Metallica back to their roots. “Obviously, AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were huge influences. Those three bands are a significant part of the reason that we wanted to be in a band. So to get everybody together in the same space is a bit awe-inspiring.”
Power Trip kicks off Friday in Indio, California with GNR and Iron Maiden, with AC/DC and Judas Priest on Saturday, and Metallica and Tool on Sunday.
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