Dave Grohl, Sammy Hagar & Steve Vai to perform at Acoustic-4-A-Cure charity gig
Metallica’s James Hetfield and Chickenfoot’s Sammy Hagar have announced the line-up for their annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure charity concert.
Taking place at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Monday 15th May, Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV once again sees legendary artists perform stripped back acoustic sets to raise money for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Unable to perform due to Metallica’s touring commitments, Papa Het, who founded the fundraising event alongside Sammy Hagar in 2014, has been replaced on the bill by Foo Fighters lynchpin Dave Grohl.
Also sharing the stage with host Sammy Hagar are Steve Vai, Mick Fleetwood, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Don Felder, Vic Johnson, Sarah McLachlan and Bob Weir.
Tickets to the event cost $150 (£120) and also include a free t-shirt.
Since its inception three years ago, Acoustic-4-A-Cure has featured a plethora of very special performances and collaborations.
In 2014, Hetfield covered The Beatles’ ‘In My Life’ acoustically and also joined forces with Green Day singer Bille Joe Armstrong to reinterpret Bob Seger’s ‘Turn The Page’.
Hagar, Hetfield, Billie Joe Armstrong, Joe Satriani, Pat Monahan & Heart’s Nancy Wilson also united to cover Bob Dylan’s ‘Rainy Day Women #12’.
Two years ago, Hetfield and Jerry Cantrell took on Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’, while Hagar and his Chickenfoot bandmates Chad Smith and Joe Satriani performed the blues classic ‘The Thrill Is Gone’ made famous by B.B. King in 1970.
Then last year, Metallica’s ‘Motorbreath’ was given a beguiling country-style makeover by Hetfield.
Check out some of the performances below: