A recent documentary chronicling a June 09th, 1984 show Metallica performed in De Westereen, Netherlands can be viewed after the break. It features interviews with the bands Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett. The show stands as Metallica‘s first European headlining show. The official description for the documentary reads:
“‘How Metallica raised hell in De Westereen‘ (original title: ‘Hoe’t Metallica De Westereen op ‘e kop sette’), the 2014 Omrop Fryslân TV documentary of Douwe Talma about the show Metallica did in the small Dutch village Zwaagwesteinde (De Westereen) on June 9th 1984. The documentary features exclusive interviews with Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich.
That Zwaagwesteinde gig 30 years ago was the first Metallica European headline show ever, thanks to a mistake of the local venue owner. The documentary features a story full of anecdotes about the time that Metallica was still an unknown band and heavy metal was something completely new to everybody in Holland.”
