The Lollapalooza music competition in Chicago, Illinois is off to an epic begin. The four-day occasion started on Thursday, July 28, and noticed the likes of Lil Baby, Still Woozy, and the one and solely Metallica placing on performances. Stranger Things followers had all eyes on the Metallica set final night time, predicting there is likely to be some type of nod to Stranger Things. While some may’ve had too excessive of hopes in pondering actor Joseph Quinn may make an look, what concertgoers received was nonetheless fairly superior.
In case you missed it, Stranger Things season 4 contains a implausible scene starring the season’s newcomer Eddie Munson (Quinn) which caught the eye of the heavy steel band. Without making a gift of too many spoilers, he and Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) placed on a live performance within the Upside Down to distract the demobats, and Eddie performs “Master of Puppets” by Metallica.
The scene blew viewers away and the clip went viral throughout social media, with Metallica even becoming a member of in on the enjoyable and posting about it. To rejoice such an superior ode to ’80s rock, the band shouted out Stranger Things throughout their efficiency of “Master of Puppets” at Lollapalooza, throwing up footage of Eddie ripping the guitar up on the massive screens.
Watch a clip of Metallica’s performance right here.
It’s clear Metallica is loving all of the Stranger Things and Eddie Munson hype, and the way might you blame them? As we beforehand reported, “Master of Puppets” discovered itself on the prime of the rock charts on iTunes simply days after the discharge of Stranger Things season 4 quantity 2.
“It’s an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie’s journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing artists featured in the show,” the band wrote on Instagram.
And as for Joseph Quinn, the love is certainly mutual. During an look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 25, the actor geeked out over the chance, calling it “awesome.”
It’s arduous to think about the hype over some other present or season beating Stranger Things season 4, however we’ll need to see what Stranger Things season 5 has in retailer for us (and different basic ’80s songs).
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