Paul and Nancy attend intimate Metallica show in the Hamptons

On this day, Paul and Nancy McCartney attended an intimate Metallica concert at Stephen Talkhouse, a venue with a capacity of just 250 people. The event was produced by SiriusXM to celebrate the launch of their new channel, “Maximum Metallica.” The star-studded audience also included Michael J. Fox, Sylvester Stallone, Al Di Meola, Andy Cohen, Colin Jost, Heidi Gardner, Ed Burns, Maria Menounos and others.

From Louder, August 29, 2025:

It’s a family affair — if your family reunion was gatecrashed by the biggest metal band on the planet and they decided to turn your garden tent into ground zero for riffs. That’s what Metallica’s one-off at Stephen’s Talkhouse feels like: a neighbourhood bar suddenly hijacked by giants.

Only Metallica can pull off a show this small yet this seismic. The Hamptons sun is blazing outside, and inside the backyard tent it’s pure furnace heat. No support act. Just 95 minutes of undiluted Metallica, hammering through thirteen of their biggest anthems with the kind of feral joy you don’t get in stadiums. “This reminds us of the club days of course, when we’d get all hot and sweaty. Close and personal. And everyone just having a great time. Super loud. Everyone feels safe, and like they belong,” James Hetfield grins – and he’s not wrong.

Metallica are celebrating the launch of their new 24-hour satellite radio channel Maximum Metallica on SiriusXM and have invited just few hundred people for the occasion. There’s Paul McCartney, Chad Smith, Michael J. Fox, Sylvester Stallone and other well-known faces alongside hardcore fans and Metallica’s own families and friends. […]

A huge thank you to my buddies @kirkhammett and @robtrujillo for inviting us to the launch of their Metallica Channel on @siriusxm at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett in the Hamptons! It was a night to remember! We got to catch up with my all time hero Sir Paul and shared some good memories with Billy Joel’s agent Dennis Arfa (if you haven’t seen Billy’s documentary, do it right now – it’s monumental!) This is what music is all about, bringing people together!

Al Di Meola – From Instagram, August 29, 2025