Shame, I quite wanted to see Metallica

[Major Charles Ingram]

But am not a big fan of hunting for sport!

https://www.facebook.com/removeMetallica

[Madmark]

Not good at all, could they be cancelled so late though?

[Swine_Glasto2014]

What a load of shite!

[Major Charles Ingram]

Too late to cancel, but I'll bet it will attract some protests now. I always find these moral dilemmas interesting, like the whole tax avoidance thing, and me still liking, say Jimmy Carr, not that killing animals is in the same league.

[ceegee]

Should we ban Michael Eavis as well for being a supporter of fox hunting?

[Swine_Glasto2014]

There won't be any protest on.the night, security will remove any banners straightaway

Stupid idiots

[Fingerbobs]

I'll add a Bryan Ferry to that too if I can please?

[bamber]

What a surprise. Metallica are macho dick heads who take pleasure in hunting animals for sport. Don't get me wrong. If he's going to eat that bear and it is from a sustainable population then there's nothing wrong with hunting wild animals for food (though I personaly do not eat meat). But really, judging by the photo I don't think this is the case here, just a prick with a gun who takes perverse pleasure killing a truley magnificent animal for kicks then posing next to the still warm carcass trying to look like a big man. Knob.

Edited June 2, 2014 by bamber

[roughbloke]

This thread is a waste of time.

[DeanoL]

There won't be any protest on.the night, security will remove any banners straightaway

Stupid idiots

[dentalplan]

Strange that it's surfacing now. Reeks of someone really being unhappy with metal music at their festival.

[Gnomicide]

What a surprise. Metallica are macho dick heads who take pleasure in hunting animals for sport. Don't get me wrong. If he's going to eat that bear and it is from a sustainable population then there's nothing wrong with hunting wild animals for food (though I personaly do not eat meat). But really, judging by the photo I don't think this is the case here, just a prick with a gun who takes perverse pleasure killing a truley magnificent animal for kicks then posing next to the still warm carcass trying to look like a big man. Knob.

[monkey1989]

Dick move hetfield , I will still be watching

[incident]

Strange that it's surfacing now. Reeks of someone really being unhappy with metal music at their festival.

[robin]

There won't be any protest on.the night, security will remove any banners straightaway

Stupid idiots

[Staff_Sav]

He'll probably come out wearing a suit made from bear skin, and the gorilla from the old cadbury adverts will be on the drums, and then they'll murder him live on stage. All to a metal soundtrack

[she bangs the drums]

Also not sure how 'Metallica' are macho dick heads when it is only one of them involved? That like saying Lostprophet are pedos.

None of the other 3 members of the band go hunting.

[russycarps]

wow shocking to see people trying to defend this c**t.

It's got nothing to do with him being in a metal band, and everything to do with him being an utter c**t.

[dentalplan]

Metallica are macho dick heads

[rjb94]

http://www.nme.com/news/metallica/77651?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=metallica

This has made NME's website

Also, I despise hunting but you've already helped to fund his little hobby by paying for your ticket. Boycotting their performance is pointless.

Edit: but I agree that this makes him an utter twat

Edited June 2, 2014 by rjb94

[acidstorm523]

Were just discussing this on another thread. I think the point is not about removing Metallica (for me) . I will just be elsewhere , but it's about using a topical situation to raise awareness of the general issue..just like with U2 and tax avoidance.

[incident]

Were just discussing this on another thread. I think the point is not about removing Metallica (for me) . I will just be elsewhere , but it's about using a topical situation to raise awareness of the general issue..just like with U2 and tax avoidance.

[dentalplan]

wow shocking to see people trying to defend this c**t.

It's got nothing to do with him being in a metal band, and everything to do with him being an utter c**t.

[acidstorm523]

Except that's not what happened with U2, at all.A group of people hate Bono. They found a reason to protest, made some noise, and then disappeared afterwards. I don't know if you talked to any of them or not, but amongst the group I encountered there was no sincerity about the actual issue at all, everything was "bono is a twat".

[roughbloke]

If you're not happy about this, don't watch them.

Should they be removed? No.

Are you going to protest at their set and waste an opportunity seeing someone else? If you do, you're a Neanderthal.

Bear/elephant/fox hunting is wrong. But unless they bring out a live bear and shoot it on stage, I'll be watching, not complaining.