Metallica perform live at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - in pictures

  • Metallica frontman James Hetfield salutes the crowd at Etihad Park, during Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. All photos: Ethara
    Metallica frontman James Hetfield salutes the crowd at Etihad Park, during Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. All photos: Ethara
  • Metallica performed with scintillating precision and drive at their after-race concert
    Metallica performed with scintillating precision and drive at their after-race concert
  • The concert featured some of the renowned metal band's greatest hits
    The concert featured some of the renowned metal band's greatest hits
  • Metallica treated fans in Abu Dhabi to songs including Creeping Death and For Whom the Bell Tolls
    Metallica treated fans in Abu Dhabi to songs including Creeping Death and For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • The band have rocked Etihad Park on three occasions
    The band have rocked Etihad Park on three occasions
  • Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo on stage
    Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo on stage
  • Metallica are among the after-race headline acts at the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi
    Metallica are among the after-race headline acts at the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi
  • Thousands packed into the venue on Yas Island to see the band in action
    Thousands packed into the venue on Yas Island to see the band in action
  • Hetfield and Hammett on stage at Etihad Park
    Hetfield and Hammett on stage at Etihad Park
  • Metallica remain a powerful on-stage presence after 40 years at the forefront of heavy metal
    Metallica remain a powerful on-stage presence after 40 years at the forefront of heavy metal