The BIG 4 Live Coverage

Our crack team of reporters will be on the scene shortly bringing you live coverage of all the festivities as they happen. This page will be updated live as info comes in so refresh the page often. We will also be posting pictures of various things at The Big 4. Our reporters on the ground will be:

Daniel Dungeon. Daniel loves beer but is a lightweight so it will be interesting to see what happens as his seats are near the beer garden. Be sure to harass Daniel throughout the day via txt msg at 805-727-FEAR (3327). He loves picture msg's of fat chicks.

Dick Delicious Dick D has been doing lines of coke since about 11pm last night and hasn't slept so his reporting is expected to be erratic at best. We won't be giving out his txt msg # as he has an iPhone with a shitty battery life. Official Site

Pandie Suicide Pandie hails from New Zealand and is a hot Suicide girl and great journalist...nuff said. Pandie fears Gauntlet visitors and absolutely refuses to let you guys have her #.

Be sure to visit Gauntlet MP3's for some great underground metal tracks.


12:08am In Slayers room for after party



12:08am After party with Jeff Hanneman


11:14pm afterparty ... A lot of Kerry Clones here


11:00pm tweet and destroy

All members from all bands are on stage performing "Am I Evil"

9:40pm Just lent Braun from Mastodon my iphone charger... Might be logging off soon


Metallicas new music is like another universe of heavy metal. it doesn't hold a candle to anything before the black album. its not shit, but i'm ready to move on. And for the record, the black album slays so shut the fuck up.



They just got done playing Orion



9:13pm goddamnit my cell is dead, fuck!


9:11pm Metallica is now playing "Fade to Black" this is perfect.


9:09pm omfg, Metallica is playing ride the lightning

9:09pm Not to be a critic but Kirk Hammett has made quite a few guitar mistake at the big 4

9:06pm Metallica is fucking good

8:48pm Lemmy is on stage with metallica

8:43pm groupie = new video game


8:14pm I feared for my life during Slayers set. It was insane bro. This is what people came to see. There is no way Metallica can top Slayers set. I took so many punches in the pit.

8:02pm Jeff


7:58pm Jeff is back. South of Heaven and Angel of Death.



7:52pm Jeff Hanneman RETURNS!!


7:40pm "This song is about freedom and how expensive it can be in America." - Tom Araya

7:33pm Slayer "silent scream" = abortions rule

7:25pm Slayer still jamming on old shit and sounding awesome ... Still no jeff

7:03pm is on at thebig4 Gary Holt handling guitar and filling big shoes well


7:00pm world painted blood for an opener. I like it. But I fucking love Slayer


6:55pm Staff getting all crazy making new baricades for @Slayer people getting angry Phone is about to die! "who wants to get hit by a big piece of metal?" yeah that sounds pretty metal


6:52pm in the VIP area, so long unwashed masses

6:50pm I'm so excited


6:12pm Turn it up!

6:11pm Megadeth "Symphony of Destruction" It sounds amazing. The sun is going down and I can barely hear the band as everyone is singing around me.

6:03pm dave mustains lip synching just fucked up

5:48pm after a very friendly TSA style pat down and raw vegan snacks confiscated despite claims of being allergic to evrything. I'm in

5:48pm horses everywhere you've gotta admit that's pretty metal



5:30pm Megadeth just started playing #Big4 low point of interest for me

5:17pm I can hear megadeth but the question is can I see megadeth?

5:26pm Megadeth has taken the stage with Trust

5:17pm I spoke to soon they now want me to go to another entrance to get in! This Event is organized worse than the golden gods haha

5:00pm Fat girls love The Gauntlet


4:55pm after mega pass fail and staff not knowing where to go. Finally checking out Anthrax for the first time haha


4:50pm anthrax is doing a better set than on the DVD --- among the living and air = nice


4:42pm Anthrax is playing a new song, time to get a beer

4:25pm BIG 4 MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!


4:11pm Anthrax just started playing . They should fire their sound man

4:04pm Typical Gauntlet fan at Big 4


4:00pm Anthrax opens up the show with "Caught in a Mosh"

3:49pm RE SPECT!!! WALK!!!!!


3:38pm I just saw the worst tattoo on earth. ugly metalheads


3:25pm Next


3:20pm thebig4 is mixing with the metal riff raff ... Backstage to come


3:14pm free parking is always good. Getting yelled at by every single person on the way into the show maybe almost as good

2:55pm Next


2:45pm traffic to the Big 4 consists of 1000 black cars with white skull stickers. I know I must be in the right place

2:40pm just saw a chick so fat steve wouldn't fuck her

2:31pm oh yeah, I have drugs in both of my shoes

2:30pm town of Indio = redneck hell, watch out for pigs

2:29pm fun with bumper to bumper traffic


2:24pm town of Indio = redneck hell, watch out for pigs

2:15pm Next


1:46pm Is taking a giant cocaine induced shit courtesy of cocaine at thebig4

1:32pm I am wearing a Slayer shirt to the Big 4. Am I that guy?


1:13pm Breakfast


12:54pm Just woke up in a cocaine and beer induced haze. Addoral anyone?

9:32am The journey begins. 4 hour drive ahead of me.

1:33am Just got to Indio for the thebig4 ... At local bar, family tree goes straight up and so it begins

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Tags:  Big 4, live blog, metallica, megadeth, slayer

Jason Fisher    April 23, 2011