Two concertgoers have been arrested and charged with trespassing after scaling a tower during a Metallica show in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.
Audience footage captured the two men, a 20-year-old from Carey Park and a 23-year-old man from Australind, dangerously climbing the central tower inside Optus Stadium during Metallica’s performance of “One.” Police later instructed the men to come down before placing them under arrest.
“It will be alleged the men climbed up the central tower inside the bowl at the Metallica concert held at Optus Stadium on Saturday,” a Western Australia Police spokesperson said, according to News.com.au.
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On a more positive note, the Perth gig kicked off Metallica’s first Australian run in over a decade. Guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo acknowledged that fact during their recurring “doodle” bit, performing a part of the well-known Aussie hit “Zebra” by the John Butler Trio.
Metallica’s Australian/New Zealand tour continues on Wednesday at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium and runs through November 19th in Auckland, New Zealand. Get tickets here.
Below you can see footage of the individuals climbing the tower during the band’s Perth show.
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