El Paso has found some pretty cool ways to welcome huge artists to the Sun Bowl over the years, but I don’t know how we’re ever going to top this one!<\/p>\n
When Coldplay announced their shows the start lit up in a rainbow glow<\/a>. When BTS came to town, the Star on the Mountain went purple<\/a>. When Karol G took over the Sun Bowl, it glowed blue<\/a>.<\/p>\n So when Metallica announced they were coming to El Paso, there was really only one appropriate choice: silver.<\/p>\n But while El Paso was busy lighting up the Star for Metallica, the sky decided it wanted in on the celebration too.<\/p>\n Metallica Is Coming to El Paso for KLAQ’s 50th Birthday Bash<\/p>\n In case you missed the news, Metallica is officially headed back to El Paso!<\/p>\n The band will take over the Sun Bowl on May 18 as part of KLAQ’s 50th Birthday Bash<\/a>, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar joining them for one MASSIVE night in El Paso!<\/p>\n To celebrate the announcement, the El Paso Chamber lit the Star on the Mountain silver Wednesday night, continuing a pretty cool tradition we’ve seen when major artists make their way to the Sun Bowl.<\/p>\n Silver Star. Metallica. Pretty perfect already. Naturally, some of our favorite El Paso photographers captured some amazing shots, like Christian Churches<\/a>.<\/p>\n Then a thunderstorm rolled into El Paso, and suddenly, the Metallica tribute got a whole lot more metal.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Metallica Will Headline the KLAQ Birthday Bash at Sun Bowl Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n El Paso Had Its Own Ride the Lightning Moment<\/p>\n As the silver Star glowed over El Paso, lightning began flashing across the sky- and the timing could not have been better.<\/p>\n With Metallica coming to town and the Star shining silver, seeing actual lightning streak across the sky immediately brought one thing to mind: “Ride the Lightning”. You know the one:<\/p>\n Metallica released the iconic album in 1984, but for a few moments Wednesday night, El Paso got its own version- and El Paso photographer Miguel Vigil<\/a> got an amazing photo!<\/p>\n Seriously. You couldn’t plan this if you tried.<\/p>\n And one incredible lightning photo apparently wasn’t enough, another amazing El Paso photographer, Aldo F.<\/a>, decided to capture the moment as well!<\/p>\n The Star was supposed to be the tribute to Metallica. Mother Nature just decided to add some special effects.<\/p>\n The Star and the Sky Lit Up for Metallica<\/p>\n Changing the color of the Star has become such a fun way for El Paso to celebrate some of the massive artists who come through the Sun Bowl; Coldplay, BTS and Karol G.<\/p>\n But Metallica may have gotten the most fitting backdrop yet. A silver Star. A dark El Paso sky. Lightning flashing in the background.<\/p>\n El Paso didn’t just light the Star for Metallica, for one night, we literally got to Ride the Lightning.<\/p>\n Metallica: A Photo Timeline of Their Remarkable Career<\/p>\n A photo timeline of Metallica’s career.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/p>\n