Metallica fans get rare acoustic concert in SF Bay Area

Metallica band lead singer James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett perform during CBS Radio's The Night Before concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group Archives)
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James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Rasputin Music on Record Store Day in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, April 16, 2016. This yearâ s Record Store Day Ambassadors celebrated the day with the live performance for a few hundred fans at the record store. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs at Rasputin Music on Record Store Day in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, April 16, 2016. This yearâ s Record Store Day Ambassadors celebrated the day with the live performance for a few hundred fans at the record store. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
James Hatfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hatfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica cofounder James Hetfield abandoned a tentative plan to build 27 to 34 homes off Lucas Valley Road. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)
Kirk Hammett and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hatfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hatfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield and Metallica perform at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016, file photo, musicians Robert Trujillo, left, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park in New York. Metallica joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for a toy instrument rendition of its hit, "Enter Sandman," in a segment that aired on "The Tonight Show" on Nov. 16, 2016. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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James Hetfield of Metallica performs at The Fonda on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Recording artists James Hetfield (L) of music group Metallica and Lady Gaga perform onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)
Musicians Lady Gaga and James Hetfield of Metallica during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
Recording artist Lady Gaga (L) and recording artist James Hetfield of music group Metallica perform onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)
Recording artist Lady Gaga (L) and recording artist James Hetfield of music group Metallica perform onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)
(L-R) Musicians Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett of Metallica, singer Lady Gaga and James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica arrives for the 59th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lady Gaga performs with Metallica onstage during the 59th Annual Grammy music Awards on February 12, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Metallica perform onstage as part of Citi Sound Vault, a new live music platform curated exclusively for Citi cardmembers, at Hollywood Palladium on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Citi)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Musicians James Hetfield of Metallica and Lady Gaga during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
James Hetfield, right, of Metallica performs during their World Magnetic Tour at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, in Oakland, Calif. Lars Ulrich is on drums and Robert Trujillo, left, on bass guitar. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group Archives)
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john green/staff 11/13/05 smc times cue Robert Trujillo ,bassist in Metallica, opened for the Stones Sunday
James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Rasputin Music on Record Store Day in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, April 16, 2016. This yearâ€™s Record Store Day Ambassadors celebrated the day with the live performance for a few hundred fans at the record store. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica band lead singer James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett perform during CBS Radio's The Night Before concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group Archives)
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett performs during CBS Radio's The Night Before! concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group Archives)
Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs with Lou Reed onstage at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
James Hetfield of Metallica performs with Ozzy Osborne onstage at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Metallica's James Hetfield performs at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica performs on the Lands End main stage during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield, left, and Kirk Hammett, right, of Metallica perform the national anthem prior to Game 5 between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June 14, 2015. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
James Hetfield performs with his band Metallica during the Bridge School Benefit Concert Saturday, October 27, 2007, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. (Ron Lewis/San Mateo County Times)
Metallica's James Hetfield performs on stage during the Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The concert is a fundraiser being held for people affected by the North Bay Area fires that occurred last month. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica's James Hetfield performs on stage during the Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The concert is a fundraiser being held for people affected by the North Bay Area fires that occurred last month. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica's James Hetfield performs on stage during the Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The concert is a fundraiser being held for people affected by the North Bay Area fires that occurred last month. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
A child listens to Metallica perform on stage during the Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The concert is a fundraiser being held for people affected by the North Bay Area fires that occurred last month. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
Metallica's Robert Trujillo, from left, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett perform on stage during the Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The concert is a fundraiser being held for people affected by the North Bay Area fires that occurred last month. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

By Jim Harrington | jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: September 19, 2018 at 3:40 p.m. | UPDATED: September 20, 2018 at 4:35 a.m.

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Metallica is going acoustic for a cause.

No, they haven’t brought back the Bridge School Benefit concerts.

But this might remind fans of those fabled gatherings at Shoreline Amphitheatre, where Metallica went acoustic a few times.

This time around, Metallica is supporting its own All Within My Hands, the recently formed “non-profit foundation focused on creating sustainable communities by tackling the issues of hunger and workforce education and encouraging volunteerism,” according to a news release.

The band’s acoustic All Within My Hands Foundation Helping Hands Concert and Auction is held Nov. 3 at the Masonic in San Francisco. Cage the Elephant will also perform an acoustic set at the show. Fans will also be able “to bid on one of a kind auction items” at the event.

Tickets go sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 21, www.ticketmaster.com.

Established in 2017, All Within My Hands donated over “$750,000 to local food banks around the world — a practice the band and AWMH have continued on the North American WorldWired Tour, donating $10,000 to local food banks in every city and meeting dedicated people who focus their daily lives on helping others,” according to a news release.

For more about All Within My Hands, visit https://www.allwithinmyhands.org/.