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Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena — March 5, 1989

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Metallica on the Damaged Justice tour hit Binghamton's Broome County Arena on March 5, 1989 — ten days before they played Troy's RPI Field House. Queensryche opened with the Operation: Mindcrime set. The same legendary double bill that lit up the Capital Region also brought the thunder to the Southern Tier. Binghamton's arena punched above its weight in the '80s metal circuit.

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