Which San Francisco venue hosted Metallica's 2019 "S&M2" concerts?

Which San Francisco venue hosted Metallica’s 2019 “S&M2” concerts? The answer is Chase Center.

Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony performed the S&M2 concerts at Chase Center in San Francisco on September 6 and 8, 2019. The shows celebrated the 20th anniversary of S&M, the band’s earlier collaboration with the symphony, recorded at Berkeley Community Theater in 1999.

The 2019 concerts were especially significant because they helped inaugurate Chase Center, the modern arena built in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district. Edwin Outwater and Michael Tilson Thomas conducted the orchestra during the performances. The program combined Metallica songs with symphonic arrangements, revisiting pieces from the first S&M while adding material released afterward.

The event is sometimes confused with the original S&M recording because both involved the San Francisco Symphony and took place in the Bay Area. They were separate productions at different venues and twenty years apart. S&M2 was later released as a live album and concert film, preserving the performances for audiences beyond the two sold-out nights.