Candlelight Plush
Experience highlights Why you'll love it

Metallica, reimagined for strings
Hear the power of Metallica's most iconic songs transformed by a live string quartet in an intimate, candlelit performance at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Surrounded by a thousand candles
Only candles illuminate the room, creating a breathtaking atmosphere that makes every Candlelight concert unforgettable.

An extraordinary setting
Experience this unique concert in a stunning candlelit setting.
Program The music that awaits you
- One
- Enter Sandman
- Fade to Black
- The Unforgiven
- Sad But True
- Seek and Destroy
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Master of Puppets
- Nothing Else Matters
Performers
- String quartetRange Ensemble
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In short About the concert
Discover the music of Metallica as you've never heard it before. In this Candlelight concert, a live string quartet reimagines the band's heaviest anthems and most haunting ballads, surrounded by the glow of hundreds of candles at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
This concert experience is a tribute. It is not associated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the artist, their heirs or their official representatives.
On the day How it works

Arrive early
Doors open 45 minutes before the concert. Late entry is not permitted once the concert has started.

Find your seat
Seats are not numbered: they are taken on a first-come, first-served basis within the zone on your ticket.

Let the music take over
Enjoy 60 minutes of live music surrounded by candles.
About the venueSan Diego Natural History Museum
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Address
1788 El Prado, San Diego, 92101
Parking
Paid parking is available in the lots around the museum: $5 to $8 for verified City of San Diego residents and $10 to $16 for non-residents, depending on the lot. The Inspiration Point lot (east side of Park Blvd.) connects to the heart of Balboa Park by free tram, and there are smaller lots next to the museum's east side and at the Carousel. Valet parking runs in front of the House of Hospitality in the Plaza de Panama (not on Mondays). Accessible parking is on the east and west sides of the building.
Accessibility
The venue is fully ADA accessible: the museum provides wheelchairs free of charge and has accessible parking spaces and supportive features for visitors with physical or visual disabilities.
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