# Watch: JASON NEWSTED Joins BLACKBERRY SMOKE For Cover Of BLACK SABBATH’s ‘Fairies Wear Boots’ In Farmington, Pennsylvania

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-jason-newsted-joins-blackberry-smoke-for-cover-of-black-sabbaths-fairies-wear-boots-in-farmington-pennsylvania/
- Published: 2026-07-18T15:25:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T02:13:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-jason-newsted-joins-blackberry-smoke-for-cover-of-black-sabbaths-fairies-wear-boots-in-farmington-pennsylvania
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Jason Newsted guested with Blackberry Smoke on a Black Sabbath cover
- Performance took place 17 July in Farmington, Pennsylvania
- Part of Chophouse Band's first North American headline/support tour

## Summary

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted joined Atlanta country rock band Blackberry Smoke on stage on Friday 17 July at Timber Rock Amphitheater in Farmington, Pennsylvania, performing a cover of Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots". The guest appearance came during a run of joint dates as Newsted's group, the Chophouse Band, supports Blackberry Smoke on tour, highlighting his continued connection to the wider rock and metal community since leaving Metallica.

Newsted and the Chophouse Band began their first-ever North American headlining tour on 1 July at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts, and are playing eight headlining shows plus ten supporting Blackberry Smoke dates across an 18-date run spanning the South, Midwest and East Coast, concluding with two nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on 24-25 July. The current lineup features Newsted alongside Jesse Farnsworth, Jimbo Hart, Humberto Perez and Robert John-Tucker, playing a mix of original Americana-rooted material blending bluegrass, folk, soul, rock and metal influences, with Newsted describing the project as doing it purely "for the fun" rather than financial gain.

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