2012 European Black Album Tour

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European Black Album Tour
Tour by Metallica
LocationEurope
Associated album Metallica
Start dateMay 7, 2012
End dateJune 10, 2012
Legs1
No. of shows16
Metallica concert chronology
  • 2011 Vacation Tour
    (2011)
  • European Black Album Tour
    (2012)
  • The Full Arsenal Tour
    (2012)

The 2012 European Black Album Tour (also called The Metallica Vacation Tour 2012) was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Metallica (1991), commonly known as The Black Album, was performed in reverse order. The band confirmed that the tour would be a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album. The tour headlined a few European festivals. [1] [2]

Contents

Support acts

Set list

  1. "Hit the Lights"
  2. "Master of Puppets"
  3. "The Shortest Straw"/"No Remorse"/"Fuel"/"Ride the Lightning"/"The Four Horsemen"
  4. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  5. "Blackened"/"Battery"/"Fight Fire with Fire"/"Hell and Back"

The Black Album

  1. "The Struggle Within"
  2. "My Friend of Misery"
  3. "The God That Failed"
  4. "Of Wolf and Man"
  5. "Nothing Else Matters"
  6. "Through the Never"
  7. "Don't Tread On Me"
  8. "Wherever I May Roam"
  9. "The Unforgiven"
  10. "Holier Than Thou"
  11. "Sad but True"
  12. "Enter Sandman"

Encore

  1. "Fuel"/"Creeping Death"/"Battery"/"Blackened/"Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "One"
  3. "Seek & Destroy"

Tour dates

List of 2012 concerts
Date (2014)CityCountryVenueAttendanceGross
May 7 Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena
May 8 Belgrade Serbia Ušće Park
May 10 Warsaw Poland Sonisphere Festival
May 12 Saint-Denis France Stade de France 72,975 / 72,975$6,431,760 [6]
May 13 Udine Italy Stadio Friuli
May 23 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin 39,993 / 39,993$4,604,146 [7]
May 25 Lisbon Portugal Rock in Rio Festival
May 26 Madrid SpainSonisphere Festival
May 28 Werchter BelgiumFestivalpark
May 30 Yverdon-les-Bains SwitzerlandSonisphere Festival
June 1 Nuremberg Germany Rock im Park Festival
June 2 Nürburgring Rock am Ring Festival
June 4 Helsinki FinlandSonisphere Festival
June 6 Horsens DenmarkState Prison Open Air40,000 / 40,000$4,331,340 [8]
June 9 Donington Park England Download Festival
June 10 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "European Summer Vacation 2012 – The Black Album in its entirety — Metallica Blog Magnetic". Metallicablogmagnetic.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Metallica Announce More Black Album Anniversary Shows (a top story)::Metallica News". antiMusic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gojira News - Gojira to support Metallica". Artists.letssingit.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Machine Head to support Metallica again - the Frontlines". frontlines.machinehead1.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tour | May 12, 2012 - Paris, France - Stade de France". Metallica.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf%5B%5D
  7. ↑ http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf%5B%5D
  8. ↑ http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf%5B%5D
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