European Carnage Tour

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European Carnage Tour
Tour by Slayer, Megadeth
LocationEurope
Start dateMarch 13, 2011
End dateApril 14, 2011
Legs1
No. of shows23
Slayer tour chronology
Jägermeister Music Tour
(2010)		European Carnage Tour
(2011)		 World Painted Blood Tour
(2011)
Megadeth tour chronology
Rust in Peace 20th Anniversary Tour
(2010)		European Carnage Tour
(2011)		 Mayhem Festival
(2011)

The European Carnage Tour was a European tour headlined by American thrash metal bands Slayer and Megadeth. This tour marked the first time that both bands had toured Europe together since the Clash of the Titans Tour in 1990 when support was provided by Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. Slayer and Megadeth had previously toured together in North America on American Carnage Tour in 2010, with Testament and Anthrax as the supporting acts. [1] [2]

Contents

Gary Holt of Exodus was announced as Jeff's temporary replacement, in Slayer, [3] on March 13, to April 4, 2011.

There would have been a Swedish concert originally in Stockholm, Arenan, but the concert was cancelled, [4] and a newer Norwegian show was announced instead, in Oslo, Sentrum Scene, on March 20, 2011. [5]
The Switzerland show previously scheduled at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, on April 13, 2011 got been moved to the Volkshaus in Zürich. [6]

In Saint Petersburg on March 16, 2011, Megadeth performance was cut short due to Dave Mustaine's illness. [7] [8]

Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O'Brien filled in for Exodus' Gary Holt when Holt left the Slayer European tour to play with his own band Exodus at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 10, 2011. Holt's last show with Slayer was on April 4, 2011 in Padua, Italy, O'Brien joined the band for the April 6, 2011 show in Croatia, and finished the European dates on April 14, 2011 in the Netherlands. [9]

Setlist

Slayer Set#1 [10]
  1. "World Painted Blood"
  2. "Hate Worldwide"
  3. "War Ensemble"
  4. "Postmortem"
  5. "Hallowed Point"
  6. "Dead Skin Mask"
  7. "Silent Scream"
  8. "The Antichrist"
  9. "Americon"
  10. "Payback"
  11. "Mandatory Suicide"
  12. "Temptation"
  13. "South of Heaven"
  14. "Raining Blood"
  15. "Black Magic"
  16. "Angel of Death"
Slayer Set#2 [11]
  1. "World Painted Blood"
  2. "Hate Worldwide"
  3. "War Ensemble"
  4. "Postmortem"
  5. "Hallowed Point"
  6. "Dead Skin Mask"
  7. "Silent Scream"
  8. "The Antichrist"
  9. "Americon"
  10. "Payback"
  11. "Seasons in the Abyss"
  12. "Snuff"
  13. "South of Heaven"
  14. "Raining Blood"
  15. "Black Magic"
  16. "Angel of Death"
Slayer Set#3 [12]
  1. "World Painted Blood"
  2. "Hate Worldwide"
  3. "War Ensemble"
  4. "Postmortem"
  5. "Temptation"
  6. "Dead Skin Mask"
  7. "Silent Scream"
  8. "The Antichrist"
  9. "Americon"
  10. "Payback"
  11. "Seasons in the Abyss"
  12. "Snuff"
  13. "South of Heaven"
  14. "Raining Blood"
  15. "Black Magic"
  16. "Angel of Death"
Megadeth Set#1 [13]
  1. "Wake Up Dead"
  2. "In My Darkest Hour"
  3. "She-Wolf"
  4. "Skin o' My Teeth"
  5. "Hangar 18"
  6. "Hook in Mouth"
  7. "How the Story Ends"
  8. "Tornado of Souls"
  9. "Trust"
  10. "Head Crusher"
  11. "Sweating Bullets"
  12. "Symphony of Destruction"
  13. "Peace Sells"
  14. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"
Megadeth Set#2 [14]
  1. "Trust"
  2. "In My Darkest Hour"
  3. "Hangar 18"
  4. "Wake Up Dead"
  5. "Poison Was The Cure"
  6. "1320"
  7. "Sweating Bullets"
  8. "She-Wolf"
  9. "Head Crusher"
  10. "A Tout Le Monde"
  11. "Symphony of Destruction"
  12. "Peace Sells"
  13. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due/Mechanix"

Opening acts

Source: [15]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
March 13, 2011 Kyiv Ukraine Expo
March 15, 2011 Moscow Russia Olympic Stadium
March 16, 2011 Saint Petersburg Jubileeny
March 17, 2011 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
March 19, 2011 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
March 20, 2011
March 21, 2011 Aarhus Denmark Scandinavian Center
March 23, 2011 Brussels Belgium Forest National
March 24, 2011 Bamberg Germany Stechert Arena
March 26, 2011 Paris France Le Zénith
March 28, 2011 Madrid Spain La Riviera
March 29, 2011 A Coruña Coliseum
March 30, 2011 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
April 1, 2011 Barcelona SpainSt. Jordi Club
April 3, 2011 Rome Italy Atlantico
April 4, 2011 Padua Gran Teatro
April 6, 2011 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
April 7, 2011 Vienna Austria Gasometer
April 8, 2011 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
April 10, 2011 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
April 11, 2011 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
April 13, 2011 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
April 14, 2011 Eindhoven Netherlands Klokgebouw

Personnel

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