2012 European Black Album Tour

European Black Album Tour

Concert by Metallica
Associated album	Metallica
Start date	May 7, 2012
End date	June 10, 2012
Legs	1
Number of shows	16 in Europe
Metallica concert chronology

The 2012 European Black Album Tour (also called "The Metallica Vacation Tour 2012") was a concert tour of American heavy metal band Metallica. The Black Album, which was released in August, 1991 was played entirely (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]

Setlist

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

6. "The Struggle Within"
7. "My Friend of Misery"
8. "The God That Failed"
9. "Of Wolf and Man"
10. "Nothing Else Matters"
11. "Through the Never"
12. "Don't Tread On Me"
13. "Wherever I May Roam"
14. "The Unforgiven"
15. "Holier Than Thou"
16. "Sad But True"
17. "Enter Sandman"

Encore

18. "Fuel"/"Creeping Death"/"Battery"/"Blackened/"Fight Fire with Fire"
19. "One"
20. "Seek & Destroy"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue/Event	Boxscore
May 7, 2012	Prague	Czech Republic	Synot Tip Arena
May 8, 2012	Belgrade	Serbia	Ušće Park
May 10, 2012	Warsaw	Poland	Sonisphere Festival
May 12, 2012	Paris	France	Stade de France	$6,431,760[3]
May 13, 2012	Udine	Italy	Stadio Friuli
May 23, 2012	Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin	$4,604,146[4]
May 25, 2012	Lisbon	Portugal	Rock in Rio Festival
May 26, 2012	Madrid	Spain	Sonisphere Festival	$3,768,739[5]
May 28, 2012	Werchter	Belgium	Festivalpark	$5,363,518[6]
May 30, 2012	Yverdon-les-Bains	Switzerland	Sonisphere Festival
June 1, 2012	Nuremberg	Germany	Rock im Park Festival
June 2, 2012	Nürburgring		Rock am Ring Festival
June 4, 2012	Helsinki	Finland	Sonisphere Festival	$4,600,148[7]
June 6, 2012	Horsens	Denmark	State Prison Open Air	$4,331,340[8]
June 9, 2012	Donington Park	United Kingdom	Download Festival
June 10, 2012	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival

Personnel

• James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Robert Trujillo – bass
• Lars Ulrich – drums

Support acts

• Gojira (Prague, Belgrade, Paris, Udine, Oslo, Werchter, Horsens, Warsaw, Helsinki)^[9]
• Machine Head (Prague, Belgrade, Udine, Warsaw, Helsinki)^[10]
• The Kills (Paris)^[11]
• Soundgarden (Werchter)
• Channel Zero (Werchter)
• Mastodon (Werchter, Horsens)
• Ghost (Werchter, Helsinki)

External links

• Metallica on Tour

References

1. "European Summer Vacation 2012 – The Black Album in its entirety — Metallica Blog Magnetic". Metallicablogmagnetic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
2. "Metallica Announce More Black Album Anniversary Shows (a top story)::Metallica News". antiMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
3. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf
4. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf
5. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop20WorldwideFestivalGrosses.pdf
6. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop20WorldwideFestivalGrosses.pdf
7. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf
8. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf
9. "Gojira News - Gojira to support Metallica". Artists.letssingit.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
11. "Tour | May 12, 2012 - Paris, France - Stade de France". Metallica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.