Wherever We May Roam Tour

Wherever We May Roam
Tour by Metallica
Associated album Metallica
Start date August 1, 1991
End date December 18, 1992
Number of shows 224
Metallica concert chronology

Wherever We May Roam (mentioned by band members in interviews as Wherever I May Roam) was the fifth concert tour by the American thrash metal band Metallica. It began in autumn of 1991. The North American legs ran through summer 1992, followed by the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour, the Wherever We May Roam European leg, and finally the Nowhere Else to Roam tour of smaller markets in North America, Mexico, Asia, Australia, South America, Europe and Israel, ending in the summer of 1993.

These initial North American shows took place in arenas, with multiple dates in largely populated areas not uncommon. The band was at a commercial peak, following the release of their fifth album as well as their highly successful and best-selling album called Metallica (The Black Album) and its breakthrough hit "Enter Sandman". The leg of the tour overlapped with the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, which Metallica performed a short setlist at.

The 1991 European leg was part of the Monsters of Rock festival. The last concert of that leg, held on September 28, 1991, at Tushino Airfield in Moscow, was described as "the first free outdoor Western rock concert in Soviet history" and had a crowd estimated between 150,000 and 500,000 people,[1][2] with some unofficial estimates as high as 1,600,000.[3] On the North American leg, the January 13 and 14, 1992 shows in San Diego, California were later released in the box set Live Shit: Binge & Purge,[4] while the tour and the album were later documented in A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica.[5]

During the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour, Hetfield suffered second and third degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs during a live performance of the introduction of "Fade to Black".[4]

First typical setlist

(Taken from the Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Coliseum show on March 2, 1992)

  1. "Enter Sandman"
  2. "Creeping Death"
  3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
  5. "Sad but True"
  6. "Wherever I May Roam"
  7. Bass Solo
  8. "Through the Never"
  9. "The Unforgiven"
  10. "Justice Medley"
    1. "Eye of the Beholder"
    2. "Blackened"
    3. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity"
    4. "...And Justice for All"
    5. "Blackened"
  11. Drum Solo
  12. Guitar Solo
  13. "Nothing Else Matters"
  14. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  15. "Fade to Black"
  16. "Whiplash"
  17. "Master of Puppets"
  18. "Seek & Destroy"
  19. "One"
  20. "Last Caress" (originally performed by the Misfits)
  21. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Diamond Head)
  22. "Battery"
  23. "Stone Cold Crazy" (originally performed by Queen)

Second typical setlist

Taken from the Rome, Italy Palamarino show on November 16, 1992

  1. "Enter Sandman"
  2. "Creeping Death"
  3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
  5. "Sad but True"
  6. "Wherever I May Roam"
  7. "The Unforgiven"
  8. "Justice Medley"
    1. "Eye of the Beholder"
    2. "Blackened"
    3. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity"
    4. "...And Justice for All"
    5. "Blackened"
  9. Bass Solo
  10. Guitar Solo
  11. "Through the Never"
  12. "For Whom the Bell Tolls
  13. "Fade to Black"
  14. "Master of Puppets"
  15. "Seek & Destroy"
  16. "Whiplash"
  17. "Nothing Else Matters"
  18. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Diamond Head)
  19. "Last Caress" (originally performed by the Misfits)
  20. "One"
  21. "Battery"
  22. "Stone Cold Crazy" (originally performed by Queen)

The show

The band dispensed with supporting acts on the tour, billing it on tickets as "An Evening with Metallica / No Opening Act". Instead, a video presentation was shown before the concerts actually started which lasted about 20 or 25 minutes. Included might be clips of local sights near the venue, Metallica shopping in local stores, roadies prepping the arena, Lars Ulrich walking around backstage giving introductions and reciting band history, or other band members engaging in various hijinks. The video would conclude with a montage of "Enter Sandman" with film clips of Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Setlists consisted of a mixture of Metallica (The Black Album) material with fan-favorite songs from their first four albums. Shows were typically three hours long.

The stage itself was a diamond form, with a number of singing and playing positions as well as drum kit positions that would allow band members to rotate around. Some selected fans were located in a pit inside the stage area.

Once in the show's midsection, individual unaccompanied solo slots were offered up, typically a bass solo, then later a drum solo, and in another while a guitar one. The drum slot was often the most popular, with a second drum kit popping up and Hetfield taking a seat, dueling with Ulrich. Drum parts from other bands such as Slayer might be quoted, or Kirk Hammett might appear to play a bit of "Smoke on the Water" along the drums.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Early North American Leg
August 1, 1991PetalumaUnited StatesPhoenix Theater
August 2, 1991
Monsters of Rock Leg
August 10, 1991CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte Stadion
August 13, 1991ChorzówPolandSilesian Stadium
August 17, 1991Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park
August 22, 1991BudapestHungaryNepstadion
August 24, 1991MunichGermanyOlympiastadion
August 25, 1991BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium
August 27, 1991BerlinGermanyWaldbühne
August 28, 1991
August 30, 1991HasseltBelgiumKiewit Airfield
August 31, 1991HanoverGermanyNiedersachsenstadion
September 1, 1991NijmegenNetherlandsStadion de Goffert
September 7, 1991MainzGermanyFinthen Airfield
September 8, 1991OldenburgWeser-Ems-Halle
September 11, 1991GrazAustriaLiebenau Stadion
September 14, 1991ModenaItalyFesta de l'Unità
September 17, 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
September 18, 1991
September 21, 1991ParisFranceHippodrome de Vincennes
September 24, 1991BarcelonaSpainBarcelona Olympic Stadium
September 28, 1991MoscowRussiaTushino airfield
North American Leg
October 12, 1991OaklandUnited StatesOakland Stadium
October 29, 1991PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
October 30, 1991MadisonDane County Arena
November 1, 1991MuskegonL. C. Walker Arena
November 2, 1991Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
November 3, 1991
November 5, 1991MilwaukeeBradley Center
November 6, 1991Des MoinesVeterans Memorial Auditorium
November 8, 1991MinneapolisTarget Center
November 9, 1991DuluthDuluth Arena Auditorium
November 10, 1991Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
November 12, 1991AshwaubenonBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
November 14, 1991TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
November 15, 1991
November 17, 1991MontrealMontreal Forum
November 18, 1991OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
November 19, 1991Quebec CityColisée de Québec
November 21, 1991PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Civic Arena
November 22, 1991IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
November 24, 1991St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
November 25, 1991Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
November 27, 1991OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
November 28, 1991Kansas CityKemper Arena
November 30, 1991RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
December 1, 1991
December 3, 1991BuffaloMemorial Auditorium
December 5, 1991RosemontRosemont Horizon
December 6, 1991
December 7, 1991
December 18, 1991UniondaleNassau Coliseum
December 19, 1991
December 20, 1991
December 22, 1991WorcesterThe Centrum
December 23, 1991
New Year's Eve
December 31, 1991TokyoJapanTokyo Dome
North American Leg (cont.)
January 4, 1992ParadiseUnited StatesThomas & Mack Center
January 6, 1992InglewoodThe Forum
January 7, 1992
January 8, 1992
January 10, 1992SacramentoARCO Arena
January 11, 1992
January 13, 1992San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
January 14, 1992
January 17, 1992HoustonThe Summit
January 18, 1992New OrleansLakefront Arena
January 20, 1992Little RockBarton Coliseum
January 21, 1992DallasReunion Arena
January 22, 1992San AntonioConvention Center Arena
January 24, 1992Oklahoma CityMyriad Arena
January 25, 1992TulsaExpo Square Pavilion
January 27, 1992AustinFrank Erwin Center
January 28, 1992ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
January 29, 1992MemphisPyramid Arena
January 31, 1992El PasoUTEP Special Events Center
February 2, 1992AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
February 3, 1992LubbockMunicipal Coliseum
February 4, 1992OdessaEctor County Coliseum
February 6, 1992DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
February 7, 1992
February 8, 1992
February 10, 1992Salt Lake CityDelta Center
February 12, 1992InglewoodThe Forum
February 13, 1992
February 15, 1992FresnoSelland Arena
February 16, 1992RenoLawlor Events Center
February 27, 1992PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
February 28, 1992AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena
February 29, 1992ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
March 2, 1992CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
March 4, 1992CarbondaleSIU Arena
March 5, 1992ChampaignAssembly Hall
March 7, 1992KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
March 8, 1992EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
March 9, 1992NashvilleMunicipal Auditorium
March 11, 1992RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
March 12, 1992ChattanoogaUTC Arena
March 14, 1992MiamiMiami Arena
March 15, 1992JacksonvilleVeterans Memorial Coliseum
March 16, 1992OrlandoOrlando Arena
March 18, 1992HuntsvilleVon Braun Center
March 19, 1992LouisvilleFreedom Hall
March 21, 1992CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
March 22, 1992CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
March 24, 1992PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
March 25, 1992BirminghamJefferson Civic Coliseum
March 26, 1992GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
March 28, 1992AtlantaThe Omni
March 29, 1992
March 31, 1992RichmondRichmond Coliseum
April 1, 1992LandoverCapital Centre
April 2, 1992
April 4, 1992East RutherfordMeadowlands
April 6, 1992PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
April 7, 1992
April 8, 1992East RutherfordMeadowlands
April 10, 1992HamptonHampton Coliseum
April 12, 1992BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 13, 1992RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
April 14, 1992HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum
April 16, 1992HartfordUnited StatesHartford Civic Center
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
April 20, 1992LondonEnglandWembley Stadium
North American Leg (cont.)
May 6, 1992PullmanUnited StatesBeasley Coliseum
May 7, 1992BoiseBSU Pavilion
May 9, 1992Daly CityCow Palace
May 10, 1992
May 13, 1992Rapid CityRushmore Plaza Civic Center
May 14, 1992Sioux FallsSioux Falls Arena
May 15, 1992FargoBison Sports Arena
May 17, 1992WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
May 18, 1992SaskatoonSaskatchewan Place
May 19, 1992EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
May 21, 1992CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
May 23, 1992VancouverPNE Coliseum
May 24, 1992
May 27, 1992SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum
May 28, 1992
May 30, 1992AnchorageSullivan Arena
June 1, 1992PortlandMemorial Coliseum
June 2, 1992
June 4, 1992Salt Lake CityDelta Center
June 5, 1992CasperCasper Events Center
June 6, 1992BillingsMetrapark Arena
June 9, 1992TucsonTucson Convention Center
June 10, 1992PhoenixAmerica West Arena
June 11, 1992
June 14, 1992MobileMobile Civic Center
June 15, 1992Baton RougeLSU Assembly Center
June 16, 1992JacksonMississippi Coliseum
June 19, 1992AntiochStarwood Amphitheatre
June 20, 1992Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheatre
June 21, 1992Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater
June 23, 1992CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
June 25, 1992RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
June 27, 1992CharlevoixCastle Farms Music Theater
June 28, 1992ThornvilleBuckeye Lake Music Center
June 30, 1992MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater
July 1, 1992Tinley ParkWorld Music Theater
July 3, 1992Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
July 4, 1992WeedsportCayuga Fairgrounds
July 5, 1992AllentownGreat Allentown Fair
North American stadium tour with Guns N' Roses
See also: Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour
European Leg
October 22, 1992GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo
October 24, 1992LondonEnglandWembley Arena
October 25, 1992
October 27, 1992GlasgowSECC Arena
October 28, 1992NewcastleWhitley Bay Ice Rink
October 30, 1992DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
November 1, 1992SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
November 3, 1992ManchesterManchester Central Convention Complex
November 4, 1992BirminghamNEC Arena
November 5, 1992
November 7, 1992RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Rotterdam
November 8, 1992
November 10, 1992ParisFranceBercy
November 12, 1992BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
November 13, 1992San SebastiánVélodrome
November 16, 1992RomeItalyPalamarino
November 17, 1992MilanPalatrussardi
November 18, 1992ZurichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
November 20, 1992ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
November 22, 1992MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
November 23, 1992StuttgartSchleyerhalle
November 24, 1992DortmundWestfalenhalle
November 26, 1992FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
November 27, 1992NurembergFrankenhalle
November 29, 1992
November 30, 1992MannheimMaimarkthalle
December 1, 1992StuttgartSchleyerhalle
December 3, 1992KielOstseehalle
December 5, 1992BerlinDeutschlandhalle
December 7, 1992's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallen
December 9, 1992CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
December 10, 1992
December 12, 1992GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
December 14, 1992OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
December 16, 1992HelsinkiFinlandJäähalli
December 18, 1992StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe Arena

Personnel

References

  1. Schmidt, William E. (September 29, 1991). "Heavy-Metal Groups Shake Moscow". The New York Times (NYTimes.com). Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  2. "Monsters of Rock hit Moscow". Eugene, Oregon: The Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 29, 1991. p. 5A. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  3. Fitzmaurice, Larry (January 26, 2009). "Sneak Peek: 'Guitar Hero: Metallica". Spin. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Metallica (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted) (1992). A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica : Part 2 (VHS). Elektra Entertainment.
  5. "Metallica timeline February, 1990 – August 13, 1991". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
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