2012 European Black Album Tour
2012 concert tour by Metallica
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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]
Support acts
- Gojira (Prague, Belgrade, Paris, Udine, Oslo, Werchter, Horsens, Warsaw, Helsinki)[3]
- Machine Head (Prague, Belgrade, Udine, Warsaw, Helsinki)[4]
- The Kills (Paris)[5]
- Soundgarden (Werchter)
- Channel Zero (Werchter)
- Mastodon (Oslo, Werchter, Horsens)
- Ghost (Werchter, Helsinki)
Set list
- "Hit the Lights"
- "Master of Puppets"
- "The Shortest Straw"/"No Remorse"/"Fuel"/"Ride the Lightning"/"The Four Horsemen"
- "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
- "Blackened"/"Battery"/"Fight Fire with Fire"/"Hell and Back"
The Black Album
- "The Struggle Within"
- "My Friend of Misery"
- "The God That Failed"
- "Of Wolf and Man"
- "Nothing Else Matters"
- "Through the Never"
- "Don't Tread On Me"
- "Wherever I May Roam"
- "The Unforgiven"
- "Holier Than Thou"
- "Sad but True"
- "Enter Sandman"
Encore
- "Fuel"/"Creeping Death"/"Battery"/"Blackened"/"Fight Fire with Fire"
- "One"
- "Seek & Destroy"
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Spain | Sonisphere Festival | ||
| May 28 | Werchter | Belgium | Festivalpark | ||
| May 30 | Yverdon-les-Bains | Switzerland | Sonisphere Festival | ||
| June 1 | Nuremberg | Germany | Rock im Park Festival | ||
| June 2 | Nürburgring | Rock am Ring Festival | |||
| June 4 | Helsinki | Finland | Sonisphere Festival | ||
| June 6 | Horsens | Denmark | State Prison Open Air | 40,000 / 40,000 | $4,331,340[8] |
| June 9 | Donington Park | England | Download Festival | ||
| June 10 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Nova Rock Festival |
Personnel
- James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
- Lars Ulrich – drums