2012 European Black Album Tour

2012 concert tour by Metallica

The 2012 European Black Album Tour (also called The Metallica Vacation Tour 2012) was a concert tour by 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]

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

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

Personnel

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

Support acts

• Gojira (Prague, Belgrade, Paris, Udine, Oslo, Werchter, Horsens, Warsaw, Helsinki)^[6]
• Machine Head (Prague, Belgrade, Udine, Warsaw, Helsinki)^[7]
• The Kills (Paris)^[8]
• Soundgarden (Werchter)
• Channel Zero (Werchter)
• Mastodon (Oslo, Werchter, Horsens)
• Ghost (Werchter, Helsinki)

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. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
4. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
5. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Gojira News - Gojira to support Metallica". Artists.letssingit.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
7. "Machine Head to support Metallica again - the Frontlines". frontlines.machinehead1.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
8. "Tour | May 12, 2012 - Paris, France - Stade de France". Metallica.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

External links

• Metallica on Tour