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{{Short description|2012 concert tour by Metallica}}
{{Unsourced|date=February 2012}}
{{notability|date=March 2012}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox concert tour |
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = European Black Album Tour
| concert_tour_name = European Black Album Tour
| type = Concert
| image =
| image =
| artist = [[Metallica]]
| artist = [[Metallica]]
| album = ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]''
| start_date = May 7, 2012
| start_date = May 7, 2012
| end_date = June 10, 2012
| end_date = June 10, 2012
| locations= Europe
| location = Europe
| number_of_legs = 1
| number_of_legs = 1
| number_of_shows = 16 in Europe
| number_of_shows = 16
| last_tour = 2011 Vacation Tour <br>(2011)
| last_tour = [[World Magnetic Tour]]<br />(2008–2010)
| this_tour = European Black Album Tour <br>(2012)
| this_tour = '''European Black Album Tour'''<br />(2012)
| next_tour =
| next_tour = [[Metallica By Request Tour]]<br />(2014)
}}
}}
The "Metallica Black Album European tour 2012" also called ("The Metallica vacation tour 2012") is a [[concert tour]] of American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]]. The fifth album of the band album [[The Black Album]], which was released in August, 1991 will be played entirely. The band confirmes that the tour will be a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album. The tour will be headlining a few European festivals.


The '''2012 European Black Album Tour''' (also called '''The Metallica Vacation Tour 2012''') was a [[concert tour]] by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]]. ''[[Metallica (album)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metallicablogmagnetic.com/european-summer-vacation-2012-the-black-album-in-its-entirety/ |title=European Summer Vacation 2012 – The Black Album in its entirety — Metallica Blog Magnetic |publisher=Metallicablogmagnetic.com |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228160843/http://metallicablogmagnetic.com/european-summer-vacation-2012-the-black-album-in-its-entirety/ |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/dec/ts02Metallica_Announce_More_Black_Album_Anniversary_Shows.shtml |title=Metallica Announce More Black Album Anniversary Shows (a top story)::Metallica News |publisher=antiMusic.com |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref>
==Tour Dates==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%; font-size:100%;"
==Set list==
|-
{{ordered list|start=1
! width="220" rowspan="1"|Date
|"Hit the Lights"
! width="1" rowspan="1"|
|"[[Master of Puppets (song)|Master of Puppets]]"
! width="220" rowspan="1"|City
|"The Shortest Straw"/"No Remorse"/"[[Fuel (Metallica song)|Fuel]]"/"Ride the Lightning"/"[[The Four Horsemen (Metallica song)|The Four Horsemen]]"
! width="220" rowspan="1"|Country
|"[[For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)|For Whom the Bell Tolls]]"
! width="300" rowspan="1"|Venue
|"Blackened"/"Battery"/"Fight Fire with Fire"/"Hell and Back"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
}}
| colspan="5" align="center" rowspan="1"|
'''''The Black Album'''''
{{ordered list|start=6
|"The Struggle Within"
|"My Friend of Misery"
|"[[The God That Failed (song)|The God That Failed]]"
|"Of Wolf and Man"
|"[[Nothing Else Matters]]"
|"Through the Never"
|"[[Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)|Don't Tread On Me]]"
|"[[Wherever I May Roam]]"
|"[[The Unforgiven (song)|The Unforgiven]]"
|"Holier Than Thou"
|"[[Sad but True]]"
|"[[Enter Sandman]]"
}}
'''Encore'''
{{ordered list|start=18
|"Fuel"/"[[Creeping Death]]"/"Battery"/"Blackened/"Fight Fire with Fire"
|"[[One (Metallica song)|One]]"
|"[[Seek & Destroy]]"
}}


==Tour dates==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of 2012 concerts
|-
|-
! style="width:150px;"|Date
|align="center"|{{dts|May 7, 2012}}
! style="width:160px;"|City
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
! style="width:160px;"|Country
|align="center"|[[Prague]]
! style="width:270px;"|Venue/Event
|align="center"|[[Czech Republic]]
! style="width:160px;"|Attendance
|align="center"|[[Synot Tip Arena]]
! style="width:160px;"|Box office
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 8, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 7, 2012}}
|[[Prague]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Serbia}}
|Czech Republic
|align="center"|[[Belgrade]]
|[[Synot Tip Arena]]
|align="center"|[[Serbia]]
|align="center"|[[Usce Park]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 10, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 8, 2012}}
|[[Belgrade]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Poland}}
|Serbia
|align="center"|[[Warsaw]]
|[[Ušće (Belgrade)|Ušće Park]]
|align="center"|[[Poland]]
|align="center"|[[Sonisphere]] - Bemowo Airport
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 12, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 10, 2012}}
|[[Warsaw]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|France}}
|Poland
|align="center"|[[Paris]]
|[[Sonisphere Festival]]
|align="center"|[[France]]
|align="center"|[[Stade de France]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 13, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 12, 2012}}
|[[Paris, France|Saint-Denis]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|France
|align="center"|[[Udine]]
|[[Stade de France]]
|align="center"|[[Italy]]
|72,975 / 72,975
|align="center"|[[Stadio Friuli]]
|$6,431,760<ref>http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 23, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 13, 2012}}
|[[Udine]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Norway}}
|Italy
|align="center"|[[Oslo]]
|[[Stadio Friuli]]
|align="center"|[[Norway]]
|align="center"|[[Vallehovin]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 25, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 23, 2012}}
|[[Oslo]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Portugal}}
|Norway
|align="center"|[[Lisbon]]
|[[Valle Hovin]]
|align="center"|[[Portugal]]
|39,993 / 39,993
|align="center"|[[Rock In Rio]]
|$4,604,146<ref>http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 26, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 25, 2012}}
|[[Lisbon]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|Portugal
|align="center"|[[Madrid]]
|[[Rock in Rio|Rock in Rio Festival]]
|align="center"|[[Spain]]
|align="center"|[[Sonisphere]] - Getafe Open Air
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 28, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 26, 2012}}
|[[Madrid]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Belgium}}
|Spain
|align="center"|[[Werchter]]
|Sonisphere Festival
|align="center"|[[Belgium]]
|align="center"|Festivalpark
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|May 30, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 28, 2012}}
|[[Werchter]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
|Belgium
|align="center"|[[Yverdon-les-Bains]]
|Festivalpark
|align="center"|[[Switzerland]]
|align="center"|[[Sonisphere]] - Rives du Lac
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|June 1, 2012}}
|{{dts|May 30, 2012}}
|[[Yverdon-les-Bains]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|Switzerland
|align="center"|[[Nurnberg]]
|Sonisphere Festival
|align="center"|[[Germany]]
|align="center"|[[Rock Im Park]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|June 2, 2012}}
|{{dts|June 1, 2012}}
|[[Nuremberg]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|rowspan="2"|Germany
|align="center"|[[Nurburgring]]
|[[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock im Park Festival]]
|align="center"|[[Germany]]
|align="center"|[[Rock Am Ring]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|June 4, 2012}}
|{{dts|June 2, 2012}}
|[[Nürburgring]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Finland}}
|[[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Ring Festival]]
|align="center"|[[Helsinki]]
|align="center"|[[Finland]]
|align="center"|[[Sonisphere]] - Kalasatama
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|June 6, 2012}}
|{{dts|June 4, 2012}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Denmark}}
|Finland
|align="center"|[[Horsens]]
|Sonisphere Festival
|align="center"|[[Denmark]]
|
|align="center"|State Prison Open Air
|
|-
|-
|align="center"|{{dts|June 9, 2012}}
|{{dts|June 6, 2012}}
|[[Horsens]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|UK}}
|Denmark
|align="center"|[[Donington Park]]
|State Prison Open Air
|align="center"|[[United Kingdom]]
|40,000 / 40,000
|align="center"|[[Download Festival]]
|$4,331,340<ref>http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{dts|June 9, 2012}}
|[[Donington Park]]
|England
|[[Download Festival]]
|-
|{{dts|June 10, 2012}}
|[[Nickelsdorf]]
|Austria
|[[Nova Rock Festival]]
|}
|}

==Setlist==
The entire ''Black Album'' is expected to appear in the setlist for the upcoming shows
*Enter Sandman
*Sad But True
*Holier Than Thou
*The Unforgiven
*Wherever I May Roam
*Don't Tread on Me
*Through the Never
*Nothing Else Matters
*Of Wolf and Man
*The God That Failed
*My Friend of Misery
*The Struggle Within


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[James Hetfield]] – [[Singing|lead vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]
* [[James Hetfield]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
* [[Kirk Hammett]] – [[lead guitar]]
* [[Kirk Hammett]]&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Lars Ulrich]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Robert Trujillo]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals
* [[Lars Ulrich]]&nbsp;– drums
* [[Robert Trujillo]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]

==Support acts==
* [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] (Prague, Belgrade, Paris, Udine, Oslo, Werchter, Horsens, Warsaw, Helsinki)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://artists.letssingit.com/gojira-gojira-to-support-metallica-j25jk/news/313660/1 |title=Gojira News - Gojira to support Metallica |publisher=Artists.letssingit.com |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105245/http://artists.letssingit.com/gojira-gojira-to-support-metallica-j25jk/news/313660/1 |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] (Prague, Belgrade, Udine, Warsaw, Helsinki)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frontlines.machinehead1.com/index.php?s=49d40db24548aca5a1ac56a483bdd57e&showtopic=14451&pid=443510&mode=threaded&start= |title=Machine Head to support Metallica again - the Frontlines |website=frontlines.machinehead1.com |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708030221/http://frontlines.machinehead1.com/index.php?s=49d40db24548aca5a1ac56a483bdd57e&showtopic=14451&pid=443510&mode=threaded&start= |archive-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[The Kills]] (Paris)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metallica.com/tour/may-12-2012-paris.asp |title=Tour &#124; May 12, 2012 - Paris, France - Stade de France |publisher=Metallica.com |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504021055/http://www.metallica.com/tour/may-12-2012-paris.asp |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Soundgarden]] (Werchter)
* [[Channel Zero (band)|Channel Zero]] (Werchter)
* [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] (Oslo, Werchter, Horsens)
* [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] (Werchter, Helsinki)

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.metallica.com Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907210827/http://www.metontour.com/ Metallica on Tour]

*{{MySpace|metallica|Metallica}}
*[http://www.metontour.com Metallica on Tour]
{{Metallica}}
{{Metallica}}

[[Category:2012 concert tours|European Black Album Tour]]
[[Category:Metallica concert tours]]
[[Category:Metallica concert tours]]
[[Category:Live performances of an entire album]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, 27 November 2024

European Black Album Tour
Tour by Metallica
LocationEurope
Associated albumMetallica
Start dateMay 7, 2012
End dateJune 10, 2012
Legs1
No. of shows16
Metallica concert chronology

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

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  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

  1. "The Struggle Within"
  2. "My Friend of Misery"
  3. "The God That Failed"
  4. "Of Wolf and Man"
  5. "Nothing Else Matters"
  6. "Through the Never"
  7. "Don't Tread On Me"
  8. "Wherever I May Roam"
  9. "The Unforgiven"
  10. "Holier Than Thou"
  11. "Sad but True"
  12. "Enter Sandman"

Encore

  1. "Fuel"/"Creeping Death"/"Battery"/"Blackened/"Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "One"
  3. "Seek & Destroy"

Tour dates

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List of 2012 concerts
Date City Country Venue/Event Attendance Box office
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 Saint-Denis France Stade de France 72,975 / 72,975 $6,431,760[3]
May 13, 2012 Udine Italy Stadio Friuli
May 23, 2012 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin 39,993 / 39,993 $4,604,146[4]
May 25, 2012 Lisbon Portugal Rock in Rio Festival
May 26, 2012 Madrid Spain Sonisphere Festival
May 28, 2012 Werchter Belgium Festivalpark
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
June 6, 2012 Horsens Denmark State Prison Open Air 40,000 / 40,000 $4,331,340[5]
June 9, 2012 Donington Park England Download Festival
June 10, 2012 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival

Personnel

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Support acts

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References

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  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.
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