2012 European Black Album Tour

European Black Album Tour
Metallica concert chronology
Concert by Metallica
Associated album	Metallica
Start date	May 7, 2012
End date	June 10, 2012
Legs	1
No. of shows	16 in Europe
2011 Vacation Tour (2011) European Black Album Tour (2012)

The 2012 European Black Album Tour (also called "The Metallica Vacation Tour 2012") is a concert tour of American heavy metal band Metallica. The Black Album, which was released in August, 1991 will be played entirely. The band confirmed that the tour will be a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album. The tour will be headlining a few European festivals.^[1]^[2]

Tour Dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
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
May 13, 2012	Udine	Italy	Stadio Friuli
May 23, 2012	Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin
May 25, 2012	Lisbon	Portugal	Rock in Rio
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	Nurnberg	Germany	Rock Im Park
June 2, 2012	Nurburgring	Germany	Rock Am Ring
June 4, 2012	Helsinki	Finland	Sonisphere Festival
June 6, 2012	Horsens	Denmark	State Prison Open Air
June 9, 2012	Donington Park	United Kingdom	Download Festival
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

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

Support acts

Gojira (Prague, Belgrade, Paris, Udine, Oslo, Horsens)^[3]
Machine Head (Prague, Belgrade, Udine)^[4]
The Kills (Paris)^[5]

External links

Metallica on Tour

References

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James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Dave Mustaine Ron McGovney Cliff Burton Jason Newsted
Studio albums	Kill 'Em All Ride the Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All Metallica Load Reload St. Anger Death Magnetic Hardwired... to Self-Destruct 72 Seasons
Cover albums	Garage Inc.
Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited Beyond Magnetic
Collaboration projects	S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Lulu (with Lou Reed) S&M2 (with the San Francisco Symphony)
Live albums	Live Shit: Binge & Purge S&M Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Live at Grimey's Freeze 'Em All Through the Never S&M2
Box sets	The Good, the Bad & the Live Live Shit: Binge & Purge Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set The Metallica Collection
Singles	"Whiplash" "Jump in the Fire" "Creeping Death" "Master of Puppets" "Harvester of Sorrow" "Eye of the Beholder" "One" "Enter Sandman" "The Unforgiven" "Nothing Else Matters" "Wherever I May Roam" "Sad but True" "Until It Sleeps" "Hero of the Day" "Mama Said" "King Nothing" "The Memory Remains" "The Unforgiven II" "Fuel" "Turn the Page" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Die, Die My Darling" "Nothing Else Matters '99" (with the San Francisco Symphony) "No Leaf Clover" (with the San Francisco Symphony) "I Disappear" "St. Anger" "Frantic" "The Unnamed Feeling" "Some Kind of Monster" "The Day That Never Comes" "My Apocalypse" "All Nightmare Long" "Broken, Beat & Scarred" "The View" (with Lou Reed) "Lords of Summer" "Hardwired" "Moth into Flame" "Atlas, Rise!" "Now That We're Dead" "Spit Out the Bone" "Lux Æterna" "Screaming Suicide" "If Darkness Had a Son" "72 Seasons"
Promotional singles	"Fade to Black" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "...And Justice for All" "Don't Tread on Me" "Ain't My Bitch" "Bleeding Me" "Better than You" "Cyanide" "The Judas Kiss"
Other songs	"Seek & Destroy" "Am I Evil?" "Battery" "Disposable Heroes" "Orion" "Breadfan" "The God That Failed" "Astronomy" "Tuesday's Gone" "Last Caress/Green Hell" "Stone Cold Crazy" "So What?" "Overkill" "The Unforgiven III" "Inamorata"
Video albums	Cliff 'Em All 2 of One A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Cunning Stunts S&M The Videos 1989–2004 Français Pour une Nuit Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Quebec Magnetic Metallica: Through the Never S&M2
Tours	Damage, Inc. Tour Damaged Justice Wherever We May Roam Tour Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour Shit Hits the Sheds Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour Madly in Anger with the World Tour Sick of the Studio '07 World Magnetic Tour 2012 European Black Album Tour Metallica By Request Tour Lords of Summer Tour WorldWired Tour 2021–2022 tours M72 World Tour
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