2012 European Black Album Tour

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]

European Black Album Tour

Tour by Metallica
Location	Europe
Associated album	Metallica
Start date	May 7, 2012
End date	June 10, 2012
Legs	1
No. of shows	16
Metallica concert chronology

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

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

• 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%5B%5D
4. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf%5B%5D
5. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100Int'lBoxoffice.pdf%5B%5D
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