Damage, Inc. Tour
1986–1987 concert tour by Metallica
Damage, Inc. Tour Location Associated album Master of Puppets Start date March 27, 1986 (1986-03-27 ) End date February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13 ) Legs 4 in North America 4 in Europe 1 in Asia 9 total No. of shows96 in North America 41 in Europe 5 in Asia 144 total
Ride the Lightning Tour (1984–1985)
Damage Inc. Tour (1986–1987)
Damaged Justice (1988–1989)
The Damage, Inc. Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica in support of the band's third studio album, Master of Puppets . The name of the tour is taken from the last song on the album. It began on March 27, 1986, and ended on February 13, 1987.
Background
Metallica supported Ozzy Osbourne from March to August, headlined a string of U.S. dates between May 23 and June 7 with Armored Saint , and were the main act throughout the fall and winter with support from Anthrax and Metal Church . Roadie John Marshall , who later played guitar in Metal Church, filled in for James Hetfield on rhythm guitar between July 27 and September 25 following a mid-tour skateboarding accident resulting in a broken arm.[ 2] Hetfield, Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett had discussed firing Lars Ulrich upon completion of the tour,[ 3] but plans were set aside upon the death of Burton on September 27, 1986, in a tour bus accident near Ljungby , Sweden, while en route from Stockholm to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 4] Performances that were scheduled for October were postponed and the band hired a new bassist, Jason Newsted , to complete the rest of the tour on October 28, 1986.[ 5] [ 6] Metallica also became the first band of the Big Four to cross the Iron Curtain , with two concerts in Katowice , Poland, on February 10 and 11, 1987.
Setlist
Songs played overall
"The Ecstasy of Gold " ("Ennio Morricone ") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets "
"For Whom the Bell Tolls "
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Ride the Lightning"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (3/27-9/26/1986) -> "Jason Newsted bass solo" (11/15/1986-2/13/1987)
"Whiplash "
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
"Fade to Black "
"Seek & Destroy "
"Creeping Death " [1st encore]
"Disposable Heroes"
"The Four Horsemen"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Am I Evil? " ("Diamond Head " cover)
"Damage Inc." [2nd encore]
"Fight Fire with Fire"
"Blitzkrieg" ("Blitzkrieg " cover)
"Last Caress " ("The Misfits " cover) [final encore]
Typical setlist
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Ride the Lightning"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (3/27-9/26/1986) -> "Jason Newsted bass solo" (11/15/1986-2/13/1987)
"Whiplash"
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy" [1st encore]
"Creeping Death"
"The Four Horsemen"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc."
Cliff Burton tour
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Ride the Lightning"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"Whiplash"
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [1st encore]
"Disposable Heroes"
"The Four Horsemen"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc." [final encore]
"Fight Fire with Fire"
"Blitzkrieg" ("Blitzkrieg" cover)
Cliff Burton U.S. Shows
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Ride the Lightning"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"The Four Horsemen"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy" [1st encore]
"Creeping Death"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" Cover) [2nd encore]
"Disposable Heroes'
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Damage Inc."
"Whiplash" [final encore]
Supporting Ozzy
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Ride the Lightning"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"Thing That Should Not Be"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [1st encore]
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc."
"Whiplash" [Final encore]
Supported by Armored Saint
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Ride the Lightning"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"The Four Horsemen"
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"Damage Inc."
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [1st encore]
"Disposable Heroes"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Whiplash" [final encore]
Iowa Jam (1986)
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [encore]
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc."
Cliff Burton European Leg
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Ride the Lightning"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"Whiplash"
"Thing That Should Not Be"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy" [1st encore]
"Creeping Death"
"The Four Horsemen"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc." [final encore]
"Fight Fire with Fire"
"Blitzkrieg" ("Blitzkrieg" cover)
"Puss in Boots Rock" Festival (1986)
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"Whiplash"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [encore]
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc."
Roskilde Festival (1986)
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
"The Four Horsemen"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [1st encore]
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc."
"Whiplash" [final encore]
Jason Newsted tour
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Ride the Lightning"
"Jason Newsted bass solo"
"Whiplash"
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [1st encore]
"The Four Horsemen"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc." [2nd encore]
"Fight Fire with Fire"
Jason Newsted warm-up gigs
"The Ecstasy of Gold" ("Ennio Morricone") [Audio introduction]
"Battery"
"Master of Puppets"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Ride the Lightning"
"Kirk Hammett guitar solo"
"Whiplash"
"Seek & Destroy"
"Creeping Death" [1st encore]
"The Four Horsemen"
"Fade to Black"
"Am I Evil?" ("Diamond Head" cover)
"Damage Inc."
"Fight Fire with Fire" [final encore]
Tour dates
List of 1986 concerts
Date
City
Country
Venue
March 27, 1986
Valley Center
United States
Britt Brown Arena
March 29, 1986
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Fair Arena
April 1, 1986
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
April 2, 1986
St. Louis
Kiel Auditorium
April 4, 1986
Detroit
Joe Louis Arena
April 5, 1986
Chicago
UIC Pavilion
April 6, 1986
Milwaukee
MECCA Arena
April 8, 1986
Indianapolis
Market Square Arena
April 9, 1986
Richfield
Richfield Coliseum
April 10, 1986
Erie
Erie Civic Arena
April 12, 1986
Johnstown
Cambria County War Memorial Arena
April 13, 1986
Syracuse
Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
April 14, 1986
Rochester
Rochester Community War Memorial Arena
April 16, 1986
Landover
Capital Centre
April 17, 1986
Binghamton
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 18, 1986
Bethlehem
Stabler Arena
April 20, 1986
Philadelphia
The Spectrum
April 21, 1986
East Rutherford
Meadowlands Arena
April 23, 1986
Providence
Providence Civic Arena
April 24, 1986
New Haven
New Haven Coliseum
April 25, 1986
Worcester
Centrum in Worcester
April 27, 1986
Glens Falls
Glens Falls Civic Arena
April 28, 1986
Hempstead
Nassau Coliseum
April 30, 1986
Hampton
Hampton Coliseum
May 1, 1986
Richmond
Richmond Coliseum
May 2, 1986
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
May 3, 1986
Johnson City
Freedom Hall
May 4, 1986
Memphis
Mid-South Coliseum
May 6, 1986
New Orleans
Lakefront Arena
May 8, 1986
Austin
Frank Erwin Center
May 9, 1986
Houston
The Summit
May 10, 1986
Fort Worth
Tarrant County Convention Center Arena
May 12, 1986
El Paso
El Paso County Coliseum
May 13, 1986
Albuquerque
Tingley Coliseum
May 15, 1986
Denver
McNichols Sports Arena
May 17, 1986
Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
May 19, 1986
Tucson
Tucson Community Center Arena
May 20, 1986
Phoenix
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 23, 1986
Tulsa
Cain's Ballroom
May 24, 1986
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Arena
May 25, 1986
Chicago
Aragon Ballroom
May 26, 1986
Des Moines
Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand (Iowa Jam 1986)
May 28, 1986
Minneapolis
Orpheum Theatre
May 29, 1986
Eau Claire
Old Mill Expo Center
May 30, 1986
Davenport
The Col Ballroom
May 31, 1986
Decatur
Decatur Civic Center Arena
June 1, 1986
Omaha
Peony Park Ballroom
June 3, 1986
Dallas
Bronco Bowl Auditorium
June 4, 1986
Corpus Christi
Memorial Coliseum
June 5, 1986
McAllen
La Villa Real Convention Center
June 6, 1986
San Antonio
Majestic Theatre
June 7, 1986
Odessa
Ector County Coliseum
June 10, 1986
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
June 11, 1986
Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center
June 13, 1986
Long Beach
Long Beach Arena
June 14, 1986
June 15, 1986
June 16, 1986
Daly City
Cow Palace Arena
June 17, 1986
June 18, 1986
Sacramento
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
June 20, 1986
Central Point
Jackson County Expo Pavilion
June 21, 1986
Berkeley
Ruthie's Inn (Billed as "Spastik Children ")
Seattle
Seattle Coliseum
June 22, 1986
June 24, 1986
Spokane
Spokane Coliseum
June 25, 1986
Portland
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 27, 1986
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
June 29, 1986
Calgary
Saddledome
June 30, 1986
Edmonton
Northlands Coliseum
July 5, 1986
Pihtipudas
Finland
Cape Harju (Saapasjalkarock 1986)
July 6, 1986
Roskilde
Denmark
Roskilde Festival Site (Roskilde Festival )
July 11, 1986
Ashwaubenon
United States
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
July 12, 1986
East Troy
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 13, 1986
Hoffman Estates
Poplar Creek Music Theater
July 15, 1986
Peoria
Peoria Civic Arena
July 16, 1986
Fort Wayne
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
July 17, 1986
Columbus
Ohio Center
July 19, 1986
Battle Creek
Kellogg Arena
July 20, 1986
Saginaw
Wendler Arena
July 21, 1986
Clarkston
Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 24, 1986
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
July 25, 1986
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium
July 26, 1986
Evansville
Mesker Music Theatre (Cancelled after James Hetfield broke his arm in a skateboarding accident)
July 27, 1986
Nashville
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
July 29, 1986
Chattanooga
UTC Arena
July 30, 1986
Knoxville
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
August 1, 1986
Charleston
Charleston Civic Coliseum
August 2, 1986
Columbia
Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 3, 1986
Hampton
Hampton Coliseum
August 6, 1986
Cheektowaga
September's Cafe
August 8, 1986
Toronto
Canada
Toronto Concert Hall
August 12, 1986
Chicoutimi
Georges-Vezina Centre
August 19, 1986
Poughkeepsie
United States
Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)
August 20, 1986
New York City
The Felt Forum
September 10, 1986
Cardiff
Wales
St David's Hall
September 11, 1986
Bradford
England
St George's Hall
September 12, 1986
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
September 14, 1986
Dublin
Ireland
SFX Concert Hall
September 15, 1986
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster Hall
September 17, 1986
Manchester
England
Manchester Apollo Theatre
September 18, 1986
Sheffield
Sheffield City Hall (Ovall Hall)
September 19, 1986
Newcastle
Mayfair Ballroom
September 20, 1986
Birmingham
Birmingham Odeon Theatre
September 21, 1986
London
Hammersmith Odeon Theatre
September 24, 1986
Lund
Sweden
Olympen
September 25, 1986
Lillestrøm
Norway
Skedsmohallen
September 26, 1986
Stockholm
Sweden
Solnahallen [ 7]
September 27, 1986
Copenhagen
Denmark
Saga Rock Theatre
September 29, 1986
Hamburg
West Germany
Hamburg Market Hall (Auditorium)
September 30, 1986
Osnabrück
Gartlage Hall
October 1, 1986
Saarbrücken or West Berlin ?
Saarlandhalle or Metropolis Theatre ?
October 3, 1986
Strasbourg
France
Tivoli Hall
October 4, 1986
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall
October 6, 1986
Paris
Zenith
October 7, 1986
Lyon
Labor Exchange Theatre
October 8, 1986
Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona Sports Palace
October 9, 1986
Madrid
Madrid Sports Pavilion
October 11, 1986
Toulouse
France
Grains Market Hall
October 12, 1986
Marseille
Bonneveine Beach
October 13, 1986
Nice
Verdure Theatre
October 14, 1986
Milan
Italy
Trussardi Palace
October 15, 1986
Bologna
?
October 17, 1986
Sindelfingen
West Germany
Messehalle
October 18, 1986
Greifensee
Switzerland
Greifensee Sports Centrum
October 19, 1986
Neunkirchen
West Germany
Hemmerlein Hall
October 20, 1986
Munich
Circus Krone Building
October 21, 1986
Offenbach
Offenbach City Hall
October 23, 1986
Mannheim
Mannheimer Rosengarten
October 24, 1986
Düsseldorf
Philips Hall
October 25, 1986
Genk
Belgium
Limburg Hall
October 26, 1986
Zwolle
Netherlands
Zwolle Ice Hall ("Aardschok Festival")
October 30, 1986
New York City
United States
Felt Forum
November 1, 1986
Chicoutimi
Canada
Georges-Vezina Centre
November 2, 1986
Rimouski
Rimouski Coliseum
November 3, 1986
Victoriaville
Bois-Francs Coliseum
November 5, 1986
Quebec City
Jeunesse Pavilion
November 6, 1986
Montreal
Verdun Auditorium
November 7, 1986
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
November 8, 1986
Cheektowaga
United States
September's Cafe
November 8, 1986
Reseda
Reseda Country Club [ 8]
November 9, 1986
Hartford
Agora
November 9, 1986
Anaheim
Jezebel's
November 10, 1986
Poughkeepsie
Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)
November 12, 1986
Passaic
Capitol Theater
November 15, 1986
Tokyo
Japan
Shibuya Public Hall
November 17, 1986
Nagoya
Nitori Culture Hall
November 18, 1986
Osaka
Festival Hall
November 19, 1986
Tokyo
Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
November 20, 1986
November 25, 1986
Melbourne
Australia
Palais Theater
November 27, 1986
Sydney
Selina's
November 26, 1986
Providence
United States
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
November 28, 1986
Poughkeepsie
Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)
November 29, 1986
Passaic
Capitol Theatre
November 30, 1986
West Hartford
Agora Ballroom
December 1, 1986
New York City
Felt Forum
December 3, 1986
Montreal
Canada
Verdun Auditorium
December 4, 1986
Chicoutimi
Centre Georges-Vézina
December 5, 1986
Quebec City
Pavillon de la Jeunesse
December 6, 1986
Rimouski
Colisée de Rimouski
December 7, 1986
Victoriaville
Colisée Desjardins
December 9, 1986
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
December 10, 1986
Sudbury
Sudbury Community Arena
December 13, 1986
Winnipeg
Pantages Playhouse Theatre
December 14, 1986
Regina
Saskatchewan Arts Centre (Bell Theatre)
Brandon
Keystone Arena
December 15, 1986
Saskatoon
Saskatoon Arena
December 16, 1986
Edmonton
Edmonton Convention Centre
December 17, 1986
Calgary
Max Bell Arena
December 19, 1986
Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum
December 20, 1986
Seattle
United States
Seattle Arena
List of 1987 concerts
Date
City
Country
Venue
January 8, 1987
Copenhagen
Denmark
Falconer Theatre
January 9, 1987
Holstebro
Holstebro Hall
January 10, 1987
Gothenburg
Sweden
Lisebergshallen
January 12, 1987
Osnabrück
West Germany
Gartlage Hall
January 14, 1987
Lyon
France
Labor Exchange Theatre
January 16, 1987
Bordeaux
Bordeaux Celebration Hall
January 17, 1987
Barcelona
Spain
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
January 18, 1987
Madrid
Raimundo Saporta Pavilion
January 20, 1987
Nice
France
Théâtre de verdure de Nice
January 21, 1987
Milan
Italy
Palatrussardi
January 23, 1987
Munich
West Germany
Deutsches Museum (Congress Hall)
January 24, 1987
Böblingen
Sporthalle
January 25, 1987
Essen
Grugahalle
January 27, 1987
Hamburg
Markthalle Hamburg (Auditorium)
January 28, 1987
January 29, 1987
Offenbach
Stadthalle Offenbach
January 30, 1987
Ludwigshafen
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
January 31, 1987
Neunkirchen
Hemmerleinhalle
February 1, 1987
Greifensee
Switzerland
Greifensee Sports Centrum
February 3, 1987
Strasbourg
France
Tivoli Hall
February 4, 1987
Clermont-Ferrand
Maison du Peuple
February 5, 1987
Paris
Le Zénith
February 7, 1987
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National Arena
February 8, 1987
Zwolle
Netherlands
IJsselhallen (Aardschok Festival)
February 10, 1987
Katowice
Poland
Spodek
February 11, 1987
February 13, 1987
Gothenburg
Sweden
Frölundaborg
Personnel
March – September 1986:
October 1986 – February 1987:
James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Lars Ulrich – drums
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jason Newsted – bass, backing vocals
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