Damage, Inc. Tour

Damage, Inc.
Tour by Metallica
Associated album	Master of Puppets
Start date	March 27, 1986
End date	February 13, 1987
Shows	142
Metallica tour chronology
Ride the Lightning Tour (1985) Damage Inc. Tour (1986-1987) Monsters of Rock Tour 1987 (1987)

Damage, Inc. was the third concert tour by the American thrash metal band Metallica. It began on March 27, 1986 and ended on February 13, 1987. The name of the tour is inspired by the last song on the group's third studio album, Master of Puppets. Metallica supported Ozzy Osbourne in the shows from March to August and was the main band from September to February 1987. It was bassist Cliff Burton's last tour, due to his death on September 27, 1986 in an accident with the band's tour bus near Ljungby, Sweden. The performances that were scheduled for October were cancelled and the band hired a new bassist, Jason Newsted.

Typical setlist (with Cliff Burton)

(Taken from the Minneapolis, MN Historic Orpheum Theatre show on May 28, 1986)

1. "Battery"
2. "Master of Puppets"
3. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
5. "The Thing That Should Not Be"
6. "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (Bass Solo)
7. "Damage, Inc."
8. "Fade to Black"
9. "Seek & Destroy"
10. "Creeping Death"
11. "The Four Horsemen"
12. Guitar Solo
13. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Diamond Head)
14. "Whiplash"

Typical setlist (with Jason Newsted)

(Taken from the West Hartford, CT West Hartford Ballroom on November 30, 1986)

1. "Battery"
2. "Master of Puppets"
3. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
5. "Ride the Lightning"
6. Bass Solo
7. "Whiplash"
8. "The Thing That Should Not Be"
9. "Fade to Black"
10. "Seek & Destroy"
11. "Creeping Death"
12. "The Four Horsemen"
13. Guitar Solo
14. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Diamond Head)
15. "Damage, Inc."
16. "Fight Fire with Fire"

Tour dates

North America, Leg #1

Date	City	Venue
3/27/1986	Valley Center, Kansas, USA	Kansas Coliseum
3/29/1986	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Fairgrounds Arena
4/1/1986	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Kemper Arena
4/2/1986	St Louis, Missouri, USA	Kiel Auditorium
4/4/1986	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Joe Louis Arena
4/5/1986	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Chicago Pavilion
4/6/1986	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	MECCA Arena
4/7/1986	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Market Square Arena
4/9/1986	Richfield, Ohio, USA	Richfield Coliseum
4/10/1986	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Civic Center
4/12/1986	Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA	War Memorial
4/13/1986	Syracuse, New York, USA	War Memorial
4/14/1986	Rochester, New York, USA	War Memorial
4/16/1986	Landover, Maryland, USA	Capital Center
4/17/1986	Binghamton, New York, USA	Broome County Arena
4/18/1986	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA	Stabler Arena
4/20/1986	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	The Spectrum
4/21/1986	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA	Brendan Byrne Arena
4/23/1986	Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Civic Center
4/24/1986	New Haven, Connecticut, USA	Coliseum
4/25/1986	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Centrum
4/27/1986	Glens Falls, New York, USA	Civic Center
4/28/1986	Uniondale, New York, USA	Nassau Coliseum
5/2/1986	Johnson City, Tennessee, USA	Freedom Hall
5/3/1986	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Coliseum
5/4/1986	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Mid-South Coliseum
5/6/1986	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Lakefront Arena
5/8/1986	Austin, Texas, USA	Frank Erwin Center
5/9/1986	Houston, Texas, USA	The Summit
5/10/1986	Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Tarrant County Coliseum
5/12/1986	El Paso, Texas, USA	El Paso County Coliseum
5/13/1986	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Tingley Coliseum
5/15/1986	Denver, Colorado, USA	Mc Nichols Arena
5/17/1986	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Salt Palace
5/19/1986	Tucson, Arizona, USA	Community Center Arena
5/20/1986	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5/23/1986	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Cain's Ballroom
5/24/1986	Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Arena Building
5/25/1986	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Aragon Ballroom
5/26/1986	Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Iowa State Fair
5/28/1986	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	The Historic Orpheum Theatre
5/29/1986	Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA	Old Mill Expo Center
5/30/1986	Davenport, Iowa, USA	The Col Ballroom
5/31/1986	Decatur, Illinois, USA	Decatur Civic Center
6/1/1986	Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Peony Park
6/3/1986	Dallas, Texas, USA	Bronco Bowl
6/4/1986	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Coliseum
6/5/1986	McAllen, Texas, USA	Villa Real
6/6/1986	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Majestic Theatre
6/7/1986	Odessa, Texas, USA	Ector County Coliseum
6/10/1986	San Diego, California, USA	San Diego Sports Arena
6/11/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Thomas & Mack Center
6/13/1986	Long Beach, California, USA	Long Beach Arena
6/14/1986	Long Beach, California, USA	Long Beach Arena
6/15/1986	Long Beach, California, USA	Long Beach Arena
6/17/1986	San Francisco, California, USA	Cow Palace
6/18/1986	Sacramento, California, USA	Cal Expo Amphitheatre

European Festivals

Date	City	Venue
7/5/1986	Pihtipudas, Finland	Saapasjalkarock
7/6/1986	Roskilde, Denmark	Roskilde Festival

North America, Leg #2

Date	City	Venue
7/11/1986	Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
7/12/1986	East Troy, Wisconsin, USA	Alpine Valley
7/13/1986	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	Poplar Creek Music Theater
7/15/1986	Peoria, Illinois, USA	Civic Center
7/16/1986	Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
7/17/1986	Columbus, Ohio, USA	Battelle Hall
7/19/1986	Battle Creek, Michigan, USA	Kellogg Arena
7/20/1986	Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Wendler Arena
7/21/1986	Clarkston, Michigan, USA	Pineknob Music Theater
7/24/1986	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Riverbend Music Center
7/25/1986	Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky, USA	Kentucky Fairgrounds
7/26/1986	Evansville, Indiana, USA	Mesker Amphitheatre
7/27/1986	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Municipal Auditorium
7/29/1986	Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA	UTC Arena
7/30/1986	Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Civic Coliseum
8/1/1986	Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Civic Center
8/2/1986	Columbia, Maryland, USA	Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/3/1986	Hampton, Virginia, USA	Coliseum

Europe, Leg #1

Date	City	Venue
9/10/1986	Cardiff, Wales	St David's Hall
9/11/1986	Bradford, England	St George's Hall
9/12/1986	Edinburgh, Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
9/14/1986	Dublin, Ireland	SFX
9/15/1986	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Ulster Hall
9/17/1986	Manchester, England	The Apollo
9/18/1986	Sheffield, England	City Hall
9/19/1986	Newcastle, England	Mayfair
9/20/1986	Birmingham, England	The Odeon
9/21/1986	London, England	Hammersmith Odeon
9/24/1986	Lund, Sweden	Olympen
9/25/1986	Oslo, Norway	Skedsmohallen
9/26/1986	Stockholm, Sweden	Solnahallen

The European Tour was intended to be longer, but bassist Cliff Burton died on September 27. Flotsam and Jetsam bassist Jason Newsted was chosen as the band's new bass player just weeks after Burton's death.

Jason's Debut

Date	City	Venue
11/8/1986	Reseda, California, USA	Country Club
11/9/1986	Anaheim, California, USA	Jezabelle's

Japanese Leg

Date	City	Venue
11/15/1986	Tokyo, Japan	Shibuya Kokaido
11/17/1986	Nagoya, Japan	Kinro Kaikan
11/18/1986	Osaka, Japan	Festival Hall
11/19/1986	Tokyo, Japan	Sun Plaza Hall
11/20/1986	Tokyo, Japan	Sun Plaza Hall

North America, Leg #3

Date	City	Venue
11/26/1986	Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Veterans Mem Auditorium
11/28/1986	Poughkeepsie, New York, USA	Mid Hudson Civic Center
11/29/1986	Passaic, New Jersey, USA	Capitol Theatre
11/30/1986	West Hartford, Connecticut, USA	West Hartford Ballroom
12/1/1986	New York City, USA	Felt Forum
12/3/1986	Verdun, Quebec, Canada	Verdun Auditorium
12/4/1986	Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada	Centre Georges-Vézina
12/5/1986	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada	Pavilion de la Jeunesse
12/6/1986	Rimouski, Quebec, Canada	Colisée de Rimouski
12/7/1986	Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada	Colisée
12/9/1986	Toronto, ON, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
12/10/1986	Sudbury, ON, Canada	Arena
12/13/1986	Winnipeg, MB, Canada	Playhouse Theater
12/14/1986	Regina, SK, Canada	Center of the Arts
12/15/1986	Saskatoon, SK, Canada	Saskatoon Arena
12/16/1986	Edmonton, AB, Canada	Convention Center
12/17/1986	Calgary, AB, Canada	Max Bell Centre
12/19/1986	Vancouver, BC, Canada	PNE Coliseum
12/20/1986	Seattle, Washington, USA	Seattle Center Coliseum

Europe, Leg #2

Date	City	Venue
1/8/1987	Copenhagen, Denmark	Falkoner Theater
1/9/1987	Holstebro, Denmark	Holstebrohallen
1/10/1987	Gothenburg, Sweden	Lisebergshallen
1/12/1987	Osnabrück, Germany	Hall Gartlage
1/14/1987	Lyon, France	La Bourse du Travail
1/16/1987	Bordeaux, France	Grand Parc
1/17/1987	Barcelona, Spain	Sport Palace
1/18/1987	Madrid, Spain	Real Madrid Pabellon
1/20/1987	Nice, France	Théâtre de Verdure
1/21/1987	Milan, Italy	Palatrussardi
1/23/1987	Munich, Germany	Deutsches Museum
1/24/1987	Stuttgart, Germany	Böblingen Sporthalle
1/25/1987	Essen, Germany	Grugahalle
1/27/1987	Hamburg, Germany	Markthalle
1/29/1987	Frankfurt, Germany	Offenbach Stadthalle
1/30/1987	Ludwigshafen, Germany	Friedrich Eberthalle
1/31/1987	Nuremberg, Germany	Hemmerleinhalle
2/1/1987	Zürich, Switzerland	Sportzentrum
2/3/1987	Strasbourg, France	Trivoli
2/4/1987	Clermont Ferrand, France	Mais du Peuple
2/5/1987	Paris, France	Le Zénith
2/7/1987	Bruxelles, Belgium	Forest National
2/8/1987	Zwolle, Netherlands	Aardshock Festival
2/10/1987	Katowice, Poland	Spodek
2/11/1987	Katowice, Poland	Spodek
2/13/1987	Gothenburg, Sweden	Frölundaborg

Personnel (1986)

• James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Lars Ulrich – drums
• Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals

Personnel (1987)

• James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Lars Ulrich – drums
• Jason Newsted – bass, backing vocals

References