Wherever We May Roam Tour

Wherever We May Roam (mentioned by band members in interviews as Wherever I May Roam) was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica in support of their eponymous fifth studio album (commonly known as The Black Album). It began in autumn of 1991. The North American legs ran through summer 1992, followed by the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour, the Wherever We May Roam European leg, and finally the Nowhere Else to Roam tour of smaller markets in North America, Mexico, Asia, Australia, South America, Europe and Israel, ending in the summer of 1993.

Wherever We May Roam
Tour by Metallica
Associated albumMetallica
Start dateAugust 1, 1991
End dateDecember 18, 1992
No. of shows224
Metallica concert chronology

These initial North American shows took place in arenas, with multiple dates in largely populated areas not uncommon. The band was at a commercial peak, following the release of their fifth album as well as their highly successful and best-selling album called Metallica (The Black Album) and its breakthrough hit "Enter Sandman". The leg of the tour overlapped with the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, at which Metallica performed a short set.

The 1991 European leg was part of the Monsters of Rock festival. The last concert of that leg, held on September 28, 1991, at Tushino Airfield in Moscow, was described as "the first free outdoor Western rock concert in Soviet history" and had a crowd estimated between 150,000 and 500,000 people,[1][2] with some unofficial estimates as high as 1,600,000.[3] On the North American leg, the January 13 and 14, 1992, shows in San Diego were later released in the box set Live Shit: Binge & Purge,[4] while the tour and the album were later documented in A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica.[5]

During the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour, Hetfield suffered second and third degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs during a live performance of the introduction of "Fade to Black".[4]

First typical setlist

(Taken from the Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverfront Coliseum show on March 2, 1992)

  1. "Enter Sandman"
  2. "Creeping Death"
  3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
  5. "Sad but True"
  6. "Wherever I May Roam"
  7. Bass Solo
  8. "Through the Never"
  9. "The Unforgiven"
  10. "Justice Medley"
    1. "Eye of the Beholder"
    2. "Blackened"
    3. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity"
    4. "...And Justice for All"
    5. "Blackened"
  11. Drum solo
  12. Guitar solo
  13. "Nothing Else Matters"
  14. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  15. "Fade to Black"
  16. "Whiplash"
  17. "Master of Puppets"
  18. "Seek & Destroy"
  19. "One"
  20. "Last Caress" (originally performed by the Misfits)
  21. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Diamond Head)
  22. "Battery"
  23. "Stone Cold Crazy" (originally performed by Queen)

Second typical setlist

(Taken from the Rome, Italy, Palamarino show on November 16, 1992)

  1. "Enter Sandman"
  2. "Creeping Death"
  3. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  4. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
  5. "Sad but True"
  6. "Wherever I May Roam"
  7. "The Unforgiven"
  8. "Justice Medley"
    1. "Eye of the Beholder"
    2. "Blackened"
    3. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity"
    4. "...And Justice for All"
    5. "Blackened"
  9. Bass Solo
  10. Guitar Solo
  11. "Through the Never"
  12. "For Whom the Bell Tolls
  13. "Fade to Black"
  14. "Master of Puppets"
  15. "Seek & Destroy"
  16. "Whiplash"
  17. "Nothing Else Matters"
  18. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Diamond Head)
  19. "Last Caress" (originally performed by the Misfits)
  20. "One"
  21. "Battery"
  22. "Stone Cold Crazy" (originally performed by Queen)

The show

The band dispensed with supporting acts on the tour, billing it on tickets as "An Evening with Metallica / No Opening Act". Instead, a video presentation was shown before the concerts actually started which lasted about 20 or 25 minutes. Included might be clips of local sights near the venue, Metallica shopping in local stores, roadies prepping the arena, Lars Ulrich walking around backstage giving introductions and reciting band history, or other band members engaging in various hijinks. The video would conclude with a montage of "Enter Sandman" with film clips of Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Setlists consisted of a mixture of Metallica (The Black Album) material with fan-favorite songs from their first four albums. Shows were typically three hours long.

The stage itself was a diamond form, with a number of singing and playing positions that would allow band members to rotate around. Two drum kits were typically setup on opposite sides of the stage, with the ability to lower the kits down below the stage or raise it to the stage itself, as well as move the kits around to different positions on the stage. Some selected fans were located in a pit inside the stage area dubbed the "Snakepit" by the band.

At different points in the show, individual solo slots were offered up, typically a bass solo, a guitar solo, then later a drum solo. The drum slot was often the most popular, with James Hetfield often taking a seat behind the second kit, dueling with Ulrich. Drum parts from other bands such as Slayer might be quoted, or Kirk Hammett might appear to play a bit of "Smoke on the Water" along with the drums. The bass solos often included segments with the guitars.

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Early North American leg
August 1, 1991Petaluma, CaliforniaUnited StatesPhoenix Theater
August 2, 1991
Monsters of Rock leg
August 10, 1991CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte Stadion
August 13, 1991ChorzówPolandSilesian Stadium
August 17, 1991Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park
August 22, 1991BudapestHungaryNepstadion
August 24, 1991MunichGermanyOlympiastadion
August 25, 1991BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium
August 27, 1991BerlinGermanyWaldbühne
August 28, 1991
August 30, 1991HasseltBelgiumKiewit Airfield
August 31, 1991HanoverGermanyNiedersachsenstadion
September 1, 1991NijmegenNetherlandsStadion de Goffert
September 7, 1991MainzGermanyFinthen Airfield
September 8, 1991OldenburgWeser-Ems-Halle
September 11, 1991GrazAustriaLiebenauer Stadium
September 14, 1991ModenaItalyFesta de l'Unità
September 17, 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
September 18, 1991
September 21, 1991ParisFranceHippodrome de Vincennes
September 24, 1991BarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
September 28, 1991MoscowSoviet UnionTushino Airfield
North American leg
October 12, 1991Oakland, CaliforniaUnited StatesOakland Stadium
October 29, 1991Peoria, IllinoisPeoria Civic Center
October 30, 1991Madison, WisconsinDane County Coliseum
November 1, 1991Muskegon, MichiganL. C. Walker Arena
November 2, 1991Auburn Hills, MichiganThe Palace of Auburn Hills
November 3, 1991
November 5, 1991Milwaukee, WisconsinBradley Center
November 6, 1991Des Moines, IowaVeterans Memorial Auditorium
November 8, 1991Minneapolis, MinnesotaTarget Center
November 9, 1991Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Arena Auditorium
November 10, 1991Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
November 12, 1991Ashwaubenon, WisconsinBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
November 14, 1991Toronto, OntarioCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
November 15, 1991
November 17, 1991Montreal, QuebecMontreal Forum
November 18, 1991Ottawa, OntarioOttawa Civic Centre
November 19, 1991Quebec City, QuebecColisée de Québec
November 21, 1991Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesPittsburgh Civic Arena
November 22, 1991Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
November 24, 1991St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis Arena
November 25, 1991Fort Wayne, IndianaAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
November 27, 1991Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic Auditorium
November 28, 1991Kansas City, MissouriKemper Arena
November 30, 1991Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
December 1, 1991
December 3, 1991Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
December 5, 1991Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont Horizon
December 6, 1991
December 7, 1991
December 18, 1991Uniondale, New YorkNassau Coliseum
December 19, 1991
December 20, 1991
December 22, 1991Worcester, MassachusettsThe Centrum
December 23, 1991
New Year's Eve
December 31, 1991TokyoJapanTokyo Dome
North American leg (cont.)
January 4, 1992Paradise, NevadaUnited StatesThomas & Mack Center
January 6, 1992Inglewood, CaliforniaThe Forum
January 7, 1992
January 8, 1992
January 10, 1992Sacramento, CaliforniaARCO Arena
January 11, 1992
January 13, 1992San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
January 14, 1992
January 17, 1992Houston, TexasThe Summit
January 18, 1992New Orleans, LouisianaLakefront Arena
January 20, 1992Little Rock, ArkansasBarton Coliseum
January 21, 1992Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
January 22, 1992San Antonio, TexasConvention Center Arena
January 24, 1992Oklahoma City, OklahomaMyriad Arena
January 25, 1992Tulsa, OklahomaExpo Square Pavilion
January 27, 1992Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
January 28, 1992Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
January 29, 1992Memphis, TennesseePyramid Arena
January 31, 1992El Paso, TexasUTEP Special Events Center
February 2, 1992Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
February 3, 1992Lubbock, TexasLubbock Municipal Coliseum
February 4, 1992Odessa, TexasEctor County Coliseum
February 6, 1992Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Sports Arena
February 7, 1992
February 8, 1992
February 10, 1992Salt Lake City, UtahDelta Center
February 12, 1992Inglewood, CaliforniaThe Forum
February 13, 1992
February 15, 1992Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
February 16, 1992Reno, NevadaLawlor Events Center
February 27, 1992Portland, MaineCumberland County Civic Center
February 28, 1992Albany, New YorkKnickerbocker Arena
February 29, 1992Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center
March 2, 1992Cincinnati, OhioRiverfront Coliseum
March 4, 1992Carbondale, IllinoisSIU Arena
March 5, 1992Champaign, IllinoisAssembly Hall
March 7, 1992Knoxville, TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena
March 8, 1992Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
March 9, 1992Nashville, TennesseeNashville Municipal Auditorium
March 11, 1992Roanoke, VirginiaRoanoke Civic Center
March 12, 1992Chattanooga, TennesseeUTC Arena
March 14, 1992Miami, FloridaMiami Arena
March 15, 1992Jacksonville, FloridaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
March 16, 1992Orlando, FloridaOrlando Arena
March 18, 1992Huntsville, AlabamaVon Braun Center
March 19, 1992Louisville, KentuckyFreedom Hall
March 21, 1992Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
March 22, 1992Charleston, West VirginiaCharleston Civic Center
March 24, 1992Pensacola, FloridaPensacola Civic Center
March 25, 1992Birmingham, AlabamaJefferson Civic Coliseum
March 26, 1992Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum
March 28, 1992Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Omni
March 29, 1992
March 31, 1992Richmond, VirginiaRichmond Coliseum
April 1, 1992Landover, MarylandCapital Centre
April 2, 1992
April 4, 1992East Rutherford, New JerseyMeadowlands Arena
April 6, 1992Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpectrum
April 7, 1992
April 8, 1992East Rutherford, New JerseyMeadowlands Arena
April 10, 1992Hampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum
April 12, 1992Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 13, 1992Rochester, New YorkRochester Community War Memorial
April 14, 1992Hamilton, OntarioCanadaCopps Coliseum
April 16, 1992Hartford, ConnecticutUnited StatesHartford Civic Center
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
April 20, 1992LondonEnglandWembley Stadium
North American leg (cont.)
May 6, 1992Pullman, WashingtonUnited StatesBeasley Coliseum
May 7, 1992Boise, IdahoBSU Pavilion
May 9, 1992Daly City, CaliforniaCow Palace
May 10, 1992
May 13, 1992Rapid City, South DakotaRushmore Plaza Civic Center
May 14, 1992Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls Arena
May 15, 1992Fargo, North DakotaBison Sports Arena
May 17, 1992Winnipeg, ManitobaCanadaWinnipeg Arena
May 18, 1992Saskatoon, SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Place
May 19, 1992Edmonton, AlbertaNorthlands Coliseum
May 21, 1992Calgary, AlbertaOlympic Saddledome
May 23, 1992Vancouver, British ColumbiaPNE Coliseum
May 24, 1992
May 27, 1992Seattle, WashingtonUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum
May 28, 1992
May 30, 1992Anchorage, AlaskaSullivan Arena
June 1, 1992Portland, OregonMemorial Coliseum
June 2, 1992
June 4, 1992Salt Lake City, UtahDelta Center
June 5, 1992Casper, WyomingCasper Events Center
June 6, 1992Billings, MontanaMetrapark Arena
June 9, 1992Tucson, ArizonaTucson Convention Center
June 10, 1992Phoenix, ArizonaAmerica West Arena
June 11, 1992
June 14, 1992Mobile, AlabamaMobile Civic Center
June 15, 1992Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU Assembly Center
June 16, 1992Jackson, MississippiMississippi Coliseum
June 19, 1992Nashville, TennesseeStarwood Amphitheatre
June 20, 1992Maryland Heights, MissouriRiverport Amphitheatre
June 21, 1992Bonner Springs, KansasSandstone Amphitheater
June 23, 1992Cincinnati, OhioRiverbend Music Center
June 25, 1992Raleigh, North CarolinaWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
June 27, 1992Charlevoix, MichiganCastle Farms Music Theater
June 28, 1992Thornville, OhioBuckeye Lake Music Center
June 30, 1992Milwaukee, WisconsinMarcus Amphitheater
July 1, 1992Tinley Park, IllinoisWorld Music Theater
July 3, 1992Cuyahoga Falls, OhioBlossom Music Center
July 4, 1992Weedsport, New YorkCayuga County Fair Speedway
July 5, 1992Allentown, PennsylvaniaGreat Allentown Fair
North American stadium tour with Guns N' Roses
See also: Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour
European leg
October 22, 1992GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo
October 24, 1992LondonEnglandWembley Arena
October 25, 1992
October 27, 1992GlasgowScotlandSECC Arena
October 28, 1992NewcastleEnglandWhitley Bay Ice Rink
October 30, 1992DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
November 1, 1992SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
November 3, 1992ManchesterManchester Central Convention Complex
November 4, 1992BirminghamNEC Arena
November 5, 1992
November 7, 1992RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
November 8, 1992
November 10, 1992ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
November 12, 1992BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
November 13, 1992San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
November 16, 1992RomeItalyPalamarino
November 17, 1992MilanPalatrussardi
November 18, 1992ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
November 20, 1992ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
November 22, 1992MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
November 23, 1992StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 24, 1992DortmundWestfalenhalle
November 26, 1992FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
November 27, 1992NurembergFrankenhalle
November 29, 1992
November 30, 1992MannheimMaimarkthalle
December 1, 1992StuttgartSchleyerhalle
December 3, 1992KielOstseehalle
December 5, 1992BerlinDeutschlandhalle
December 7, 1992's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallen
December 9, 1992CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
December 10, 1992
December 12, 1992GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
December 14, 1992OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
December 16, 1992HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
December 18, 1992StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe Arena

Personnel

References
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