The Damage, Inc. Tour was a concert tour by the 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. This was Metallica's last tour with bassist Cliff Burton, who died in the middle of its European leg on September 27, 1986, and he would be replaced by Jason Newsted for the remainder of the tour.
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. Hetfield, Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett had discussed firing Lars Ulrich upon completion of the tour, 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. 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. 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.
Tour dates + List of 1986 concertsDateCityCountryVenueMarch 27, 1986Valley CenterUnited StatesBritt Brown ArenaMarch 29, 1986Oklahoma CityOklahoma State Fair ArenaApril 1, 1986Kansas CityKemper ArenaApril 2, 1986St. LouisKiel AuditoriumApril 4, 1986DetroitJoe Louis ArenaApril 5, 1986ChicagoUIC PavilionApril 6, 1986MilwaukeeMECCA ArenaApril 8, 1986IndianapolisMarket Square ArenaApril 9, 1986RichfieldRichfield ColiseumApril 10, 1986ErieErie Civic ArenaApril 12, 1986JohnstownCambria County War Memorial ArenaApril 13, 1986SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial ArenaApril 14, 1986RochesterRochester Community War Memorial ArenaApril 16, 1986LandoverCapital CentreApril 17, 1986BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial ArenaApril 18, 1986BethlehemStabler ArenaApril 20, 1986PhiladelphiaThe SpectrumApril 21, 1986East RutherfordMeadowlands ArenaApril 23, 1986ProvidenceProvidence Civic ArenaApril 24, 1986New HavenNew Haven ColiseumApril 25, 1986WorcesterCentrum in WorcesterApril 27, 1986Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic ArenaApril 28, 1986HempsteadNassau ColiseumApril 30, 1986HamptonHampton ColiseumMay 1, 1986RichmondRichmond ColiseumMay 2, 1986CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumMay 3, 1986Johnson CityFreedom HallMay 4, 1986MemphisMid-South ColiseumMay 6, 1986New OrleansLakefront ArenaMay 8, 1986AustinFrank Erwin CenterMay 9, 1986HoustonThe SummitMay 10, 1986Fort WorthTarrant County Convention Center ArenaMay 12, 1986El PasoEl Paso County ColiseumMay 13, 1986AlbuquerqueTingley ColiseumMay 15, 1986DenverMcNichols Sports ArenaMay 17, 1986Salt Lake CitySalt PalaceMay 19, 1986TucsonTucson Community Center ArenaMay 20, 1986PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumMay 23, 1986TulsaCain's BallroomMay 24, 1986Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau ArenaMay 25, 1986ChicagoAragon BallroomMay 26, 1986Des MoinesIowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand (Iowa Jam 1986)May 28, 1986MinneapolisOrpheum TheatreMay 29, 1986Eau ClaireOld Mill Expo CenterMay 30, 1986DavenportThe Col BallroomMay 31, 1986DecaturDecatur Civic Center ArenaJune 1, 1986OmahaPeony Park BallroomJune 3, 1986DallasBronco Bowl AuditoriumJune 4, 1986Corpus ChristiMemorial ColiseumJune 5, 1986McAllenLa Villa Real Convention CenterJune 6, 1986San AntonioMajestic TheatreJune 7, 1986OdessaEctor County ColiseumJune 10, 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaJune 11, 1986Las VegasThomas & Mack CenterJune 13, 1986Long BeachLong Beach ArenaJune 14, 1986June 15, 1986June 16, 1986Daly CityCow Palace ArenaJune 17, 1986June 18, 1986SacramentoCal Expo AmphitheatreJune 20, 1986Central PointJackson County Expo PavilionJune 21, 1986BerkeleyRuthie's Inn (Billed as "Spastik Children")SeattleSeattle ColiseumJune 22, 1986June 24, 1986SpokaneSpokane ColiseumJune 25, 1986PortlandVeterans Memorial ColiseumJune 27, 1986VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumJune 29, 1986CalgarySaddledomeJune 30, 1986EdmontonNorthlands ColiseumJuly 5, 1986PihtipudasFinlandCape Harju (Saapasjalkarock 1986)July 6, 1986RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Festival Site (Roskilde Festival)July 11, 1986AshwaubenonUnited StatesBrown County Veterans Memorial ArenaJuly 12, 1986East TroyAlpine Valley Music TheatreJuly 13, 1986Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music TheaterJuly 15, 1986PeoriaPeoria Civic ArenaJuly 16, 1986Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumJuly 17, 1986ColumbusOhio CenterJuly 19, 1986Battle CreekKellogg ArenaJuly 20, 1986SaginawWendler ArenaJuly 21, 1986ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreJuly 24, 1986CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterJuly 25, 1986LouisvilleCardinal StadiumJuly 26, 1986EvansvilleMesker Music Theatre(Cancelled after James Hetfield broke his arm in a skateboarding accident)July 27, 1986NashvilleNashville Municipal AuditoriumJuly 29, 1986ChattanoogaUTC ArenaJuly 30, 1986KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic ColiseumAugust 1, 1986CharlestonCharleston Civic ColiseumAugust 2, 1986ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionAugust 3, 1986HamptonHampton ColiseumAugust 6, 1986CheektowagaSeptember's CafeAugust 8, 1986TorontoCanadaToronto Concert HallAugust 12, 1986ChicoutimiGeorges-Vezina CentreAugust 19, 1986PoughkeepsieUnited StatesMid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)August 20, 1986New York CityThe Felt ForumSeptember 10, 1986CardiffWalesSt David's HallSeptember 11, 1986BradfordEnglandSt George's HallSeptember 12, 1986EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse TheatreSeptember 14, 1986DublinIrelandSFX Concert HallSeptember 15, 1986BelfastNorthern IrelandUlster HallSeptember 17, 1986ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo TheatreSeptember 18, 1986SheffieldSheffield City Hall (Ovall Hall)September 19, 1986NewcastleMayfair BallroomSeptember 20, 1986BirminghamBirmingham Odeon TheatreSeptember 21, 1986LondonHammersmith Odeon TheatreSeptember 24, 1986LundSwedenOlympenSeptember 25, 1986LillestrømNorwaySkedsmohallenSeptember 26, 1986StockholmSwedenSolnahallenSeptember 27, 1986CopenhagenDenmarkSaga Rock TheatreSeptember 29, 1986HamburgWest GermanyHamburg Market Hall (Auditorium)September 30, 1986OsnabrückGartlage HallOctober 1, 1986Saarbrücken or West Berlin ?Saarlandhalle or Metropolis Theatre ?October 3, 1986StrasbourgFranceTivoli HallOctober 4, 1986Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand Sports HallOctober 6, 1986ParisZenithOctober 7, 1986LyonLabor Exchange TheatreOctober 8, 1986BarcelonaSpainBarcelona Sports PalaceOctober 9, 1986MadridMadrid Sports PavilionOctober 11, 1986ToulouseFranceGrains Market HallOctober 12, 1986MarseilleBonneveine BeachOctober 13, 1986NiceVerdure TheatreOctober 14, 1986MilanItalyTrussardi PalaceOctober 15, 1986Bologna?October 17, 1986SindelfingenWest GermanyMessehalleOctober 18, 1986GreifenseeSwitzerlandGreifensee Sports CentrumOctober 19, 1986NeunkirchenWest GermanyHemmerlein HallOctober 20, 1986MunichCircus Krone BuildingOctober 21, 1986OffenbachOffenbach City HallOctober 23, 1986MannheimMannheimer RosengartenOctober 24, 1986DüsseldorfPhilips HallOctober 25, 1986GenkBelgiumLimburg HallOctober 26, 1986ZwolleNetherlandsZwolle Ice Hall ("Aardschok Festival")October 30, 1986New York CityUnited StatesFelt ForumNovember 1, 1986ChicoutimiCanadaGeorges-Vezina CentreNovember 2, 1986RimouskiRimouski ColiseumNovember 3, 1986VictoriavilleBois-Francs ColiseumNovember 5, 1986Quebec CityJeunesse PavilionNovember 6, 1986MontrealVerdun AuditoriumNovember 7, 1986TorontoMaple Leaf GardensNovember 8, 1986CheektowagaUnited StatesSeptember's CafeNovember 8, 1986ResedaReseda Country ClubNovember 9, 1986HartfordAgoraNovember 9, 1986AnaheimJezebel'sNovember 10, 1986PoughkeepsieMid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)November 12, 1986PassaicCapitol TheaterNovember 15, 1986TokyoJapanShibuya Public HallNovember 17, 1986NagoyaNitori Culture HallNovember 18, 1986OsakaFestival HallNovember 19, 1986TokyoNakano Sun Plaza HallNovember 20, 1986November 25, 1986MelbourneAustraliaPalais TheaterNovember 27, 1986SydneySelina'sNovember 26, 1986ProvidenceUnited StatesVeterans Memorial AuditoriumNovember 28, 1986PoughkeepsieMid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall)November 29, 1986PassaicCapitol TheatreNovember 30, 1986West HartfordAgora BallroomDecember 1, 1986New York CityFelt ForumDecember 3, 1986MontrealCanadaVerdun AuditoriumDecember 4, 1986ChicoutimiCentre Georges-VézinaDecember 5, 1986Quebec CityPavillon de la JeunesseDecember 6, 1986RimouskiColisée de RimouskiDecember 7, 1986VictoriavilleColisée DesjardinsDecember 9, 1986TorontoMaple Leaf GardensDecember 10, 1986SudburySudbury Community ArenaDecember 13, 1986WinnipegPantages Playhouse TheatreDecember 14, 1986ReginaSaskatchewan Arts Centre (Bell Theatre)BrandonKeystone ArenaDecember 15, 1986SaskatoonSaskatoon ArenaDecember 16, 1986EdmontonEdmonton Convention CentreDecember 17, 1986CalgaryMax Bell ArenaDecember 19, 1986VancouverPacific ColiseumDecember 20, 1986SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Arena
+ List of 1987 concertsDateCityCountryVenueJanuary 8, 1987CopenhagenDenmarkFalconer TheatreJanuary 9, 1987HolstebroHolstebro HallJanuary 10, 1987GothenburgSwedenLisebergshallen January 12, 1987OsnabrückWest GermanyGartlage HallJanuary 14, 1987LyonFranceLabor Exchange TheatreJanuary 16, 1987BordeauxBordeaux Celebration HallJanuary 17, 1987BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de BarcelonaJanuary 18, 1987MadridRaimundo Saporta PavilionJanuary 20, 1987NiceFranceThéâtre de verdure de NiceJanuary 21, 1987MilanItalyPalatrussardiJanuary 23, 1987MunichWest GermanyDeutsches Museum (Congress Hall)January 24, 1987BöblingenSporthalleJanuary 25, 1987EssenGrugahalleJanuary 27, 1987HamburgMarkthalle Hamburg (Auditorium)January 28, 1987January 29, 1987OffenbachStadthalle OffenbachJanuary 30, 1987LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-HalleJanuary 31, 1987NeunkirchenHemmerleinhalleFebruary 1, 1987GreifenseeSwitzerlandGreifensee Sports CentrumFebruary 3, 1987StrasbourgFranceTivoli HallFebruary 4, 1987Clermont-Ferrand Maison du PeupleFebruary 5, 1987ParisLe ZénithFebruary 7, 1987BrusselsBelgiumForest National ArenaFebruary 8, 1987ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen (Aardschok Festival)February 10, 1987KatowicePolandSpodekFebruary 11, 1987February 13, 1987GothenburgSwedenFrölundaborg
Personnel March – September 1986: James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Lars Ulrich – drums Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals John Marshall – rhythm guitar (July 27 – September 25)
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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