Metallica's 2012 Concert History

Metallica (formed in 1981 in Los Angeles) is widely recognized as one of the most influential heavy metal bands in history, often acknowledged as one of the "Big Four" of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. Metalica was formed by lead singer James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich with Dave Mustaine joining on lead guitar and Ron McGovney on bass. McGovney departed in 1982 and was replaced by Cliff Burton, who died in 1986 when the band's tour bus crashed in Sweden. Jason Newsted replaced Burton, departing in 2001. Robert Trujillo joined the band in 2003 and remains its longest-lasting bassist to date. Some of Metalica's most popular songs include "One," "Enter Sandman," "Ride the Lightning," "Nothing Else Matters," "Wherever I May Roam," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Sad but True," "Unforgiven," "Master of Puppets," which was featured in Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 4 finale.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 29, 2012 –
Oct 31, 2012
Say Anything / Metallica / Silversun Pickups / AWOLNATION / Jack White

Voodoo Music + Arts Experience

  Setlists
City Park New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 27, 2012
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
Metallica / Justice / Silversun Pickups / AWOLNATION / Toots and the Maytals / Dave Stewart / K'naan / Etienne de Crecy / The Gaslamp Killer / DJ QBert / The Features / The Revivalists / Anders Osborne / Johnny Sansone / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / MyNameIsJohnMichael / Irma Thomas / The Soul Rebels / Treme Brass Band / Chicano Batman / Feufollet / Alvin (Youngblood) Hart's Muscle Theory / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Noisician Coalition / Zeale / Jim-e Stack / Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires / Debauche / The Vettes / Fleur De Tease Show all bands
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New Orleans City Park New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 26, 2012 –
Oct 28, 2012
Voodoo Music Experience 2012
Metallica / Skrillex / Zedd / Nas / AWOLNATION / Justice / Jack White / Kaskade / The Avett Brothers / Die Antwoord / Gary Clark Jr. / DEV / K'naan / Coheed and Cambria / Borgore / Nervo / Toots & The Maytals / Say Anything / The Revivalists / Bootsy Collins / Modestep / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Thomas Dolby / Kid Koala / Chicano Batman / Étienne de Crécy / The Features / Delta Rae / The Gaslamp Killer / DallasK / Christoph Andersson / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Tomahawk / Royal Teeth / Dave Stewart / The Soul Rebels / Black Box Revelation / The Pimps of Joytime / Marcia Ball / Luke Winslow-King / Treme Brass Band / Zeale / Magnolia / MyNameIsJohnMichael / Dash Rip Rock / Feufollet / Infantree / Paul Sanchez / JD & The Straight Shot / Little Freddie King / Mainline / Katey Red / Andy Suzuki & the Method / Supagroup / George Porter, Jr. and Runnin' Pardners / Ha’ Sizzle / Coyotes / Big History / Cedric Watson / Cheeky Blakk / Lil' Band O' Gold / Boregore / Debauche / DJ Lil’ Man / Unicorn Fukr / Star & Dagger / Casa Samba / money mitch / Wildchild World / Christopher Joseph / New Rebel Family / Force Feed Radio / New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra / Noisician Coalition / DJ Qbert & D-styles of the Invisibl Sktratch Pikls / Johnny V / Walt Wiggady / Rhome / James Singleton / T.B.C. Brass Band / Rekanize / Cc Adcock & Lafayette Marquis / Ingrid Lucia Presents New Orleans Nightengales / Carmine P. Filthy / Fleur De Tease / Beverly Skills Show all bands
  Setlists
City Park New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Aug 27, 2012
Metallica
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Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 25, 2012
Metallica / Jim Breuer

The Full Arsenal

  Setlists
Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 24, 2012
Metallica
  Photos   Setlists
Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 18, 2012
Metallica
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Northlands Coliseum Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aug 17, 2012
Metallica
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Rexall Place Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aug 11, 2012
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
"Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival" / Metallica / Sigur Rós / Norah Jones / The Kills / Passion Pit / Grandaddy / Big Boi / Explosions in the Sky / Portugal. The Man / Alabama Shakes / Dr. Dog / Mimosa / Tame Impala / The Be Good Tanyas / Geographer / Oh Sees / Zola Jesus / Michael Kiwanuka / Sean Hayes / Father John Misty / Yellow Ostrich / Animal Kingdom / Cory Chisel / Honey Island Swamp Band Show all bands
  Setlists
Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 10, 2012 –
Aug 12, 2012
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Foo Fighters / Reggie Watts / Portugal. The Man / The M Machine / Mimosa / MSTRKRFT / Wallpaper / PAPA / Electric Guest / YACHT / Two Gallants / Yellow Ostrich / Dispatch / Wolfgang Gartner / Big Gigantic / Caveman / City and Colour / Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman / Geographer / Regina Spektor / Tumbleweed Wanderers / Santigold / White Denim / Neil Young / Franz Ferdinand / Sigur Rós / Bloc Party / Explosions in the Sky / Thee Oh Sees / Tennis / Zola Jesus / Michael Kiwanuka / The Dustbowl Revival / Sean Hayes / Die Antwoord / Amadou & Mariam / The California Honeydrops / Dirty Dozen / Jovanotti / The Walkmen / Washed Out / Of Monsters and Men / Beck / Sharon Van Etten / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Andrew Bird / Trampled by Turtles / Rebelution / The Be Good Tanyas / Jack White / Norah Jones / Passion Pit / Skrillex / The Kills / Dr. Dog / Alabama Shakes / Father John Misty / Justice / Grandaddy / Big Boi / Tame Impala / Honey Island Swamp Band / Metallica / Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons / Animal Kingdom / Allen Stone / Tanlines / Fun. / Bomba Estéreo / Stevie Wonder / Fitz and the Tantrums / Neil Patrick Harris / Chris Hardwick Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
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Aug 09, 2012
Metallica
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Sports Palace / Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Show Duplicate for Aug 09, 2012
Aug 07, 2012
Metallica / Voltax

The Full Arsenal

  Videos   Photos   Setlists
Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Show Duplicate for Aug 07, 2012
Aug 06, 2012
Metallica

El Arsenal Completo

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 04, 2012
Metallica / Voltax

The Full Arsenal Tour

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Show Duplicate for Aug 04, 2012
Aug 02, 2012
Metallica / Koltdown

The Full Arsenal

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Show Duplicates for Aug 02, 2012
Aug 01, 2012
Metallica / Koltdown

The Full Arsenal

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Show Duplicates for Aug 01, 2012
Jul 30, 2012
Metallica
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Sports Palace / Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Show Duplicates for Jul 30, 2012
Jul 28, 2012
Metallica
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Sports Palace / Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Jul 10, 2012
Metallica / vive latino

Death magnetic

Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Jul 06, 2012
Metallica / Gojira / Mastodon

Metallica: 2012 European Black Album Tour

Fængslet Horsens, Central Jutland, Denmark

Videos from 2012 View All 2012 Videos



Metallica / Voltax
Aug 7, 2012
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
  Embedded by Egroj


Metallica / Voltax
Aug 7, 2012
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
  Embedded by Egroj


Download Festival 2012
Jun 10 - 12, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
  Embedded by Daniel Dixon

Photos from 2012 View All 2012 Photos


Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 on Aug 10, 2012 [625-small]

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Aug 10 - 12, 2012
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Wicked Goddess

Download Festival 2012 on Jun 8, 2012 [157-small]

Download Festival 2012
Jun 8 - 10, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Gwyn Williams

Download Festival 2012 on Jun 8, 2012 [158-small]

Download Festival 2012
Jun 8 - 10, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Gwyn Williams

fun., Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 on Aug 10, 2012 [179-small]

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Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Aug 10 - 12, 2012
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Wicked Goddess
Credit: © Kathy Flynn

Franz Ferdinand, Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 on Aug 10, 2012 [180-small]

Franz Ferdinand


Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Aug 10 - 12, 2012
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Wicked Goddess
Credit: © Kathy Flynn

Corey Chisel, Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 on Aug 10, 2012 [493-small]

Corey Chisel


Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Aug 10 - 12, 2012
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Wicked Goddess
Credit: © Kathy Flynn

Metallica / Koltdown on Aug 2, 2012 [450-small]

Metallica / Koltdown
Aug 2, 2012
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
  Uploaded by Jayme Muñoz

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 on Aug 10, 2012 [197-small]

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Aug 10 - 12, 2012
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Wicked Goddess
Credit: Kathy Flynn

Metallica / The Kills / Gojira on May 12, 2012 [219-small]

Metallica / The Kills / Gojira
May 12, 2012
 Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  Uploaded by Thierry F

Metallica / Gojira / Mastodon on May 23, 2012 [068-small]

Metallica / Gojira / Mastodon
May 23, 2012
 Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  Uploaded by Jarle Lindeland

Rock am Ring 2012 on Jun 1, 2012 [147-small]

Rock am Ring 2012
Jun 1 - 3, 2012
 Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Uploaded by Grinsplinsen

Metallica  on Aug 24, 2012 [572-small]

Metallica
Aug 24, 2012
 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Uploaded by Dar Dar Chick

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