Metallica's 2012 Concert History

Metallica is one of the most influential heavy metal bands in history, often acknowledged as one of the "Big Four of Thrash" alongside Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. Formed in 1981, Metallica experienced quick success, opening for Saxon at the Whiskey a Go Go on March 27, 1982. Between 1983 and 1984, they launched their first national tour in the US in support of their debut album "Kill "Em All" with the "Bang That Head That Doesn't Bang" European tour following several months later. In 1985, the band commenced on its first international tour in support of its sophomore album "Ride the Lighting." Over the next several decades, Metallica embarked on dozens of other tours across the world, with the "M72 Tour", the band's 39th, taking place between 2023 and 2025 in support of the band's 11th studio album "72 Seasons."

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Metallica had 46 concerts in 2012

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

Voodoo Music + Arts Experience

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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
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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

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

EL ARSENAL COMPLETO

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 07, 2012
Voltax / Metallica

The Full Arsenal

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 06, 2012
Metallica

El Arsenal Completo

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

The Full Arsenal Tour

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 02, 2012
Metallica / Koltdown

The Full Arsenal

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Aug 01, 2012
Metallica / Koltdown

The Full Arsenal

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Jul 30, 2012
Metallica

El Arsenal Completo

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Jul 30, 2012 –
Aug 06, 2012
Metallica

El arsenal completo

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Jul 28, 2012
Metallica

Metallica @ Palacio de los Deportes

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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

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Voltax / Metallica
Aug 7, 2012
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Aug 7, 2012
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Download Festival 2012
Jun 10 - 12, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Metallica / Gojira / Mastodon
May 23, 2012
 Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Metallica
Aug 9, 2012
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 on Aug 10, 2012 [522-small]

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Aug 10 - 12, 2012
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Aug 10 - 12, 2012
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Aug 10 - 12, 2012
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Aug 10 - 12, 2012
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Aug 10 - 12, 2012
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Metallica
Aug 24, 2012
 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Aug 24, 2012
 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Metallica on Aug 24, 2012 [207-small]

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Aug 24, 2012
 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Metallica / Jim Breuer on Aug 25, 2012 [208-small]

Metallica / Jim Breuer
Aug 25, 2012
 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Aug 25, 2012
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Aug 25, 2012
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Latest Setlist (07/03/2026):

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  1. It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
  2. The Ecstasy of Gold
  3. Creeping Death
  4. Harvester of Sorrow
  5. Holier Than Thou
  6. Of Wolf and Man
  7. Lux Æterna
  8. If Darkness Had a Son
  9. Kirk and Rob Doodle
  10. Fade to Black
  11. Cyanide
  12. Orion
  13. Nothing Else Matters
  14. Sad but True
  15. Hardwired
  16. Fuel
  17. Seek & Destroy
  18. Master of Puppets

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2017 73 concerts
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2015 29 concerts
2014 41 concerts
2013 35 concerts
2012 46 concerts
2011 25 concerts
2010 69 concerts
2009 113 concerts
2008 68 concerts
2007 18 concerts
2006 22 concerts
2005 3 concerts
2004 124 concerts
2003 81 concerts
2002 3 concerts
2001 3 concerts
2000 33 concerts
1999 58 concerts
1998 76 concerts
1997 102 concerts
1996 93 concerts
1995 8 concerts
1994 58 concerts
1993 81 concerts
1992 176 concerts
1991 66 concerts
1990 15 concerts
1989 161 concerts
1988 102 concerts
1987 31 concerts
1986 142 concerts
1985 62 concerts
1984 59 concerts
1983 59 concerts
1982 31 concerts
1981 1 concert
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