1988–1989 concert tour by Metallica
Damaged Justice Associated album ...And Justice for All Start date September 11, 1988 End date October 8, 1989 Legs 5 No. of shows219
Damaged Justice was the fourth concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica . It began on September 11, 1988, and ended on October 8, 1989. The name is believed to be inspired either by the cover of its fourth studio album ...And Justice for All , or by the song "Damage, Inc." from the group's previous album, Master of Puppets . The single "One " was released during the tour.[ 1]
Itinerary
The tour marked the first and, to date, only time that Metallica has played in the U.S. state of Delaware . On August 7, 1989, the band headlined a special and very drunken gig at Newark 's Stone Balloon.
The line-up from left to right; Jason Newsted (bass), Lars Ulrich (drums), James Hetfield (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar).
Recordings
The Damaged Justice tour was the first time the band had used live recordings of their concerts in single B-Sides and EP's (Those used on the Jump in the Fire single from 1984 were demos with faked audience noise dubbed over). The concert of February 5, 1989 was recorded and "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Seek and Destroy" and "Creeping Death" were used as B-Sides for the "One" single in Europe and Japan, as well as the majority of the concert being re-released as part of Fan Can 4 .
Both of the August 29 and 30, 1989, shows in Seattle were also recorded and "Harvester of Sorrow", "One", "Breadfan" and "Last Caress" were used for The Good, The Bad and The Live .[ 2] The same mix of these shows used here was used on the digital re-masters of the band's first four albums when uploaded to digital retailers, though a different set of songs were used in this case, two from the respective album. In 1993, these concerts were re-mixed and released as video in the box set Live Shit: Binge & Purge .
In 2020, Metallica released a live concert video of the Irvine show.[ 3]
First typical setlist
(Taken from the Madison, Wisconsin, Dane County Coliseum show on November 21, 1988)
"Blackened"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls "
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Leper Messiah"
"Harvester of Sorrow "
"Eye of the Beholder "
Bass Solo
"Master of Puppets "
"One "
"Seek & Destroy "
"...And Justice for All "
"Creeping Death "
"Fade to Black "
Guitar Solo
"Battery"
"Last Caress " (Originally performed by the Misfits )
"Am I Evil? " (Originally performed by Diamond Head )
"Whiplash "
Second typical setlist
(Taken from the San Francisco Cow Palace show on December 10, 1988)
"Blackened"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls "
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"The Four Horsemen "
"Harvester of Sorrow "
"Eye of the Beholder "
Bass Solo
"Master of Puppets "
"One "
"Seek & Destroy "
"...And Justice for All "
"Creeping Death "
"Fade to Black "
Guitar Solo
"Battery"
"Last Caress " (Originally performed by the Misfits )
"Am I Evil? " (Originally performed by Diamond Head )
"Whiplash "
"Breadfan " (Originally performed by Budgie )
Third typical setlist
(Taken from the Odessa, Texas, Ector County Coliseum show on January 18, 1989)
"Blackened"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls "
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"The Four Horsemen "
"Harvester of Sorrow "
"Eye of the Beholder "
Bass Solo
"Master of Puppets "
"One "
"Seek & Destroy "
"...And Justice for All "
"Creeping Death "
"Fade to Black "
Guitar Solo
"Battery"
"Last Caress " (Originally performed by the Misfits )
"Am I Evil? " (Originally performed by Diamond Head )
"Whiplash "
Fourth typical setlist
(Taken from the Seattle Center Coliseum show on August 29, 1989)
"Blackened"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls "
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Harvester of Sorrow "
"The Four Horsemen "
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
Bass Solo
"Master of Puppets "
"Fade to Black "
"Seek & Destroy "
"...And Justice for All "
"One "
"Creeping Death "
Guitar Solo
"Battery"
"Last Caress " (Originally performed by the Misfits )
"Am I Evil? " (Originally performed by Diamond Head )
"Whiplash "
"Breadfan " (Originally performed by Budgie )
Alternate songs
The setlist remained fairly consistent over the course of the tour. "Blackened" opened every performance with the exception of "Creeping Death" at some concerts in the summer of 1989. "The Wait" was teased as part of the second encore beginning with the spring '89 Pacific Rim tour. Other covers teased included "Prowler " (originally performed by Iron Maiden ), "Helpless", "How Many More Times " by Led Zeppelin and "Black Night " by Deep Purple . "Eye of the Beholder" was often played as the fifth or sixth song, immediately following "Harvester of Sorrow"; it was switched out fairly regularly with "The Four Horsemen". "Leper Messiah" made infrequent appearances in this position as well. "Damage, Inc." followed the bass solo initially (this can be heard on various bootlegs from the fall '88 European tour) but was for the most part phased out by the end of the year and used as an encore when at all. The encores changed almost every night but almost always consisted of the covers "Breadfan" and "Blitzkrieg" (rare) among them as well as the aforementioned "Damage, Inc." and "Motorbreath", from Kill 'Em All . The band also started switching instruments during "Am I Evil?" at certain dates starting in 1989. Lars Ulrich would be on lead vocals, Jason Newsted on guitar, Kirk Hammett on bass and James Hetfield on drums. The group performed it at these shows: Nagoya, Japan, on May 18; Newark, Delaware, on August 7; Irvine, California, on September 23; and São Paulo on October 7.
Around halfway through the tour as the "One" single and video became more successful, it moved further down the setlist to the first encore, and "Fade to Black" would take its spot between "Master of Puppets" and "Seek & Destroy".
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
European Leg
Supported by: Danzig and Queensrÿche
September 11, 1988
Budapest
Hungary
MTK Football Stadium
September 13, 1988
Padua
Italy
Palasport
September 14, 1988
Milan
Palatrussardi
September 15, 1988
Bern
Switzerland
Festhalle
September 17, 1988
Pamplona
Spain
Plaza de Toros de Pamplona
September 18, 1988
Madrid
Casa de Campo
September 20, 1988
Toulon
France
Espace Culture des Lices
September 21, 1988
Montpellier
Zénith Sud
September 22, 1988
Barcelona
Spain
La Monumental
September 24, 1988
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edinburgh Playhouse
September 25, 1988
September 26, 1988
Bradford
England
St George's Hall
September 28, 1988
Newport
Wales
Newport Centre
September 29, 1988
Birmingham
England
NEC
September 30, 1988
Sheffield
Sheffield City Hall
October 1, 1988
Antrim
Northern Ireland
Antrim Forum
October 3, 1988
Dublin
Ireland
Top Hat
October 4, 1988
October 6, 1988
Newcastle
England
Newcastle City Hall
October 8, 1988
Manchester
Manchester Apollo
October 9, 1988
London
Hammersmith Odeon
October 10, 1988
October 11, 1988
October 13, 1988
Copenhagen
Denmark
K.B. Hallen
October 15, 1988
Helsinki
Finland
Helsinki Ice Hall
October 17, 1988
Stockholm
Sweden
Solnahallen
October 18, 1988
Oslo
Norway
Skedsmohallen
October 19, 1988
Gothenburg
Sweden
Frölundaborg
October 21, 1988
Munich
West Germany
Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
October 22, 1988
Saarbrücken
Saarlandhalle
October 23, 1988
Würzburg
Carl-Diem-Halle
October 24, 1988
Hanover
Niedersachsenhalle
October 26, 1988
Cologne
Sporthalle
October 27, 1988
Dortmund
Westfalenhallen
October 28, 1988
Heidelberg
Rhein-Neckar-Halle
October 29, 1988
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National
October 31, 1988
Paris
France
Le Zénith
November 1, 1988
Frankfurt
West Germany
Festhalle Frankfurt
November 2, 1988
Stuttgart
Schleyerhalle
November 3, 1988
Regensburg
Donauhalle
November 5, 1988
Leiden
Netherlands
Groenoordhallen
North American Leg ISupported by: Queensrÿche
November 15, 1988
Toledo, Ohio
United States
Toledo Sports Arena
November 17, 1988
Chicago, Illinois
UIC Pavilion
November 18, 1988
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Gardens
November 19, 1988
Columbus, Ohio
Battelle Hall
November 21, 1988
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County Coliseum
November 22, 1988
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MECCA Arena
November 24, 1988
Indianapolis, Indiana
Market Square Arena
November 25, 1988
Detroit, Michigan
Cobo Arena
November 26, 1988
Richfield, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
November 28, 1988
St. Louis, Missouri
Kiel Auditorium
November 29, 1988
Kansas City, Missouri
Municipal Auditorium
November 30, 1988
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Myriad Convention Center
December 2, 1988
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tingley Coliseum
December 4, 1988
Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 5, 1988
San Diego, California
San Diego Sports Arena
December 7, 1988
Long Beach, California
Long Beach Arena
December 8, 1988
December 10, 1988
Daly City, California
Cow Palace
December 11, 1988
December 12, 1988
Sacramento, California
ARCO Arena
December 14, 1988
Fresno, California
Selland Arena
December 16, 1988
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Palace
December 18, 1988
Denver, Colorado
McNichols Sports Arena
January 11, 1989
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
January 13, 1989
Memphis, Tennessee
Mid-South Coliseum
January 14, 1989
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
January 15, 1989
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lakefront Arena
January 17, 1989
Waco, Texas
Heart O' Texas Coliseum
January 18, 1989
Odessa, Texas
Ector County Coliseum
January 20, 1989
Lubbock, Texas
City Bank Coliseum
January 21, 1989
El Paso, Texas
El Paso County Coliseum
January 22, 1989
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo Civic Center
January 24, 1989
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont Civic Center
January 25, 1989
Corpus Christi, Texas
Memorial Coliseum
January 27, 1989
Shreveport, Louisiana
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
January 28, 1989
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Expo Square Pavilion
January 31, 1989
Abilene, Texas
Taylor County Expo Center
February 1, 1989
San Antonio, Texas
Convention Center Arena
February 3, 1989
Austin, Texas
Frank Erwin Center
February 4, 1989
Houston, Texas
The Summit
February 5, 1989
Dallas, Texas
Reunion Arena
February 7, 1989
Little Rock, Arkansas
Barton Coliseum
February 8, 1989
Huntsville, Alabama
Von Braun Civic Center
February 10, 1989
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Civic Center
February 11, 1989
Daytona Beach, Florida
Ocean Center
February 12, 1989
Miami, Florida
James L. Knight Center
February 14, 1989
North Fort Myers, Florida
Lee County Civic Center
February 15, 1989
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach Auditorium
February 17, 1989
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 18, 1989
Atlanta, Georgia
The Omni
February 19, 1989
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
February 25, 1989
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Cumberland County Auditorium
February 26, 1989
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
February 27, 1989
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah Civic Center
March 1, 1989
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Brendan Byrne Arena
March 2, 1989
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Stabler Arena
March 4, 1989
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
March 5, 1989
Binghamton, New York
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
March 7, 1989
Rochester, New York
Rochester Community War Memorial
March 8, 1989
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Coliseum
March 9, 1989
Landover, Maryland
Capital Centre
March 11, 1989
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk Scope
March 12, 1989
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Spectrum
March 13, 1989
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
March 15, 1989
Troy, New York
RPI Field House
March 16, 1989
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Centrum
March 17, 1989
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Civic Center
March 18, 1989
Syracuse, New York
War Memorial at Oncenter
March 29, 1989
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Civic Center
March 30, 1989
Portland, Maine
Cumberland County Civic Center
April 1, 1989
Moncton, New Brunswick
Canada
Moncton Coliseum
April 3, 1989
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Centre 200
April 4, 1989
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax Metro Centre
April 6, 1989
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa Civic Centre
April 7, 1989
Toronto, Ontario
Maple Leaf Gardens
April 8, 1989
Hamilton, Ontario
Copps Coliseum
April 10, 1989
Quebec City, Quebec
Colisée de Québec
April 11, 1989
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Centre Georges-Vézina
April 12, 1989
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Forum
April 14, 1989
Battle Creek, Michigan
United States
Kellogg Arena
April 15, 1989
Saginaw, Michigan
Wendler Arena
April 16, 1989
Trotwood, Ohio
Hara Arena
April 18, 1989
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Civic Center
April 19, 1989
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 20, 1989
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse Center
April 21, 1989
Bloomington, Minnesota
Met Center
Pacific Ocean Tour
Australia Support act: Mortal Sin
May 1, 1989
Auckland
New Zealand
Logan Campbell Center
May 3, 1989
Torrensville
Australia
Thebarton Theatre
May 4, 1989
West Melbourne
Festival Hall
May 6, 1989
Sydney
Hordern Pavilion
May 11, 1989
Kawasaki
Japan
Sangyo Bunka Kaikan
May 13, 1989
Tokyo
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
May 14, 1989
May 16, 1989
Osaka
Koseinekin Hall
May 17, 1989
May 18, 1989
Nagoya
Shi Kokaido
Supported By: The Cult
May 24, 1989
Honolulu, Hawaii
United States
Neal S. Blaisdell Center
May 27, 1989
Anchorage, Alaska
Sullivan Arena
North American Leg IISupported By: The Cult
May 31, 1989
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
PNE Expo Center
June 2, 1989
Edmonton, Alberta
Northlands Coliseum
June 3, 1989
Calgary, Alberta
Saddledome
June 4, 1989
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Place
June 6, 1989
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Arena
June 7, 1989
Minot, North Dakota
United States
Minot Municipal Auditorium
June 8, 1989
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth Arena Auditorium
June 10, 1989
Bloomington, Minnesota
Met Center
June 11, 1989
Ames, Iowa
Hilton Coliseum
June 13, 1989
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Arena
June 14, 1989
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha Civic Auditorium
June 16, 1989
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
June 17, 1989
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck Civic Center
June 18, 1989
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hyslop Sports Center
June 20, 1989
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Five Seasons Center
June 21, 1989
Bonner Springs, Kansas
Sandstone Amphitheatre
June 22, 1989
Springfield, Illinois
Prairie Capital Convention Center
June 24, 1989
East Troy, Wisconsin
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
June 25, 1989
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
June 27, 1989
Evansville, Indiana
Roberts Municipal Stadium
June 28, 1989
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Gardens
June 29, 1989
Noblesville, Indiana
Deer Creek Music Center
July 1, 1989
Mears, Michigan
Val du Lakes Amphitheatre
July 3, 1989
Clarkston, Michigan
Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 4, 1989
July 5, 1989
Cincinnati, Ohio
Riverbend Music Center
July 7, 1989
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Poplar Creek Music Theater
July 8, 1989
Richfield, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
July 9, 1989
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston Civic Center
July 11, 1989
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
July 12, 1989
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
City Island
July 14, 1989
Middletown, New York
Orange County Fairgrounds
July 15, 1989
Manchester, New Hampshire
Riverfront Park
July 16, 1989
Weedsport, New York
Cayuga County Fair Speedway
July 18, 1989
Bristol, Connecticut
Lake Compounce
July 19, 1989
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Spectrum
July 21, 1989
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Brendan Byrne Arena
July 22, 1989
July 23, 1989
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 25, 1989
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Centrum
July 26, 1989
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington Memorial Auditorium
July 28, 1989
Landover, Maryland
Capital Centre
July 29, 1989
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Great Allentown Fair
July 30, 1989
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Coliseum
August 7, 1989
Newark, Delaware
Stone Balloon
August 8, 1989
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Civic Center
August 9, 1989
Columbia, South Carolina
Carolina Coliseum
August 11, 1989
Johnson City, Tennessee
Freedom Hall Civic Center
August 12, 1989
Thornville, Ohio
Buckeye Lake Music Center
August 13, 1989
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
August 15, 1989
Chattanooga, Tennessee
UTC Arena
August 16, 1989
Nashville, Tennessee
Starwood Amphitheatre
August 18, 1989
Atlanta, Georgia
Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 19, 1989
Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi Coliseum
August 20, 1989
Biloxi, Mississippi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
August 22, 1989
Houston, Texas
The Summit
August 23, 1989
Dallas, Texas
Starplex Amphitheatre
August 25, 1989
Morrison, Colorado
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 26, 1989
August 28, 1989
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Coliseum
August 29, 1989
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Center Coliseum
August 30, 1989
September 1, 1989
Portland, Oregon
Memorial Coliseum
September 3, 1989
Boise, Idaho
Boise State University Pavilion
September 5, 1989
Billings, Montana
MetraPark Arena
September 6, 1989
Casper, Wyoming
Casper Events Center
September 8, 1989
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Palace
September 9, 1989
Paradise, Nevada
Thomas & Mack Center
September 10, 1989
Chandler, Arizona
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre
September 12, 1989
Reno, Nevada
Lawlor Events Center
September 14, 1989
Concord, California
Concord Pavilion
September 15, 1989
Mountain View, California
Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 16, 1989
Sacramento, California
California Exposition & State Fair
September 19, 1989
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Community Center
September 21, 1989
Irvine, California
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
September 22, 1989
September 23, 1989
South America
October 4, 1989
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Maracanã Arena
October 6, 1989
São Paulo
Ibirapuera Gymnasium
October 7, 1989
Personnel
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