# Shit Hits the Sheds Tour

The Shit Hits the Sheds was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica, which took place in 1994. The band played in 51 shows in North America, including a performance at Woodstock '94, which had an attendance of over 300,000 people.

## Overview

This tour is also known for the debut of the song "The God That Failed", and Lars Ulrich's down-scaled drum kits. According to Ulrich's interview on guitar center in 2014, two rack toms were removed from his original drum setup, thus allowing the hi-hat cymbal and ride cymbal to be placed nearer to him and making his drum kit easier to play.
This was also the last tour that Metallica played in standard tuning before tuning down to E♭ standard due to James Hetfield's deteriorating vocals from the recent large-scale tour in support of Metallica (commonly known as the Black Album).
On the last date of the tour in Miami, the famed lead vocalist of Judas Priest, Rob Halford (who at the time was the lead vocalist for Fight), sang guest vocals on stage for a performance of "Rapid Fire" from his band's 1980 album British Steel.

### Supporting acts

The supporting acts for this tour were Danzig, Suicidal Tendencies (whose bassist Robert Trujillo would join Metallica nine years later), Candlebox, and Fight.
Candlebox were a replacement for Alice in Chains, who were forced to withdraw from the tour due to lead vocalist Layne Staley's heroin addiction. The Offspring (who had just released their breakthrough album Smash) were originally invited to replace Alice in Chains, but declined due to their desire to continue playing in clubs as well as logistical issues.
Despite Alice in Chains' withdrawal from the tour, the band's guitarist, Jerry Cantrell, joined Metallica on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" during their August 9, 1994 performance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

## Typical setlist

(Taken from the Holmdel, New Jersey Garden State Arts Center show on June 1, 1994)
* "Breadfan" (Budgie cover)
* "Master of Puppets"
* "Wherever I May Roam"
* "Harvester of Sorrow"
* "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
* "The God That Failed"
* "Kill/Ride Medley"
** "Ride the Lightning"
** "No Remorse"
** "The Four Horsemen"
** "Phantom Lord"
** "Fight Fire With Fire"
* "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
* "Disposable Heroes"
* "Seek & Destroy"
* Guitar Solo
* "Nothing Else Matters"
* "Creeping Death"
* Bass Solo
* "Fade to Black"
* "Whiplash"
Encore:
* "Sad but True"
* "One"
Encore 2:
* "Enter Sandman"
* "So What?" (Anti-Nowhere League cover)

## Tour dates

List of 1994 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| May 30, 1994 | Corfu | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| June 1, 1994 | Holmdel Township | United States | Garden State Arts Center |
| June 3, 1994 | Quebec City | Canada | Hippodrome de Quebec |
| June 4, 1994 | Barrie | Canada | Molson Park |
| June 5, 1994 | Syracuse | United States | New York State Fair Grandstand |
| June 7, 1994 | Allentown | United States | Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand |
| June 8, 1994 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Amphitheatre |
| June 10, 1994 | Essex Junction | United States | Champlain Valley Expo |
| June 11, 1994 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods Center |
| June 12, 1994 | Swanzey | United States | Cheshire Fair Grandstand |
| June 14, 1994 | Philadelphia | United States | Mann Music Center |
| June 15, 1994 | Mechanicsburg | United States | Williams Grove Speedway |
| June 17, 1994 | Middletown | United States | Orange County Fairgrounds |
| June 18, 1994 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| June 19, 1994 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| June 21, 1994 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| June 22, 1994 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| June 24, 1994 | Ionia | United States | Ionia Free Fair |
| June 25, 1994 | Des Moines | United States | Iowa State Fairgrounds |
| June 26, 1994 | Somerset | United States | River's Edge Park |
| June 28, 1994 | Maryland Heights | United States | Riverport Amphitheater |
| June 29, 1994 | Columbus | United States | Polaris Amphitheater |
| July 1, 1994 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater |
| July 2, 1994 | Noblesville | United States | Deer Creek Music Center |
| July 3, 1994 | Tinley Park | United States | World Music Theater |
| July 17, 1994 | Vancouver | Canada | Thunderbird Stadium |
| July 19, 1994 | Seattle | United States | Memorial Stadium |
| July 20, 1994 | Portland | United States | Portland Meadows |
| July 22, 1994 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| July 23, 1994 | Sacramento | United States | California Exposition Amphitheatre |
| July 24, 1994 | San Bernardino | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| July 26, 1994 | Carson | United States | Velodrome Field |
| July 27, 1994 | Phoenix | United States | Desert Sky Pavilion |
| July 29, 1994 | Park City | United States | Park West Ski Resort |
| July 30, 1994 | Whitney | United States | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| July 31, 1994 | San Diego | United States | Brown Airfield |
| August 2, 1994 | Albuquerque | United States | University Stadium |
| August 3, 1994 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| August 5, 1994 | Dallas | United States | Starplex Amphitheatre |
| August 6, 1994 | Austin | United States | South Park Meadows |
| August 7, 1994 | Baytown | United States | Houston Raceway Park |
| August 9, 1994 | Oklahoma City | United States | Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Speedway |
| August 10, 1994 | Bonner Springs | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater |
| August 12, 1994 | Burgettstown | United States | Star Lake Amphitheatre |
| August 13, 1994 | Saugerties | United States | Woodstock '94 |
| August 14, 1994 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| August 16, 1994 | Charlotte | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| August 17, 1994 | Antioch | United States | Starwood Amphitheatre |
| August 19, 1994 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| August 20, 1994 | Tampa | United States | Florida State Fairgrounds |
| August 21, 1994 | Miami | United States | Bicentennial Park |

## Personnel

* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
* Jason Newsted – bass, backing vocals
* Lars Ulrich – drums