# Damage, Inc. Tour

The Damage, Inc. Tour was a concert tour by 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.

## 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 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| March 27, 1986 | Valley Center | United States | Britt Brown Arena |
| March 29, 1986 | Oklahoma City | United States | Oklahoma State Fair Arena |
| April 1, 1986 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| April 2, 1986 | St. Louis | United States | Kiel Auditorium |
| April 4, 1986 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| April 5, 1986 | Chicago | United States | UIC Pavilion |
| April 6, 1986 | Milwaukee | United States | MECCA Arena |
| April 8, 1986 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| April 9, 1986 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| April 10, 1986 | Erie | United States | Erie Civic Arena |
| April 12, 1986 | Johnstown | United States | Cambria County War Memorial Arena |
| April 13, 1986 | Syracuse | United States | Onondaga County War Memorial Arena |
| April 14, 1986 | Rochester | United States | Rochester Community War Memorial Arena |
| April 16, 1986 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| April 17, 1986 | Binghamton | United States | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| April 18, 1986 | Bethlehem | United States | Stabler Arena |
| April 20, 1986 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| April 21, 1986 | East Rutherford | United States | Meadowlands Arena |
| April 23, 1986 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Arena |
| April 24, 1986 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum |
| April 25, 1986 | Worcester | United States | Centrum in Worcester |
| April 27, 1986 | Glens Falls | United States | Glens Falls Civic Arena |
| April 28, 1986 | Hempstead | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| April 30, 1986 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| May 1, 1986 | Richmond | United States | Richmond Coliseum |
| May 2, 1986 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| May 3, 1986 | Johnson City | United States | Freedom Hall |
| May 4, 1986 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| May 6, 1986 | New Orleans | United States | Lakefront Arena |
| May 8, 1986 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| May 9, 1986 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| May 10, 1986 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Convention Center Arena |
| May 12, 1986 | El Paso | United States | El Paso County Coliseum |
| May 13, 1986 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum |
| May 15, 1986 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| May 17, 1986 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| May 19, 1986 | Tucson | United States | Tucson Community Center Arena |
| May 20, 1986 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| May 23, 1986 | Tulsa | United States | Cain's Ballroom |
| May 24, 1986 | Cape Girardeau | United States | Cape Girardeau Arena |
| May 25, 1986 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom |
| May 26, 1986 | Des Moines | United States | Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand (Iowa Jam 1986) |
| May 28, 1986 | Minneapolis | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| May 29, 1986 | Eau Claire | United States | Old Mill Expo Center |
| May 30, 1986 | Davenport | United States | The Col Ballroom |
| May 31, 1986 | Decatur | United States | Decatur Civic Center Arena |
| June 1, 1986 | Omaha | United States | Peony Park Ballroom |
| June 3, 1986 | Dallas | United States | Bronco Bowl Auditorium |
| June 4, 1986 | Corpus Christi | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| June 5, 1986 | McAllen | United States | La Villa Real Convention Center |
| June 6, 1986 | San Antonio | United States | Majestic Theatre |
| June 7, 1986 | Odessa | United States | Ector County Coliseum |
| June 10, 1986 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| June 11, 1986 | Las Vegas | United States | Thomas & Mack Center |
| June 13, 1986 | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| June 14, 1986 | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| June 15, 1986 | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| June 16, 1986 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace Arena |
| June 17, 1986 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace Arena |
| June 18, 1986 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheatre |
| June 20, 1986 | Central Point | United States | Jackson County Expo Pavilion |
| June 21, 1986 | Berkeley | United States | Ruthie's Inn (Billed as "Spastik Children") |
| June 21, 1986 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Coliseum |
| June 22, 1986 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Coliseum |
| June 24, 1986 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum |
| June 25, 1986 | Portland | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| June 27, 1986 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| June 29, 1986 | Calgary | Canada | Saddledome |
| June 30, 1986 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
| July 5, 1986 | Pihtipudas | Finland | Cape Harju (Saapasjalkarock 1986) |
| July 6, 1986 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival Site (Roskilde Festival) |
| July 11, 1986 | Ashwaubenon | United States | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| July 12, 1986 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| July 13, 1986 | Hoffman Estates | United States | Poplar Creek Music Theater |
| July 15, 1986 | Peoria | United States | Peoria Civic Arena |
| July 16, 1986 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| July 17, 1986 | Columbus | United States | Ohio Center |
| July 19, 1986 | Battle Creek | United States | Kellogg Arena |
| July 20, 1986 | Saginaw | United States | Wendler Arena |
| July 21, 1986 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| July 24, 1986 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| July 25, 1986 | Louisville | United States | Cardinal Stadium |
| July 26, 1986 | Evansville | United States | Mesker Music Theatre (Cancelled after James Hetfield broke his arm in a skateboarding accident) |
| July 27, 1986 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| July 29, 1986 | Chattanooga | United States | UTC Arena |
| July 30, 1986 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| August 1, 1986 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Coliseum |
| August 2, 1986 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| August 3, 1986 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| August 6, 1986 | Cheektowaga | United States | September's Cafe |
| August 8, 1986 | Toronto | Canada | Toronto Concert Hall |
| August 12, 1986 | Chicoutimi | Canada | Georges-Vezina Centre |
| August 19, 1986 | Poughkeepsie | United States | Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall) |
| August 20, 1986 | New York City | United States | The Felt Forum |
| September 10, 1986 | Cardiff | Wales | St David's Hall |
| September 11, 1986 | Bradford | England | St George's Hall |
| September 12, 1986 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre |
| September 14, 1986 | Dublin | Ireland | SFX Concert Hall |
| September 15, 1986 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall |
| September 17, 1986 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo Theatre |
| September 18, 1986 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall (Ovall Hall) |
| September 19, 1986 | Newcastle | England | Mayfair Ballroom |
| September 20, 1986 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon Theatre |
| September 21, 1986 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon Theatre |
| September 24, 1986 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen |
| September 25, 1986 | Lillestrøm | Norway | Skedsmohallen |
| September 26, 1986 | Stockholm | Sweden | Solnahallen |
| September 27, 1986 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Saga Rock Theatre |
| September 29, 1986 | Hamburg | West Germany | Hamburg Market Hall (Auditorium) |
| September 30, 1986 | Osnabrück | West Germany | Gartlage Hall |
| October 1, 1986 | Saarbrücken or West Berlin ? | West Germany | Saarlandhalle or Metropolis Theatre ? |
| October 3, 1986 | Strasbourg | France | Tivoli Hall |
| October 4, 1986 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall |
| October 6, 1986 | Paris | France | Zenith |
| October 7, 1986 | Lyon | France | Labor Exchange Theatre |
| October 8, 1986 | Barcelona | Spain | Barcelona Sports Palace |
| October 9, 1986 | Madrid | Spain | Madrid Sports Pavilion |
| October 11, 1986 | Toulouse | France | Grains Market Hall |
| October 12, 1986 | Marseille | France | Bonneveine Beach |
| October 13, 1986 | Nice | France | Verdure Theatre |
| October 14, 1986 | Milan | Italy | Trussardi Palace |
| October 15, 1986 | Bologna | Italy | ? |
| October 17, 1986 | Sindelfingen | West Germany | Messehalle |
| October 18, 1986 | Greifensee | Switzerland | Greifensee Sports Centrum |
| October 19, 1986 | Neunkirchen | West Germany | Hemmerlein Hall |
| October 20, 1986 | Munich | West Germany | Circus Krone Building |
| October 21, 1986 | Offenbach | West Germany | Offenbach City Hall |
| October 23, 1986 | Mannheim | West Germany | Mannheimer Rosengarten |
| October 24, 1986 | Düsseldorf | West Germany | Philips Hall |
| October 25, 1986 | Genk | Belgium | Limburg Hall |
| October 26, 1986 | Zwolle | Netherlands | Zwolle Ice Hall ("Aardschok Festival") |
| October 30, 1986 | New York City | United States | Felt Forum |
| November 1, 1986 | Chicoutimi | Canada | Georges-Vezina Centre |
| November 2, 1986 | Rimouski | Canada | Rimouski Coliseum |
| November 3, 1986 | Victoriaville | Canada | Bois-Francs Coliseum |
| November 5, 1986 | Quebec City | Canada | Jeunesse Pavilion |
| November 6, 1986 | Montreal | Canada | Verdun Auditorium |
| November 7, 1986 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| November 8, 1986 | Cheektowaga | United States | September's Cafe |
| November 8, 1986 | Reseda | United States | Reseda Country Club |
| November 9, 1986 | Hartford | United States | Agora |
| November 9, 1986 | Anaheim | United States | Jezebel's |
| November 10, 1986 | Poughkeepsie | United States | Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall) |
| November 12, 1986 | Passaic | United States | Capitol Theater |
| November 15, 1986 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya Public Hall |
| November 17, 1986 | Nagoya | Japan | Nitori Culture Hall |
| November 18, 1986 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| November 19, 1986 | Tokyo | Japan | Nakano Sun Plaza Hall |
| November 20, 1986 | Tokyo | Japan | Nakano Sun Plaza Hall |
| November 25, 1986 | Melbourne | Australia | Palais Theater |
| November 27, 1986 | Sydney | Australia | Selina's |
| November 26, 1986 | Providence | United States | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| November 28, 1986 | Poughkeepsie | United States | Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Mair Hall) |
| November 29, 1986 | Passaic | United States | Capitol Theatre |
| November 30, 1986 | West Hartford | United States | Agora Ballroom |
| December 1, 1986 | New York City | United States | Felt Forum |
| December 3, 1986 | Montreal | Canada | Verdun Auditorium |
| December 4, 1986 | Chicoutimi | Canada | Centre Georges-Vézina |
| December 5, 1986 | Quebec City | Canada | Pavillon de la Jeunesse |
| December 6, 1986 | Rimouski | Canada | Colisée de Rimouski |
| December 7, 1986 | Victoriaville | Canada | Colisée Desjardins |
| December 9, 1986 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| December 10, 1986 | Sudbury | Canada | Sudbury Community Arena |
| December 13, 1986 | Winnipeg | Canada | Pantages Playhouse Theatre |
| December 14, 1986 | Regina | Canada | Saskatchewan Arts Centre (Bell Theatre) |
| December 14, 1986 | Brandon | Canada | Keystone Arena |
| December 15, 1986 | Saskatoon | Canada | Saskatoon Arena |
| December 16, 1986 | Edmonton | Canada | Edmonton Convention Centre |
| December 17, 1986 | Calgary | Canada | Max Bell Arena |
| December 19, 1986 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| December 20, 1986 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Arena |
List of 1987 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| January 8, 1987 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falconer Theatre |
| January 9, 1987 | Holstebro | Denmark | Holstebro Hall |
| January 10, 1987 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Lisebergshallen |
| January 12, 1987 | Osnabrück | West Germany | Gartlage Hall |
| January 14, 1987 | Lyon | France | Labor Exchange Theatre |
| January 16, 1987 | Bordeaux | France | Bordeaux Celebration Hall |
| January 17, 1987 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona |
| January 18, 1987 | Madrid | Spain | Raimundo Saporta Pavilion |
| January 20, 1987 | Nice | France | Théâtre de verdure de Nice |
| January 21, 1987 | Milan | Italy | Palatrussardi |
| January 23, 1987 | Munich | West Germany | Deutsches Museum (Congress Hall) |
| January 24, 1987 | Böblingen | West Germany | Sporthalle |
| January 25, 1987 | Essen | West Germany | Grugahalle |
| January 27, 1987 | Hamburg | West Germany | Markthalle Hamburg (Auditorium) |
| January 28, 1987 | Hamburg | West Germany | Markthalle Hamburg (Auditorium) |
| January 29, 1987 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach |
| January 30, 1987 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| January 31, 1987 | Neunkirchen | West Germany | Hemmerleinhalle |
| February 1, 1987 | Greifensee | Switzerland | Greifensee Sports Centrum |
| February 3, 1987 | Strasbourg | France | Tivoli Hall |
| February 4, 1987 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | Maison du Peuple |
| February 5, 1987 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| February 7, 1987 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National Arena |
| February 8, 1987 | Zwolle | Netherlands | IJsselhallen (Aardschok Festival) |
| February 10, 1987 | Katowice | Poland | Spodek |
| February 11, 1987 | Katowice | Poland | Spodek |
| February 13, 1987 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Frölundaborg |

## 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