# Summer Sanitarium Tour

The Summer Sanitarium Tour was a music event led by American heavy metal band Metallica. The first edition took place during the summer of 2000, with 20 shows in the United States. A second edition was held during the summer of 2003, with 21 shows in North America. The tour was sponsored by MTV and Mars Music and promoted by SFX Concerts.

## Background

It marks the final tour for bassist Jason Newsted, who quit the band in January 2001. Before the concert in Atlanta on July 7, 2000, frontman James Hetfield injured his back in a jet skiing accident and was forced to sit out three shows. Newsted sang most of the songs during these concerts, and the vocals and rhythm guitar were also taken by musicians from the supporting acts, such as Kid Rock and his guitarists Kenny Olson and Jason Krause, Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian of System of a Down, and Jonathan Davis of Korn.
The tour grossed $42 million in 2000 and $48.8 million in 2003.

## Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on July 12, 2000; at the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
* "Creeping Death"
* "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
* "Seek & Destroy"
* "Fade to Black"
* "Fuel"
* "Whiplash"
* "Sad but True"
* "No Leaf Clover"
* "King Nothing"
* "Master of Puppets" / "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
* "Battery"

### Encore

* "Nothing Else Matters"
* "One"
* "Turn the Page"
* "Enter Sandman"

## Tour dates

List of 2000 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| June 23, 2000 | Seattle | United States | Memorial Stadium |
| June 30, 2000 | Foxborough | United States | Foxboro Stadium |
| July 1, 2000 | Rockingham | United States | Rockingham Dragway |
| July 3, 2000 | Madison | United States | Gateway International Raceway |
| July 4, 2000 | Baltimore | United States | PSINet Stadium |
| July 7, 2000 | Atlanta | United States | Georgia Dome |
| July 8, 2000 | Sparta | United States | Kentucky Speedway |
| July 9, 2000 | Irving | United States | Texas Stadium |
| July 12, 2000 | Denver | United States | Mile High Stadium |
| July 14, 2000 | San Francisco | United States | 3Com Park |
| July 15, 2000 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| July 16, 2000 | Phoenix | United States | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion |
| July 18, 2000 | West Hollywood | United States | House of Blues |
| July 20, 2000 | East Rutherford | United States | Giants Stadium |
| July 22, 2000 | Cicero | United States | Chicago Motor Speedway |
| August 2, 2000 | Dallas | United States | Smirnoff Music Center |
| August 3, 2000 | Dallas | United States | Smirnoff Music Center |
| August 5, 2000 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| August 6, 2000 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| August 8, 2000 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena |
| August 9, 2000 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena |
List of 2003 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| July 4, 2003 | Pontiac | United States | Pontiac Silverdome |
| July 5, 2003 | Toronto | Canada | SkyDome |
| July 6, 2003 | Foxborough | United States | Gillette Stadium |
| July 8, 2003 | East Rutherford | United States | Giants Stadium |
| July 11, 2003 | Atlanta | United States | Turner Field |
| July 12, 2003 | Philadelphia | United States | Veterans Stadium |
| July 13, 2003 | Orlando | United States | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| July 18, 2003 | Landover | United States | FedExField |
| July 19, 2003 | Columbus | United States | Ohio Stadium |
| July 20, 2003 | Montreal | Canada | Parc Jean-Drapeau |
| July 25, 2003 | St. Louis | United States | Edward Jones Dome |
| July 26, 2003 | Stickney | United States | Hawthorne Race Course |
| July 27, 2003 | Minneapolis | United States | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| August 1, 2003 | Denver | United States | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| August 2, 2003 | Houston | United States | Reliant Stadium |
| August 3, 2003 | Irving | United States | Texas Stadium |
| August 6, 2003 | West Valley City | United States | USANA Amphitheatre |
| August 7, 2003 | Seattle | United States | Seahawk Stadium |
| August 9, 2003 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| August 10, 2003 | San Francisco | United States | 3Com Park |

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ This concert is a part of the "Experience Music Project Opening Celebration"
    $^B$ This concert is a part of the "MGD Blind Date"
    $^C$ This concert is a part of "Tattoo the Earth"
    $^D$ This concert is a part of "Rockfest"

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
| Foxboro Stadium | Foxborough | 49,551 / 49,551 (100%) | $3,173,885 |
| Rockingham Speedway | Rockingham | 24,646 / 35,000 (70%) | $1,479,335 |
| Gateway International Raceway | Madison | 31,840 / 40,000 (80%) | $1,923,415 |
| PSINet Stadium | Baltimore | 39,257 / 50,000 (78%) | $3,415,205 |
| Georgia Dome | Atlanta | 44,023 / 46,202 (95%) | $2,803,840 |
| Kentucky Speedway | Sparta | 50,462 / 60,000 (84%) | $3,280,030 |
| Texas Stadium | Irving | 49,429 / 49,429 (100%) | $3,160,170 |
| Mile High Stadium | Denver | 38,643 / 48,000 (80%) | $2,445,950 |
| 3Com Park | San Francisco | 91,643 / 115,007 (80%) | $6,037,030 |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles | 131,231 / 153,200 (87%) | $8,490,755 |
| Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac | 35,021 / 59,545 (59%) | $2,521,275 |
| SkyDome | Toronto | 36,562 / 37,447 (98%) | $2,341,286 |
| Gillette Stadium | Foxborough | 42,898 / 48,600 (88%) | $3,116,300 |
| Giants Stadium | East Rutherford | 51,934 / 56,600 (92%) | $3,500,780 |
| Turner Field | Atlanta | 22,957 / 50,043 (46%) | $1,667,295 |
| Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando | 26,982 / 27,000 (~100%) | $2,023,650 |
| FedExField | Landover | 27,656 / 58,377 (47%) | $1,943,100 |
| Ohio Stadium | Columbus | 41,458 / 50,000 (83%) | $2,850,885 |
| Parc Jean-Drapeau | Montreal | 41,738 / 42,000 (99%) | $2,523,110 |
| Hawthorne Race Course | Stickney | 36,614 / 36,614 (100%) | $2,746,050 |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Minneapolis | 35,979 / 35,979 (100%) | $2,803,740 |
| Seahawk Stadium | Seattle | 28,882 / 37,283 (77%) | $2,116,150 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 979,406 / 1,185,877 (83%) | $66,363,236 |