Ride the Lightning Tour

Ride the Lightning
Tour by Metallica
Associated album Ride the Lightning
Start date November 17, 1984
End date December 31, 1985
Shows 84
Metallica concert chronology
Kill 'Em All for One Tour
(1983-1984)		 Ride the Lightning Tour
(1984-1985)		 Damage, Inc. Tour
(1986-1987)

Ride the Lightning was the second concert tour by the American thrash metal band Metallica. The tour was in support of Metallica's second album Ride the Lightning. Tank provided tour support in Europe, while WASP and Armored Saint shared the stage in North America. Metallica performed for the first time at Monsters of Rock in front of 70,000 people.

Typical setlist

(Taken from the Albuquerque, New Mexico Grand Central Station show on March 3, 1985)

  1. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Phantom Lord"
  4. "The Four Horsemen"
  5. "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" (Bass Solo)
  6. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  7. "No Remorse"
  8. "Fade to Black"
  9. "Seek & Destroy"
  10. "Whiplash"
  11. "Creeping Death"
  12. Guitar Solo
  13. "Am I Evil?" (Originally performed by Diamond Head)
  14. "Motorbreath"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
November 17, 1984PoperingeBelgiumMaecke Blyde
November 18, 1984ParisFranceEspace Ballard
November 20, 1984LyonPalais D'Hiver
November 21, 1984MarseillesStadium
November 22, 1984ToulouseLe Riff
November 23, 1984BordeauxGrand Parc
November 24, 1984MontpellierGrand Odeon
November 25, 1984NiceTheater de Verdue
November 27, 1984MilanItalyPalas Giovanni
November 30, 1984ZurichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
December 1, 1984MainzGermanyEzlerhof
December 2, 1984NurembergHemmerleinhalle
December 3, 1984MannheimKulturhaus
December 4, 1984SindelfingenAusstellungshalle
December 5, 1984CologneStadthalle
December 7, 1984AmsterdamHollandParadiso
December 8, 1984OsnabrückGermanyHalle Gartlage
December 9, 1984HamburgMarkthalle
December 11, 1984CopenhagenDenmarkSaga
December 12, 1984StockholmSwedenGotalejon
December 14, 1984LietoFinlandTravashovi
December 15, 1984NavalIioharjn
December 16, 1984HelsinkiHouse of Culture
December 20, 1984LondonEnglandLyceum Ballroom
North America
January 11, 1985Scotia, New YorkUnited StatesSkyway Club
January 12, 1985Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDarby's
January 13, 1985Baltimore, MarylandCoast to Coast
January 15, 1985MontrealCanadaSpectrum
January 16, 1985
January 17, 1985Quebec CitySalle-Albert Rousseau
January 18, 1985OttawaCivic Center
January 19, 1985TorontoYonge Concert Hall
January 20, 1985Buffalo, New YorkUnited StatesSalty Dog
January 22, 1985Scranton, Pennsylvania?
January 23, 1985Poughkeepsie, New YorkHudson Civic Center
January 25, 1985Elmhurst, New YorkL'Amour East
January 26, 1985Brooklyn, New YorkL'Amours
January 27, 1985
January 28, 1985Columbus, OhioNewport Music Hall
January 29, 1985Cincinnati, OhioAnnie's Riverside Saloon
January 30, 1985Indianapolis, IndianaSherwood Country Club
February 1, 1985Detroit, MichiganRoyal Oak Music Theater
February 3, 1985Kalamazoo, MichiganState Theater
February 5, 1985Madison, WisconsinDane County Coliseum
February 6, 1985Minneapolis, MinnesotaFirst Avenue
February 7, 1985Rochester, MinnesotaMayo Civic Auditorium
February 8, 1985Milwaukee, WisconsinEagles Club Ballroom
February 9, 1985Chicago, IllinoisAragon Ballroom
February 10, 1985Green Bay, WisconsinBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 13, 1985Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
February 14, 1985Burlington, IowaBurlington Memorial Auditorium
February 15, 1985St. Louis, MissouriReflexions
February 16, 1985Kansas City, Missouri Uptown Theater
February 17, 1985Wichita, KansasCotillion
February 20, 1985Tulsa, OklahomaCains Ballroom
February 21, 1985Austin, TexasCity Coliseum
February 22, 1985San Antonio, TexasCameo Theater
February 23, 1985
February 24, 1985H
February 25, 1985Corpus Christi, TexasRitz Music Hall
February 26, 1985Houston, TexasCardi's
February 27, 1985Dallas, TexasArcadia
February 28, 1985Houston, TexasCardi's
March 2, 1985El Paso, TexasBig Apple Night Club
March 3, 1985Albuquerque, New MexicoGrand Central Station
March 4, 1985Colorado Springs, ColoradoDJ's Nightclub
March 5, 1985Denver, ColoradoRainbow Music Hall
March 6, 1985Phoenix, ArizonaState Theatre
March 9, 1985San Diego, CaliforniaState University
March 10, 1985Hollywood, CaliforniaHollywood Palladium
March 13, 1985Palo Alto, CaliforniaThe Keystone
March 14, 1985San Francisco, CaliforniaKabuki Theater
March 15, 1985
March 17, 1985Seattle, WashingtonMoore Theater
March 18, 1985Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaNew York Theater
March 19, 1985Portland, OregonUnited StatesStarry Night Club
Post-Tour Festivals
August 13, 1985BirminghamUnited KingdomRehearsal
August 17, 1985Castle DoningtonDonington Park
August 24, 1985San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited StatesRuthie's Inn
August 31, 1985Oakland, CaliforniaOakland Coliseum
September 14, 1985Sankt GoarshausenGermanyMetal Hammer Fest
December 29, 1985Sacramento, CaliforniaUnited StatesMemorial Auditorium
December 31, 1985San Francisco, CaliforniaCivic Center

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