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.

Shit Hits The Sheds

Tour by Metallica
Associated album	Live Shit: Binge & Purge Metallica
Start date	May 30, 1994
End date	August 21, 1994
Legs	1
No. of shows	51
Metallica concert chronology

This tour is also known for the debut of the song "The God That Failed". On the last date of the tour in Miami, famed lead singer of Judas Priest, Rob Halford (who at the time was the singer for Fight), sang guest vocals on stage for a performance of "Rapid Fire" from his band's 1980 album British Steel. This was 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. This tour was also the first tour featuring 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.

Supporting acts for this tour were Danzig, Suicidal Tendencies (whose bassist Robert Trujillo would join Metallica nine years later), Candlebox and Fight. Alice in Chains was supposed to be one of the opening acts, but due to vocalist Layne Staley's drug addiction, they were forced to rescind the offer.[1] The Offspring (who had just released their breakthrough album Smash) was reportedly offered to replace Alice in Chains on this tour, but turned it down due to their desire to continue playing in clubs.[2] Candlebox was eventually chosen as their replacement. However, Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell joined in with Metallica on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" during their August 9, 1994 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma performance.

Typical setlist

(Taken from the Holmdel, New Jersey Garden State Arts Center show on June 1, 1994)

1. Breadfan" (Budgie cover)
2. "Master of Puppets"
3. "Wherever I May Roam"
4. "Harvester of Sorrow"
5. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
6. "The God That Failed"
7. "Kill/Ride Medley"
   1. "Ride the Lightning"
   2. "No Remorse"
   3. "The Four Horsemen"
   4. "Phantom Lord"
   5. "Fight Fire With Fire"
8. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
9. "Disposable Heroes"
10. "Seek & Destroy"
11. Guitar Solo
12. "Nothing Else Matters"
13. "Creeping Death"
14. Bass Solo
15. "Fade to Black"
16. "Whiplash"

Encore:

17. "Sad but True"
18. "One"

Encore 2:

19. "Enter Sandman"
20. "So What?" (Anti-Nowhere League cover)

Tour dates

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

Personnel

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

References

1. Sunday Old School: Alice in Chains Metal Underground.
2. Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. Harper Paperbacks. p. 305. ISBN 0-380-81127-8.
3. Metallica
4. Metallica
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