Metallica makes their historic Soldier Field debut on June 18. How many Metallica shows have you seen in Chicago? Here’s a look back at all the setlists, starting with their first local club show in 1983:
August 12, 1983 – Cabaret Metro
Hit the Lights
The Four Horsemen
Jump in the Fire
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Seek & Destroy
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia
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December 15, 1983 – Broadway Jack’s
Hit the Lights
The Four Horsemen
Fight Fire with Fire
Ride the Lightning
Motorbreath
Seek & Destroy
Creeping Death
(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
ENCORE
No Remorse
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February 9, 1985 – Aragon Ballroom
Fight Fire with Fire
Ride the Lightning
Phantom Lord
The Four Horsemen
(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
For Whom the Bell Tolls
No Remorse
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
ENCORE
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath
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April 5, 1986 – UIC Pavilion
Battery
Master of Puppets
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ride the Lightning
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Seek & Destroy
Creeping Death
ENCORE
Am I Evil?
Damage, Inc.
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May 25, 1986 – Aragon Ballroom
Battery
Master of Puppets
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
The Thing That Should Not Be
(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Damage, Inc.
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
Creeping Death
ENCORE
The Four Horsemen
Guitar Solo
Am I Evil?
Whiplash
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July 13, 1986 – Poplar Creek
Battery
Master of Puppets
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
The Thing That Should Not Be
Seek & Destroy
Creeping Death
ENCORE
Fade to Black
Damage, Inc.
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November 17, 1988 – UIC Pavilion
Blackened
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Leper Messiah
Harvester of Sorrow
Eye of the Beholder
Bass Solo
Master of Puppets
One
Seek & Destroy
…And Justice for All
ENCORE
Creeping Death
Fade to Black
Guitar Solo
Battery
ENCORE #2
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Whiplash
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July 7, 1989 – Poplar Creek
Blackened
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Harvester of Sorrow
The Four Horsemen
The Thing That Should Not Be
Bass Solo
Master of Puppets
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
…And Justice for All
ENCORE
Creeping Death
One
Guitar Solo
Battery
ENCORE #2
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Whiplash
ENCORE #3
Breadfan
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December 5, 1991 – Rosemont Horizon
Enter Sandman
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Sad But True
Wherever I May Roam
Bass Solo
Through the Never
The Unforgiven
Justice Medley
Drum Solo
Guitar Solo
The Four Horsemen
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black
Whiplash
ENCORE
Master of Puppets
Seek & Destroy
ENCORE #2
One
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Battery
ENCORE #3
Stone Cold Crazy
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December 6, 1991 – Rosemont Horizon
Enter Sandman
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Sad But True
Wherever I May Roam
Bass Solo
Through the Never
The Unforgiven
Justice Medley
Drum Solo
Guitar Solo
Holier Than Thou
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black
Whiplash
ENCORE
Master of Puppets
Seek & Destroy
ENCORE #2
One
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Battery
ENCORE #3
Breadfan
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December 7, 1991 – Rosemont Horizon
Enter Sandman
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Sad But True
Of Wolf and Man
Bass Solo
Through the Never
The Unforgiven
Justice Medley
Drum Solo
Guitar Solo
The Four Horsemen
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black
Whiplash
ENCORE
Master of Puppets
Seek & Destroy
ENCORE #2
One
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Battery
ENCORE #3
Motorbreath
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July 1, 1992 – World Music Theatre
Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Fade to Black
Sad But True
Wherever I May Roam
Of Wolf and Man
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Unforgiven
The Shortest Straw
Bass Solo
Guitar Solo
One
Master of Puppets
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
ENCORE
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #2
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Damage, Inc.
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July 3, 1994 – World Music Theatre
Breadfan
Master of Puppets
Wherever I May Roam
Harvester of Sorrow
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
The God that Failed
Kill/Ride Medley
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
London Dungeon
Last Caress
Green Hell
So What
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June 30, 1996 – Lollapalooza in Rockford, IL
So What
Creeping Death
Sad But True
Ain’t My Bitch
Whiplash
Fade to Black
King Nothing
One Until It Sleeps
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman
ENCORE
Last Caress
Master of Puppets
Overkill
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February 7, 1997 – Rosemont Horizon
So What
Creeping Death
Sad But True
Ain’t My Bitch
Whiplash
Hero of the Day
King Nothing
One
Wasting My Hate
Bass/Guitar Solos
Nothing Else Matters
Until It Sleeps
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy/Fight Fire with Fire
ENCORE
Last Caress
Master of Puppets
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #2
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath
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February 8, 1997 – Rosemont Horizon
Last Caress
Creeping Death
Sad But True
Ain’t My Bitch
Whiplash
Hero of the Day
King Nothing
One
Devils’ Dance
Bass/Guitar Solos
Nothing Else Matters
Until It Sleeps
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Fade To Black
Kill/Ride Medley
ENCORE
So What
Master of Puppets
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #2
Breadfan
Overkill
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Februrary 9, 1997 – Rosemont Horizon
Last Caress
Creeping Death
Sad But True
Ain’t My Bitch
Hero of the Day
Bleeding Me
King Nothing
One
The Shortest Straw
Bass/Guitar Solos
Nothing Else Matters
Until It Sleeps
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Fade To Black
Kill/Ride Medley
ENCORE
So What
Master of Puppets
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #2
Fuel
Battery
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November 19, 1998 – Aragon Ballroom
Die, Die My Darling
Blitzkrieg
The Small Hours
The Prince
Sabbra Cadabra
Whiskey in the Jar
Stone Cold Crazy
Mercyful Fate
Turn the Page
Am I Evil?
So What
ENCORE
Killing Time
The Wait
Last Caress
Green Hell
ENCORE #2
Breadfan
Overkill
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January 4, 2000 – Allstate Arena
Die, Die My Darling
Fuel
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Four Horsemen
Whiskey in the Jar
The Memory Remains
No Leaf Clover
Sad But True
Creeping Death
Bleeding Me
Mastertarium
Blackened
ENCORE
Nothing Else Matters
King Nothing
One
ENCORE #2
Turn the Page
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #3
Phantom Lord
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January 5, 2000 – Allstate Arena
Die, Die My Darling
Fuel
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Seek & Destroy
Whiskey in the Jar
The Memory Remains
No Leaf Clover
Sad But True
Creeping Death
The Outlaw Torn
Mastertarium
Blackened
ENCORE
Nothing Else Matters
King Nothing
One
ENCORE #2
Turn the Page
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #3
Trapped Under Ice
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July 22, 2000 – Chicago Motor Speedway
Creeping Death
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Seek & Destroy
Fade to Black
Sad But True
Fuel
No Leaf Clover
Mastertarium
Battery
ENCORE
Nothing Else Matters
One
ENCORE #2
Turn the Page
Enter Sandman
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July 26, 2003 – Hawthorne Racetrack
Battery
Master of Puppets
Harvester of Sorrow
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Frantic
Sad But True
St. Anger
No Remorse
Seek & Destroy
Blackened
ENCORE
Fuel
Nothing Else Matters
Creeping Death
ENCORE #2
One
Enter Sandman
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August 27, 2004 – Allstate Arena
Blackened
Fuel
Wherever I May Roam
The Memory Remains
Frantic
Some Kind of Monster
I Disappear
St. Anger
Fade to Black
Master of Puppets
Fight Fire with Fire
ENCORE
Creeping Death
Nothing Else Matters
Sad But True
One
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #2
Disposable Heroes
Seek & Destroy
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August 28, 2004 – Allstate Arena
Battery
Fuel
Leper Messiah
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Frantic
Turn the Page
Holier Than Thou
St. Anger
Sad But True
Creeping Death
Damage, Inc.
ENCORE
No Leaf Clover
Nothing Else Matters
Master of Puppets
One
Enter Sandman
ENCORE #2
Jump in the Fire
Dyers Eve
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January 26, 2009 – Allstate Arena
That Was Just Your Life
The End of the Line
Creeping Death
Ride the Lightning
One
Broken, Beat & Scarred
Cyanide
Sad But True
Wherever I May Roam
All Nightmare Long
The Day That Never Comes
Master of Puppets
Blackened
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman
ENCORE
Last Caress
Motorbreath
Seek & Destroy
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January 27, 2009 – Allstate Arena
That Was Just Your Life
The End of the Line
Harvester of Sorrow
For Whom the Bell Tolls
One
Broken, Beat & Scarred
Cyanide
Sad But True
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
All Nightmare Long
The Day That Never Comes
Master of Puppets
Fight Fire with Fire
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman
ENCORE
Die, Die My Darling
Whiplash
Seek & Destroy
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August 1, 2015 – Lollapalooza
Fuel
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
King Nothing
Disposable Heroes
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Cyanide
The Unforgiven
Sad But True
One
Master of Puppets
Creeping Death
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
ENCORE
Whiskey in the Jar
Am I Evil?
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman