Ride the Lightning Tour


The Ride the Lightning Tour was the second tour by American thrash metal band Metallica, supporting their second album Ride the Lightning.
Tank supported in Europe, as did WASP and Armored Saint in North America. "Half was theirs, half was ours," recalled WASP frontman Blackie Lawless. "It didn't matter what we were doing onstage. It looked like two opposing armies. Sometimes we just stopped what we were doing and watched. It was a war."
Metallica performed for the first time at Monsters of Rock in front of 70,000 people.
It was Metallica's last full tour to feature bassist Cliff Burton, as he was killed in a bus accident in Stockholm, Sweden during the Damage, Inc. Tour.

Personnel

"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Disposable Heroes"
  4. "Phantom Lord"
  5. "The Four Horsemen"
  6. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo"
  7. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  8. "Trapped Under Ice"
  9. "No Remorse"
  10. "The Call of Ktulu"
  11. "London Dungeon"
  12. "Fade to Black"
  13. "Seek & Destroy"
  14. "Blitzkrieg"
  15. "Whiplash"
  16. "The Money Will Roll Right In"
  17. "Creeping Death"
  18. "Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo"
  19. "Metal Militia"
  20. "Am I Evil?"
  21. "Jump in the Fire"
  22. "Motorbreath"
;Typical Setlist
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Phantom Lord"
  4. "The Four Horsemen"
  5. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo"
  6. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  7. "No Remorse"
  8. "The Call of Ktulu"
  9. "Seek & Destroy"
  10. "Whiplash"
  11. "Creeping Death"
  12. "Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo"
  13. "Am I Evil?"
  14. "Motorbreath"
;Bang That Head That Doesn't Bang Tour
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Phantom Lord"
  4. "The Four Horsemen"
  5. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo"
  6. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  7. "Trapped Under Ice"
  8. "No Remorse"
  9. "The Call of Ktulu"
  10. "Seek & Destroy"
  11. "Blitzkrieg"
  12. "Whiplash"
  13. "Creeping Death"
  14. "Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo"
  15. "Metal Militia"
  16. "Am I Evil?"
  17. "Jump in the Fire"
  18. "Motorbreath"
;Ride the Lightning Tour
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Phantom Lord"
  4. "The Four Horsemen"
  5. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo
  6. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  7. "No Remorse"
  8. "The Call of Ktulu"
  9. "Fade to Black"
  10. "Seek & Destroy"
  11. "Whiplash"
  12. "The Money Will Roll Right In"
  13. "Creeping Death"
  14. "Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo"
  15. "Metal Militia"
  16. "Am I Evil?"
  17. "Motorbreath"
;Monsters of Rock & Day on the Green
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Creeping Death"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo"
  4. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  5. "The Four Horsemen"
  6. "Fade to Black"
  7. "Seek & Destroy"
  8. "Whiplash"
  9. "Am I Evil?"
  10. "Motorbreath"
;Secret "Four Horsemen" Show
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Creeping Death"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo"
  4. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  5. "No Remorse"
  6. "The Money Rolls Right In"
  7. "London Dungeon"
  8. "Blitzkrieg"
  9. "Whiplash"
  10. "Am I Evil?"
  11. "Motorbreath"
  12. "Phantom Lord"
  13. "Seek & Destroy"
  14. "Fight Fire with Fire"
;Metal Hammer Festival
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Creeping Death"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "Disposable Heroes"
  4. "No Remorse"
  5. "Cliff Burton Bass Solo"
  6. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  7. "The Four Horsemen"
  8. "Fade to Black"
  9. "Seek & Destroy"
  10. "Whiplash"
  11. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  12. "Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo"
  13. "Am I Evil?"
  14. "Motorbreath"
;1985 New Year's Eve Show
"The Ecstasy of Gold"
  1. "Creeping Death"
  2. "Ride the Lightning"
  3. "No Remorse"
  4. "Master of Puppets"
  5. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  6. "The Four Horsemen"
  7. "Disposable Heroes"
  8. "Fight Fire with Fire"
  9. "Seek & Destroy"
  10. "Whiplash"
  11. "Am I Evil?"
  12. "Motorbreath"
  13. "Blitzkrieg"

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