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.

Summer Sanitarium Tour

Tour by Metallica
Start date	June 23, 2000
End date	August 10, 2003
Legs	2
No. of shows	41 in North America
Box office	$90.8 million ($126 million in 2019 dollars[1])
Metallica concert chronology

Background

It marks the final tour for bassist Jason Newsted, who quit the band in January 2001.[2] 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.[3]

The tour become the highest-grossing tour for both editions. It grossed $42 million in 2000[4] and $48.8 million in 2003.[5]

Support acts

2000 Korn[6] Kid Rock[7] Powerman 5000[7] System of a Down[7]

2003 Limp Bizkit[8] Linkin Park[8] Deftones[9] Mudvayne[9]

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.[10]

1. "Creeping Death"
2. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
3. "Seek & Destroy"
4. "Fade to Black"
5. "Fuel"
6. "Whiplash"
7. "Sad but True"
8. "No Leaf Clover"
9. "King Nothing"
10. "Master of Puppets" / "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
11. "Battery"

Encore

12. "Nothing Else Matters"
13. "One"
14. "Turn the Page"
15. "Enter Sandman"

Tour dates

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

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of the "Experience Music Project Opening Celebration"[13]

^B This concert is a part of the "MGD Blind Date"[14]

^C This concert is a part of "Tattoo the Earth"[15]

^D This concert is a part of "Rockfest"[16]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Foxboro Stadium	Foxborough	49,551 / 49,551 (100%)	$3,173,885[17]
Rockingham Speedway	Rockingham	24,646 / 35,000 (70%)	$1,479,335[17]
Gateway International Raceway	Madison	31,840 / 40,000 (80%)	$1,923,415[17]
PSINet Stadium	Baltimore	39,257 / 50,000 (78%)	$3,415,205[17]
Georgia Dome	Atlanta	44,023 / 46,202 (95%)	$2,803,840[17]
Kentucky Speedway	Sparta	50,462 / 60,000 (84%)	$3,280,030[18]
Texas Stadium	Irving	49,429 / 49,429 (100%)	$3,160,170[17]
Mile High Stadium	Denver	38,643 / 48,000 (80%)	$2,445,950[17]
3Com Park	San Francisco	91,643 / 115,007 (80%)	$6,037,030[17][19]
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles	131,231 / 153,200 (87%)	$8,490,755[17][20]
Pontiac Silverdome	Pontiac	35,021 / 59,545 (59%)	$2,521,275[21]
SkyDome	Toronto	36,562 / 37,447 (98%)	$2,341,286[22]
Gillette Stadium	Foxborough	42,898 / 48,600 (88%)	$3,116,300[23]
Giants Stadium	East Rutherford	51,934 / 56,600 (92%)	$3,500,780[23]
Turner Field	Atlanta	22,957 / 50,043 (46%)	$1,667,295[22]
Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	26,982 / 27,000 (~100%)	$2,023,650[19]
FedExField	Landover	27,656 / 58,377 (47%)	$1,943,100[23]
Ohio Stadium	Columbus	41,458 / 50,000 (83%)	$2,850,885[23]
Parc Jean-Drapeau	Montreal	41,738 / 42,000 (99%)	$2,523,110[24]
Hawthorne Race Course	Stickney	36,614 / 36,614 (100%)	$2,746,050[23]
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis	35,979 / 35,979 (100%)	$2,803,740[23]
Seahawk Stadium	Seattle	28,882 / 37,283 (77%)	$2,116,150[19]
TOTAL		979,406 / 1,185,877 (83%)	$66,363,236

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