Shit Hits the Sheds Tour


The Shit Hits the Sheds was a concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica that 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.

Overview

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

Supporting acts

The supporting acts for this tour were Danzig, Suicidal Tendencies, Candlebox, and Fight.
Candlebox were a replacement for Alice in Chains, who were forced to withdraw from the tour due to lead vocalist Layne Staley's heroin addiction. The Offspring were originally invited to replace Alice in Chains, but declined due to their desire to continue playing in clubs as well as logistical issues.
Despite Alice in Chains' withdrawal from the tour, the band's guitarist, Jerry Cantrell, joined Metallica on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" during their August 9, 1994 performance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Typical setlist

  1. "Breadfan"
  2. "Master of Puppets"
  3. "Wherever I May Roam"
  4. "Harvester of Sorrow"
  5. "Welcome Home "
  6. "The God That Failed"
  7. "Kill/Ride Medley"
  8. # "Ride the Lightning"
  9. #"No Remorse"
  10. #"The Four Horsemen"
  11. #"Phantom Lord"
  12. #"Fight Fire with Fire"
  13. #"Ride the Lightning"
  14. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  15. "Disposable Heroes"
  16. "Seek & Destroy"
  17. Guitar Solo
  18. "Nothing Else Matters"
  19. "Creeping Death"
  20. Bass Solo
  21. "Fade to Black"
  22. "Whiplash"
Encore:
  2. "Sad but True"
  3. "One"
Encore 2:
  2. "Enter Sandman"
  3. "So What?"

Personnel