Metallica in 1986
San Francisco, CA - Ruthie's - Spastik Children Show
January 31, 1986
Cliff Burton on bass
Fred Cotton on vocals
James "flunkey" McDaniel on guitar
San Francisco, CA - The Rock - Spastik Children Show
February 20, 1986
Cliff Burton on bass
Fred Cotton on vocals
James "flunkey" McDaniel on guitar
Elektra releases Master of Puppets
March 3, 1986
Music For Nations releases Master of Puppets
March 7, 1986
San Francisco, CA - The Rock - Spastik Children Show
March 8, 1986
Cliff Burton on bass
Fred Cotton on vocals
James "flunkey" McDaniel on guitar
San Francisco, CA - Ruthie's - Spastik Children Show
June 12, 1986
Cliff Burton on bass
Fred Cotton on vocals
James "flunkey" McDaniel on guitar
San Francisco, CA - Ruthie's - Spastik Children Show
June 21, 1986
Cliff Burton on bass
Fred Cotton on vocals
James "flunkey" McDaniel on guitar
Cancelled Show
July 26, 1986
July 26, 1986 - Evansville, IN - Mesker Theatre: Show cancelled due to James' skateboarding accident
James breaks wrist
July 26, 1986
San Francisco, CA - The Rock - Spastik Children Show
August 29, 1986
Cliff Burton on bass
Jumbo on drums
James "flunkey" McDaniel on guitar
Cliff Burton dies
September 27, 1986
Cliff Burton's funeral
October 7, 1986
Jason Newsted joins Metallica
October 28, 1986
| Date | Location | Venue | Content |
| 3/27/1986 | Wichita, KS | Kansas Coliseum | Setlist |
| 3/29/1986 | Okalahoma City, OK | Fairgrounds Arena | Setlist |
| 4/1/1986 | Kansas City, MO | Kemper Arena | Setlist |
| 4/2/1986 | St. Louis, MO | Keil Auditorium | Setlist |
| 4/4/1986 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena | Setlist |
| 4/5/1986 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Pavillion | Setlist |
| 4/6/1986 | Milwaukee, WI | Mecca Arena | Setlist |
| 4/8/1986 | Indianapolis, IN | Market Square Arena | Setlist |
| 4/9/1986 | Cleveland, OH | Richfield Coliseum | Setlist |
| 4/10/1986 | Erie, PN | Civic Center | Setlist |
| 4/12/1986 | Johnstown, PA | War Memorial | Setlist |
| 4/13/1986 | Syracuse, NY | War Memorial | Setlist |
| 4/14/1986 | Rochester, NY | War Memorial | Setlist |
| 4/16/1986 | Landover, MD | Capital Centre | Setlist |
| 4/17/1986 | Binghamton, NY | Broome County Arena | Setlist |
| 4/18/1986 | Bethlehem, PA | Stabler Arena | Setlist |
| 4/20/1986 | Philadelphia, PA | The Spectrum | Setlist |
| 4/21/1986 | East Rutherford, NJ | Brendan Byrne Arena | Setlist |
| 4/23/1986 | Providence, RI | Civic Center | Setlist |
| 4/24/1986 | New Haven, CT | Coliseum | Setlist |
| 4/25/1986 | Worcester, MA | Centrum | Setlist |
| 4/27/1986 | Glenn Falls, NY | Civic Center | Setlist |
| 4/28/1986 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/2/1986 | Charlotte, NC | Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/3/1986 | Johnson City, TN | Freedom Hall | Setlist |
| 5/4/1986 | Memphis, TN | Mid South Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/6/1986 | New Orleans, LA | Lakefront Arena | Setlist |
| 5/8/1986 | Austin, TX | Erwin Events Center | Setlist |
| 5/9/1986 | Houston, TX | The Summit | Setlist |
| 5/10/1986 | Ft. Worth, TX | Tarrant County Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/12/1986 | El Paso, TX | Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/13/1986 | Albuquerque, NM | Tingley Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/15/1986 | Denver, CO | McNichols Arena | Setlist |
| 5/17/1986 | Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Palace Arena | Setlist |
| 5/19/1986 | Tucson, AZ | Community Center Arena | Setlist |
| 5/20/1986 | Phoenix, AZ | Coliseum | Setlist |
| 5/23/1986 | Tulsa, OK | Cain's Ballroom | |
| 5/24/1986 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Arena Building | SetlistDownload |
| 5/25/1986 | Chicago, IL | Aragon Ballroom | Setlist |
| 5/26/1986 | Des Moines, IO | Iowa State Fair | Setlist |
| 5/28/1986 | Minneapolis, MN | Orpheum Theatre | Setlist |
| 5/29/1986 | Eau Claire, WI | Old Mill Expo Center | |
| 5/30/1986 | Davenport, IO | Coliseum Ballroom | Setlist |
| 5/31/1986 | Decatur, IL | Civic Arena | |
| 6/1/1986 | Omaha, NE | Peony Park | |
| 6/3/1986 | Dallas, TX | Bronco Bowl | |
| 6/4/1986 | Corpus Christi, TX | Coliseum | |
| 6/5/1986 | McAllen, TX | Villa Real Convention Center | |
| 6/6/1986 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theatre | |
| 6/7/1986 | Odessa, TX | Ector County Coliseum | |
| 6/10/1986 | San Diego, CA | Sports Arena | Setlist |
| 6/11/1986 | Las Vegas, NV | Thomas & Mack Center | |
| 6/13/1986 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena | Setlist |
| 6/14/1986 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena | Setlist |
| 6/15/1986 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena | Setlist |
| 6/17/1986 | San Francisco, CA | Cow Palace | Setlist |
| 6/18/1986 | Sacramento, CA | Cal Expo Amp | |
| 6/22/1986 | Seattle, WA | Coliseum | |
| 7/5/1986 | Jyvaskyla, Finland | Saapasjalka | Setlist |
| 7/6/1986 | Roskilde, Denmark | Roskilde Festival | Setlist |
| 7/11/1986 | Green Bay, WI | Brown County Arena | |
| 7/12/1986 | East Troy, WI | Alpine Valley | Setlist |
| 7/13/1986 | Hoffmann Estates, IL | Poplar Creek | Setlist |
| 7/15/1986 | Peoria, IL | Civic Center | |
| 7/16/1986 | Fort Wayne, IN | Fort Wayne Coliseum | Setlist |
| 7/17/1986 | Columbus, OH | Ohio Center | |
| 7/19/1986 | Battle Creek, MI | Kellogg Arena | |
| 7/20/1986 | Saginaw, MI | Wendler Arena | |
| 7/21/1986 | Clarkston, MI | Pineknob Music Theatre | Setlist |
| 7/24/1986 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend | |
| 7/25/1986 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Fairgrounds | |
| 7/27/1986 | Nashville, TN | Municiple Auditorium | |
| 7/29/1986 | Chattanooga, TN | UTC Arena | SetlistDownload |
| 7/30/1986 | Knoxville, TN | Civic Coliseum | Setlist |
| 8/1/1986 | Charleston, WV | Civic Center | SetlistDownload |
| 8/2/1986 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pav. | Setlist |
| 8/3/1986 | Hampton, VA | Coliseum | Setlist |
| 9/10/1986 | Cardiff, England | St. David's Hall | Setlist |
| 9/11/1986 | Bradford, England | St. George's Hall | Setlist |
| 9/12/1986 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Playhouse | Setlist |
| 9/14/1986 | Dublin, Ireland | SFX | Setlist |
| 9/15/1986 | Belfast, Ireland | Ulster Hall | Setlist |
| 9/17/1986 | Manchester, England | Apollo | Setlist |
| 9/18/1986 | Sheffield, England | City Hall | Setlist |
| 9/19/1986 | Newcastle, England | Mayfair | Setlist |
| 9/20/1986 | Birmingham, England | Odeon | Setlist |
| 9/21/1986 | London, England | Hammersmith Odeon | SetlistDownload |
| 9/24/1986 | Lund, Sweden | Olympus | Setlist |
| 9/25/1986 | Lillestrom, Norway | Skedsmohallen | Setlist |
| 9/26/1986 | Stockholm, Sweden | Solnahallen | Setlist |
| 11/8/1986 | Reseda, CA | Country Club | Setlist |
| 11/9/1986 | Anaheim, CA | Jezabelle's | Setlist |
| 11/15/1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Shibuya Kokaido | Setlist |
| 11/17/1986 | Nagoya, Japan | Kinro Kaikan | Setlist |
| 11/18/1986 | Osaka, Japan | Festival Hall | Setlist |
| 11/19/1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Sun Plaza Hall | Setlist |
| 11/20/1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Sun Plaza Hall | Setlist |
| 11/28/1986 | Poughkeepsie, NY | Mid Hudson | Setlist |
| 11/29/1986 | Passaic, NJ | Capital Theatre | Setlist |
| 11/30/1986 | Hartford, CT | West Hartford Ballroom | Setlist |
| 12/1/1986 | New York City, NY | Felt Forum | Setlist |
| 12/3/1986 | Verdun, Canada | Verdun Auditorium | Setlist |
| 12/4/1986 | Chicoutimi, Canada | Center Georges Vezina | Setlist |
| 12/5/1986 | Quebec City, Canada | Pavillion de la Jeunesse | Setlist |
| 12/6/1986 | Rimouski, Canada | Colisee de Rimouski | Setlist |
| 12/7/1986 | Victoriaville, Canada | Colisee | Setlist |
| 12/9/1986 | Toronto, Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | Setlist |
| 12/10/1986 | Sudbury, Canada | Arena | Setlist |
| 12/13/1986 | Winnipeg, Canada | Playhouse Theater | Setlist |
| 12/14/1986 | Regina, Canada | Center of the Arts | Setlist |
| 12/15/1986 | Saskatoon, Canada | Saskatoon Arena | Setlist |
| 12/16/1986 | Edmonton, Canada | Convention Center | Setlist |
| 12/17/1986 | Calgary, Canada | Max Bell Arena | Setlist |
| 12/19/1986 | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | Setlist |
| 12/20/1986 | Seattle, WA | Seattle Center Arena | Setlist |
| 12/21/1986 | Spokane, WA | ? | |
| 12/22/1986 | Portland, OR | ? |