Poland for the first time

We just celebrated the 30th anniversary Metallica with four concerts at the Fillmore (Will be about this in the next topic) and I was highlighted today that exactly 25 years ago, Metallica came to Poland for the first time. This was also the first visit of a band in Eastern Europe. Metallica had come to Poland year before during the European Tour in 1986, but the tragic death of Cliff Burton has caused the postponement of the visit.

Metalmania '87 Festival program cover

Metallica came to Poland as the main star of the festival “Metalmania” for two concerts held on 10 and 11 February at the Spodek Hall in Katowice. Support was Polish band KAT.

Metallica and KAT at backstage

On both evenings, the hall was filled to the brim and the band watched each about 8,000 fans. Many more came to Katowice from whole Poland without tickets, hoping that somehow get into the Hall. Those of You who were in Metallica Headquarter probably saw in one of the toilets framed part of a newspaper article about Polish fans who are on their way to a concert vandalized train.

We are scanning the scene in Katowice tonight...

Setlist for both nights (10 & 11 february)

Battery

Master of Puppets

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

Ride the Lightning

Bass Solo

Whiplash

The Thing That Should Not Be

Fade to Black

Seek And Destroy

Creeping Death

The Four Horsemen

Guitar Solo

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Am I Evil?

Damage Inc.

Fight Fire With Fire

Bliztkrieg (did not play this song on the second day)

Holy grail for Polish fans - ticket from the very first show in Poland

Back of the ticket

Tickets for both shows are now very hard to find. They were printed on very thin paper and tickets which have survived to modern times are usually in poor condition. All tickets to the 80's and 90's were held in Spodek Hall had the same design. They showed Spodek Hall building. Different graphics colors depend on whether the ticket was seated or standing. Nowhere on the ticket does not have information about the artist. In this particular case, about the fact that it is a Metallica concert ticket shows the date of the concert. I do not have in my collection ticket from the second concert (February 11) so if anyone has a ticket and wants to make it part of my collection, please email me. Scan of the ticket from second night, which you can see below I found on the Internet.

Ticket from second Katowice show (11 february) ...scan stolen from Internet