Just before Easter, I was able to get a ticket from a concert in Budapest in 1991. I thought that cool would be to write something about Metallica tickets from concerts that took place in Hungary. I checked my collection and found that this last „Hungarian” ticket whose it was lacking in my collection. This also prompted me to write the following text.
“Please wear low-heeled shoes to protect the grass.”
1988
The first concert in Hungary was September 11, 1988 and this was the first concert during the European Damaged Tour. During this tour Metallica promoted their new album …And Justice For All and in Budapest band performed for the first time Eye Of The Beholder, Blackened,… And Justice For All and One. The ticket from concert is very rare and difficulty to find in good condition because was printed on the thin paper. Every copy without tears, bends and stains is a good hit. Unfortunately my copy will not surrender to classify as the good hit. One of the Metallica fans from Hungary of whom I have this ticket was very nice and translated to me the original Hungarian text printed at the ticket. Part of this text reads “Please wear low-heeled shoes to protect the grass.”
1991
Metallica returned to Hungary three years later during the huge tour Monsters Of Rock 1991 when they supported AC/DC. For me to find and get this ticket it was a pain in the ass. This was first time when I saw this ticket in stock and I knew that I could not squander such opportunity. On the most of European tickets from this tour AC/DC logo is this which dominates in the graphic design of the ticket and the Metallica name was mentioned lower-case letters - on this ticket You don’t find Metallica name at all. The world domination was yet to come.
1993
When in 1993 I was in Bratislava (Slovakia) on my own first Metallica concert, I was not conscious that only just the day later band plays concert not distant Budapest. The show was part of Nowhere Else then Roam Tour which was a last leg of the mammoth tour promoting Metallica bestselling album till now - Black Album. For me this is the nicest ticket from Hungarian concerts. The golden Metallica logo does the really large impression. Two or three years ago in the short time several these tickets appeared in stock on ebay, but generally one does not see their too often on sale.
Mint and unused since 1999
1999
The next ticket dated 1999 is from the Garage Inc. Tour. On the ticket so as on the most of tickets from the European leg of this world tour is visible the photo from the Garage Inc. album cover. This ticket was for sale on ebay for a long time in the set with other tickets from this Tour. And though the price of the set was a bit high then the middle price for the ticket went out rather little. Very nice, unused ticket with great design.
2010
The last Metallica concert in Hungary was in 2010. Like all previous held in Budapest. I got this ticket from other Metallica tickets collector. Since this is ticket from Eventim, this is not surprising that the ticket design is not very interesting and limited to basic information about the event. The only advantage, in contrast to many other tickets from the same tour is to put on the ticket classic Metallica logo.
All together now. Different years - various sizes
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