During which tour did Metallica perform The Black Album's songs in reverse order?

Metallica performed The Black Album's songs in reverse order during the 2012 European Black Album Tour.

The unusual set-list decision was part of the album's 20th-anniversary celebration. Rather than playing the record from its opening track to its closing track, the band worked backward, ending with the album's opening song, Enter Sandman. This gave longtime listeners a different perspective on a record whose sequencing had become familiar over two decades.

The 2012 European shows were also designed as large-scale anniversary events, with the album performed in its entirety. The reverse presentation was a distinctive feature, separating these concerts from ordinary Metallica sets that mixed songs from across the band's catalog.

The Black Album had already become central to Metallica's live identity. Songs such as Enter Sandman, Sad but True, and Nothing Else Matters remained regular concert staples, while the anniversary tour temporarily treated the complete album as one connected performance.