[Originally published 2/25/26; Updated 3/3/26, 3/6/26]: Following months of speculation, Metallica has announced its debut residency at Las Vegas, NV’s high-tech Sphere. The 24-show run, spread across twelve two-concert stints from October 2026 through March 2027, will continue the “No Repeat Weekend” trend the band adopted for 2023’s M72 World Tour, with no songs repeated during each Thursday/Saturday run [get tickets].
The run is set to kick off on Thursday, October 1st and Saturday, October 3rd, followed by similar Thursday/Saturday engagements on October 15th and 17th, October 22nd and 24th, and October 29th and 31st.
[Update 3/6/26]:What was initially announced as an eight-show run has since ballooned to twelve separate Thursday/Saturday “No Repeat Weekend” stints, bringing the residency’s total length up to 24 dates.
Two-night No Repeat Weekend tickets and single-night tickets for the October 2026 Metallica at Sphere dates are now on sale here. Pre-sales are now underway for the remainder of the residency. Find complete ticketing details here.
Metallica’s current M72 World Tour has played to more than 4 million fans from Europe and North America to the Pacific Rim and Middle East since launching in the spring of 2023. The band’s Sphere residency will see live staples and surprises spanning the Metallica catalog enhanced by the venue’s immersive technologies, allowing fans to experience “the sound and fury of the band’s live performance in new experiential dimensions,” per a press release. “Whether you’ve seen Metallica from the upper reaches of a stadium or arena, at an intimate club or theater gig or from the famed Snake Pit surrounded by the 360-degree M72 stage, Sphere’s technology … present[s] a wholly unique and entirely new Metallica experience for all who attend — including James, Lars, Kirk and Robert.”
Metallica co-founder and drummer Lars Ulrich said in a statement, “About 12 seconds into the opening night of Sphere with U2 back in ‘23, I thought ‘We have to do this, it’s completely uncharted territory!’ This residency gives us another chance to reinvent how we interact with our fans in a live setting. We are beyond excited to share this with the world in six months time, and way fuckin’ psyched to go next level!”
Since opening with U2 in late 2023, the immersive Las Vegas venue has hosted residencies by Dead & Company, Phish, Eagles, Anyma, Kenny Chesney, Backstreet Boys, and Zac Brown Band. Upcoming residencies at Sphere this year include Illenium, No Doubt, Mexican singer-songwriter Carín León, and additional dates by Phish, Chesney, and Backstreet Boys. Recent reports have also indicated that Tool may be in talks with the venue regarding an upcoming engagement. Find a full list of upcoming Sphere shows here.
METALLICA: LIFE BURNS FASTER at SPHERE DATES, LAS VEGAS, NV [Get Tickets]
2026
October 1 & 3
October 8 & 10
October 15 & 17
October 22 & 24
October 29 & 31
November 5 & 7
2027
January 28 & 30
February 4 & 6
February 18 & 20
February 25 & 27
March 4 & 6
March 11 & 13
Metallica: Life Burns Faster – Sphere – Las Vegas, NV – Announcement Video
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