Metallica Life Burns Faster Residency at Sphere in Las Vegas

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Metallica Residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas Information

American heavy metal legends Metallica announced on February 25 that it will be the next big act doing a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas when the quartet plays the next-generation entertainment venue for the now 24 much-anticipated nights starting on October 1, 2026.

The group originally planned eight shows over the course of four weekends, but with very heavy ticket demand for the Life Burns Faster residency, Metallica added six more dates, and then six more, and then four more, meaning that they will be there for 12 weekends.

“Due to unbelievable demand (wow, guys!) SIX SHOWS are being added to our ‘Life Burns Faster’ residency at Sphere in Las Vegas,” Metallica announced on its Instagram account.

For the residency, Metallica will continue concerts in its “No Repeat Weekend” tour format, where James Hetfield & Co. play two nights (on weekends) with no repeat songs in the sets for shows. The group implemented the format in the ongoing M72 World Tour.

Supporting the release of the studio album 72 Seasons, the M72 World Tour started back in 2023 and is still going strong here in 2026, where it will all come to an end soon at London Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England, on Sunday, July 5.

On June 27 and June 29, 2025, Metallica took the M72 World Tour to Empower Stadium in Denver, Colorado, where the group did a “No Repeat Weekend” setlist with Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills, setting attendance records at the stadium of the NFL’s Denver Broncos.

Life Burns Faster residency tickets went on sale to the general public on Friday, March 6. The unique “No Repeat Weekends” format will see Thursday and Saturday Metallica concerts. And you can get Metallica two-day passes here at TicketX with no service fees.

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Metallica Life Burns Faster Residency at Sphere in Las Vegas

Here are the 24 dates and ticket links for the Metallica Life Burns Fast residency at Sphere at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. You can also find 2-night ticket package shows for all 12 weekends where Metallica plays at the iconic Sin City venue here at TicketX.

• Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Saturday, October 3, 2026

• Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Saturday, October 10, 2026

• Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Sunday, October 31, 2026

• Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Thursday, January 28, 2027

• Saturday, January 30, 2027

• Thursday, February 4, 2027

• Saturday, February 6, 2027

• Thursday, February 18, 2027

• Saturday, February 20, 2027

• Thursday, February 25, 2027

• Saturday, February 27, 2027

• Thursday, March 4, 2027

• Saturday, March 6, 2027

• Thursday, March 11, 2027

• Saturday, March 13, 2027

Metallica told how the residency had its roots when drummer Lars Ulrich was attending the U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere residency in 2023. “About 12 seconds into opening night of Sphere back in ‘23, I thought, ‘We have to do this. It’s completely uncharted territory!” Ulrich revealed.

“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! Ulrich said of the Live Nation-produced extravaganza.

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About Sphere

The Sphere at the Venetian Resort on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip has quickly become the place to be for musical artists as well as fans who can experience shows from seats up high or in the Snake Pit surrounded by the 360-degree M72 stage.

With multi-sensory 4D technology and Sphere Immersive Sound, the Sphere Las Vegas has changed concerts forever. And we are now seeing many other cities around the world constructing or planning their own immersive venue spheres to host entertainment.

The company behind Sphere Las Vegas, Sphere Entertainment, is planning venues in National Harbor, Maryland (near Washington, DC), and Abu Dhabi, with the DC sphere being a smaller version and the Abu Dhabi project another large one like Las Vegas.

West Hollywood, California (Sphere on Sunset) and Nashville (Skyline Sphere) are considering spheres, while London, UK halted a 21,500-capacity project in Stratford with the Mayor of London fighting the plan in 2023, citing potential noise and light pollution.

List of Key Sphere Residencies in 2026

• Backstreet Boys (Into The Millennium): Through February 15, 2026

• *llenium (ODYSSEY):** March 5-7, 12-14, April 2-4, 2026

• The Eagles: Dates extending into April

• Phish: April 16 - May 2, 2026

• No Doubt: May 6 - June 13, 2026

• Kenny Chesney: June 19 - July 11, 2026

• Carín León:

  September 4 –13, 2026

• Metallica: October 1, 2026 - January 30, 2027

• The Wizard of Oz: (Immersive Film): Ongoing through Spring 2026

Besides all of these acts and shows, Dead & Company have also enjoyed a “Dead Forever” residency at the Sphere last year (March 20 - May 17, 2025).

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Metallica M72 Tour European Dates - Spring, Summer 2026

Before embarking on its now 24-show residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, Metallica will first be wrapping up its lengthy M72 World Tour, which kicked off way back in 2023.

Metallica will be performing two nights at Deutsche Park Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, May 22, and Sunday, May 24, with the No Repeat Weekends setlists, before playing Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, May 30.

The group then heads to Ireland for two shows at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Friday, June 19 and Sunday, June 21, with the last shows on the M72 World Tour on Friday, July 3 and Sunday, July 5 at London Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England.

How Long Are Metallica Shows?

The main set of Metallica concerts generally lasts from 2 hours to 2.5 hours with total event times, with backup acts, sometimes running closer to 4 hours. On the current M72 Tour, Metallica has been taking the stage around 8:30-9 pm and ending around 11 pm.

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Metallica Setlist

Here is the Metallica setlist from Etihad Park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 6, 2025, and the M72 World Tour, where the group performed 13 songs:

1. Creeping Death

2. For Whom The Bell Tolls

3. Fuel

4. The Memory Remains

5. The Unforgiven

6. Wherever I May Roam

7. The Day That Never Comes

8. Sad But True

9. Nothing Else Matters

10. Seek & Destroy

11. One

12. Master of Puppets

13. Enter Sandman

Sleep with one eye open

Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light

Enter night

Take my hand

We're off to never-never land

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Metallica Discography

• Kill ‘Em All (1983)

• Ride the Lightning (1984)

• Master of Puppets (1986)

• ...And Justice For All (1988)

• Metallica (1991)

• Load (1996)

• Reload (1997)

• St Anger (2003)

• Death Magneticn(2008)

• Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)

• 72 Seasons (2023)

Metallica Band Members

• James Hetfield, 62 (Lead vocals, guitar)

• Lars Ulrich, 62 (Drums)

• Kirk Hammett, 63 (Lead guitar)

• Robert Trujillo, 61 (Bass guitar)

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Where Can I Find Metallica Merch?

You can find Metallica merchandise at the official Metallica website and the shop merch tab, where you can find music, apparel, accessories, and other very cool items like these:

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Metallica Tour Dates and Location

Kindly note that this is a partial list of locations and dates. Please visit Artist Tickets page for the complete list of tour dates.

About Metallica

Formed in LA in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, heavy metal icons Metallica have been based in San Francisco for most of their career. Metallica is one of the so-called “big four” thrash metal bands along with Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer.

The group had its first real commercial success after the release of the third studio album, Master of Puppets (1986), an album which Rolling Stone magazine ranked #97 in its ‘The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time’ list.

Metallica has sold 125 million albums worldwide and has generated more than 25 billion streams and played to the Metallica Family on all seven continents. Have you been to Antarctica? The group has a 1.3 million-strong following in its Fifth Member fan club.

Inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Cleveland Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 4, 2009, by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica has won 10 Grammys from 26 nominations.

At the 66th Grammys in 2024, Metallica won Best Metal Performance for their hit song "72 Seasons" off their latest and 12th studio album of the same name, 72 Seasons (2023).

Joining late icons Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and that purple genius Prince—along with the living legends Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift—Metallica is one of the greatest non-country musical acts to emerge from the US.

Metallica Songs

Metallica has an impressive 15 songs on Spotify with over 200 million streams and three hits with over 1 billion streams in “Ordinary” (#1 with 2,018,026595 on March 6, 2026), “Nothing Else Matters” (#2), and “Master of Puppets” (#3).

“One” (#4), “For Whom The Bell Tolls” (#5), “The Unforgiven” (#6), “Whiskey In The Jar“ (#7), “Sad But True” (#8), “Fade To Black” (#9), “Fuel” (#10), “Seek & Destroy” (#11), “Wherever I May Roam” (#12), “The Unforgiven II” (#13), “Battery” (#14), and the wonderful Bob Seger cover “**Turn The Page”** (#15) round out Metallica’s top 15 songs.

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