Metallica’s residency at The Sphere will not be further extended

In a statement, Metallica thanked fans for responding to the news of the band’s “Life Burns Faster” residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, as per Blabbermouth. Metallica tripled the number of gigs during the residency, which started in early October and now runs through 2027, by adding 16 dates late last week. With no songs repeated every Thursday and Saturday, all 24 “Life Burns Faster” performances will carry on the “No Repeat Weekend” custom that started with the band’s “M72” world tour in 2023. Metallica added performances in November (November 5 and 7), January (January 28 and 30), February (February 4, 6, 18, 20, 25, and 27), and March (March 4, 6, 11, and 13) after first announcing eight concerts at the location in October.

Thank You Sphere Fans!

Wow! What a week. We are so appreciative and grateful to all of you for the incredible response to our upcoming Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas. We are completely and utterly blown away and cannot believe that we will have 24 amazing nights on stage there, all thanks to you and a record-breaking week.

At this point in time, we will not be adding additional shows, but we are hoping to offer more in the future. In the meantime, we hear you loud and clear that the ticket-buying process was often frustrating and not always smooth. We’re working with our partners to improve this experience and offer some remedies for the next time around.

We are looking forward to a very exciting 2026, starting off with seeing many of you in Europe this spring and summer as the M72 tour hits the road again in May. Before we know it, we’ll be exploring new frontiers along with fans from around the world in Las Vegas, and we can’t wait!

Upcoming shows in 2026:

09* MAY	ATHENS, GREECE	OLYMPIC STADIUM
13* MAY	BUCHAREST, ROMANIA	ARENA NAȚIONALĂ
19* MAY	CHORZÓW, POLAND	STADION ŚLĄSKI
22* & 24ˣ MAY	FRANKFURT, GERMANY	DEUTSCHE BANK PARK
27* MAY	ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND	STADION LETZIGRUND
30* MAY	BERLIN, GERMANY	OLYMPIASTADION
03* JUNE	BOLOGNA, ITALY	STADIO RENATO DALL’ARA
11ˣ & 13* JUNE	BUDAPEST, HUNGARY	PUSKAS ARENA
19ˣ & 21* JUNE	DUBLIN, IRELAND	AVIVA STADIUM
25* JUNE	GLASGOW, SCOTLAND	HAMPDEN PARK
28* JUNE	CARDIFF, WALES	PRINCIPALITY STADIUM
03* & 05ˣ JULY	LONDON, ENGLAND	LONDON STADIUM

*Support: Gojira & Knocked Loose
ˣSupport: Pantera & Avatar

As always, a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands. Established in 2017 as a way to give back to communities that have supported Metallica over the years, All Within My Hands has raised over $20 million, providing $11.4 million in grants to career and technical education programs, including the ground-breaking Metallica Scholars Initiative, now in its seventh year, over $7.4 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $4.7 million to disaster relief efforts.