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Metallica announce Las Vegas Sphere residency for 2026
Metallica are headed to Las Vegas Sphere this October after much speculation about them being in talks to host a residency at the state-of-the-art venue.
Metallica have announced that they will take over Las Vegas Sphere later this year, unveiling an eight‑night residency titled Life Burns Faster.
The run will take place across four pairs of dates — October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31, 2026 — and will follow the band’s No Repeat Weekend format, meaning each Thursday and Saturday show will feature completely different setlists.
Tickets for both the two‑night packages and individual shows go on sale March 6 at 10am PT. Fans can register for access and find details on pre‑sales, travel bundles and VIP options here.
The residency marks the latest large‑scale project from a band that has spent the past two years touring the world on their M72 run, which has drawn more than four million fans across Europe, North America, the Pacific Rim and the Middle East. The tour’s rotating stage design and production have been widely praised as some of the most ambitious of Metallica’s career.
At the Sphere, the group will perform material from across their catalogue, with the venue’s technology — including its wraparound LED display, immersive audio system and 4D effects — used to reframe their live show in a new way.
The band say the experience will differ from stadium, arena and club performances, even for fans who have seen them from the Snake Pit on the M72 tour.
Drummer and co‑founder Lars Ulrich said the idea took hold the moment he saw the venue in action.
He 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!’”
He continued: “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 f***in’ psyched to go next level!”
