METALLICA
LIFE BURNS FASTER
TRIUMPHANT FIRST NO REPEAT WEEKEND
M72 WORLD TOUR TO RESUME IN 2027
“Nearly five decades in, Metallica didn’t need Sphere to make their music feel current. Over two hours, the songs prove they exist in a space that is completely timeless.”– THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Metallica bet on long odds and cashed out, big-time… this was a show that starts organically and is rooted in pure musicianship”-LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
“Sequencing the first Sphere shows would be a global statement, and the band played stellar ones on Thursday and Saturday… Two perfectly tuned sets, retrofitted for this decadent monolith.”– LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Metallica knocked it out of the park… The two nights fit together like two halves of the same musical experience”– MERCURY NEWS
“Metallica seemed bigger than usual on Thursday night, when they kicked off their Life Burns Faster residency… jaw-dropping visuals… an immersive, almost 3-D experience for fans… a joyous experience”– ROLLING STONE
“Four men at the center of a room-sized visual machine, with decades of Metallica history compressed into one enormous, deafening moment… Opening night suggested that the band can make the place feel vast without surrendering the physical force of a live rock show.”– SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“Metallica roared with rawness and technical purity… their commitment to their fans is evident in the band’s taut musicianship and this visually arresting Sphere show.”– USA TODAY
The first No Repeat Weekend of Metallica’s 24-show Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas is in the books. Against a backdrop of mesmerizing and immersive bespoke production and visuals, the band powered through some 30 songs over the course of October 1 and 3, with surprise highlights including the first live performance of “…And Justice for All” since 2014, the first airing of “Devil’s Dance” since 2008, the return of “The Outlaw Torn,” absent from the live set since 2019, and more. An ecstatic crowd of nearly 40,000 joined James, Lars, Kirk and Robert on a two-night journey featuring two completely different set lists and two entirely different arrays of visuals, making each night a unique experience that brought mind-blowing new dimensions to classics and deep cuts spanning the vast Metallica catalog.
Life Burns Faster at Sphere reaffirms Metallica’s historical standing at the vanguard of new and unique live experiences, one that has seen the band play to millions of fans across all seven continents in every shape and size of venue imaginable. The ongoing M72 World Tour has played to more than 5 million fans since its 2023 kick-off, its 99 shows across 26 countries hailed as among the best of the band’s 40+ year history—and continuing to break attendance records spanning the globe.
Following the March 11-13, 2027 finale of Life Burns Faster, M72 will make its anxiously awaited return to North America — Nearly 700,000 tickets were sold in one week for the upcoming series of 12 stadium dates in cities the M72 tour will be visiting for the first time. See below for a full list of upcoming Life Burns Faster and M72 shows.
METALLICA
LIFE BURNS FASTER
LIVE AT SPHERE
October 1 & 3
October 8 & 10
October 15 & 17
October 22 & 24
October 29 & 31
November 5 & 7
January 28 & 30
February 4 & 6
February 18 & 20
February 25 & 27
March 4 & 6
March 11 & 13
M72 World Tour
North America 2027
May 8 — Vancouver, BC — BC Place
May 13 — San Diego, CA — Snapdragon Stadium
May 18 — El Paso, TX — Sun Bowl Stadium
May 22 — San Antonio, TX — Alamodome
May 26 — Fayetteville, AR — Razorback Stadium
May 29 — Kansas City, MO — Arrowhead Stadium
June 2 — Raleigh, NC — Carter-Finley Stadium
June 5 — Indianapolis, IN — Lucas Oil Stadium
June 8 — Buffalo, NY — Highmark Stadium
June 12 — Madison, WI — Camp Randall Stadium
June 15 — Cleveland, OH — Huntington Bank Field
June 19 — Salt Lake City, UT — Rice-Eccles Stadium