Metallica Sphere Residency Set for October 2026
Metallica will perform eight shows at metallica sphere in Las Vegas in October 2026 as part of a "Life Burns Faster" residency. The announcement includes SiriusXM presales, specific show dates and a continuation of the band’s "No Repeat Weekend" tradition.
Metallica Sphere residency dates
The run comprises eight dates: Oct. 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31. The schedule is described as an eight-show residency in October 2026, with the calendar allowing expansion into December should demand merit that extension.
Presales, codes and times
SiriusXM listeners can access a special presale before tickets go on sale to the general public. The SiriusXM presale opens Thursday, March 5 starting at 10 a. m. PT and continues until Thursday, March 5 at 10 p. m. PT, using the code SIRIUSXM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 6 at 10 a. m. PT. Two-night No Repeat Weekend tickets and single-night tickets will go on sale at 10 a. m. Pacific time on March 6.
No Repeat Weekend tradition
The residency will continue the "No Repeat Weekend" approach that began with the kickoff of Metallica’s M72 World Tour in 2023: no songs repeated on each Thursday and Saturday throughout the run. The eight-show run is billed to include live staples and surprises spanning the Metallica catalog, and the band will play completely different set lists on Thursday and Saturday shows.
Sphere technology and production
Organizers say the Sphere presentation will be enhanced by the venue’s immersive technologies. Details called out include the world’s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over and around the audience; Sphere Immersive Sound, said to deliver audio with clarity and precision to every guest; and multi-sensory 4D technology. The production is produced by Live Nation and presented by inKind. inKind is described as rewarding diners with special offers and credit back when they use the app to pay at thousands of top-rated restaurants nationwide and as providing innovative financing to participating restaurants in a way that enables new levels of sustainability and success.
Band comments, recent activity and context
Drummer Lars Ulrich said, "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 added, "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— psyched to go next level!"
The classic lineup of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo is noted as closing their M72 world tour July 5 in London, which the coverage says leaves time to build a Sphere-caliber production. The group most recently reissued its pivotal, if divisive, 1996 album "Load" in a gigantic box set last year. The production would also coincide with the 40th anniversary of "Master of Puppets, " the band’s first gold album.
All band members made an unbilled and attempted covert appearance at Sphere for the Eagles show on Jan. 30, a visit described as a scouting mission rather than only to enjoy "Peaceful Easy Feeling. " The band also teased the residency on social media, blasting the band’s famed logo and the song "No Leaf Clover" to the masses. Metallica is identified as the first heavy metal band to play Sphere and as the first metal band to play Allegiant Stadium, in February 2022.
Related residencies and offerings
The coverage highlights that Sphere has other upcoming residencies, with Kenny Chesney beginning in June, Backstreet Boys in July and Carin León in September. Separate presale offers mentioned alongside this announcement include Get Presale Tickets to See Kenny Chesney Live at Sphere; Get Presale Tickets to Megyn Kelly’s First-Ever Nationwide Live Tour: 'Megyn Kelly LIVE'; Get Presale Tickets to See Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency; and Get Presale Tickets to 2026 Dates for An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live in Las Vegas: Presented by SiriusXM.
Additionally, SiriusXM has launched a new monthly live call-in show called "Tallica Talk" on Maximum Metallica, hosted by Spider Dan and Steffan Chirazi. Fans can call 844-TALLICA to share their excitement and Metallica stories. Each episode will feature a different theme; the premiere episode will focus on the Sphere announcement on Wednesday, February 25, from 4–5 p. m. PT / 7–8 p. m. ET.
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Tickets, presales, enhanced experiences and travel-package details are part of the announcement materials. The eight-show "Life Burns Faster" residency at Sphere promises a wholly unique Metallica experience that organizers say will deliver sound and spectacle for fans at the venue and for the band members themselves.
Closing note: the run is billed as eight shows in October 2026 with presales beginning March 5 and general public on-sale March 6, continuing the No Repeat Weekend approach and leveraging Sphere’s immersive technologies.
