Metallica Sphere residency: Metallica announces ‘Life Burns Faster’ eight-show run
metallica sphere will host Metallica for an eight-show residency titled “Life Burns Faster” in October 2026, the band announced in a release Wednesday, with a ticket on-sale push that begins in early March.
Metallica Sphere residency dates and ticketing
The eight-show run is scheduled for Oct. 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31, 2026. Two-night No Repeat Weekend packages and single-night tickets go on sale on March 6 at 10 a. m. PT (1 p. m. ET). A special presale for SiriusXM listeners opens on March 5 at 10 a. m. PT (1 p. m. ET) and runs through March 5 at 10 p. m. PT (1 a. m. ET), using the code SIRIUSXM for access. Ticket registration, pre-sale information, enhanced experiences and travel packages are available through the band’s ticket registration channels.
No Repeat Weekend and the setlist promise
The residency will continue the No Repeat Weekend format Metallica introduced with the 2023 launch of the M72 World Tour: no songs will be repeated on each Thursday and Saturday pairing throughout the run. The band said the engagement will feature live staples and surprises spanning the Metallica catalog, keeping Thursday–Saturday pairings unique for attendees across the eight dates.
Sphere technology, production partners and experience
The production is billed as enhanced by Sphere’s immersive technologies. The venue’s systems include a high-resolution LED display that wraps up, over and around the audience, Sphere Immersive Sound that delivers targeted audio to attendees, and multi-sensory 4D technology. The residency is produced by Live Nation and presented by inKind. inKind is described as an app-based rewards and financing partner that offers dining credits and financing to participating restaurants while providing enhanced experiences for fans at events.
Band context, Las Vegas history and lead-up
Metallica’s classic lineup of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo will headline the run. The band closes its M72 world tour on July 5 in London, leaving time to build the Sphere production. Metallica would be the first heavy metal band to play Sphere; they were also the first metal band to play Allegiant Stadium in February 2022. Production at Sphere would coincide with the 40th anniversary of Master of Puppets, the band’s first gold album.
The band teased the residency on social media by blasting Metallica’s logo and the song “No Leaf Clover. ” All band members made an unbilled, attempted covert appearance at Sphere for the Eagles show on Jan. 30 as a scouting mission.
What the band said and next confirmed steps
Metallica co-founder and drummer Lars Ulrich said the idea took hold early: “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 fuckin’ psyched to go next level!”
The next confirmed milestones are the SiriusXM presale beginning March 5 at 10 a. m. PT (1 p. m. ET) and the general on-sale at 10 a. m. PT (1 p. m. ET) on March 6; fans can also tune into the new monthly show Tallica Talk on SiriusXM’s Maximum Metallica, with a premiere that focused on the Sphere announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 4–5 p. m. PT / 7–8 p. m. ET.
