Metallica Sphere residency announced with eight October shows and presale details
Metallica will bring its “Life Burns Faster” residency to the metallica sphere in Las Vegas with eight shows in October 2026, and SiriusXM listeners get a special presale starting March 5. The announcement lays out dates, ticket windows and programming tied to the run.
The eight-show engagement—titled “Life Burns Faster”—is scheduled for Oct. 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31, 2026 at Sphere in Las Vegas. The run will continue the band’s “No Repeat Weekend” format: no songs repeated on each Thursday and Saturday pairing, a tradition that began with the 2023 kick-off of Metallica’s M72 World Tour.
Ticket schedule, SiriusXM presale and public on-sale
SiriusXM listeners can access presale tickets on Thursday, March 5 starting at 10 a. m. PT – Thursday, March 5 at 10 p. m. PT using code SIRIUSXM. Two-night No Repeat Weekend packages and single-night tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 6 at 10 a. m. PT. Ticket registration, pre-sale information, enhanced experiences and travel packages are being listed on the band’s presale page for the engagement.
What the run will look and sound like
The residency will feature live staples and surprises from Metallica’s catalog enhanced by Sphere’s immersive technologies. The venue’s features cited for the production include the world’s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over and around the audience; Sphere Immersive Sound, delivering audio to every guest; and multi-sensory 4D technology. The band lineup for the run is James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo.
Metallica Sphere production partners and programming
Metallica “Life Burns Faster” at Sphere 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 participating restaurants and providing innovative financing to restaurants. Additional exclusive programming tied to the announcement includes a new monthly SiriusXM call-in show, “Tallica Talk, ” on Maximum Metallica hosted by Spider Dan and Steffan Chirazi; fans can call 844-TALLICA to share stories. The premiere episode will focus on the Sphere announcement on Wednesday, February 25, from 4–5 p. m. PT / 7–8 p. m. ET.
Band comments, background and possible expansion
Drummer Lars Ulrich said the idea for the residency 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!’ 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 calendar for the residency allows expansion into December should the dates merit that demand. It was noted that plans for October and also December were in motion earlier in the year and that the deal was signed months ago. The production timing will coincide with the 40th anniversary of Master of Puppets, identified as the band’s first gold album.
Other context around the band’s Sphere preparations includes a teaser on social media that blasted Metallica’s famed logo and the song “No Leaf Clover, ” and an unbilled, attempted covert appearance by the full band at Sphere for the Eagles show on Jan. 30 as a scouting mission. The band’s classic lineup is scheduled to close the M72 world tour on July 5 in London, leaving time to build a Sphere production.
Separately, promotional listings tied to presale messaging include presale opportunities for other artists and events at Sphere: Kenny Chesney live at Sphere; Megyn Kelly’s first-ever nationwide live tour “Megyn Kelly LIVE”; Def Leppard live at Caesars Palace Las Vegas residency; and 2026 dates for An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live in Las Vegas, presented by SiriusXM.
The eight-show “Life Burns Faster” residency at Sphere is set for October 2026, with SiriusXM presale beginning March 5 using code SIRIUSXM and general public on-sale on March 6 at 10 a. m. PT. Next confirmed items on the calendar are the SiriusXM presale window and the March 6 public ticket on-sale.
