Metallica are going all in on Las Vegas. The band have extended their upcoming “Life Burns Faster” residency at Sphere into March 2027, bringing the run to 24 shows over 12 weekends. According to the band, these appear to be the final shows.
“This is it, we’re maxing out Life Burns Faster,” the band write. “Four more dates have been added to the run, bringing our upcoming Sphere residency to 24 shows.” Those four March shows follow six dates added earlier in the day and six more announced earlier in the week.
The residency debuts on October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31, 2026, and continues the No Repeat Weekend tradition that began with the 2023 kick-off of the M72 World Tour, with no songs repeated across each Thursday and Saturday throughout the run. For the fan who refuses to miss a thing, the ultimate pass returns, now called the Full House Ticket (formerly the I Disappear Ticket), granting entry to every Metallica show at Sphere in 2026. A full slate of travel packages and VIP experiences is also on offer, from meet and greets and onstage photo ops to the Black Box Experience and a coveted spot in the Snake Pit.
The shows will pull live staples and surprises from across the Metallica catalog, enhanced by the venue’s immersive technologies. Sphere’s tools, including the world’s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over, and around the audience, Sphere Immersive Sound, and multi-sensory 4D technology, promise a wholly new Metallica experience for everyone in the room, James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert included.
The idea took root in an instant. “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!'” drummer Lars Ulrich shares. “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 psyched to go next level!”
The run caps a remarkable stretch for the band, whose M72 World Tour has played to more than four million fans across Europe, North America, the Pacific Rim, and the Middle East since spring 2023. Produced by Live Nation and presented by inKind, the residency adds another bold chapter to Metallica’s 40-plus years of reinventing the live experience. Tickets are on sale now.
Metallica Life Burns Faster at Sphere 2026 Dates:
October 1 and 3
October 15 and 17
October 22 and 24
October 29 and 31