Metallica Confirm Residency at the Sphere

The members of Metallica , the first band to perform on all seven continents , have set their eyes on a new globe: the Sphere in Las Vegas. The group confirmed in February that it will perform shows at the venue, a residency it has dubbed Life Burns Faster (a lyric from “Master of Puppets”), in the fall.

The concerts, grouped in two-night sets, will echo the band’s “No Repeat Weekends,” for which Metallica promise unique set lists, including live staples and surprises, between each of the concerts in the two-night set. Since the initial announcement of eight concerts, the band has expanded the residency into two dozen gigs that run into 2027.

Tickets are on sale now. “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 said in a statement. “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!” Last August, Howard Stern attempted to wrest news of a Metallica Sphere residency during an interview with Ulrich . At the time, the drummer said the group had been considering the idea, but nothing was yet “etched in stone.” “It’s something that we’re looking at, at some point, when the 2026 tour is done,” Ulrich said.

“I’m not going to bullshit you: I would fucking love to do it, let there be no question about it. It’s not signed, sealed, and delivered, but speaking to me and asking my opinion, I would fucking love to do it.”