"This just in… six more dates added to Life Burns Faster at Sphere in Las Vegas!" Metallica will now play 20 shows at the revolutionary venue

Metallica have added another six shows to their upcoming residency at Sphere in Las Vegas.

The Californian metal militia will now undertake a 20-show run in October and November 2026 and in January and February 2027. The shows at the already iconic Las Vegas venue will be under the banner Life Burns Faster, titled in reference to a James Hetfield lyric from Master of Puppets.

"This just in… six more 2027 dates added to Life Burns Faster at Sphere in Las Vegas!" say the band. The new No Repeat Weekend dates, when the band will play entirely different sets at each brace of weekend shows, are on February 4 & 6, 18 and 20, and 25 and 27. Full dates below.

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Metallica rummer and co-founder Lars Ulrich says, “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!"

In booking a residency at Sphere, the quartet are following in the footsteps of U2, Dead & Company, No Doubt, Eagles, and Phish, among others.

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Metallica Life Burns Faster shows 2026/27

Oct 01: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 03: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 08: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 10: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 15: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 17: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 22: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 24: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 29: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Oct 31: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Nov 05: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Nov 07: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Jan 28: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Jan 30: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Feb 04: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Feb 06: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Feb 18: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Feb 20: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Feb 25: Las Vegas Sphere, NV
Feb 27: Las Vegas Sphere, NV

No Repeat Weekend tickets and single-night tickets for the shows will go on general sale on March 6 at 10am Pacific Time. Pre-sale ticket registration is now open.

Back in August last year, bassist Robert Trujillo addressed the long-standing rumour that the heavy metal titans were weighing up a residency at Sphere.

Talking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, Trujillo, who joined Metallica in 2003, said he’d welcome the opportunity to perform at the venue, believing the atmosphere would suit Metallica's music.

"I’m already thinking like, imagine this, imagine that, imagine, you know, because Metallica’s music is so visual," he said. "I mean, imagine a song like [1986 instrumental] Orion and what you can do with that, you know what I mean? The possibilities are endless. So for me, it’s again, like a dream come true. We’ll see what happens. I know we’re talking about it and hopefully this is gonna happen.”

"No heavy rock band has done this," he added. "There’s a lot of history with our music and a lot of, I think there’s potential for a lot of visual stimulation on this. And I can’t wait to be a part of it. So let’s see what happens."

The new issue of Classic Rock magazine features the inside story of the making of Metallica's Master Of Puppets album. It's available now.