The Metallica Sphere residency began Thursday, Oct. 1, in Las Vegas, with the band playing a 16-song opening night, according to Loudwire.
Metallica Sphere residency opening night setlist
The band played these songs, in order, Loudwire reported:
- Battery
- Creeping Death
- Now That We’re Dead
- Sad but True
- The Shortest Straw
- Wherever I May Roam
- The Day That Never Comes
- …And Justice for All
- Kirk and Rob Doodle, an instrumental segment that included “Sleepwalk My Life Away”
- Nothing Else Matters
- The Call of Ktulu
- Lux Æterna
- Ride the Lightning
- The Memory Remains
- Seek & Destroy
- Master of Puppets
Metallica Sphere residency dates and nightly changes
The residency, called “Life Burns Faster,” has 24 shows and runs through March 13, 2027, according to Blabbermouth and Loudwire. The band has pledged different songs on each weekend, Loudwire reported, which also called Metallica the first metal band to play the venue. For more background, see our earlier report on the Metallica Sphere plans.
Metallica stadium shows in 2027
After the Metallica Sphere residency, the band will return to stadiums in the spring of 2027 with 12 North American shows, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar as support, NME reported. The dates extend the band’s M72 World Tour, which began in April 2023:
- May 8: Vancouver, British Columbia (BC Place)
- May 13: San Diego (Snapdragon Stadium)
- May 18: El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl Stadium)
- May 22: San Antonio (Alamodome)
- May 26: Fayetteville, Arkansas (Razorback Stadium)
- May 29: Kansas City, Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium)
- June 2: Raleigh, North Carolina (Carter-Finley Stadium)
- June 5: Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium)
- June 8: Buffalo, New York (Highmark Stadium)
- June 12: Madison, Wisconsin (Camp Randall Stadium)
- June 15: Cleveland (Huntington Bank Field)
- June 19: Salt Lake City (Rice-Eccles Stadium)
General ticket sales began Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. local time, NME reported. Fans of heavy music can also read about Metallica’s Doc Martens collaboration and the death of Venom frontman Cronos. The Metallica Sphere residency continues through March.
