Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career.
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Recent Setlists
London Stadium
London, England, United Kingdom
- 1It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)(AC/DC cover)
- 2The Ecstasy of Gold(Ennio Morricone cover)
- 3Whiplash
- 4For Whom the Bell Tolls
- 5Ride the Lightning
- 6The Memory Remains
- 772 Seasons
- 8Screaming Suicide
- 9Kirk and Rob Doodle(Black Sabbath's "Electric Funeral“ and Sex Pistols' "Holidays in the Sun")
- 10The Day That Never Comes
- 11Wherever I May Roam
- 12The Call of Ktulu
- 13The Unforgiven
- 14Whiskey in the Jar([traditional] cover)(preceded by "...And Justice For All" tease)
- 15Blackened
- 16Moth Into Flame
- 17One
- 18Enter Sandman
London Stadium
London, England, United Kingdom
- 1It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)(AC/DC cover)
- 2The Ecstasy of Gold(Ennio Morricone cover)
- 3Creeping Death
- 4Harvester of Sorrow
- 5Holier Than Thou
- 6Of Wolf and Man
- 7Lux Æterna
- 8If Darkness Had a Son
- 9Kirk and Rob Doodle(Ian Dury's "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" and The Clash’s “Guns of Brixton”)
- 10Fade to Black
- 11Cyanide
- 12Orion
- 13Nothing Else Matters
- 14Sad but True
- 15Hardwired
- 16Fuel
- 17Seek & Destroy
- 18Master of Puppets
Principality Stadium
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- 1It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)(AC/DC cover)
- 2The Ecstasy of Gold(Ennio Morricone cover)
- 3Creeping Death
- 4For Whom the Bell Tolls
- 5Cyanide
- 6The Memory Remains
- 772 Seasons
- 8The Unforgiven
- 9Fuel
- 10Kirk and Rob Doodle(Tom Jones' "Delilah")
- 11The Day That Never Comes
- 12Wherever I May Roam
- 13Nothing Else Matters
- 14Sad but True
- 15One
- 16Seek & Destroy
- 17Master of Puppets
- 18Enter Sandman
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Tour History
8 past shows since May 2026
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Metallica's 2026 M72 World Tour rotates Pantera, Gojira, Knocked Loose, and Avatar across European stadium dates. Suicidal Tendencies and Spiritbox join the Mohegan Sun shows. Full date-by-date opener lineup.
Metallica Tour & Concert Dates 2026
The Metallica 2026 tour features 39 upcoming concerts across 2 cities including Las Vegas, NV, Uncasville, CT. The next Metallica concert is at Sphere in Las Vegas on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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