Metallica officially extends Las Vegas Sphere residency dates

Metallica just accommodated their fans’ demand by adding more concert dates to their Las Vegas Sphere residency.

Less than a month after announcing an eight night residency, titled Life Burns Faster, across four pairs of dates, October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31, 2026, the band has now announced 16 more dates which brings it to a total of 24 shows.

In an announcement on their website, Metallica said: “This is it—we’re maxing out Life Burns Faster… more dates have been added to the run, bringing our upcoming Sphere residency to 24 shows.”

The run will follow the band’s famous No Repeat Weekend format, meaning each Thursday and Saturday show will feature completely different setlists.

The original statement said: “Surprise! The world’s worst-kept secret is now official... we are bringing our No Repeat Weekends to Sphere in Las Vegas this fall!!”

“Our Sphere weekend residency, Life Burns Faster, will debut on October 1 3, with six more shows to follow. As you’ve come to expect, each set of shows will be No Repeat Weekends, meaning if you attend both the Thursday and Saturday shows, you will not hear the same song twice,” they added.

“…We are beyond excited to share this with the world in six months’ time and way psyched to go next level, it’s completely uncharted territory! This residency gives us another chance to reinvent how we interact with you guys in a live setting, and we can’t wait to see you there (sic),” the message concluded.

At the Sphere, the group will perform material from across their catalogue, with the venue’s technology, including its wraparound LED display, immersive audio system and 4D effects.

Drummer and co-founder Lars Ulrich said the idea took hold the moment he saw the venue in action.

He said in a statement: “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 f***in’ psyched to go next level!” Ulrich of Metallica, concluded.