Overview
- Metallica announced on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 that it will play 12 North American stadium shows from May 8 to June 19, 2027, beginning in Vancouver and ending in Salt Lake City.
- Limp Bizkit and Avatar are confirmed as support acts for the 12-show run to broaden the bill and draw multi-generational crowds.
- The dates will retain M72’s in-the-round production with the stage at the 50-yard line and the Snake Pit at center, and each stop will be a single standalone stadium show rather than the tour’s prior two-show weekend format.
- Ticket access is tiered: Fifth Member fan club presales start Sept. 21, Citi and Verizon presales start Sept. 22, and the public onsale begins Sept. 25, with Snake Pit, travel packages and an all-show ‘I Disappear’ ticket offered as premium options.
- A portion of ticket proceeds will support local charities through Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation and the extension follows a sold-out 24-show Life Burns Faster residency at the Sphere that underscores continued demand for the M72 tour, which has logged 99 shows and nearly five million attendees since April 2023.