Metallica Concert Setlists: What to Expect at Their 2026 Sphere Residency

Update (March 6): This article has been updated with Metallica’s latest tour info.

Metallica have become one of the highest-grossing live acts of all-time for good reason: Aside from hosting a staggering collection of classic concerts, the heavy metal band has continued to push themselves as a touring band after performing shows every year for over four nearly uninterrupted decades.

In 2025, the band took on a massive outing, the M72 World Tour, offering an ambitious and immersive experience of the group’s career. Now, they’re taking immersion to a whole new level with a residency at the innovative Sphere Las Vegas.

The band will be taking over Sphere Las Vegas throughout the month of October, beginning with a show on October 1, 2026. Ahead of the residency at the state-of-the-art venue, take a look at a typical Metallica tour setlist and find everything you need to know about the band’s upcoming run.

Metallica 2026-27 Live at Sphere Las Vegas Dates:

• October 2026: 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
• November 2026: 5, 7
• January 2027: 28, 30
• February 2027: 4, 6, 18, 20, 25, 27
• March 2027: 4, 6, 11, 13

Metallica Concert Setlist Info

Metallica have prided themselves on creating a unique setlist for each show since touring their 2003 album St. Anger, but the group decided to raise the bar further for the M72 World Tour, which often featured two shows per city with no-repeat songs. This is a format they’re reviving in part for their residency at Sphere Las Vegas; packages for multiple shows are available.

Although each Metallica setlist is unique by design, the band still tends to deliver many of their most familiar, most-played songs over the course of an evening, including “Master of Puppets,” “Enter Sandman,” “Seek & Destroy” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” The band has also installed newer material from their 2023 album 72 Seasons such as the Grammy-winning title track and singles like “Lux Æterna,” “If Darkness Had a Son” and “Screaming Suicide.”

Below, you can find a breakdown of Metallica’s live setlist from JMA Wireless Dome on April 19, 2025; check back in October 2026 for updates on the setlist at Sphere Las Vegas.

Metallica Tour Setlist:

Night 1:

1. Creeping Death
2. Harvester of Sorrow
3. Holier Than Thou
4. King Nothing
5. 72 Seasons
6. If Darkness Had a Son
7. Kirk and Rob Doodle
8. The Day That Never Comes
9. Shadows Follow
10. Orion
11. Nothing Else Matters
12. Sad but True
13. Fight Fire With Fire
14. Fuel
15. Seek & Destroy
16. Master of Puppets

Night 2:

1. Whiplash
2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
3. Ride the Lightning
4. Until It Sleeps
5. Lux Æterna
6. Screaming Suicide
7. Kirk and Rob Doodle
8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
9. Wherever I May Roam
10. The Call of Ktulu
11. The Unforgiven
12. Inamorata
13. Battery
14. Moth Into Flame
15. One
16. Enter Sandman

Source: Setlist.fm.

Metallica Tour Stats

Current tour: Life Burns Faster (2026)

Set time: On the M72 World Tour, Metallica usually arrived on stage between 8:50 and 9:20 p.m., though set times varied.

Length of average Metallica show: 2 hours (on M72 World Tour)

Past tours:

• Kill ‘Em All for One (1983–1984)
• Ride the Lightning Tour (1985)
• Damage, Inc. Tour (1986-1987)
• Damaged Justice (1988-1989)
• Wherever We May Roam Tour (1991-1992)
• Nowhere Else to Roam (1993)
• Shit Hits the Sheds Tour (1994)
• Poor Touring Me (1996-1997)
• Poor Re-Touring Me Tour (1998-1999)
• Summer Sanitarium Tour (2000)
• Summer Sanitarium 2003 (2003)
• Madly in Anger with the World Tour (2003-2004)
• Escape from the Studio ’06 (2006)
• World Magnetic Tour (2008-2010)
• 2011 Vacation Tour (2011)
• The Full Arsenal Tour (2012)
• Summer Tour 2013 (2013)
• By Request Tour (2014)
• Lords of Summer Tour (2015)
• WorldWired Tour (2016-2019)
• M72 World Tour (2023-2025)

Metallica Discography:

• Kill ‘Em All (1983)
• Ride the Lightning (1984)
• Master of Puppets (1986)
• …And Justice for All (1988)
• Metallica (1991)
• Load (1996)
• Reload (1997)
• St. Anger (2003)
• Death Magnetic (2008)
• Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (2016)
• 72 Seasons (2023)

Metallica’s Popular Songs:

• “Enter Sandman”
• “Nothing Else Matters”
• “Master of Puppets”
• “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
• “One”

Metallica’s Recent Opening Acts:

• Architects
• Mammoth WVH
• Five Finger Death Punch
• Volbeat
• Ice Nine Kills
• Pantera
• Greta Van Fleet
• Floor Jansen
• Epica

How to Get Tickets For Metallica Concerts

Tickets for Metallica’s residency at Sphere Las Vegas will be available via Ticketmaster. Standard Tickets, including single and 2-day tickets, will be on sale beginning Friday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time.