Metallica Launch Las Vegas Sphere Residency in Spectacular Fashion
The 24-show run features Thursday and Saturday setlists with no repeats and an 18-song debut that spans 10 studio albums.
- On Thursday, Metallica kicked off their 'Life Burns Faster' residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, launching the first of 24 performances at the 20,000-capacity venue through March 2027.
- These shows are billed as 'No Repeat Weekends,' with performances on Thursdays and Saturdays featuring completely different setlists each week to ensure no song overlap between nights.
- Operating in front of the venue's giant curved screen, Metallica performed an 18-song set spanning 10 of their 11 studio albums, with visuals the San Francisco Chronicle noted as 'nooses, crosses, flooded landscapes, ruined buildings and other imagery.'
- James Hetfield remarked from the stage, 'For modern technology and old guys playing loud music, I have to say this is pretty awesome,' as the band concluded with 'Seek & Destroy' and 'Master of Puppets.'
- Fans can purchase tickets to both the Sphere residency and the band's upcoming North American leg of their 'M72 World Tour' next year, with code COS20 offering $20 off orders of $200 or more.
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