Metallica have announced a new run of US tour dates to their huge ‘M72’ tour, with Pantera and Limp Bizkit set to join as support. Find ticket details below.
Announced today (September 19), the new run of tour dates will see the band’s record-breaking world tour extended into its third year, with 21 shows being added to the schedule for 2025.
The run of live dates come in support of the thrash metal icons’ latest album ’72 Seasons’, which was shared last spring. James Hetfield and Co. kicked off the tour in April 2023, and so far has seen them play to three million fans across the world.
Newly shared shows will take place between April and June next year, and will open with a huge slot at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas on April 12. Headline shows will commence on April 19, with a show at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse.
Other shows include two nights at the Rogers Centre in Toronto (April 24 and 26) and two gigs at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium (May 1 and 3), as well as further stops in Blacksburg, Columbus, Philadelphia, Landover and Charlotte throughout May.
Shows in June start with a night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, followed by gigs in Tampa, Houston and Santa Clara. The dates wrap up with two nights at in Denver, taking place on June 27 and 29.
Not only will the 2025 itinerary continue the ‘No Repeat Weekend’ tradition, with each night of the two-show stands featuring entirely different setlists and support lineups, but the new dates will also see support from Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies and Ice Nine Kills.
Tickets go on sale next Friday (September 27) at 10am local time. Pre-sale packages will be available from Monday (September 23). Visit here for tickets and check out a new list of dates below.
Metallica’s 2025 US tour dates are:
APRIL:
12 – Las Vegas, NV Sick New World @ Las Vegas Festival Grounds
19 – Syracuse, NY JMA Wireless Dome *
24 – Toronto, ON Rogers Centre *
26 – Toronto, ON Rogers Centre +
MAY
1 – Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium *
3 –Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium +
7 – Blacksburg, VA Lane Stadium *
9 – Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
11 – Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
23 – Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field +
25 – Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field *
28 – Landover, MD Northwest Stadium *
31 – Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium *
JUNE
3 – Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
6 – Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium +
8 – Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium *
14 – Houston, TX NRG Stadium *
20 – Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium +
22 – Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium *
27 – Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High +
29 – Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High *
* Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies support
+ Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills support
As always, a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s All Within My Hands Foundation. Established in 2017 as a way to give back to communities, the non-profit has already raised over $15million (£11.3m).
Last year, Metallica’s run of European dates were given a four-star review from NME. “Metallica have always been a gateway band for heavy music, but there’s a renewed excitement around them now. Tonight’s surprising, ambitious and giddy gig matches that energy at every turn,” it read.
“Their closing crossover track ‘Master Of Puppets’ naturally goes off, but then so do all of the songs on the setlist. From the gorgeous ‘Nothing Else Matters’ through to the unifying ‘Seek & Destroy’, the majesty of heavy music is on full display throughout the gig as Metallica prove why they’re clearly still the greatest metal band around.”
Before then, their ‘72 Seasons’ album was given a four star review too, and described by NME as a “thrilling sonic onslaught”.
“For young fans just now learning the joys of heavy rock – perhaps lured in by the appearance of this band’s 1986 classic ‘Master of Puppets’ on Netflix megahit Stranger Things last year – this new record will be a fitting gateway drug,” it read. “For everyone else there’s simply the reassuring thrill that, after so many decades on stage, Metallica are still capable of delivering sharp, spiky metal – and sticking it where the sun doesn’t shine.”
In other Metallica news, the band recently paid tribute to a Canadian fan who died during their concert in Edmonton.
Before then, it was revealed earlier that fans could bid for a dinner date with lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield for charity. While the bidding is now closed – the winning bid is currently unknown – it was confirmed that the winner will be allowed to bring up to three additional guests for the night, but would have to foot the entire bill for the night.
When NME first reported on the auction, the bid stood at $28,500 (£22,112), and had five days left to go.
