Metallica ‘M72 World Tour’ North American Tour Announced

Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking “M72 World Tour” will be extended into a third year, announcing 21 North American shows spanning April, May, and June 2025.

Two-night tickets for the newly announced No Repeat Weekends and tickets for the single-night engagements will be on sale September 27th at 10 am local time. Fan club pre-sales begin September 23rd at 10 am local time. For further information, enhanced experiences, travel packages and more, go to http://metallica.lnk.to/M72WorldTour2025.

Since opening in April 2023 in Amsterdam, “M72” has seen Metallica play to three million fans. Variously hailed as “an altogether life-affirming experience” (Billboard), “impossible to leave unsatisfied” (Austin Chronicle), “a stone-cold stunner of a show” (Detroit News), “the mother of all summer concerts” (Worcester Telegram Gazette) and “as tight and furious as Metallica has sounded in ages” (Los Angeles Times), “M72” continues to amaze fans and critics alike. The tour will conclude its triumphant 2024 run with four nights at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros, where Metallica will play to more than 250,000 fans for two No Repeat Weekends.

The “M72 World Tour’s” 2025 itinerary will continue the hallowed No Repeat Weekend tradition, with each night of the two-show stands featuring entirely different setlists and support lineups. These will include the band’s first Nashville shows in five years on May 1st and 3rd at Nissan Stadium, as well as Metallica’s return to Tampa after 15 years on June 6th and 8th at Raymond James Stadium. They have also confirmed a much anticipated Bay Area hometown play, to take place June 20th and 22nd with the band’s debut performances at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

In a new twist, the tour will feature several single shows bringing the tour’s full production, with its massive in-the-round stage, to venues including two college football stadiums: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York on April 19th, and Metallica’s first ever visit to Blacksburg, Virginia, home of the Virginia Tech Hokies. The May 7 show at Lane Stadium will mark the culmination of 20+ years of “Enter Sandman” playing as the Hokies take the field.

In addition to playing football stadiums across the nation, the “M72 World Tour” 2025 itinerary will also include two festival headlines—the first being the opening night of the run on April 12th at Sick New World at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. May 9th and 11th will then mark a festival/No Repeat Weekend combo as Metallica plays two headline sets at Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Support for “M72” 2025 North American run will come from Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies, and Ice Nine Kills. See below for specifics.

Additionally, “M72” 2025 will see Metallica’s long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand. Stay tuned to http://www.metallica.com for further announcements.

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 that have supported Metallica over the years, All Within My Hands has raised over 15 million dollars, providing 8.2 million dollars in grants to career and technical education programs including the ground-breaking Metallica Scholars Initiative, now in its sixth year, over 3.6 million dollars to combat food insecurity, more than $3.5 million to disaster relief efforts.

Tour Dates:

04/12 – Las Vegas, NV Sick New World @ Las Vegas Festival Grounds
04/19 – Syracuse, NY JMA Wireless Dome *
04/24 – Toronto, ON Rogers Centre *
04/26 – Toronto, ON Rogers Centre +
05/01 – Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium *
05/03 – Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium +
05/07 – Blacksburg, VA Lane Stadium *
05/09 – Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
05/11 – Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
05/23 – Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field +
05/25 – Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field *
05/28 – Landover, MD Northwest Stadium *
05/31 – Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium *
06/03 – Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
06/06 – Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium +
06/08 – Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium *
06/14 – Houston, TX NRG Stadium *
06/20 – Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium +
06/22 – Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium *
06/27 – Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High +
06/29 – Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High *
* Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies support
+ Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills support