There’s nothing quite as metal as a deal.
And, today, we found a doozy.
At the time of publication, prices are dropping fast to see Metallica in their third week of their Life Burns Faster residency at Las Vegas Sphere.
Just last week when our team reported on how much it cost to see James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo live on Oct. 15 and 17, two-day “No Repeat Weekend” passes started at $1,533 including fees on Vivid Seats.
Now, a mere six days later, prices start at $902 including fees for Thursday and Saturday’s shows.
Single-day passes have also plummeted.
Based on our findings, the lowest price to see Metallica this coming weekend on Oct. 6 was $810 including fees.
Less than a week later, they sit at $539 including fees.
Best of all, this drop in prices doesn’t just apply to this weekend. Over the past week, prices have gone down almost universally across the board (except for one date in March where they held steady).
Now, that’s metal.
None of the above should serve as a statement on the quality of Life Burns Faster shows at Sphere, though.
In fact, critics have been left spellbound by the marriage of the heavy music and wraparound imagery that flood the space.
“Theirs is a show that unabashedly flexes musical muscularity,” USA Today raved after catching the group live. “Whether it was Hetfield’s neck-vein-bulging fervency while singing, Hammett’s fretboard slashing or Trujillo’s athletic funk-metal bass coatings, these songs are made for fist-thrusting.”
“A show highlight came with “The Call of Ktulu,” the searing instrumental from 1984 that the band has resurrected in recent years. As Metallica thundered through the music, a monster erupted from the dark waters beamed in the background, its form covered in black slime with serrated wings and tentacles.”
If that — along with the somewhat reasonable prices — don’t hook you, we don’t know what will.
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Metallica’s 2026-27 Life Burns Faster Sphere residency below.
What do tickets cost to see Metallica at Las Vegas Sphere in 2026-27?
All Las Vegas Sphere single and multi-show dates, concert start times and links to the cheapest tickets versus what they cost on Oct. 6 (the ones where the prices dropped are in bold) are listed here:
| Metallica Sphere dates | Ticket prices start at |
Ticket prices started at on Oct. 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 and 17 Two-day passes |
$902 (including fees) |
$1,533 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Oct. 15 8:30 p.m. |
$539 (including fees) |
$810 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Oct. 17 8:30 p.m. |
$718 (including fees) |
$1,037 (including fees) |
| Oct. 22 and 24 Two-day passes |
$1,017 (including fees) |
$1,438 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Oct. 22 8 p.m. |
$495 (including fees) |
$796 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Oct. 24 8:30 p.m. |
$576 (including fees) |
$960 (including fees) |
| Oct. 29 and 31 Two-day passes |
$1,102 (including fees) |
$1,262 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Oct. 29 8:30 p.m. |
$555 (including fees) |
$813 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Oct. 31 8:30 p.m. |
$693 (including fees) |
$850 (including fees) |
| Nov. 5 and 7 Two-day passes |
$967 (including fees) |
$1,394 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Nov. 5 8:30 p.m. |
$559 (including fees) |
$833 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 7 8:30 p.m. |
$723 (including fees) |
$906 (including fees) |
| Jan. 28 and 30, 2027 Two-day passes |
$957 (including fees) |
$1,293 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Jan. 28, 2027 8:30 p.m. |
$632 (including fees) |
$810 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027 8:30 p.m. |
$726 (including fees) |
$833 (including fees) |
| Feb. 4 and 6, 2027 Two-day passes |
$1,012 (including fees) |
$1,427 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Feb. 4 8:30 p.m. |
$629 (including fees) |
$708 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Feb. 6 8:30 p.m. |
$732 (including fees) |
$770 (including fees) |
| Feb. 18 and 20, 2027 Two-day passes |
$1,012 (including fees) |
$1,330 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Feb. 18 8:30 p.m. |
$628 (including fees) |
$713 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Feb. 20 8:30 p.m. |
$697 (including fees) |
$793 (including fees) |
| Feb. 25 and 27, 2027 Two-day passes |
$1,038 (including fees) |
$1,331 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Feb. 25 8:30 p.m. |
$628 (including fees) |
$749 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Feb. 27 8:30 p.m. |
$692 (including fees) |
$780 (including fees) |
| March 4 and 6, 2027 Two-day passes |
$1,200 (including fees) |
$1,365 (including fees) |
| Thursday, March 4 8:30 p.m. |
$712 (including fees) |
$749 (including fees) |
| Saturday, March 6 8:30 p.m. |
$702 (including fees) |
$796 (including fees) |
| March 11 and 13, 2027 Two-day passes |
$1,378 (including fees) |
$1,378 (including fees) |
| Thursday, March 11 8:30 p.m. |
$670 (including fees) |
$818 (including fees) |
| Saturday, March 13 8:30 p.m. |
$766 (including fees) |
$918 (including fees) |
Where is Metallica going on their spring 2027 ‘M72 Tour’?
A complete calendar including all newly-announced North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
When is Metallica at the Mohegan Sun Arena?
On top of the residency, Metallica is also helping Uncasville, CT’s 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena celebrate the venue’s 25th anniversary in November.
This will be the first time the Rock Hall of Famers have performed in the Constitution State since July 1998, when they headlined at Hartford’s Meadows Music Theater as part of their ‘Poor Re-Touring Me Tour.’
If you’d like to see them thrash live, here’s when they’ll be at the Mohegan Sun Arena:
Who else is coming to Sphere this year?
When Metallica isn’t lighting up the Sphere stage, many other exciting shows are headed to Vegas’ premier entertainment destination.
Here’s what’s up next at the one-of-a-kind venue.
| Sphere shows |
|---|
| “The Wizard of Oz” Runs indefinitely Larger-than-life screenings of the iconic film. |
| Eagles Nov. 13 through Jan. 23, 2027 The classic rockers take fans on a trip down memory lane playing their greatest hits. |
| Backstreet Boys Dec. 26 through Jan. 2, 2027 The late ’90s pop hitmakers revisit their chart-topping album “Millennium” and other fan favorites. |
| Oprah’s ‘Aha’ April 2-4, 2027 Immersive live shows that will take guests on a profound journey of wonder and joy. |
| John Mayer April 8 through June 5, 2027 The seven-time Grammy winner is playing solo, with The John Mayer Trio and a full band. |
| Carín León Sept. 15-18, 2027 The Mexican singer-songwriter pays tribute to his home country during Mexican Independence Day weekend. |
If you’re planning a Las Vegas trip, you can find a complete calendar of all upcoming events at Sphere here.
What songs did Metallica play on night one at Sphere?
Based on our findings at Set List FM, here’s what Metallica delivered Thursday, Oct. 1.
01.) “Battery” (first time as opener since July 11, 2014)
02.) “Creeping Death”
03.) “Now That We’re Dead” (first performance since Sept. 24, 2021)
04.) “Sad but True”
05.) “The Shortest Straw” (first time with an intro tape)
06.) “Wherever I May Roam”
07.) “The Day That Never Comes”
08.) “…And Justice for All” (first performance since Aug. 9, 2014; clean intro skipped)
09.) “Kirk and Rob Doodle” (“Sleepwalk My Life Away”)
10.) “Nothing Else Matters” (with extended Kirk solo intro)
11.) “The Call of Ktulu” (dedicated to Cliff Burton)
12.) “Lux Æterna”
13.) “Ride the Lightning”
14.) “The Memory Remains” (with extended outro)
15.) “Seek & Destroy”
16.) “Master of Puppets”
Which songs did Metallica perform on night two at Sphere?
Set List FM reports these were the tracks that Hetfield and co. rocked when they took the Sphere stage on Saturday, Oct. 3.
01.) “Blackened” (first time as an opener since Aug. 9, 2014)
02.) “Fuel”
03.) “Leper Messiah”
04.) “Devil’s Dance” (first performance since June 7, 2008)
05.) “72 Seasons”
06.) “King Nothing”
07.) “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”
08.) “The Outlaw Torn” (first performance since September 8, 2019)
09.) “Kirk and Rob Doodle”
10.) “The Unforgiven”
11.) “Orion” (Tribute to Cliff Burton)
12.) “Hardwired”
13.) “Whiskey in the Jar” ([traditional] cover)
14.) “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
15.) “One”
16.) “Enter Sandman”
Metallica new music
On April 14, 2023, Metallica dropped their 11th studio album “72 Seasons.”
The thrumming, high-velocity record quickly sets the tone with the non-stop thrill ride title track and then refuses to let up throughout its healthy 77-minute runtime.
Indisputable highlights include the snaking “Sleepwalk My Life Away,” nakedly raw “You Must Burn!” and unrelenting “Lux Æterna.” Don’t expect a second to breathe; Metallica goes hard the entire time with nary a moment to rest. Just the way it should be.
To hear for yourself, you can listen to “72 Seasons” here.
Heavy metal icons on tour in 2026
Can’t make it to the Entertainment Capital of the World to headbang this year?
No need to stress.
Here are just five of the biggest heavy metal acts you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
• RUSH
• Slayer
• Slipknot
Who else is out and about? Take a look at this list of al the biggest hard rockers on tour to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: nypost.com
