Metallica have been in the midst of their M72 World Tour since last year, and they just announced that it will extend into 2025 with a new round of spring/summer North American dates. Like on the previous legs, they’re doing No Repeat Weekends in most cities, meaning each city gets a two-night stand with unique setlists and different openers each night. On this run, they’ll have Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies opening one of the nights, and Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills opening the other.
The newly-added dates include stops in Toronto, Nashville, Philly, Atlanta, Tampa, Santa Clara, Denver, and more. They’ll also headline two festivals during that run, Sick New World in Las Vegas on April 12 and two nights of Sonic Temple in Columbus, OH on May 9 and 11. They’re the first-announced band for Sick New World. Sonic Temple have so far also revealed that Rob Zombie is playing May 9 and Alice In Chains are playing May 11. (Update: Sonic Temple continues to gradually roll out its lineup which so far also includes Power Trip, Killswitch Engage, and Chevelle.) Metallica’s announcement reads:
When the concept of the No Repeat Weekend was born a few years ago, we weren’t quite sure what to expect. Now – several years later – following the 40th Anniversary shows in San Francisco, an initial run of two show stands in ’21 at a few festivals, and M72 weekend celebrations in 22 different cities around the world in ’23 and ’24, we think it’s a keeper. Seeing fans from far corners of the planet connecting with other ’Tallica family members and creating a full weekend experience together has been more than we ever dreamed it would be. There’s no doubt that we need to extend this party into 2025!
Year three will kick off with 21 North American shows across April, May, and June of next year with the same unique stadium production three million of you saw over the last couple of years…or may have seen in photos or videos. Yes, we’ll be back mid-field in-the-round with the Snake Pit in the center of the stage so that you guys will have a complete 360° view of the show. The No Repeat Weekend tradition continues with each of the two shows offering a completely unique experience: two totally different set lists with two different bands opening each night! Purchase a 2-Day Ticket, and you won’t see the same song twice across both setlists spanning our 40+ years of being lucky enough to make music. We’ll be sure to have lots of extracurricular events planned for you to hang with fellow Metallica fans on the night between shows.
We’ve added some cities to the weekend adventures that we haven’t visited in quite some time, including Tampa (over 15 years!), Denver, Nashville, and a location that’s been on our wish list for far too long, as we’ll finally be hitting our Bay Area home field of Levi’s Stadium for the first time.
In a new twist, M72 2025 will also include several single shows with the full production, including the in-the-round stage and Snake Pit. Among them are two college football stadiums: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York, and our first-ever visit to Blacksburg, Virginia, home of the Virginia Tech Hokies. The show at Lane Stadium will mark the culmination of 20+ years of “Enter Sandman” playing as the Hokies take the field.
Fan club pre-sales begin September 23 at 10am local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on September 27 at 10am local time. All dates are listed below.
Pantera, whose first tour back (with surviving members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown joined by Black Label Society/Ozzy Osbourne’s Zakk Wylde on guitar and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante on drums) was opening for Metallica in 2023, also just announced that Power Trip will open their Europe/UK tour in early 2025.
Metallica — 2025 Tour Dates
April 12 Las Vegas, NV Sick New World @ Las Vegas Festival Grounds
April 19 Syracuse, NY JMA Wireless Dome *
April 24 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre *
April 26 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre +
May 1 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium *
May 3 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium +
May 7 Blacksburg, VA Lane Stadium *
May 9 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 11 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 23 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field +
May 25 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field *
May 28 Landover, MD Northwest Stadium *
May 31 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium *
June 3 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
June 6 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium +
June 8 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium *
June 14 Houston, TX NRG Stadium *
June 20 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium +
June 22 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium *
June 27 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High +
June 29 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High *
* Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies support
+ Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills support
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Top photo: Metallica in Chicago by Christian Heinzel. More here.