{"id":619362,"date":"2026-03-05T19:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/?p=619362"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:43:04","slug":"metallica-adds-more-shows-to-their-sphere-residency-now-up-to-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/news\/metallica-adds-more-shows-to-their-sphere-residency-now-up-to-20","title":{"rendered":"METALLICA Adds More Shows To Their Sphere Residency, Now Up To 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/tag\/metallica\">Metallica<\/a><\/strong> are doubling down on their massive Las Vegas takeover. The metal titans have announced six additional shows for their upcoming Sphere residency, pushing the total run to 20 nights inside the cutting-edge venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly added concerts will take place in February 2027 as part of the band&#039;s immersive Life Burns Faster production. The fresh batch of dates are in February, which now makes the full run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>October 1 &amp; 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 8 &amp; 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 15 &amp; 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 22 &amp; 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 29 &amp; 31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 5 &amp; 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 28 &amp; 30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 4 &amp; 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 18 &amp; 20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 25 &amp; 27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While the dates have been coming in hot and fast, the ticket rollout hasn&#039;t been entirely smooth. 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