Metallica’s ‘M72 World Tour’ will enter its third year in 2025, featuring 21 performances across North America.

In 2025, Metallica’s ‘M72 World Tour’ will be in its third year, featuring 21 shows across North America.

Metallica, featuring frontman James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Rob Trujillo, continues to tour in support of their latest studio album 72 Seasons. Their M72 World Tour is heading into its third year, with a series of 21 shows scheduled across North America in April, May, and June 2025.

Nasty Little Man PR’s press release announces:

“Metallica has confirmed the extension of its record-breaking M72 World Tour into a third year, with 21 North American shows scheduled for April, May, and June 2025.

Tickets for the newly announced No Repeat Weekends and single-night engagements will be available starting September 27 at 10 a.m. local time. Fan club pre-sales begin September 23 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information on tickets, enhanced experiences, travel packages, and more, visit https://metallica.lnk.to/M72WorldTour2025.

Since the tour’s April 2023 kickoff in Amsterdam, M72 has drawn approximately three million fans. Critics have praised the tour 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). The tour’s 2024 leg will end with four shows at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros, where Metallica will perform for over 250,000 fans over two No Repeat Weekends.

In 2025, the M72 World Tour will continue the No Repeat Weekend tradition, offering entirely different setlists and support acts each night. The tour includes Metallica’s first Nashville shows in five years at Nissan Stadium on May 1 and 3, and their first Tampa appearance in 15 years at Raymond James Stadium on June 6 and 8. The band will also make its hometown Bay Area debut at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on June 20 and 22.

In a twist, M72 2025 will also include several single-show performances, bringing the tour’s massive in-the-round stage to venues like JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York, on April 19, and Metallica’s first-ever visit to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a May 7 show at Lane Stadium, home of the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Hokies’ entrance to “Enter Sandman” will culminate over two decades of tradition at that game.

In addition to stadium shows, the 2025 M72 itinerary includes two festival headliners: April 12 at Sick New World at Las Vegas Festival Grounds and a No Repeat Weekend on May 9 and 11 at Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Supporting acts for the 2025 North American run will include Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies, and Ice Nine Kills. Details are listed below.

Further, M72 2025 will see Metallica’s highly anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand. Stay tuned to https://www.metallica.com/ for more updates.”

The 2025 North American leg of Metallica’s M72 World Tour is produced by Live Nation and presented by new sponsor inKind. inKind offers rewards to diners who use its app to pay at over 2,000 top-rated restaurants across the U.S., providing innovative financing that supports the sustainability and success of participating restaurants. Metallica fans can learn more about inKind at inkind.com.

Citi is the official card of the M72 tour, and Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets from Tuesday, September 24 at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday, September 26 at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program. More details are available at www.citientertainment.com.

Verizon will also offer an exclusive presale for U.S. shows through Verizon Access, available to customers. Verizon Access presale tickets will be available from Tuesday, September 24 at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday, September 26 at 10 p.m. local time for select shows. More information can be found at Verizon.com/Access.

Please note: Citi and Verizon presales are not available for Sick New World, Sonic Temple, or the Toronto dates. Verizon presale is also unavailable for the Nashville, Blacksburg, or Landover shows.

As always, a portion of the proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities through Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation. Since its establishment in 2017, the foundation has raised over $15 million, including $8.2 million in grants for career and technical education programs like the Metallica Scholars Initiative (now in its sixth year), $3.6 million to fight food insecurity, and over $3.5 million for disaster relief efforts.

METALLICA

M72 WORLD TOUR
North America 2025

• 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 *

Note: * = First night, + = Second night