{"id":777800,"date":"2026-09-21T12:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/777800\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:48:12","slug":"metallica-and-limp-bizkit-are-hitting-the-road-together-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/777800\/","title":{"rendered":"Metallica and Limp Bizkit are hitting the road together in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/metallica\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metallica<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/limp-bizkit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Limp Bizkit<\/a> are set to hit the road together in 2027. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/metallica-amsterdam-live-review-2023-setlist-photos-m72-3436887\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The metal giants have extended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/heres-what-metallica-played-as-they-ended-the-m72-tour-with-their-second-no-repeats-london-gig-3955260\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their huge \u2018M72\u2019 world tour<\/a>, which kicked off back in April 2023 to mark their latest studio album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/metallica-72-seasons-review-3429742\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201972 Seasons\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lars-ulrich\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lars Ulrich<\/a> and co\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/metallica-extend-life-burns-faster-las-vegas-sphere-residency-into-2027-3933350\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Life Burns Faster\u2019 Las Vegas residency at the Sphere<\/a>, Metallica will embark on another stint across the US and Canada next spring. They\u2019ll be joined at these dates by openers Limp Bizkit and Avatar.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off on May 8 in Vancouver, the big stadium trek also includes \u201cin the round\u201d stops in San Diego, El Paso, San Antonio, Fayetteville, Kansas City, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Madison, Cleveland and Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (September 25) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmetallica-tickets%2Fartist%2F735647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">you\u2019ll be able to buy yours here<\/a>. Fan club pre-sales begin at the same time today (Monday September 21).<\/p>\n<p>When sharing the dates on social media, Limp Bizkit wrote: \u201cLimptallica twenty seven.\u201d Check out the announcement posts below, and find the full itinerary.<\/p>\n<p>Metallica\u2019s 2027 \u2018M72\u2019 North American tour dates with Limp Bizkit are:<\/p>\n<p>MAY<br \/>08 \u2013 BC Place, Vancouver, BC<br \/>13 \u2013 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA<br \/>18 \u2013 Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX<br \/>22 \u2013 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX<br \/>26 \u2013 Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR<br \/>29 \u2013 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n<p>JUNE<br \/>02 \u2013 Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC<br \/>05 \u2013 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN<br \/>08 \u2013 Highmark Stadium, Buffalo, NY<br \/>12 \u2013 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI<br \/>15 \u2013 Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH<br \/>19 \u2013 Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/heres-what-metallica-played-as-they-ended-the-m72-tour-with-their-second-no-repeats-london-gig-3955260\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metallica wrapped up the latest leg of their mammoth \u2018M72\u2019 tour with two shows at the London Stadium this summer<\/a>. The pair of concerts were part of a \u201cno repeats\u201d weekend, with the group playing two completely different setlists.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on the tour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-metallica-cover-the-pogues-and-the-proclaimers-in-dublin-and-glasgow-3953663\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they covered\u00a0The\u00a0Proclaimers\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Be (500 Miles)\u2019 in Glasgow and\u00a0The Pogues\u2019 \u2018Dirty Old Town\u2019 in Dublin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kirk-hammett-has-767-new-riffs-for-next-metallica-album-says-their-sound-could-go-back-to-the-90s-again-3848800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kirk Hammett<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kirk-hammett-has-767-new-riffs-for-next-metallica-album-says-their-sound-could-go-back-to-the-90s-again-3848800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> revealed last year that he had 767 new riffs for Metallica\u2019s \u201cnext album\u201d<\/a>, teasing that the project might see them \u201cgo back to the \u201890s again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3864167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MetallicaUKandEuropeantour-news.jpg\" alt=\"Metallica press photograph, by Tim Saccenti\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Metallica. CREDIT: Tim Saccenti<\/p>\n<p>More recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lars-ulrich-says-he-was-awestruck-and-inspired-by-u2s-las-vegas-sphere-show-ahead-of-intimidating-metallica-residency-3957678\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drummer Lars Ulrich looked ahead to the Las Vegas residency by saying he was \u201cfucking awestruck, inspired [and] energised\u201d by U2\u2019s stint at the Sphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be challenging,\u201d Ulrich said of the forthcoming shows at the immersive venue. \u201cAnd obviously, like everybody else I\u2019ve talked to about it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lars-ulrich-says-metallicas-upcoming-las-vegas-sphere-residency-feels-overwhelming-and-fucking-intimidating-3957935\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it\u2019s overwhelming and fucking intimidating<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/limp-bizkit-headline-download-with-triumphant-set-23-years-after-pulling-out-of-inaugural-festival-3950693\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Limp Bizkit headlined Download Festival back in June with a triumphant set\u00a0<\/a>filled with classics. The slot came 23 years after they pulled out of the inaugural edition of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Metallica and Limp Bizkit are set to hit the road together in 2027. 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