Metallica will bring its M72 World Tour to El Paso’s Sun Bowl Stadium on May 18, 2027, as part of the band’s newly announced North American stadium dates.
The El Paso concert is one of 12 newly announced stops on Metallica’s 2027 North American run, which will begin May 8, 2027. Limp Bizkit and Avatar will join Metallica as support acts during the 2027 North American dates.
The M72 World Tour, promoted by Live Nation, launched in April 2023 and has included 99 shows across 26 countries. Nearly 5 million fans have attended the tour, according to Metallica.
The 2027 run will follow Metallica’s “Life Burns Faster” residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, scheduled to run from Oct. 1, 2026, through March 13, 2027.
Tickets for the newly announced shows will be available through several presales before the general sale. Metallica fan club members will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. Local presales will run Thursday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. General ticket sales will begin Friday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m.
Citi card members will have access to a presale beginning Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. through the Citi Entertainment program. Verizon customers enrolled in the company’s Verizon Shine loyalty program will also have access to a select-show presale beginning Sept. 22 at 10 a.m.
A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will benefit local charities through Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation. The nonprofit, established in 2017, supports workforce education, hunger relief and other critical local services.
According to the foundation, it has provided $19 million in grants to career and technical education programs through its Metallica Scholars Initiative, $8.8 million to combat food insecurity and $6.2 million toward disaster relief and other critical local services worldwide.
Ximena Cordero is the editor-in-chief for The Prospector and may be reached at [email protected], on LinkedIn @ximenacordero and on Instagram @ximenacordero.reports.