Metallica will bring their M72 Tour to Australia and the Middle East this fall, but before that they’ve announced a new and extremely intimate US show. It happens this month at Stephen Talkhouse on August 28 on Long Island, and it’s to celebrate the launch of the band’s new SiriusXM channel, Maximum Metallica. The venue holds about 250 people, tickets will be given away — SiriusXM and Metallica each have contests running. Good luck!
If you don’t get to attend in person, the show will begin streaming on Maximum Metallica on Monday, September 1 at 12pm ET, and will rebroadcast throughout the week. It’ll also air on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM channel on Friday, September 5 at 7pm ET and PT, and it’ll be available on the SiriusXM app.
Maximum Metallica debuts on Friday, August 29 at on Channel 42 and the SiriusXM app. Lars Ulrich joined Howard Stern on his show to announce it this morning. During the interview, he also addressed the recent rumors that Metallica have an upcoming Sphere residency, saying: “I’m not going to confirm anything, because there’s nothing to confirm. But I’m not going to deny it, because we’re all such fans of this venue. All of our managers and our production people have been there and looked at it. It’s something that we’re considering, [but] nothing is etched in stone or green-lit. It’s something that we’re looking at at some point when the 2026 tour is done.”
“I was there seeing U2 the first night, when they took that stage, I wanted to see it for myself before I saw it on YouTube or read about it. I was there, like everybody else that was there that night, I was completely blown away, and felt that was the beginning of another chapter in live performances.”
“I’m not going to bullshit you, I would fucking love to do it, let there be no question about it. It’s not signed, sealed and delivered, but speaking to me and asking my opinion I would fucking love to do it.”
METALLICA: 2025-2026 TOUR DATES
August 28, 2025 Amagansett, New York, United States Stephen Talkhouse
November 1, 2025 Perth, Australia Optus Stadium
November 5, 2025 Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval
November 8, 2025 Melbourne, Australia Marvel Stadium
November 12, 2025 Brisbane, Australia Suncorp Stadium
November 15, 2025 Sydney, Australia Accor Stadium
November 19, 2025 Auckland, New Zealand Eden Park
December 3, 2025 Sakhir, Bahrain Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre
December 6, 2025 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix
May 9, 2026 Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium
May 13, 2026 Bucharest, Romania Arena Națională
May 19, 2026 Chorzów, Poland Stadion Śląski
May 22, 2026 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park
May 24, 2026 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park
May 27, 2026 Zürich, Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund
May 30, 2026 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion
June 3, 2026 Bologna, Italy Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
June 11, 2026 Budapest, Hungary Puskás Aréna
June 13, 2026 Budapest, Hungary Puskás Aréna
June 19, 2026 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium
June 21, 2026 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium
June 25, 2026 Glasgow, Scotland Hampden Park
June 28, 2026 Cardiff, Wales Principality Stadium
July 3, 2026 London, England London Stadium
July 5, 2026 London, England London Stadium