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Metallica Announces 12 Fresh Dates for 2027 North American Leg of M72 World Tour

Limp Bizkit and Avatar will support the show slated to kick off on May 8 in Vancouver.

James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage at the Metallica - M72 World Tour held at SoFi Stadium on August 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California

James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage at the Metallica - M72 World Tour held at SoFi Stadium on August 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California

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Three years into their expansive M72 World Tour, Metallica are showing no signs of slowing down. The veteran hard rock hellions announced 12 fresh dates for the massive outing on Wednesday morning (Sept. 16), stretching the tour that launched in April 2023 into next year.

The dates will pick up again on May 8, 2027 at BC Place in Vancouver, before moving on to a number of Southwest, Midwest and Canadian cities it hasn’t hit so far, including San Diego, El Paso, San Antonio, Fayetteville, Ark., Kansas City, Raleigh, N.C., Indianapolis, Buffalo, Madison, Wisc. and Cleveland before winding down on June 19 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Limp Bizkit and Avatar will open the upcoming shows.


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To date, Metallica has played 99 shows in 26 countries on the Live Nation-promoted tour, with tickets for the newly announced dates available starting with fan club presales on Monday (Sept. 21) at 10 a.m. local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of a general on sale on Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. local time; click here for additional ticket information.

According to a release, to date the M72 tour has played to nearly five million fans across the globe, with the James Hetfield-led group gearing up for the new dates with a run of M72 shows during its upcoming 24-show Life Burns Faster residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas from Oct. 1-March 13, 2027.

Check out the dates for Metallica’s M72 2027 North American tour below:

  • May 8: Vancouver, B.C. @ BC Place
  • May 13: San Diego, Calif. @ Snapdragon Stadium
  • May 18: El Paso, Texas @ Sun Bowl Stadium
  • May 22: San Antonio, Texas @ Alamodome
  • May 26: Fayetteville, Ark. @ Razorback Stadium
  • May 29: Kansas City, Mo. @ Arrowhead Stadium
  • June 2: Raleigh, N.C. @ Carter-Finley Stadium
  • June 5: Indianapolis, Ind. @ Lucas Oil Stadium
  • June 8: Buffalo, N.Y. @ Highmark Stadium
  • June 12: Madison, Wisc. @ Camp Randall Stadium
  • June 15: Cleveland, Ohio @ Huntington Bank Field
  • June 19: Salt Lake City, Utah @ Rice-Eccles Stadium
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Sharif's album Basis of Unity is the first recipient of the FACTOR-partnered award that recognizes an album of exceptional artistic achievement from Western and Northern Canada. The award was presented at BreakOut West in Victoria this weekend (Oct. 3).

Jairus Sharif has won the first-ever Meridian Prize.

This weekend, the Calgary experimental jazz musician was awarded the inaugural Meridian Prize for his 2025 album Basis of Unity at BreakOut West festival and conference in Victoria, British Columbia. The brand new prize was introduced this year to recognize an album of exceptional artistic achievement from Western and Northern Canada, serving a similar role as the Polaris Music Prize. In addition to a trophy, Sharif also receives a $5,000 honorarium.

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