have announced a new run of North American shows for 2025, including headline slots at the Sick New World and Sonic Temple festivals. The 21-date tour will run from April to June next year, with support at various stops coming from Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies and Ice Nine Kills. The full list of dates is below and tickets go on sale on September 27 at 10am local time.
The dates are a continuation of Metallica’s world tour, which started in 2023 after the release of the metal juggernaut’s latest album, . The band will continue the tour’s party piece of “No Repeat Weekends”, where multiple stops will include two shows at the same venue, with no song getting played twice across the twin concerts. In April 2023, editor Eleanor Goodman attended the first Metallica show – held in Amsterdam, Netherlands – and .
“What’s immediately clear is how much fun they’re having, a grinning Kirk [Hammett] running up to fist-bump a grinning James [Hetfield],” Goodman wrote. “During , Rob [Trujillo] and Kirk literally run rings around each other. There’s already a party atmosphere in Amsterdam due to national holiday Koningsdag (King’s Day), which seems to involve wearing orange and getting wasted, and James dedicates to the occasion.
” Metallica are currently in Central America and will play four shows in Mexico City from tomorrow (September 20) until September 29. Frontman James Hetfield recently acted in western thriller film alongside star Peter Dink.