Metallica announces 2025 North American tour dates

Metallica has announced a North American leg of its ongoing M72 World Tour for 2025, extending the tour into a third year. The new batch of 21 shows will kick off next spring with a festival show on April 12 at Sick New World in Las Vegas. Metallica will then play stadiums in Syracuse, Toronto, Nashville, Philadelphia, Houston and more before wrapping up with a pair of shows at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on June 27 and 29. Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills will support on select dates. Check out Metallica’s full tour schedule below.

Metallica has announced its massive M72 World Tour for 2022, as well as the release of its latest album 72 seasonsThe tour kicked off in April 2023; it will conclude in 2024 with four nights at the Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City later that month, as well as a December 13 concert and charity auction in Los Angeles.

A portion of the proceeds from every ticket sold at M72 will go to local charities through Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization dedicated to fighting hunger, supporting career education, and helping communities with additional critical services.

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Metallica: M72 World Tour

Metallica:

04-12 Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World
04-19 Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome *
04-24 Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Center *
04-26 Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Center +
05-01 Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium *
05-03 Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium+
05-07 Blacksburg, VA – Lane Stadium *
05-09 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
05-11 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
05-23 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field +
05-25 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field *
05-28 Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium*
05-31 Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium *
06-03 Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium *
06-06 Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium +
06-08 Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium *
06-14 Houston, TX – NRG Stadium *
06-20 Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium +
06-22 Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium *
06-27 Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High+
06-29 Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High *

* with Panther and Suicidal Tendencies
+ with Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills