Metallica have their eyes on the 2026 Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present and a residency on the Las Vegas Sphere, in response to drummer Lars Ulrich.
Subsequent yr, the Tremendous Bowl will happen on the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, San Francisco. Whereas a headline act has but to be introduced, Ulrich has shared that San Francisco thrash steel icons Metallica can be greater than eager to play the coveted slot of their hometown.
Talking to Howard Stern (per Consequence) on a current episode of the latter’s long-running SiriusXM radio present, Ulrich responded to Stern asking if the steel band can be considering taking part in the Tremendous Bowl subsequent yr.
“Fuck yeah, in fact we might,” Lars answered. “To begin with we might do it. Second of all to do it in San Francisco can be a dream come true and can be the appropriate match… Definitely as any individual who’s represented San Francisco all around the world and shouted for many years about San Francisco and our love for the Bay Space, that a part of it’s the proper match. Finally it’s not our choice.”
Elsewhere, Stern requested Lars about current reviews that Metallica in talks for a residency on the Las Vegas Sphere subsequent yr. Lars replied: “I’m not going to verify something, as a result of there’s nothing to verify. However I’m not going to disclaim it, as a result of we’re all such followers of this venue.”
“All of our managers and our manufacturing folks have been there and checked out it. It’s one thing that we’re contemplating, [but] nothing is etched in stone or green-lit. It’s one thing that we’re sooner or later when the 2026 tour is completed.”
He continued: “I’d fucking like to do it, let there be no query about it. It’s not signed, sealed and delivered, however chatting with me and asking my opinion, I’d fucking like to do it.”
The futuristic state-of-the-art venue opened in 2023 and has since hosted residencies from the likes of U2, Phish, The Eagles and the Backstreet Boys. It was additionally lately confirmed {that a} new Sphere venue might be constructed in Abu Dhabi. U2 had been the primary band to play on the Sphere. NME give their efficiency a glowing five-star evaluate, sharing that it “actually takes your breath away”.
In April, Kirk Hammett stated the band would love the possibility to play the Sphere, saying it was a “nice instance of how venues are altering”. He added: “That’s utilizing fashionable know-how to the fullest, to essentially up the degrees of manufacturing and leisure, related to AI and making it a loopy expertise.”
The steel icons might be taking part in a string of stadium exhibits within the UK and Europe in 2026, together with dates in Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff and London. Opening units will come from Gojira, Pantera, Knocked Free and Avatar. See the complete listing of dates right here and discover any remaining tickets right here.
In different Metallica information, the band appeared at Black Sabbath’s ‘Again To The Starting’ farewell present final month, taking part in Sabbath’s ‘Gap In The Sky’ and ‘Johnny Blade’. The band paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died final month (July 22), solely weeks after the live performance, and they attended his funeral final week.
Metallica additionally offered new components for Tomorrowland’s primary stage final month, after the unique was destroyed throughout a fireplace, which broke out lower than 48 hours earlier than the dance pageant in Increase, Belgium, was set to kick off.
