Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking M72 World Tour will be extended into its fourth year with the announcement of 16 shows in Europe and the UK spanning May, June and July 2026.
Two-night tickets for the newly announced No Repeat Weekends and tickets for the single-night engagements will be on sale May 30 at 10 AM local time. Fan club pre-sales begin May 27 at 11 AM local time. Further information, enhanced experiences, travel packages and more available now.
Since opening April 2023 in Amsterdam, M72 has seen Metallica play to some four million fans. Variously hailed as “an altogether life-affirming experience” (Billboard), “undeniably epic” (Metal Hammer), “a stone-cold stunner of a show” (Detroit News), “triumphant” (Kerrang!) and “as tight and furious as Metallica has sounded in ages” (Los Angeles Times), M72 continues to amaze fans and critics alike.
The M72 World Tour’s 2026 itinerary will continue the hallowed No Repeat Weekend tradition, with each night of the two-show stands featuring entirely different setlists and lineups. These will include the band’s first shows within Frankfurt, and Dublin, Ireland since 2009’s World Magnetic Tour at Deutsche Bank Park May 22 and 24 and Aviva Stadium June 19 and 21 (respectively), and Metallica’s much anticipated return to Budapest, Hungary, June 11 and 13 at Puskas Arena and London, England, July 3 and 5 at London Stadium.
M72 2026 will also feature several single shows bringing the tour’s full production, with its massive in-the-round stage, to cities including Athens (May 9), Bucharest (May 13), Chorzów (May 19), Zurich (May 27), Berlin (May 30), Bologna (June 3), Glasgow (June 25) and Cardiff (June 28).
on M72’s 2025 European/UK run will come from Gojira, Pantera, Knocked Loose and Avatar. See below for specifics.
M72’s 2026 European/UK leg is produced by Live Nation.
As always, a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. Established in 2017 as a way to give back to communities that have ed Metallica over the years, All Within My Hands has raised over $20 million since inception – providing $11.4 million in grants to career and technical education programs including the ground-breaking Metallica Scholars Initiative, now in its seventh year, over $7.4 million to combat food insecurity, more than $4.7 million to disaster relief efforts.
METALLICA M72 WORLD TOUR EUROPE/UK 2026
May
- Sat 9th Athens, Olympic Stadium, Greece*
- Wed 13th Bucharest, Arena Națională, Romania*
- Tue 19th Chorzów, Stadion Śląski, Poland*
- Fri 22nd Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank Park, *
- Sun 24th Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank Park, +
- Wed 27th Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund, Switzerland*
- Sat 30th Berlin, Olympiastadion, *
June
- Wed 3rd Bologna, Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Italy*
- Thu 11th Budapest, Puskas Arena, Hungary+
- Sat 13th Budapest, Puskas Arena, Hungary*
- Fri 19th Dublin, Avia Stadium, Ireland+
- Sun 21st Dublin, Avia Stadium, Ireland*
- Thu 25th Glasgow, Hampden Park, Scotland*
- Sun 28th Cardiff, Principality Stadium, Wales*
July
- Fri 3rd London, London Stadium, UK*
- Sun 5th London, London Stadium, UK+
* Gojira and Knocked Loose
+ Pantera and Avatar
