Metallica have announced a 16-date European stadium tour for summer 2026, including six huge concerts in the UK and Ireland.
Extending their blockbuster M72 World Tour into a fourth year, the UK & Ireland leg includes two No Repeat Weekend shows at Dublin Aviva Stadium on Friday 19th and Sunday 21st June, and London Stadium on Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th July. In-between they play standalone concerts at at Glasgow Hampden Park on Thursday 25th June and Cardiff Principality Stadium on Sunday 28th June.
Prior to the UK and Ireland dates Metallica perform mainland Europe gigs in Athens, Bucharest, Chorzow, Frankfurt, Zurich, Berlin, Bologna and Budapest.
All concerts will be performed In The Round, and Metallica will be bringing over their jaw-dropping full production to all dates.
Two-night tickets for the ‘No Repeat Weekends’ and single-night tickets go on general sale at 10am next Friday (May 30) via Ticketmaster.
Fan club pre-sales will begin at 11am next Tuesday (May 27). A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.
Metallica UK & Ireland Tour Dates
June 2026
Fri 19 – Dublin, Aviva Stadium (with Pantera and Avatar)
Sun 21 – Dublin, Aviva Stadium (with Gojira and Knocked Loose)
Thu 25 – Glasgow, Hampden Park (with Gojira and Knocked Loose)
Sun 28 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium (with Gojira and Knocked Loose)
July 2026
Fri 03 – London Stadium (with Gojira and Knocked Loose)
Sat 04 – London Stadium (with Pantera and Avatar)
