Watch: METALLICA Officially Kicks Off Residency At Sphere In Las Vegas

METALLICA officially kicked off its "Life Burns Faster" residency Thursday night (October 1) at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The band's setlist was as follows:

01. Battery
02. Creeping Death
03. Now That We're Dead
04. Sad But True
05. The Shortest Straw
06. Wherever I May Roam
07. The Day That Never Comes
08. ...And Justice For All
09. Kirk Hammett And Robert Trujillo Doodle
10. Nothing Else Matters
11. The Call Of Ktulu
12. Lux Æterna
13. Ride The Lightning
14. The Memory Remains
15. Seek & Destroy
16. Master Of Puppets

Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below.

The "Life Burns Faster" residency runs from October 1 through March 13, 2027, with 24 shows and different setlists on Thursday and Saturday performances.

METALLICA originally announced eight dates at the Sphere between October 1 and October 31, but later added shows in November (November 5 and 7),January (January 28 and 30),February (February 4, 6, 18, 20, 25, and 27) and March (March 4, 6, 11, and 13).

The Las Vegas Sphere is a 17,600-capacity venue which has transformed live entertainment since opening in September 2023.

Known for its immersive entertainment experiences, including concerts and films, featuring a state-of-the-art 16K resolution wraparound screen and a powerful sound system, the Las Vegas Sphere is nestled near the Venetian Resort and Wynn Las Vegas just off the Las Vegas Strip.

The Sphere had previously hosted residencies from a number of legendary rockers, including U2, PHISH, DEAD & COMPANY and THE EAGLES.

When METALLICA announced it was playing the state-of-the-art venue earlier this year, the band's drummer Lars Ulrich said he was convinced he and his bandmates had to perform at the Sphere after seeing U2 open the venue three years ago.

"About 12 seconds into the opening night of Sphere with U2 back in '23, I thought, 'We have to do this. It's completely uncharted territory'," Ulrich said. "This residency gives us another chance to reinvent how we interact with our fans in a live setting. We are beyond excited to share this with the world … and way fuckin' psyched to go next level!"

Sphere's next-generation technologies include the world's highest-resolution LED display that wraps up, over and around the audience, creating a fully immersive visual environment. The venue also features the world's most advanced concert-grade audio system, Sphere Immersive Sound, powered by HOLOPLOT, which delivers audio with unmatched clarity and precision to every guest.

METALLICA's standing at the vanguard of new and unique live experiences has seen the band play to millions of fans across all seven continents in every shape and size of venue imaginable. Their current "M72" world tour has played to more than four million fans from Europe and North America to the Pacific Rim and Middle East since its spring 2023 kick-off, its performances and production universally hailed as among the best of METALLICA's 40-plus years of traversing the globe.