METALLICA ELECTRIFIES: Vegas Sphere Residency Launches in Spectacular Debut...

Metallica opened their 24-date Vegas Sphere residency on Thursday with a 16-song set spanning ten of their eleven studio albums, strategically designed so Thursday and Saturday shows share zero overlap—meaning fans attending both nights get entirely different setlists week to week through March 2027. The band dusted off deep cuts like the title track from "…And Justice for All" and "Now That We're Dead," both absent from their rotation since 2014, while the Sphere's massive interior screen rendered custom visuals for each song: flying picks, lightning, album artwork, and crosses from the "Master of Puppets" cover. It's a sharp departure from standard arena tours, where the same songs repeat nightly; here, the venue's technology and the band's commitment to variety turn each night into a distinct experience.