Metallica will extend its record-breaking M72 World Tour 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 27th May at 11am local time. For further information, enhanced experiences, travel packages and more, go to http://metallica.lnk.to/M72WorldTour2026
The ‘M72 World Tour' opened in Amsterdam in April 2023 and it has seen Metallica play to four million fans. The 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 support lineups. These will include the band’s first shows within Frankfurt, Germany and Dublin, Ireland since 2009’s World Magnetic Tour at Deutsche Bank Park 22nd and 24th May and Aviva Stadium 19th and 21st June (respectively), and Metallica’s much anticipated return to Budapest, Hungary 11th and 13th June at Puskas Arena and London, England, 3rd and 5th July 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 (9th May), Bucharest (13th May), Chorzów (19th May), Zurich (27th May), Berlin (30th May), Bologna (3rd June), Glasgow (25th June) and Cardiff (28th June).
Support 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 supported 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.
The 2026 M72 World Tour dates for UK and Europe are:
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, Germany*
Sun 24th Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank Park, Germany+
Wed 27th Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund, Switzerland*
Sat 30th Berlin, Olympiastadion, Germany*
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 support
+ Pantera and Avatar support
