Metallica Sphere Setlist Revealed: Each Music From the First 2 Las Vegas Exhibits

Metallica have formally kicked off their Las Vegas residency at Sphere!

The legendary steel band launched their Life Burns Faster residency with exhibits on Thursday (October 1) and Saturday (October 3), and the setlists had been utterly completely different.

That is intentional. Metallica are bringing their “No Repeat Weekends” format to Sphere, which suggests followers attending each exhibits in every Thursday-Saturday pair won’t hear the identical music twice.

Keep studying to see the total setlists from the primary two exhibits…

Metallica’s October 1 Sphere Setlist

Metallica opened their first Sphere present with “Battery” and closed the evening with “Master of Puppets.” The 16-song set additionally included “Creeping Death,” “Nothing Else Matters,” “Seek & Destroy” and extra.

One of the largest surprises was “…And Justice for All,” which the band carried out for the primary time since 2014.

Here is the total October 1 setlist:

1. “Battery”
2. “Creeping Death”
3. “Now That We’re Dead”
4. “Sad however True”
5. “The Shortest Straw”
6. “Wherever I May Roam”
7. “The Day That Never Comes”
8. “…And Justice for All”
9. Kirk and Rob Doodle (“Sleepwalk My Life Away”)
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”

Before the band took the stage, AC/DC‘s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)” and Ennio Morricone‘s “The Ecstasy of Gold” had been performed over the sound system.

Metallica’s October 3 Sphere Setlist

Metallica modified every little thing up for his or her second Sphere present.

The October 3 live performance opened with “Blackened” and ended with “Enter Sandman.”

The evening additionally featured two particularly uncommon songs. “Devil’s Dance” was carried out for the primary time since 2008, whereas “The Outlaw Torn” returned for the primary time since 2019.

Here is the total October 3 setlist:

1. “Blackened”
2. “Fuel”
3. “Leper Messiah”
4. “Devil’s Dance”
5. “72 Seasons”
6. “King Nothing”
7. “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”
8. “The Outlaw Torn”
9. Kirk and Rob Doodle
10. “The Unforgiven”
11. “Orion”
12. “Hardwired”
13. “Whiskey within the Jar”
14. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
15. “One”
16. “Enter Sandman”

The similar two taped intro songs had been additionally used earlier than the October 3 present.

How Does Metallica’s No Repeat Weekend Work?

Metallica officially announced that every paired Thursday and Saturday Sphere present might be a No Repeat Weekend.

That means should you attend each exhibits in a single weekend, the band says you’ll not hear the identical music twice.

The residency continues with extra Sphere exhibits over the approaching months. Metallica presently has 24 Sphere shows scheduled by March 13, 2027.

Find out who else is about to play at Sphere.

What Is Happening at Metallica’s Sphere Residency?

Here’s the official description, courtesy of the band:

Life Burns Faster set lists will span your complete catalog, enhanced by the venue’s immersive applied sciences that may can help you expertise the ’Tallica sound in new experiential dimensions. Whether you’ve seen us from the higher reaches of a stadium or area, at an intimate membership or theater gig, or from the Snake Pit, Sphere’s expertise will current a completely new dwell expertise for everybody in the home…together with us! From the sights (the planet’s highest-resolution LED show that wraps up, over, and across the viewers) to the sounds (immersive audio delivering unmatched readability and precision to each visitor) to the multi-sensory 4D expertise, Sphere exhibits promise to ship a very distinctive expertise each evening.

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