In Los Angeles, in 1981, vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and Danish drummer Lars Ulrich formed Metallica. The band spent most of its career based in San Francisco. Their fast rhythms, instrumental passages and aggressive playing made them one of the “Big Four” of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Today's lineup includes lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo alongside the two founding members.
From Kill 'Em All to 72 Seasons: Metallica's albums
Metallica has released eleven studio albums, from fast thrash metal in the 1980s to more traditional heavy metal on the last two albums. These are the key milestones along the way.
The debut album, Kill 'Em All from 1983, is considered by many to be the first thrash metal album. The first commercial success came with the third album, Master of Puppets from 1986, considered one of the greatest metal albums of all time. It was followed by …And Justice for All from 1988, which earned the band its first Grammy Award nomination.
The fifth album, 1991's Metallica, also known as "The Black Album," was a turning point: the band moved away from its thrash roots and appealed to a wider audience. The album sold more than 16 million copies in the United States and is the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. It was also the band's first album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
After a period of experimenting with other styles and directions, Metallica returned to thrash with its ninth album, 2008's Death Magnetic. Its latest album, 72 Seasons, was released in 2023.
Napster, Some Kind of Monster, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
In 2000, Metallica led the lawsuit against the file-sharing service Napster, which ended in a settlement. The 2004 documentary Some Kind of Monster documented the difficult recording of 2003's St. Anger and the tensions within the band at the time. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and as of 2023, it had sold more than 163 million albums worldwide.
Metallica Shows in 2026 and 2027 by Month
- Sphere in Las Vegas: 28 shows בימי חמישי ושבת, מאוקטובר 2026 עד מרץ 2027.
- Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut: Two nights in November 2026.
- Stadiums in the United States and Canada: Nine shows in May and June 2027, each in a different city.
Are there any Metallica shows in 2026?
Yes. In 2026, Metallica performs at Sphere in Las Vegas in October and November, and at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Thursday, November 19, and Saturday, November 21.
October 2026
November 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 5 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – יום חמישי, 19 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 28 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 30 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 18 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 20, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 25 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 27, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 4 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 11 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 13 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Vancouver – Saturday, 8 May 2027
- Metallica – San Diego – יום חמישי, 13 במאי 2027
- Metallica – El Paso – יום שלישי, 18 במאי 2027
- Metallica – San Antonio – Saturday, 22 May 2027
- Metallica – Fayetteville – יום רביעי, 26 במאי 2027
- Metallica – Kansas City – Saturday, 29 May 2027
- Metallica – Raleigh – יום רביעי, 2 ביוני 2027
- Metallica – Indianapolis – Saturday, 5 June 2027
- Metallica – New York – Tuesday, 8 June 2027
- Metallica – Madison – Saturday, 12 June 2027
- Metallica – Cleveland – Tuesday, 15 June 2027
- Metallica – Salt Lake City – Saturday, 19 June 2027
What Metallica shows are there in 2027, and is there a show near Israel?
In January, February, and March 2027, Metallica returns to Sphere in Las Vegas, and in May and June they perform at stadiums in cities such as Vancouver, San Diego, and Cleveland. All the shows currently available to book are in the United States and Canada, with no shows in Europe or Israel.
January 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 5 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – יום חמישי, 19 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 28 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 30 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 18 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 20, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 25 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 27, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 4 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 11 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 13 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Vancouver – Saturday, 8 May 2027
- Metallica – San Diego – יום חמישי, 13 במאי 2027
- Metallica – El Paso – יום שלישי, 18 במאי 2027
- Metallica – San Antonio – Saturday, 22 May 2027
- Metallica – Fayetteville – יום רביעי, 26 במאי 2027
- Metallica – Kansas City – Saturday, 29 May 2027
- Metallica – Raleigh – יום רביעי, 2 ביוני 2027
- Metallica – Indianapolis – Saturday, 5 June 2027
- Metallica – New York – Tuesday, 8 June 2027
- Metallica – Madison – Saturday, 12 June 2027
- Metallica – Cleveland – Tuesday, 15 June 2027
- Metallica – Salt Lake City – Saturday, 19 June 2027
February 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 5 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – יום חמישי, 19 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 28 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 30 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 18 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 20, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 25 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 27, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 4 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 11 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 13 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Vancouver – Saturday, 8 May 2027
- Metallica – San Diego – יום חמישי, 13 במאי 2027
- Metallica – El Paso – יום שלישי, 18 במאי 2027
- Metallica – San Antonio – Saturday, 22 May 2027
- Metallica – Fayetteville – יום רביעי, 26 במאי 2027
- Metallica – Kansas City – Saturday, 29 May 2027
- Metallica – Raleigh – יום רביעי, 2 ביוני 2027
- Metallica – Indianapolis – Saturday, 5 June 2027
- Metallica – New York – Tuesday, 8 June 2027
- Metallica – Madison – Saturday, 12 June 2027
- Metallica – Cleveland – Tuesday, 15 June 2027
- Metallica – Salt Lake City – Saturday, 19 June 2027
March 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 5 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – יום חמישי, 19 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 28 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 30 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 18 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 20, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 25 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 27, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 4 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 11 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 13 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Vancouver – Saturday, 8 May 2027
- Metallica – San Diego – יום חמישי, 13 במאי 2027
- Metallica – El Paso – יום שלישי, 18 במאי 2027
- Metallica – San Antonio – Saturday, 22 May 2027
- Metallica – Fayetteville – יום רביעי, 26 במאי 2027
- Metallica – Kansas City – Saturday, 29 May 2027
- Metallica – Raleigh – יום רביעי, 2 ביוני 2027
- Metallica – Indianapolis – Saturday, 5 June 2027
- Metallica – New York – Tuesday, 8 June 2027
- Metallica – Madison – Saturday, 12 June 2027
- Metallica – Cleveland – Tuesday, 15 June 2027
- Metallica – Salt Lake City – Saturday, 19 June 2027
May 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 5 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – יום חמישי, 19 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 28 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 30 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 18 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 20, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 25 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 27, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 4 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 11 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 13 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Vancouver – Saturday, 8 May 2027
- Metallica – San Diego – יום חמישי, 13 במאי 2027
- Metallica – El Paso – יום שלישי, 18 במאי 2027
- Metallica – San Antonio – Saturday, 22 May 2027
- Metallica – Fayetteville – יום רביעי, 26 במאי 2027
- Metallica – Kansas City – Saturday, 29 May 2027
- Metallica – Raleigh – יום רביעי, 2 ביוני 2027
- Metallica – Indianapolis – Saturday, 5 June 2027
- Metallica – New York – Tuesday, 8 June 2027
- Metallica – Madison – Saturday, 12 June 2027
- Metallica – Cleveland – Tuesday, 15 June 2027
- Metallica – Salt Lake City – Saturday, 19 June 2027
June 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 5 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – יום חמישי, 19 בנובמבר 2026
- Metallica – Connecticut – Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 28 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 30 בינואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 18 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 20, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 25 בפברואר 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – Saturday, February 27, 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 4 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 6 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום חמישי, 11 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Las Vegas – יום שבת, 13 במרץ 2027
- Metallica – Vancouver – Saturday, 8 May 2027
- Metallica – San Diego – יום חמישי, 13 במאי 2027
- Metallica – El Paso – יום שלישי, 18 במאי 2027
- Metallica – San Antonio – Saturday, 22 May 2027
- Metallica – Fayetteville – יום רביעי, 26 במאי 2027
- Metallica – Kansas City – Saturday, 29 May 2027
- Metallica – Raleigh – יום רביעי, 2 ביוני 2027
- Metallica – Indianapolis – Saturday, 5 June 2027
- Metallica – New York – Tuesday, 8 June 2027
- Metallica – Madison – Saturday, 12 June 2027
- Metallica – Cleveland – Tuesday, 15 June 2027
- Metallica – Salt Lake City – Saturday, 19 June 2027
Ticket only or a package for a Metallica show?
All Metallica shows currently available to book are sold as ticket-only. The ticket provides admission to the show; you arrange the flight and accommodation yourself.
- Ticket only: כניסה להופעה בתאריך ובאולם שבחרתם. ככה נמכרות כל 28 shows של מטאליקה בעמוד הזה.
- Package: The ticket, flight and hotel are bundled into one booking. It's offered only for events marked as packages, and there is currently no package for these Metallica shows.
What does a ticket to a Metallica show include?
A ticket to a Metallica show is admission to the show only, on the date and at the venue listed on the show's page. If you want to check a specific detail about the ticket before booking, you can ask a representative.
Where can you book Metallica tickets from Israel?
TikTik has been selling tickets to shows abroad since 1997, with Hebrew-language service. Book online on the page for your chosen show, or through a representative.
How do you get to the concert hall or stadium?
The journey to the show starts with choosing a hotel. It's best to stay somewhere with convenient public transportation to the Sphere or the stadium. On show day, it's a good idea to arrive at the venue or stadium early, as there are security checks at the entrance.
FAQ
Is Metallica performing in 2026?
Yes. Metallica is performing at the Sphere in Las Vegas in October and November 2026, and at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Thursday, November 19, 2026, and Saturday, November 21, 2026.
Is Metallica performing in Europe or Israel?
No. Metallica shows currently available to book are in the United States and Canada, from October 2026 through June 2027.
What does a ticket to a Metallica show include?
Entry to the concert only. You arrange the flight and accommodation yourself.
Who is in Metallica today?
James Hetfield on vocals and guitar and Lars Ulrich on drums, who founded the band in 1981, alongside lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo.
What is Metallica's latest album?
72 Seasons, released in 2023.
How do you book Metallica tickets from Israel?
Through TikTik, online or through a representative, with Hebrew-language service.
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