**BREAKING NEWS: Metallica Announces 2026 Global Tour — Full Dates and Cities Revealed!**
Get ready, metalheads — the gods of heavy metal are back! Metallica has officially announced their **2026 Global Tour**, set to be one of the most explosive live events in rock history. Following the roaring success of their M72 World Tour, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo are once again uniting millions of fans around the world with their unmatched energy and timeless anthems.
The tour kicks off on **April 10, 2026**, in **Los Angeles, California**, before storming through **North America**, hitting major cities such as **New York, Chicago, Toronto, and Mexico City**. The band then heads to **Europe** in June, with epic shows planned in **London, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, and Rome**. In August, Metallica will electrify audiences across **Asia and Australia**, with stops in **Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney, and Melbourne**, before closing out the tour in **São Paulo, Brazil**, in **November 2026**.
Fans can expect a thunderous mix of Metallica’s greatest hits — from “Enter Sandman” and “Master of Puppets” to “Nothing Else Matters” — along with fresh live renditions from their latest studio releases. Known for their jaw-dropping stage setups, pyrotechnic brilliance, and bone-rattling sound, the 2026 tour promises an unparalleled concert experience.
Tickets go on sale **Friday, November 15, 2025**, with exclusive early access for fan club members and VIP packages featuring meet-and-greets, limited-edition merch, and backstage experiences.
As Hetfield declared in today’s press release: *“We’re coming for every corner of the world — louder, heavier, and hungrier than ever!”*
Prepare for the storm — **Metallica 2026 Global Tour** is coming, and nothing will be the same again.
