**Metallica Finally Announce New 2026 World Tour: *The Horizon* — Dates and Cities Revealed**
The wait is over. Metallica have officially announced their massive 2026 world tour, titled ***The Horizon***, igniting global excitement among millions of fans. The legendary heavy metal icons — **James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo** — are set to bring their thunderous sound to stadiums and arenas across multiple continents in what promises to be one of the biggest rock tours of the decade.
*The Horizon World Tour* will launch in **March 2026** in **Los Angeles**, before storming through **North America**, with confirmed stops in **San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Toronto, and Mexico City**. From there, Metallica will head to **Europe**, hitting iconic cities including **London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Stockholm, and Amsterdam**, with multiple-night performances planned in select cities due to overwhelming demand.
The tour continues into **South America**, where Metallica’s passionate fanbase will welcome them in **São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Bogotá, and Lima**. Later in the year, the band will bring *The Horizon* to **Asia and Oceania**, featuring shows in **Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland**, before concluding with a historic final run in **Cape Town** and **Dubai**.
According to the band, *The Horizon* represents both a celebration of Metallica’s four-decade legacy and a bold step forward. The setlist is expected to blend timeless anthems like *Enter Sandman*, *Master of Puppets*, and *Nothing Else Matters* with deeper cuts and new material teased during recent studio sessions.
With cutting-edge stage production, immersive visuals, and Metallica’s unmatched live intensity, *The Horizon World Tour 2026* is shaping up to be more than a concert series — it’s a global metal event. Tickets go on sale soon, and if history is any guide, they won’t last long.
