The legendary metal band have announced two Dublin shows as part of 16 new shows on their M72 tour in Europe and UK next summer.
The Dublin shows at Aviva Stadium take place on June 19th and 21st and tickets are available for both nights, as the band intend to perform two separate sets, in the round, on the half way line.
Two-night tickets for the No Repeat Weekends shows will be on sale May 30 at 10am local time.
Tickets cost from €121.25 to €261.25 plus Ticketmaster charges. Concerts are subject to licence.
If you can’t attend a full weekend, Single-Day Tickets for No Repeat Weekend shows will be available starting 25 July 2025, according to the band’s site. These tickets will be priced at a lower tier when made available.
Fan club pre-sales begin May 27 at 11 AM local time. More information on enhanced experiences, travel packages and more.
Support on M72’s 2025 European/UK run will come from Gojira, Pantera, Knocked Loose and Avatar.
The band’s M72 tour has been on sale since April 2023 when it kicked off in Amsterdam, and has plated to 4 million people to date.
The M72 World 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 May 22 and 24 and Aviva Stadium June 19 and 21, (respectively), and Metallica’s much anticipated return to Budapest, Hungary, June 11 and 13 at Puskas Arena and London, England, July 3 and 5 at Olympic 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 (May 9), Bucharest (May 13), Chorzów (May 19), Zurich (May 27), Berlin (May 30), Bologna (June 3), Glasgow (June 25) and Cardiff (June 28).
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.
METALLICA
M72 WORLD TOUR
EUROPE/UK 2026
May 9 Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium*
May 13 Bucharest, Romania Arena Națională*
May 19 Chorzów, Poland Stadion Śląski*
May 22 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park*
May 24 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park+
May 27 Zurich, Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund*
May 30 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion*
June 3 Bologna, Italy Stadio Renato Dall’Ara*
June 11 Budapest, Hungary Puskas Arena+
June 13 Budapest, Hungary Puskas Arena*
June 19 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium+ subject to licence
June 21 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium* subject to licence
June 25 Glasgow, Scotland Hampden Park*
June 28 Cardiff, Wales Principality Stadium*
July 3 London, England London Stadium*
July 5 London, England London Stadium+
- Gojira and Knocked Loose support
- Pantera and Avatar support
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
