Metallica announce two huge Aviva Stadium gigs as part of record-breaking tour
Metallica will be playing in Dublin next summer, with tickets set to go on sale soon.
The heavy metal legends will take to the stage at the Aviva Stadium for two nights in June 2026. Tickets for the newly announced No Repeat Weekends and tickets for the single-night engagements will go on sale on Ticketmaster on Friday, May 30, 2025.
Two-night tickets for June 19 and 21 will be priced from €121.25 to €261.25. Metallica is currently in year three of its record-breaking M72 World Tour, which will be extended into its fourth year in 2026.
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.
Since opening April 2023 in Amsterdam, M72 has seen Metallica play to some four million fans. Variously hailed as 'an altogether life-affirming experience' (Billboard), "undeniably epic' (Metal Hammer), "a stone-cold stunner of a show' (Detroit News), "triumphant' (Kerrang!) and 'as tight and furious as Metallica has sounded in ages' (Los Angeles Times), M72 continues to amaze fans and critics alike.
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