Metallica added «Fade To Black» to their set for the first time on the «Life Burns Faster» residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, on October 8, 2026. Fan footage has surfaced online.
“`The third show of the residency largely followed the setlist of the October 1 premiere, with two main changes. «Fade To Black», from 1984’s «Ride The Lightning», took the place of «The Day That Never Comes», and «Orion» went where «The Call Of Ktulu» was played at the premiere. The jam by Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo was built around «Suicide & Redemption», instead of «Sleepwalk My Life Away».
The residency is split into pairs of Thursday and Saturday shows, and the band does not repeat songs between the two shows of the same weekend. They had first used this format at the start of the «M72 World Tour» in 2023. The second show, on October 3, 2026, had a completely different set and included the first performance of «Devil’s Dance» after 18 years. The October 8 show is the pair of the October 10 appearance.
The setlist of October 8
- Battery
- Creeping Death
- Now That We’re Dead
- Sad But True
- The Shortest Straw
- Wherever I May Roam
- Fade To Black
- …And Justice For All
- Kirk and Rob Doodle (Suicide & Redemption)
- Nothing Else Matters
- Orion
- Lux Æterna
- Ride The Lightning
- The Memory Remains
- Seek & Destroy
- Master Of Puppets
The «Life Burns Faster» residency has 24 shows in total and wraps up on March 13, 2027. Most dates sold out shortly after tickets went on sale, and the band has said it is not adding any more for now. Meanwhile, Metallica will also play a 12-date US stadium tour for «M72» in the spring of 2027, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar.
See also
See also: the return of «Devil’s Dance» to the setlist after 18 years and Metallica’s debut at the Sphere with 16 songs.
