THE cliche goes “worst kept secret in…” and this was pretty close to the worst in the world of heavy rock and metal.
Metallica’s residency at Las Vegas’ A$3.2 billion Sphere has beeb confirmed. It will be call the Life Burns Faster residency, will feature ‘no repeat weekends’ and run on October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31.
The shows are on Thursdays and Saturdays – not strictly weekends, right – and no song will be repeated between those days. Initially, you’ll only be able to buy seats for a set of two shows only.
The press release promises “live staples and surprises spanning the Metallica catalog enhanced by the venue’s immersive technologies that will allow fans to experience the sound and fury of the band’s live performance in new experiential dimensions.
“Whether you’ve seen Metallica from the upper reaches of a stadium or arena, at an intimate club or theatrr gig or from the famed Snake Pit surrounded by the 360-degree M72 stage, Sphere’s technology, including the world’s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over and around the audience; Sphere Immersive Sound, which delivers audio with unmatched clarity and precision to every guest; and multi-sensory 4D technology, will present a wholly unique and entirely new Metallica experience for all who attend — including James (Hetfield), Lars (Ulrich), Kirk (Hammet) and Robert (Trujillo).”
An extravaganza so dazzling it took the longest sentence in PR history to describe it, then.
Drummer Ulrich was quoted as saying: “About 12 seconds into the opening night of Sphere with U2 back in ‘23, I thought ‘We have to do this, it’s completely uncharted territory!’
“This residency gives us another chance to reinvent how we interact with our fans in a live setting. We are beyond excited to share this with the world in six months time, and way fuckin’ psyched to go next level!”
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