Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says the band would love to play Las Vegas Sphere: ‘Oh, heck, yeah’

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has said the band would love the chance to play the Las Vegas Sphere.

The venue has already seen the likes of U2, Phish and The Eagles perform since it opened in September 2023.

It was also recently confirmed that a new Sphere venue will be constructed in Abu Dhabi.

Speaking in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, when asked if Metallica would consider performing there, Hammett said: “Oh, heck, yeah! That’s a great example of how venues are changing. That’s using modern technology to the fullest, to really up the levels of production and entertainment, connected to AI and making it a crazy experience.”

Reviewing U2’s Vegas residency the Sphere, NME hailed the show for “taking the live concert experience ‘to the next level’” and delivering “a fine balancing act of doing just that while also ensuring their music remains very much at the forefront”.

Elsewhere, Metallica’s guitarist recently said he is working on his first solo album.

“I guess the best way to describe it is it’s gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles,” Hammett said.

“All of a sudden I’m writing classical progressions, and all of a sudden I’m writing more heavy stuff and all of a sudden I’m writing like a funk thing,” he added. “There will be vocals because the songs that I wrote scream for vocals this time around.”

Hammett also recently said he has already written 767 new riffs for the next Metallica album, although he added that he does not foresee the band working on it “for at least another year”.

Meanwhile, the band recently announced they will head to Bahrain for their first live performance in the country. It will be held on December 3 at the Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre.

Earlier this month, the band also released the first trailer for their new documentary Metallica Saved My Life.

The forthcoming film is set to be screened in cities on the North American leg of the band’s ‘M72’ world tour. An official synopsis describes the project as “not-quite-finished”, and that it “explores the world of Metallica through the lives of their fans”.