Legendary rock band announce two dates at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium

Several major bands are also part of the supporting line-up.

It has been confirmed that legendary heavy metal group Metallica will play two dates at Dublin's Aviva Stadium in June 2026.

The rockers' record-breaking M72 World Tour will be extended into its fourth year with the announcement of 16 shows in Europe and the UK spanning May, June and July next year.

The gigs are broken up into two sections: 'One Night Only' and 'No Repeat Weekend'.

As part of the latter, Metallica will perform two nights with "two different sets and two different opening acts".

Dublin's concerts on 19 and 21 June fall into the No Repeat Weekend category.

The support acts Gojira, Pantera, Knocked Loose and Avatar are scheduled to perform over the two nights in the Irish capital.

Two-night tickets for Dublin’s Aviva Stadium gigs cost from €121.25 to €261.25, subject to Ticketmaster charges.

Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, 30 May 2025 at 10am local time.

Fan club pre-sales begin Tuesday, 27 May at 11am local time, while there will be access to exclusive MCD presale tickets from Thursday, 29 May at 10am.

METALLICA'S M72 WORLD TOUR - EUROPE/UK DATES 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