LAS VEGAS — I’m working on a Mount Rushmore of those who tease residency productions at Sphere. The Edge and Zac Brown are candidates. So is Lars Ulrich.

Metallica’s drummer told Howard Stern recently that Metallica is considering a run at the Bulbous Wonder, but “nothing is etched in stone.”

“I’m not going to confirm anything, because there’s nothing to confirm,” Ulrich said on Stern’s SiriusXM show, which might be on the clock (see below). “But I’m not going to deny it, because we’re all such fans of this venue.” I believe the original reports that Metallica is coming, along with independent sourcing from those who know Sphere who say it will happen.

Ulrich elaborated Metallica’s experience at the venue, beginning with U2’s opener in September 2023.

“I was there seeing U2 the first night, when they took that stage, I wanted to see it for myself before I saw it on YouTube or read about it,” Ulrich said. “I was there, like everybody else that was there that night, I was completely blown away, and felt that was the beginning of another chapter in live performances.”

Ulrich also shares that the Metallica camp agrees, in principle, to play Sphere.

“All of our managers and our production people have been there and looked at it. It’s something that we’re considering, but nothing is etched in stone or green-lit,” Ulrich said. “It’s something that we’re looking at at some point when the 2026 tour is done. … I’m not going to (mislead) you; I would (expletive) love to do it, let there be no question about it.”

Ulrich used far saltier, Metallica-esque language, of course. But point taken. We’ll be there opening night, ready for another chapter.

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