VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: BTS Pledges Allegiant, Metallica Close to Sphere Announcement

Posted on: January 14, 2026, 11:30h. 

Last updated on: January 14, 2026, 11:56h.

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BTS will perform three shows at Allegiant Stadium on their upcoming first tour in five years. The K-pop kings will play where the Las Vegas Raiders usually do on May 23, 24, and 27, 2026.

BTS’ J-Hope, V, Suga, Jimin, Jungkook, and RM perform during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022. (Image: Rich Fury/Getty)

The boy band will perform in the center of the stadium on a 360-degree, in-the-round stage, which will democratize views and increase the venue’s capacity.

Called simply “BTS World Tour,” the rampage will include 79 shows spanning 34 regions.

BTS made its Las Vegas debut at Allegiant on their “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour, selling out four shows in April 2022.

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 1 pm PT Saturday, January 24, at ticketmaster.com, preceded by a band presale at 1 pm PT Thursday, January 22, via btsworldtourofficial.com.

For Whom the Sphere Tolls

AI wraps a photo of Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich — performing during their “M72 World Tour” at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on June 3, 2025 — around the Las Vegas Sphere. (Image: Paras Griffin/Getty and Microsoft CoPilot)

The Sun claims Metallica is in “deep talks with executives” about locking down a 2027 Sphere residency — a rumor that’s been bouncing around since Vital Vegas teased a Fall 2026 run in July 2025, and drummer Lars Ulrich looked forward to the possibility with Howard Stern a month later.

So far, no heavy metal band has performed at the globular wonder. However, there is no heavy metal band that’s a bigger draw than Metallica.

Contracts aren’t finalized, but the UK tabloid’s source insists the deal is “about 90% done.” Sphere leadership is said to be buzzing about the idea, convinced Metallica would bring a completely different energy — and the same buku box office as U2 and Backstreet Boys — to the venue’s lineup.

In the meantime, an already done heavy metal deal is offered by Five Finger Death Punch, whose “20th Anniversary Tour” slams into the Michelob Ultra Arena on September 19.

Madison Beer hails from Jericho, New York. (Image: Fontainebleau)

Presales started at 10 am today, Wednesday, January 15, with a general on-sale at 9 am PT Friday, January 16.

Beer O’Clock

Madison Beer will headline the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau on June 13. The 26-year-old singer/songwriter — who got signed after Justin Bieber shared her YouTube cover of his song “At Last” in 2012 — last played Las Vegas in June 2024 at the Brooklyn Bowl.

Tickets go on sale at 10 am PST Wednesday, January 20, via Ticketmaster.