Metallica to play at Hampden during new UK tour

Metallica have announced a six-date run of shows in the UK and Ireland next summer as part of the band's long-running M72 world tour.

The metal icons will play at Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium on 25 June 2026, after playing two dates in Dublin on 19 and 21 June.

The band will then move on to Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 28 June and the London Stadium on 2 and 5 July.

It will be their first UK performances since headlining the Download festival in 2023.

The M72 tour has been going for four years across Europe and North America with dates in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East planned later this year.

It is in support of the band's 11th studio album, 72 Seasons, which was released in 2023.