Metallica is on residency in Las Vegas, while Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour and Hetfield made a dig at him.

The entities involved

• Metallica →

  American heavy metal band

  • Metallica is performing shows at Mohegan Sun Arena and holding residency at the Sphere venue in the region.Wed 02:10
• Las Vegas →

  seat of Clark County, and largest city in state of Nevada, United States

  • Boulder City is located near the Las Vegas Strip.13:49
  • Police responded to an unresponsive person found in a tunnel in Las Vegas on October 12, 2026.11:15
• Macklemore →

  American rapper and singer from Washington

  • James Dolan owns Madison Square Garden, while Robert Kraft owns the New England Patriots, and Kraft reportedly kept Macklemore off tour.Thu 10:00
  • Ed Sheeran performed at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on September 14th, and Macklemore was dropped from the tour.Thu 04:20

Related events

• Metallica is touring across North America, with scheduled performances in Kansas City, Cleveland, and Indianapolis, and a residency at Las Vegas Sphere.Sep 16
• Joe Duplantier recently toured with Metallica.Sep 18
• Metallica and another band are major forces in the metal genre and are currently part of the UK headline tour circuit.Sep 9
• Robert Kraft supported barring Macklemore from venues, which resulted in Macklemore's removal from the tour.Sep 17