Metallica will also play at Sonic Temple for the first time in 2025 as part of their “No Repeat Weekend,” in which they will perform two different sets across Friday and Saturday. Over 100 bands are set to perform during the four-day event, including Saturday headliner Linkin Park, with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong.

Ohio’s Sonic Temple, one of America’s biggest racetrack-friendly active-rock festivals, has announced its lineup for next year’s edition, which goes down 5/8-11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus. As with so many of these festivals,

Metallica will be one of the headliners for Sick New World 2025 music festival in April in Las Vegas. Shown are Lars Ulrich, left, and James Hetfield of Metallica performing at Soldier Field on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP Metallica and Linkin Park will headline the 2025 Sick New World music festival.