Metallica, Billy Joel to headline consecutive nights at Allegiant Stadium

James Hetfield of Metallica performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

From left, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett of Metallica take a bow following their performance at the close of "MTVIcon: Metallica," a tribute to the band, at Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif., Saturday, May 3, 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Performer Kyle Martin plays a Billy Joel song during a public memorial service for former Metro Lt. Erik Lloyd who died of COVID a year ago on at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Las Vegas. Lloyd was a fan of Billy Joel and his family suggested he play one of his tunes. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Musician Billy Joel performs during his 100th lifetime performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Metallica and Billy Joel are not quite co-headlining in February at Allegiant Stadium. But they are coming in on consecutive nights to close the month.

Metallica, with special guest Greta Van Fleet, are playing the stadium Feb. 25. Joel headlines on Feb. 26. Tickets for both shows are on sale to the general public 10 a.m. Oct. 29 at ticketmaster.com.

Metallica’s most recent show in Las Vegas was November 2018 at T-Mobile Arena. Their platinum albums include “Kill ‘em All,” “Ride The Lightning,” “Master of Puppets,” “… And Justice For All,” “The Black Album” (formally titled “Metallica”), “Load,” “Reload,” “St. Anger,” “Death Magnetic,” and “Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.” The latter was released in 2016, hitting No. 1 in 32 countries.

Joel is back on the Strip for the first time playing T-Mobile in May 2016. He has charted 33 Billboard Top 40 singles. “Piano Man,” “My Life,” “We Didn’t Start The Fire,” “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” “Only The Good Die Young,” and “The Longest Time” were highlights of his most recent Vegas show.

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