Céline Dion attended Metallica’s Life Burns Faster residency show at Sphere in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, enthusiastically mimicking a bass performance from a suite inside the venue.
In footage shared on Instagram by @theordacityyy, Dion moves her hands like bassist Robert Trujillo as he plays alongside guitarist Kirk Hammett.
The moment came during the band’s customary “Kirk and Rob Doodle,” an instrumental segment in which Hammett and Trujillo jam together. The reported setlist for the Nov. 5 show included “Motown Yo Town” and “Copenhagen.”
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash was also reportedly in the suite, while members of No Doubt were among other musicians seen at the concert. Dion’s appreciation for Metallica is not new: earlier this year, she included the band’s 1996 single “Until It Sleeps” in a selection of songs from her personal playlist.
Dion returned to full-length concerts in September after a six-year absence. Her Paris residency marked a milestone after she announced in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that had affected her ability to perform.
Metallica launched its Sphere residency on Oct. 1. Under the band’s No Repeat Weekend format, paired Thursday and Saturday concerts feature different setlists. The final show in the 2026 portion of the residency is scheduled for Nov. 7, with performances set to resume in January.
