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Metallica Sphere residency marks special Los Angeles Angels shoutout

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Murray, T. L. (2026, October 3). Metallica Sphere residency marks special Los Angeles Angels shoutout. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/sports/angel-stadium-spotted-during-metallica-concert-at-las-vegas-sphere/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-03 · by Thomas L. Murray

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Metallica paid an unexpected tribute during its residency at Las Vegas' Sphere by featuring Angel Stadium's "Big A" on the venue's large screen while performing "Wherever I May Roam." The band chose to highlight this California landmark despite having no direct connection to it, unlike their home stadium in Oakland. This gesture resonates with Los Angeles Angels fans who have heard Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” at Angel Stadium for much of the 2000s before its recent removal from pregame introductions.
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During Metallica's 24-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in January and February, the band surprised fans by featuring a tribute to Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. While performing "Wherever I May Roam," they displayed "The Big A" on the venue's large video screen during their show, which is over 250 miles away from both Las Vegas and Angel Stadium. The stadium’s iconic sign was prominently featured with a Metallica billboard above it. This gesture is particularly notable given that Metallica originated in Oakland and has never played a live show at Angel Stadium despite being closely associated with the Angels organization through their use of "Enter Sandman" for pregame introductions from most of the 2000s. The tribute highlights the band's enduring connection to Angels fans, even though they have no direct ties to the stadium itself.

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Anaheim Angels California Metallica Oakland

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Angels ORG · 4× Metallica ORG · 4× Anaheim ORG · 2× Oakland GPE · 2× Arte Moreno PERSON · 1× California GPE · 1× Las Vegas GPE · 1× Norman Greenbaum PERSON · 1× Sphere ORG · 1× Train ORG · 1×

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🔮 During the band’s performance of “Wherever I May Roam,” the band paid tribute to Angel Stadium by featuring “The Big A” on the Sphere’s enormous video screen.
2026-10-03 · New York Post
Metallica Sphere residency marks special Los Angeles Angels shoutout · assertive framing

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While the famous heavy metal band from California, Metallica, is enjoying its 24-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, the Oakland native band gave a special shoutout to Angel Stadium. asserted
band → enjoy → Stadium
During the band’s performance of “Wherever I May Roam,” the band paid tribute to Angel Stadium by featuring “The Big A” on the Sphere’s enormous video screen. uncertain
band → roam → screen
At a distance of over 250 miles from Las Vegas and Angel Stadium, the video screen featured a train steaming through Anaheim, passing right underneath “The Big A” with Angel Stadium appearing on the left. asserted
Stadium → feature → left
Right above the stadium’s name on the iconic landmark to the stadium was a bold Metallica billboard decorated in the middle. asserted
billboard → decorate → middle
It’s unknown why Metallica decided to feature Angel Stadium — especially since it originated in Oakland and played in the next state over. asserted
it → ’ → state
On top of that, the band has never played a live show at Angel Stadium, despite playing multiple small clubs near Anaheim in 1982. asserted
band → play → 1982
The band has resonated with Angels fans for nearly two decades. asserted
band → resonate → decades
For most of the 2000s, “Enter Sandman” would echo off the speakers at Angel Stadium during the team’s pregame introductions. asserted
Sandman → echo → introductions
The song was played off the speakers in the stadium, just after “Calling All Angels” by the band Train opened the festivities, and it was followed by “Spirit in the Sky” by famous singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum. asserted
it → play → Greenbaum
At some point in the mid-2010s, “Enter Sandman” was removed from the pregame entirely, while the other two songs are still regularly played. asserted
songs → remove → pregame
For the Angels now, the franchise is undergoing a complete makeover, after longtime owner Arte Moreno sold a majority stake to Rams owner Stan Kroenke and his ownership group, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, last month at a record-breaking $4 billion. asserted
Moreno → undergo → billion
Moreno owned the team for 23 years, and his ownership was defined by two halves. asserted
ownership → own → halves
The first half featured a lot of winning. asserted
half → feature → winning
The Angels have the longest active-playoff drought in baseball. asserted
Angels → have → baseball
They missed the postseason for the 12th season in a row and finished below .500 for the 11th time in a row. asserted
They → miss → row
The lack of winning encouraged fans to regularly chant “Sell the team” during games this past season, with the result of it happening in their favor. asserted
result → encourage → favor
While the sale isn’t expected to be finalized until the end of the first quarter next year, Kroenke’s team will be tasked with fixing the Angels. asserted
team → expect → Angels
Perhaps finding a way to incorporate Metallica would be a nice touch. asserted
finding → find → Metallica
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