Celine Dion Shares Backstage Photos With Metallica After Sphere Show
Billboard • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Celine Dion showcased her love for heavy metal by enthusiastically attending Metallica's Life Burns Faster residency show at the Sphere in Las Vegas, where she headbanged and played air guitar during their performance of “Enter Sandman.”
- She was joined by actor Jack Black and later met Metallica members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo backstage, sharing photos of the encounter on Instagram with her sons.
- Dion’s appreciation for Metallica is longstanding, having included their song “Until It Sleeps” in her personal playlist earlier this year.
- The singer is no stranger to Las Vegas residencies, having previously grossed $681.3 million from two runs at Caesars Palace between 2011 and 2019.
- Dion’s recent appearances coincide with her return to live performances after a six-year hiatus, following her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome, marked by a 26-show residency in Paris beginning in September 2023.
