Céline Dion joined in from the audience at Metallica’s Las Vegas concert, playing an imaginary bass as a nearby fan filmed her keeping time with the band.
The 58-year-old singer attended the November 5th show at Sphere, where Metallica is performing its Life Burns Faster residency.
Her twin sons, Eddy and Nelson, accompanied her, according to Page Six. The boys had celebrated their 16th birthday on October 23rd.
Dion wore a dark blazer with her hair swept into an updo. Photographs showed her pumping her fists and raising both hands overhead as she watched from an upper-level suite.
A Fan Films Dion Following Robert Trujillo’s Bass Playing
The video, shared by Instagram user @theordacityyy, captured Dion holding one hand high as though gripping the neck of an instrument. With the other, she mimicked plucking and slapping its strings.
She was following bassist Robert Trujillo during his instrumental duet with guitarist Kirk Hammett. Billboard identified the pieces they played as “Motown Yo Town” and “Copenhagen.”
The official setlist places their duet after “…And Justice for All” and before “Nothing Else Matters.” Metallica opened the evening with “Battery” and closed with “Master of Puppets.”
Other famous musicians were reportedly nearby. Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash was spotted in the suite, while fan footage also reportedly showed members of No Doubt watching the performance.
The residency began October 1st and uses Metallica’s No Repeat Weekend format, with no song repeated across each paired Thursday and Saturday show. According to Metallica, the final scheduled Sphere date of 2026 was November 7th. The band returns January 28th, 2027, with dates continuing through March 13th.
Eddy’s Favorite Band Inspired Dion’s James Hetfield Impression
In a February 6th Instagram video, Dion walked followers through her personal playlist while wearing a sweater bearing her name.
After selecting the band’s 1996 single “Until It Sleeps,” she explained the connection. “Eddy, one of my twins, his favorite band is Metallica. I want to sing a Metallica song now,” she said, according to PEOPLE, before launching into a playful impression of frontman James Hetfield.
The playlist also included Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain,” which Dion joked “should’ve been mine” while praising Rihanna’s performance. She highlighted music by Lauren Daigle, Guy Sebastian and James Blunt, moving between gospel, R&B and pop alongside her rock selection.
Dion’s Las Vegas History Includes Her Own AC/DC Performance
Dion had performed a hard-rock cover in Las Vegas long before becoming a spectator at Sphere. In 2002, she joined Anastacia for AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” at VH1 Divas Las Vegas.
Five years later, she discussed using another AC/DC song, “Thunderstruck,” during sound checks. In comments to Australia’s Sunday Telegraph, reported at the time by Blabbermouth, Dion said loud rock music helped get her adrenaline going before stadium performances. She credited sound engineers with introducing her to the band.
Her own Las Vegas residencies began with A New Day… at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on March 25th, 2003. That production ended in 2007, and she returned with a second residency in 2011 before taking her final bow there on June 8th, 2019.
Across the two engagements, Dion performed 1,141 shows for more than 4.5 million fans. Her three sons joined her onstage for the final curtain call, which also included a photographic tribute to her late husband and longtime manager, René Angélil.
Angélil died in January 2016. Along with the twins, he and Dion shared their eldest son, René-Charles, who is now 25.
The Metallica Outing Followed Dion’s Return to Full Concerts in Paris
Dion publicly disclosed her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis in December 2022. She described muscle spasms that affected her ability to sing and canceled scheduled concerts while focusing on treatment.
She opened her Paris residency on September 12th at Plenitude Arena, formerly Paris La Défense Arena. Her first full concert in more than six years drew 35,000 fans, according to her team, with a production featuring songs from her French and English catalogues.
The first Paris run comprised 16 shows and ended October 17th. Céline Dion’s official website lists another 10 performances at the same venue from May 8th through May 29th, 2027.
