MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has posted video footage from the rehearsals for the 2017 Dystopia World Tour. The band’s North American tour kicks off on June 23rd in Big Flats, NY. This headlining tour will take them across the US as well as Canada. View clip HERE.
Tickets for the North American Tour go on sale beginning April 21st – check megadeth.com for specific market info, local on-sale times and dates, and information on special VIP packages.
Megadeth will be on tour in support of their new album, Dystopia, featuring the 2017 Grammy Award winning tittle track, “Dystopia”. The track reached #3 on The Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Hard Music/Top Rock charts.
Along with band visionary Dave Mustaine at the helm, Megadeth’s current lineup includes Kiko Loureiro on guitar, David Ellefson on bass and Dirk Verbeuren on drums.
Joining Megadeth on their North American Tour will be special guests Meshuggah, TesseracT and Lillake. Currently scheduled dates are listed below, with more to be announced shortly.
June
23 – Big Flats, NY – Budweiser Summerstage
24 – Montebello, QC – Amnesia Rockfest *
25 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
27 – Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore
28 – Portsmouth, VA – Portsmouth Pavilion
29 – Silver Springs, MD – The Fillmore
30 – Columbus, OH – Express Live
July
5 – Windsor, ON – Caesars **
7 – St. Charles, MO – Family Arena
8 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
9 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
13 – Oshkosh, WI – Rock USA *
14 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Open Air *
15 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest*
* Festival Dates
** Megadeth and Meshuggah only
Megadeth will then join Scorpions, one of the most iconic and influential hard rock bands of all time, as special guests on their Crazy World tour. The tour kicks off on September 14th with a month-long run of dates including stops in New York, Dallas, Toronto, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, amongst others, with more dates coming.
September
14 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
22 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
25, Germanynver, CO – 1st Bank Center
26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Venue TBA
29 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
30 – Seattle, WA – Tacoma Dome
October
3 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort 4 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena 7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum 8 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Arena 11 – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
12 – Dallas, TX – Pavilion at the Music Factory
14 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center 15 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Source: BW&BK
https://www.megadeth.com/
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