Megadeth and Lamb Of God team up for massive 55-date North American trek
The tour will be broken into two legs.
Mark Morton of Lamb of God performs on stage on the second day of Download Festival at Donington Park on June 12, 2010 in Castle Donington, England. Image: Gary Wolstenholme / Redferns
Megadeth and Lamb Of God have announced a huge 55-date tour across North America later this year.
The massive undertaking, presented by SiriusXM, will also feature special guests Trivium and In Flames. The tour will be split into two legs, the first of which will kick off on 12 June in Bristow, Virginia, and end on 1 August in Concord, California. The second leg will launch on 2 October in West Palm Beach, Florida and end on 13 November in Reno, Nevada.
The tour announcement comes hot on the heels of news regarding Dave Mustaine’s recovery from throat cancer. It’ll be the band’s first headlining tour in North America since 2017. Speaking about the tour, Mustaine said: “Hello me! I’m back again, better than ever and coming to a town near you with Lamb Of God, Trivium and In Flames. If you want high octane metal madness this is the tour for you.”
“The world has never needed heavy more than it does today and top to bottom, this tour delivers!” Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton added in a statement. “Lamb Of God has toured with and been friends with all of these bands for years, but for all of us to be on the same bill is something extra special. Come early and stay late. This is THE metal tour of the year.”
Lamb Of God recently released their first new music in half a decade with the single, Checkmate. In an interview with Guitar.com, Morton described the new eponymous album, which is due out 8 May, as “very modern”. “I think lyrically it’s very topical. It’s very current in terms of what it’s addressing. It sounds very contemporary,” he said. The follow-up to 2015’s VII: Sturm Und Drang, the upcoming record will also be the first to feature new drummer Art Cruz.
Check out the full list of dates for the Megadeth and Lamb Of God tour here:
June
12 – Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live
13 – Charlotte, NC at PNC Music Pavilion
14 – Raleigh, NC at Red Hat Amphitheater
16 – Virginia Beach, VA at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
17 – Wantagh, NY at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
18 – Camden, NJ at BB&T Pavilion
20 – Holmdel, NJ at PNC Bank Arts Center
21 – Boston, MA at Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
23 – Syracuse, NY at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
24 – Providence, RI at Bold Point Park
26 – Darien Center, NY at Darien Lake Amphitheater
28 – Burgettstown, PA at S&T Bank Music Park (on sale at 11 a.m. local time)
29 – Toronto, ON at Budweiser Stage
July
1 – Detroit, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre
2 – Mount Pleasant, MI at Soaring Eagle Casino Amphitheatre
3 – Indianapolis, IN at Ruoff Music Center
5 – Atlanta, GA at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
7 – Cincinnati, OH at PNC PAVILION
8 – Cleveland, OH at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
10 – Chicago, IL at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
11 – St. Louis, MO at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (on sale at 11 a.m. local time)
12 – Nashville, TN at Nashville Municipal Auditorium
14 – Rogers, AR at Walmart AMP (on sale at 11 a.m. local time)
16 – Austin, TX at Germania Insurance Amphitheater
17 – Houston, TX at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
18 – Irving, TX at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (on sale at 12 p.m. local time)
20 – Albuquerque, NM at Isleta Amphitheater
21 – Phoenix, AZ at Arizona Federal Theatre
23 – Irvine, CA at FivePoint Amphitheatre
25 – Auburn, WA at White River Amphitheatre
26 – Portland, OR at Moda Center
29 – Salt Lake City, UT at USANA Amphitheatre
30 – Pocatello, ID at Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre
August
1 – Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion
October
2 – West Palm Beach, FL at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
6 – Birmingham, AL at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
7 – New Orleans, LA at UNO Lakefront Arena
9 – Corpus Christi, TX at American Bank Center Arena
11 – El Paso, TX at Don Haskins Center
14 – Springfield, MO at JQH Arena
16 – Kansas City, MO at Sprint Center
21 – Columbus, OH at Schottenstein Center
23 – Huntington, WV at Mountain Health Arena
24 – Bethlehem, PA at The Wind Creek Event Center
27 – Quebec City, QC at Centre Videotron
28 – Laval, QC at Place Bell
30 – St. Paul, MN at Armory
31 – Green Bay, WI at Resch Center (on sale at 11 a.m. local time)
November
2 – Omaha, NE at Baxter Arena
3 – Sioux Falls, SD at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
5 – Denver, CO at Pepsi Center
7 – Las Vegas, NV at Mandalay Bay Events Center
10 – Spokane, WA at Spokane Arena
11 – Nampa, ID at Ford Idaho Center Arena
13 – Reno, NV at Reno Events Center
Tickets go on sale 14 February. More information at livenation.com.