Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway
Grammy Award-winning metallers Megadeth have revealed details of the first leg of their 2017 North American headlining tour. It kicks off on June 23rd in Big Flats, NY, and will take them across the U.S. as well as Canada. Support for the tour will be provided by Meshuggah, TesseracT, and Lillake.
Once Megadeth wraps up this tour cycle, they will join as guests for the Scorpions ‘Crazy World Tour‘ in the U.S. That tour kicks off on September 14th with a month-long run of dates. Stops include New York, Dallas, Toronto, Denver, Seattle, and Los Angeles, among others, with more dates coming. You can find all the currently confirmed dates for both tours below.
Megadeth will be on tour in support of their latest album, Dystopia, featuring the 2017 Grammy Award-winning title track, “Dystopia”. Along with the band’s founding mastermind Dave Mustaine at the helm, Megadeth’s current lineup includes Kiko Loureiro on guitar, David Ellefson on bass, and Dirk Verbeuren on drums.
Tickets for the North American Tour go on sale beginning April 21st here.
Tour Dates:
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
05 – Windsor, ON – Caesars **
07 – St. Charles, MO – Family Arena
08 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
09 – 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 supporting Scorpions tour dates:
September
14 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
22 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
25 – Denver, CO – 1st Bank Center
26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Venue TBA
29 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
30 – Seattle, WA – Tacoma Dome
October
03 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort
04 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
07 – 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
