The metal legends are in the midst of a lengthy global farewell trek
Next year, Megadeth are heading back across the pond for a headlining tour of Europe and the UK. The trek kicks off on 9 March at The O2 in Belfast, Ireland and wraps up on 13 April at Sagres Campo Pequeno in Lisbon, Portugal. Along the way, Megadeth will be making stops in Manchester, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan, Madrid, and more. Very special guests Black Label Society and Testament are coming along for the ride.
Check out the full tour itinerary below, plus a link to grab tickets.
Back in February, Megadeth hit a major career milestone. The Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum metal titans’ self-titled final studio album—released on January 23 to worldwide critical acclaim—exploded onto the charts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in their native U.S. (highest previous position No. 2). This debut also marks the band’s 9th Billboard Top 200 album.
The band also claims the top spot in Australia (highest previous position #2) and Austria (highest previous position No. 8). Other top five spots include No. 2 in Finland (+ No. 1 physical), Sweden (+ No. 1 physical; highest previous position No. 9), and Belgium (highest previous position: No. 6); No. 3 in both the U.K. and Germany (highest previous position: #6); No. 4 in the Netherlands (highest previous position: No. 7); and No. 5 in both Italy (highest previous position: No. 15) and New Zealand (highest chart position ever). Debuts in additional territories are still being compiled at press time.
“After 40 years of delivering Megadeth music, playing shows around the world, I have nothing but gratitude at this moment. Finding out that our last Megadeth record is also our first No. 1 only further validates my will to go out on top,” says Dave Mustaine, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer. “Thank you to my family, Teemu Mantasaari, James LoMenzo, and Dirk Verbueren, and Chris Rakestraw, all our fans for making this possible, without you Megadeth would not be as successful as we are. I’d also like to thank the people behind the scenes, our management, Danny Nozell, Justis Mustaine, and Steve Ross at CTK, and our label BLKIIBLK/Tradecraft.”
Tickets will be available HERE