DATE: MAY 31, 2005
FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/MITCH SCHNEIDER/
TODD BRODGINSKI
INITIAL TOUR DATES REVEALED FOR
DAVE MUSTAINE'S 'GIGANTOUR'
FEATURING MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY,
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN AND NEVERMORE ON THE MAINSTAGE;
LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC AND BOBAFLEX CONFIRMED FOR SECOND STAGE
Initial tour dates have been revealed for DAVE MUSTAINE's GIGANTOUR.
The six-week festival trek--co-headlined by Megadeth and Dream Theater and also featuring mainstage acts Fear Factory, Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore--will launch July 21 in Fresno, CA. Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic and Bobaflex are confirmed for the second stage.
GIGANTOUR follows Megadeth's sold-out 2004 "Blackmail The Universe" Tour in support of 2004's THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED--their tenth studio album--which debuted on the charts at #18 and was critically hailed as a brilliant return to form. Bandmates Glen Drover (guitar), James MacDonough (bass) and Shawn Drover (drums) will once again join DAVE MUSTAINE on the road.
GIGANTOUR--whose moniker was inspired by the classic 1960's
cartoon "Gigantor"--will criss-cross North America, with stops in
amphitheatres and arenas in cities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago,
Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston and Minneapolis,
among others. The tour is implementing the "fan friendly" ticket
price of approximately $35 each. In a special offering to fans who log on
to
www.megadeth.com or
www.gigantour.com,
MUSTAINE and GIGANTOUR are offering "Gold Reserved" tickets (which include a
ticket in rows 5-20 and a limited edition t-shirt) or "Platinum Reserved"
access (which includes a ticket in the first four rows, backstage access,
photos with the band, a tour book and other souvenirs).
"There are a few very successful tours out each summer," says MUSTAINE, "and in order to be significant, I knew the first Gigantour had to make an impact with top bands like Dream Theatre, Fear Factory, Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore." MUSTAINE wanted to "put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high energy environment."
Check out www.gigantour.com and www.megadeth.com for additional updates. The initial tour dates are as follows:
Date City Venue
Fri 7/22 Las Vegas, NV Thomas and Mack
Sat 7/23 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Amphitheatre
Sun 7/24 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue 7/26 Sacramento, CA The Cove @ Cal Expo
Thu 7/28 San Diego, CA OAT
Fri 7/29 Tucson, AZ Casino Anselmo
Sat 7/30 Albuquerque, NM Journal Amphitheatre
Tue 8/2 Dallas, TX Nokia Live
We 8/3 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
Fri 8/5 Atlanta, GA Gwinett Arena
Sat 8/6 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Sun 8/7 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
Mon 8/8 Tampa, FL St. Petersburg Times Forum
Wed 8/10 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Amphitheatre
Thu 8/11 Ft. Wayne, IN Coliseum Expo
Fri 8/12 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center
Sat 8/13 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom Complex
Sun 8/14 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
Wed 8/17 Pittsburgh, PA Chevrolet Amphitheatre
Fri 8/19 Portland, ME Civic Center
Sat 8/20 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Sun 8/21 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic
Tue 8/23 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
Wed 8/24 Holmdel, NJ PNC
Fri 8/26 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
Sat 8/27 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
Sun 8/28 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Tue 8/30 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes Amphitheatre
Fri 9/2 Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
Sat 9/3 Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheatre
818-380-0400
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson kashton@msopr.com ext. 233
Todd Brodginski toddb@msopr.com ext. 239
Mitch Schneider mschneider@msopr.com ext. 235
Amanda Hale (tour press) ahale@msopr.com ext. 238
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