More GIGANTOUR Dates Announced

May 25, 2005

More dates have been announced for Gigantour, a six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER, who will be accompanied by other main-stage acts FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and NEVERMORE. Artists confirmed for the second stage include DRY KILL LOGIC, SYMPHONY X and BOBAFLEX. The dates so far are as follows:

Jul. 21 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
Jul. 22 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Arena
Jul. 23 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Amphitheater
Jul. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 26 - Sacramento, CA - The Cove @ Cal Expo
Jul. 28 - San Diego, CA - OAT
Jul. 29 -Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
Jul. 30 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Amphitheater
Jul. 31 - Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheater
Aug. 02 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
Aug. 03 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amp
Aug. 05 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinett Arena
Aug. 06 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
Aug. 07 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amp
Aug. 08 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete's Times Forum
Aug. 10 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 - Ft.Wayne, IN - Coliseum Expo
Aug. 12 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center
Aug. 13 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Aug. 14 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheater
Aug. 17 - Pittsburg, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheater
Aug. 19 - Portland, ME - Civic Center
Aug. 20 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Amp
Aug. 21 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic Center
Aug. 23 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater
Aug. 24 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 26 - Boston, MA - Bank of American Pavilion
Aug. 27 - Reading, PA - Soverign Center
Aug. 28 - Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues
Aug. 30 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lakes Amphitheater
Sep. 02 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Center
Sep. 03 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheater

Gigantour follows MEGADETH's sold-out 2004 "Blackmail The Universe" tour in support of last year's "The System Has Failed" — MEGADETH's 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 mainman Dave Mustaine on the road.

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