Gigantour

Gigantour é um evento anual de bandas de heavy metal, organizado pelo líder do Megadeth, Dave Mustaine. Foi criada em 2005 com shows apenas na América do Norte. Em 2006 e 2007, as bandas também tocaram na Austrália. O nome "Gigantour" foi inspirado no anime Gigantor.

Gigantour
Concerto de Megadeth
Partes	7

A primeira Gigantour (2005)

Palco principal

Megadeth, Dream Theater (21 de julho - 3 de setembro), Anthrax (6 de setembro - 11 de setembro), Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Nevermore

Palco secundário

Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic, Bobaflex

Datas

Julho

• 21 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
• 22 Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Center
• 23 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
• 24 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
• 26 Sacramento, CA - The Cove
• 28 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
• 29 Tucson, AZ - Casino Del Sol
• 30 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion

Agosto

Dave Mustaine na Gigantour em Orlando na Flórida (6 de agosto de 2005).

• 01 San Antonio, TX - Lonestar Pavilion
• 02 Dallas, TX - Nokia Live
• 03 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
• 05 Duluth, GA - Arena at Gwinnett Center
• 06 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
• 07 West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
• 08 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
• 10 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
• 11 Ft. Wayne, IN - Coliseum Expo
• 12 Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
• 13 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom Complex
• 14 Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheater
• 16 Cincinnati, OH - Annie's Outdoor Pavilion
• 17 Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre
• 19 Portland, ME - Civic Center
• 20 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
• 21 Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center
• 23 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater
• 24 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
• 26 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
• 27 Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
• 28 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
• 30 Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheatre
• 31 Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena

Setembro

• 02 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• 03 Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
• 06 Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
• 07 Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral
• 09 Vancouver, BC - PNE Coliseum
• 10 Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater
• 11 Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Amphitheater

Gigantour 2: América do Norte (2006)

Palco principal

Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill

Palco secundário

Into Eternity, Sanctity, The SmashUp

Datas

Setembro

• 06 Boise, ID - Idaho Center
• 08 Oakland, CA - Oakland Coliseum
• 09 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
• 10 Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
• 12 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
• 13 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
• 15 West Valley City, UT - E Center
• 16 Greenwood Village, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
• 17 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
• 19 Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
• 21 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
• 22 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
• 23 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
• 24 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
• 25 Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
• 27 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• 28 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
• 29 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
• 30 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

Outubro

• 01 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
• 03 Portsmouth, VA - NTelos Wireless Pavilion
• 04 Charleston, SC - The Plex
• 06 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
• 07 Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
• 08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

Gigantour 2: Austrália (2006)

Palco principal

Megadeth, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, Caliban

Datas

Outubro

• 21 Brisbane - Brisbane River Stage
• 22 Sydney - Hordern Pavilion
• 24 Melbourne - Festival Hall

Gigantour 3: Austrália (2007)

Megadeth, Static-X, Lacuna Coil, DevilDriver, Bring Me the Horizon

Datas

November

• 10 Perth - Metro City
• 12 Adelaide - Thebarton Theatre
• 13 Melbourne - Festival Hall
• 15 Sydney - Luna Park Big Top
• 16 Sydney - Luna Park Big Top
• 18 Brisbane - Brisbane River Stage

Gigantour 3: Reino Unido (2008)

Palco principal

Megadeth, Job for a Cowboy, Evile

Datas

Fevereiro

• 17 Norwich - UEA
• 18 Nottingham - Nottingham Rock City
• 19 Glasgow - Carling Academy Glasgow
• 20 Newcastle - Carling Academy Newcastle
• 22 Birmingham - Carling Academy Birmingham
• 23 Manchester - Manchester Academy
• 24 London - Brixton Academy

Gigantour 3: América do Norte (2008)

Palco principal

Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, High on Fire.

Datas

Abril

• 12 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore
• 13 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
• 15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
• 16 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
• 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
• 19 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
• 20 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park
• 22 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
• 23 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
• 25 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
• 26 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• 28 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse
• 29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• 30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall

Maio

• 1 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
• 3 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
• 4 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
• 6 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)
• 7 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
• 9 - Minneapolis, MN - [Myth
• 10 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Convention Centre
• 11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
• 12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
• 14 - Calgary, AB - The Corral
• 16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
• 17 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory
• 19 - San Jose, CA - Event Center @ San Jose State
• 20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
• 21 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena
• 22 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre

Gigantour 4 (2012)

Megadeth confirmou, em 27 de setembro de 2011, que Motörhead, Volbeat, e Lacuna Coil, estão incluidos na próxima Gagantour que está definida para o início de 2012.

Datas

Megadeth anunciou em 2 de novembro de 2011 as datas das turnês da Gigantour 2012.

Janeiro

• 26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
• 27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
• 28 - New York, NY - The Theater at Madison Square Garden
• 29 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena

Fevereiro

• 1 - Glens Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center
• 2 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi Arena
• 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• 5 - Kingston, ON - K-Rock Centre
• 7 - Oshawa, ON - General Motors Centre
• 8 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
• 9 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
• 10 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
• 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
• 14 - St. Paul, MN - [Myth
• 16 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Park
• 17 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
• 18 - Calgary, AB - Big 4 Building
• 20 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre
• 21 - Kent, WA - Showare Center
• 23 - San Jose, CA - Events Center
• 24 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
• 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
• 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
• 28 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium

Março

• 1 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium
• 2 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
• 3 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater

Ligações externas

• «Sítio oficial» 
• Gigantour 2006 no MySpace
• Site oficial do Megadeth