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Gigantour
Tour by Megadeth
(See: full listing)
Legs 7

Gigantour is the name of a sporadically organised traveling heavy metal music festival organized by Megadeth's Dave Mustaine. The tour was founded in 2005 with dates across North America, and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also traveled to Australia. The bands appearing at the festival were chosen by Mustaine because he wanted to "put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high energy environment."[1] The tour is set as an alternative to tours such as Ozzfest.[2] The name "Gigantour" was inspired by the classic 1960s anime Gigantor.[1] The most recent Gigantour took place in 2012.

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The Festival [edit]

The lineup of the inaugural Gigantour was composed of bands that Dave Mustaine particularly enjoyed touring with in the past. Mustaine invited Dream Theater, Nevermore and Overkill. The subsequent editions of Gigantour also featured Mustaine's personal choices, such as Anthrax, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Fear Factory.

Festival Album [edit]

A live album culled from Gigantour festival shows in Montreal (September 2, 2005) and Vancouver (September 9, 2005) was released on CD August 22, 2006 and on DVD September 5, 2006. The album features performances by Megadeth, Dream Theater, Anthrax, Fear Factory, Life of Agony, Nevermore, Dry Kill Logic, Symphony X and Bobaflex.

The First Gigantour (2005) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

Main Stage [edit]

Megadeth, Dream Theater (July 21 - September 3), Anthrax (September 6 - September 11), Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Nevermore

Second Stage [edit]

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

Tour Dates [edit]

July [edit]

August [edit]

Dave Mustaine at Gigantour in Orlando, FL (August 6, 2005)

September [edit]

Notable Incidents [edit]

Lack of a second stage on some tour stops [edit]

July 28, 2005 - San Diego, CA [edit]

For the San Diego show there was no space for a second stage at the venue, and so many bands were left off the bill. As a result only four bands played that day, with Nevermore opening, followed by Fear Factory, Dream Theater, and Megadeth closing the show. To compensate for the glaring lack of advertised bands, however, each band performed extended sets, with Dream Theater and Megadeth playing approximately an hour and a half each.[citation needed]

August 7, 2005 - West Palm Beach, FL [edit]

The only second stage band that got to play this show was Bobaflex, with the rest of the bands being unable to play due to inclement weather. The first stage, being covered, was unaffected. All the bands still participated in their Meet 'n' Greet sessions.[citation needed]

"Cemetery Gates" Tribute to Dimebag Darrell [edit]

August 2, 2005 - Dallas, TX [edit]

In honor of late Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot and killed on stage the previous December, Dream Theater, Dave Mustaine (of Megadeth), Burton C. Bell (of Fear Factory) and Russell Allen (of Symphony X) performed the Pantera classic "Cemetery Gates." The performance is included on the bonus disc of the DVD.

Mike Portnoy joined by Richard Christy on stage [edit]

August 23 and 24 2005 [edit]

During Dream Theater's set, Mike Portnoy brought Richard Christy of Death on stage for a long drum solo. The two got on the largest drum kit and exchanged parts of famous heavy metal favorites such as Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher", Rush's "YYZ", Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills" and "Where Eagles Dare", Slayer's "Raining Blood" and many others — some of which featured accompaniment from John Petrucci on guitar.

The Dillinger Escape Plan were forced to cancel the tour [edit]

August 30, 2005 [edit]

The Dillinger Escape Plan were forced to pull out of their remaining Gigantour live dates because of an injury to guitarist Ben Weinman. Weinman severely re-injured his arm at the House of Blues in Atlantic City and was told by a specialist that he would be unable to perform until further notice.[3]

Mike Portnoy jams with Megadeth [edit]

September 3, 2005 - Toronto [edit]

Dream Theater played their last Gigantour date in Toronto. As a surprise, Mike Portnoy joined Dave Mustaine, James MacDonough, Shawn Drover, and Glen Drover performing "Peace Sells". Portnoy played the drums while Shawn Drover picked up a guitar and was the third guitar player on the stage. Shawn did one of the solos and surprised everyone in the crowd.[citation needed] Unfortunately, his guitar was unplugged for a fair bit of the song. According to Megadeth bassist James Macdonough, Portnoy pulled a prank on Shawn by pouring baby powder on the snare drum when he was getting off the drum kit. As soon as Megadeth began playing "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due", Shawn's snare drum "turned into a 'smoke' machine". Portnoy admitted to the prank on the DVD. This is one example of many pranks done towards the end of Gigantour shows.[citation needed]

"Peace Sells" featuring Gigantour bands and tour managers [edit]

September 10, 2005 - Auburn, WA [edit]

Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, and Joey Belladonna of Anthrax, along with Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory, members from Bobaflex, tour managers from Fear Factory and Anthrax, and others, joined Megadeth on stage to sing "Peace Sells".

"Back in the Day" and Happy Birthday Wish to Mustaine [edit]

September 11, 2005 - Ridgefield, WA [edit]

The Portland show (which was actually played in Ridgefield, Washington) marked the end of Gigantour's inaugural year. As a special farewell, members from all the bands and crew of Gigantour sang together the Megadeth song "Back in the Day." The show was wrapped up with a surprise happy birthday song to Dave Mustaine, whose birthday is September 13.

Gigantour 2: North America (2006) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

Main Stage [edit]

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

Second Stage [edit]

Into Eternity, Sanctity, The SmashUp

Tour Dates [edit]

September [edit]

October [edit]

Notable incidents [edit]

Guest singers [edit]

At the September 23 show in Columbus, Ohio, Angela Gossow joined Megadeth onstage during the second half of "Peace Sells". Earlier in the show, during Overkill's final song, two members of Lamb of God joined them onstage.[citation needed].

At the September 25 show in Toronto, Angela Gossow, Randy Blythe, and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth joined Megadeth on stage and sang the final part of "Peace Sells" with him.

Lack of a second stage on some tour stops [edit]

At the September 9 show in San Diego, September 24 in Clarkston Michigan, and September 29 show in Boston, there was no second stage. The bands that performed were, in order of appearance, Overkill, Arch Enemy, Opeth, Lamb of God, and Megadeth.

Mike Portnoy jams with Overkill [edit]

September 30, 2006 - Holmdel, NJ [edit]

Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater joined Overkill on stage for their song "Elimination".

Molson Amphitheater [edit]

While playing in the September 25 show in Toronto, towards the beginning of Megadeth's set, Dave Mustaine underwent technical problems relating to his guitar, resulting in him throwing his guitar across the stage and walking off. The then band finished the song without Mustaine, and then followed him offstage. After fifteen minutes of chanting from the crowd, Megadeth finally returned to the stage, and with a brief apology from Dave, continued playing through their set.

Salt Lake City/Ecenter [edit]

While Lamb of God was on stage performing, someone spilled beer all over the soundboard, which did not interfere with Lamb of God's set. However, Megadeth received some technical problems during their second set. Dave Mustaine got angry and threatened to "beat the hell out of whoever did it" and asked the crowd to bring the culprit to him. Dave then walked off stage for roughly 20 minutes until the problem was fixed. This can be seen in the special features of the Gigantour 2 DVD.

Gigantour 2: Australia (2006) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

Megadeth, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, Caliban

Tour Dates [edit]

October [edit]

Gigantour 3: Australia (2007) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

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

Tour Dates [edit]

November [edit]

Gigantour 3: UK (2008) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

Megadeth, Job for a Cowboy, Evile

Tour Dates [edit]

February [edit]

Gigantour 3: North America (2008) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

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

Dave Mustaine wanted a shorter lineup so each band had a good chance to put on a show.

Tour Dates [edit]

April [edit]

May [edit]

Notable Incidents [edit]

Louisville, KY [edit]

During the Children of Bodom performance, the barricades broke and the show was stopped for 30 minutes to repair them. Megadeth allowed Children of Bodom to finish their set and allowed In Flames to perform fully.

Minneapolis, MN [edit]

During the Megadeth song "In My Darkest Hour", Dave Mustaine had two shirts thrown at him by a member in the audience. Dave threatened to "beat the guy's fucking brains in"; Mustaine challenged the audience member to come up on stage and throw something at him. The member of the audience was removed by security shortly after. The crowd then continued with a "Dave" chant.

Edmonton, AB [edit]

A drink was thrown onto the sound board before Megadeth took the stage, and as a result Megadeth's performance was delayed significantly and the show was nearly cancelled. Later, during Megadeth's performance of "À Tout le Monde", two people from the crowd got up on the stage and ran over to Mustaine. After the song was finished, Megadeth left the stage, and the show appeared to be over because of this incident. After approximately ten minutes, a very displeased Mustaine came back on stage and addressed the crowd. Megadeth then finished the set, launching into "Tornado of Souls" and whipping the crowd into a frenzy.[4]

Salem, OR [edit]

During Megadeth's performance of "Peace Sells", High on Fire came out and helped sing the end. During Megadeth's performance a drunk man also got past security guards and tried to rush over to Dave Mustaine and was tackled by two security guards.

San Jose, CA [edit]

Anders Fridén, vocalist for In Flames, forgot the second verse to the song "Come Clarity."

San Diego, CA [edit]

During the Children of Bodom set, there was a mix up with the light show and instead of the intended show, the show for Van Halen, who had performed in the same venue months before, began to play. During an intermission to fix the problem, Janne Wirman started up playing Van Halen's song 'Jump' on the keyboard, soon joined by Jaska Raatikainen on drums, while back stage Alexi Laiho was quote 'Puking his guts out.' The show was filmed for the Gigantour 3 DVD and this will be first Gigantour DVD to be released as full concert of Megadeth, The other acts on the bill were apparently offered a chance to be part of the DVD but declined.[5]

Long Beach, CA [edit]

During the Children of Bodom set, Alexi informed the audience of the incident last night, stating that he almost had to cancel their set that night for the sake of his health. He continued to state that he decided against it after seeing the raw energy of the Long Beach crowd. Janne and Jaska played the intro to Van Halen's Jump but stopped before the chorus.

  • The members of every band repeated the Salem incident, coming out and singing the end of "Peace Sells".

Phoenix, AZ [edit]

  • It was consistently raining and cold during the show, an unusual occurrence in Phoenix. This notable fact was addressed on stage by the frontmen of all the bands. Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom can be quoted as saying, "I didn't know you guys had rain in Arizona."
  • The members of every band repeated the Salem incident, coming out and singing the end of "Peace Sells".

Montreal, Qc [edit]

  • The show was played at the Bell Centre during the series of Montreal Canadians vs The Philadelphia Flyers hockey matches. A Man wearing a Flyers jersey was booed massively by the crowd. Later Dave came out playing Oh Canada stating that the man was insane and had the 2nd biggest pair of balls in the building.

Gigantour 4 (2012) [edit]

Line-Up [edit]

Megadeth confirmed, on September 27, 2011, that Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil would be included in the next Gigantour that was set for early 2012.[6][7]

Tour Dates [edit]

Megadeth announced, on November 2, 2011, Gigantour 2012 tour dates .

January [edit]

February [edit]

March [edit]

Gigantour history summary [edit]

Year Months Dates Region toured Bands
2005 July–September 39 USA/Canada Main stage: Megadeth, Dream Theater (34 dates), Anthrax (5 dates), Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan (31 dates), Nevermore

Second stage: Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic, Bobaflex
2006 September–October 25 USA/Canada Main stage: Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy

Second stage: Overkill, Into Eternity, Sanctity, The SmashUp
2006 October 3 Australia Megadeth, Soulfly, Arch Enemy, Caliban
2007 November 6 Australia Megadeth, Static-X, Lacuna Coil, DevilDriver, Bring Me the Horizon (3 dates)
2008 February 7 UK Megadeth, Job For A Cowboy, Evile
2008 April–May 30 USA/Canada Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, High on Fire
2012 January–March 27 USA/Canada Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, Lacuna Coil

Discography [edit]

CD releases [edit]

DVD releases [edit]

It was mentioned on a few sites, including Arch Enemy singer Angela Gossow's MySpace blog, and the Music Video blog Video Static, that the October 7, 2006 show in Sunrise, Florida was filmed by director Michael Serna (also the director of the 2005 Gigantour DVD) for a possible DVD release, though with no mention of a CD (but probably due to the formats of last year's release).[8]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dave Mustaine's Gigantour" (Press release). Megadeth.com. April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2009. 
  2. ^ Harris, Chris (June 9, 2005). "Metal File: Megadeth, Zakk Wylde, American Head Charge, Twisted Sister & More". MTV News (MTV Networks). Retrieved March 25, 2009. 
  3. ^ "For the Record: Quick News on Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Andre 3000, Ashlee Simpson, Dillinger Escape Plan & More". MTV News (MTV Networks). August 31, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Incident at Gigantour in Edmonton". Draven99.blogspot.com. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2013-04-06. 
  5. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MEGADETH: More Concert DVD Details Revealed". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2013-04-06. 
  6. ^ Volledige naam. "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2013-04-06. 
  7. ^ "MEGADETH TO RE-LAUNCH ‘GIGANTOUR’ FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY FOUR YEARS". Megadeth.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Video Static article about the Gigantour 2006 DVD shoot. Gigantour 2 has been released on DVD in 2008. last accessed Feb. 17, 2007

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