2010 is set to be a busy year for Megadeth. The band just wrapped up their North American “Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour” with Testament and Exodus, but it is only the beginning of a long summer on the road. After two weeks of rest, Megadeth sets out on their “Endgame Tour” from April-May in Mexico, South America, and Central America!
European fans - do not fret! Megadeth has a summer tour for you as well. The European leg of “Endgame” kicks off June 1, in Barcelona. These dates will also include appearances at The Big Four Festival where Megadeth will be performing alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax!
For all those fans who missed the 20th Anniversary Tour, Megadeth will be returning to the US in July to resume their “American Carnage Tour” with performances running through September. Megadeth tickets are available now so don’t miss the many opportunites to catch them live this summer!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 12:15 pm by elizabeth
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The Slayer/Megadeth tour has been officially cancelled, as Slayer Frontman Tom Araya needs urgent back surgery.
The outing, which lasted through most Australia dates, will now be cancelled U.S., Canada and Europe.
Here is the band’s official announcement:
“Tom gave various medical treatments more than a fair shot,” said Slayer’s manager Rick Sales, “but they just haven’t handled the problem, so he’s biting the bullet and is scheduled for back surgery at the end of this month.”
This difficult decision made by the band’s bassist/vocalist Tom Araya means the cancellation of Slayer’s immediate tour plans that include the American and Canadian Carnage Tour dates that were set to kick off on January 18, as well as the band’s UK/European headline tour scheduled for March and April. Booking agents for both Slayer and Megadeth are already hard at work rescheduling the tour dates; tickets already purchased for these shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates.
The headbanging Araya, known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing, began experiencing back problems while on the band’s Australian/New Zealand/Japanese tour last October. In spite of his rapidly increasing pain and discomfort, he carried on with the tour, but immediately upon returning home saw an orthopedic specialist who diagnosed a Cervical Radiculopathy. The rocker initially did not want to take the major surgery route, so the specialist recommended a series of minimally-invasive procedures.
While those procedures have resulted in some improvement, Araya continues to deal with intermittent bouts of severe pain, numbness and muscle spasms. The surgical procedure that Araya will undergo, called an Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion, is a relatively routine practice and the recovery rate is excellent.
Sales added, “As unfortunate as this is for so many people - the Megadeth and Testament camps, the concerts’ promoters, and, of course, the fans - Tom’s health is the number one priority, and this has to happen.”
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 10:31 pm by brittany
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