School Of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education, has announced that Megadeth lead singer and guitarist Dave Mustaine will visit the school’s Frisco, Texas location on Friday, February 19. Mustaine will give musical guidance to School Of Rock students, working personally with the future rock stars to help advance their musical skills. Additionally, the artist will join students from School Of Rock Fort Worth on stage to perform a few Megadeth tracks, both classic and new, for the rest of the school, contest winners from the Dallas-Fort Worth community, and the students’ families.
Mustaine brings a true rock ‘n’ roll experience to the aspiring young musicians of all nine Dallas-Fort Worth School Of Rock locations. His visit to School Of Rock comes just before the kick-off of Megadeth‘s “Dystopia” world tour, on February 20, in Dallas, Texas, celebrating the band’s fifteenth studio album.
School Of Rock continues to be an innovator in the musical education industry. The program takes students beyond the classroom and to some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous stages, such as Chicago’s House Of Blues and Lollapalooza. School Of Rock is using this event to celebrate the opening of School Of Rock Plano, its ninth Dallas-Fort Worth area location. Dave Mustaine adds to the curriculum’s authenticity as it gives students the opportunity to play side-by-side with a professional musician. Mustaine‘s extensive background and rock n’ roll expertise make him an ideal guest to join the School Of Rock staff who lives to play music.
“At School Of Rock, we strive to provide cutting-edge opportunities that sharpen our students’ instrument skills and strengthen their dedication,” says Dzana Homan, CEO of School Of Rock. “We are fortunate to have rock legend Dave Mustaine share his musical expertise. His passion for rock ‘n’ roll is the ultimate inspiration that will motivate our students to channel their inner rock stars.”
Megadeth‘s new album, “Dystopia”, debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 49,000 equivalent album units in the week ending January 28.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
In terms of pure album sales, “Dystopia” opened with 48,000 copies, markingMegadeth‘s highest-charting album since 1992’s “Countdown To Extinction” debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the chart dated August 1 of that year. “Dystopia” also logs the group’s best sales week since 2007, when“United Abominations” landed at No. 8 with first-week sales of 54,000.
Upcoming Shows:
US.
Feb. 20 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Feb. 21 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Feb. 23 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
Feb. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Feb. 26 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
Feb. 27 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
Feb. 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Feb. 29 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
Mar. 02 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik (MEGADETH only)
Mar. 03 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik (MEGADETH only)
Mar. 05 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
Mar. 06 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Resort
Mar. 08 – Dawson Creek, BC – Encana Events Centre
Mar. 09 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
Mar. 10 – Moose Jaw, SK – Mosaic Place
Mar. 13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
Mar. 15 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
Mar. 16 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Mar. 17 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Mar. 19 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Mar. 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Mar. 21 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues
Mar. 23 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center
Mar. 24 – Quebec, QC – Centre Videotron
Mar. 26 – Sioux Falls, SD – Badlands Pawn
May 27 – May 29 Pryor Creek, OK Catch the Fever Music
May 29 San Antonio, TX River City Rockfest @ AT&T Center
EUROPE:
Jun 2 Milan, Lombardy Gods of Metal Festival
Jun 3 Bologna, ITA Estragon
Jun 5 Nijmegen, NLD FortaRock
Jun 7 Lodz, POL Atlas Arena
Jun 9 Solvesborg, BLEKINGE LAN Sweden Rock Festival
Jun 10 – Jun 12 Paris, FRA Download Festival
Jun 11 Castle Donington, UK Donington Park
Jun 14 Groningen, NLD Oosterpoort
Jun 15 Basel, CHE Pratteln Rockfabrik
Jun 16 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX Rockhal
Jun 17 – Jun 19 Clisson, FRA Hellfest Sold Out
Jun 17 Dessel, BEL Graspop Metal Meeting @ Festivalpark
Jun 22 Berlin, Berlin Huxleys Neue Welt
Jun 23 Hamburg, DEU Docks Club
Jun 24 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhell
Jun 25 Oslo, NOR Tons of Rock Festival
Jun 28 Köln, DEU Live Music Hall
Jun 29 Frankfurt, DEU Batschkapp
Jun 30 München, DEU Backstage
Jul 1 Rishon LeZion, ISR Live Park Amphitheatre
Jul 7 Sofia, BGR Universiada Hall
SOUTH AMERICA:
Aug 2 Santiago Metropolitan Region, CHL Teatro Caupolican
Aug 7 São Paulo, BRA Espaco das Americas
Aug 12 Brasília, BRA Net Live Brasilia
Aug 13 Fortaleza, BRA Siara Hall
Aug 20 Asuncion, PRY Independiente
Aug 22 Buenos Aires, ARG Luna Park
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Video below: ‘Dystopia’