A five-minute clip featuring footage from Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Chris Broderick‘s May 6 in-store meet-and-greet at Musical Cedar in Bogota, Colombia can be seen below.
Megadeth will kick off their 2014 European Tour on June 6 in Sweden at Sweden Rock Festival. The trek goes through several countries. France, Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Russia, Hungary etc. The tour ends on Aug. 10 in the U.K. at Bloodstock Open Air Festival. Dates & locations are listed below.
Megadeth latest album, 2013’s “Super Collider”, sold 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart. “Th1rt3en” opened with 42,000 units back in November 2011 to enter the chart at No. 11. The band’s 2009 CD, “Endgame”, premiered with 45,000 copies to debut at No. 9. This was slightly less than the 54,000 first-week tally registered by 2007’s “United Abominations”, which entered the chart at No. 8. 2004’s “The System Has Failed” premiered with 46,000 copies (No. 18) while 2001’s “The World Needs A Hero” moved 61,000 units in its first week (No. 16).
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine was a featured soloist on April 12 with the San Diego Symphony. The classical special concert, billed as “Symphony Interrupted”, took place at the 2,200-capacity Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, California. The event saw Mustaine perform Richard Wagner‘s “Ride Of The Valkyries” with the orchestra, as well as solos of Vivaldi’s concertos from “The Four Seasons”, plus Bach‘s classic “Air”.
Upcoming Megadeth Shows:
Jun 06 Sweden Rock Festival Solvesborg, Sweden
Jun 10 Le Palais Des Sports Paris, France
Jun 11 TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Netherlands
Jun 13 Copenhell Festival Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun 15 Nova Rock Nickelsdorf, Austria
Jun 16 Aerodrome Festival Budapest, Hungary
Jun 17 Aerodrome Festival Prague, Czech Republic
Jun 20 Amnesia Rockfest Montebello, Canada
Jun 22 Hellfest Clisson, France
Jun 23 Rockhal Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Jun 26 Rock In Roma @ Ippodromo Capannelle Rome, Italy
Jun 27 City Sound @ Ippodromo Del Galoppo Milan, Italy
Jun 28 Eishalle Deutweg Winterthur, Switzerland
Jul 15 Artpark Lewiston, NY
Jul 19 Casino Rama Entertainment Centre Longford, Canada
Jul 24 Metaldays Festival Tolmin, Slovenia
Jul 26 Qstock Oulu, Finland
Jul 28 Aurora Concert Hall Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Jul 29 Arena Moscow Moscow, Russian Federation
Aug 01 Skogsrojet Festival Rejmyre, Sweden
Aug 02 Wacken Open Air Festival Wacken, Germany Sold Out
Aug 04 Rock Off Festival Istanbul, Turkey
Aug 09 Oldehoofsterkerkhof Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Aug 10 Bloodstock Open Air Festival Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Sep 22 Motörhead’s Motörboat Miami, FL
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