Gigantour

Gigantour
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 (see also Gigantour 2005), and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also traveled to Australia. The bands appearing at the festival were chosen by Mustaine.The tour is set as an alternative to tours such as Ozzfest.The name "Gigantour" was inspired by the classic 1960s anime Gigantor.The most recent Gigantour took place in 2013

The Festival
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.

Line-Up
Guitar-Vocals:Dave Mustaine

Lead Guitar:Glen Drover

Bass Guitar:James LoMenzo

Drums:Shawn Drover

Main Stage
Megadeth,Lamb Of God,Opeth,Arch Enemy

Second Stage
Overkill,Into Eternity,Sanctity,The SmashUp

September
6 Boise, ID - Idaho Center

08 Oakland, CA - Oakland Coliseum

09 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena

10 San Bernardino, 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

October
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

Guest Singers
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
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.

September 30, 2006 - Holmdel, NJ
Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater joined Overkill on stage for their song "Elimination".

Line-Up
Guitar-Vocals:Dave Mustaine

Lead Guitar:Glen Drover

Bass Guitar:James LoMenzo

Drums:Shawn Drover

October
21 Brisbane - Riverstage

22 Sydney - Hordern Pavilion

24 Melbourne - Festival Hall

Line-Up
Guitar-Vocals:Dave Mustaine

Bass:James LoMenzo

Lead Guitar:Glen Drover

Drums:Shawn Drover

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 - Riverstage

Line-Up
Guitar-Vocals:Dave Mustaine

Bass:James LoMenzo

Lead Guitar: Chris Broderick

Drums:Shawn Drover

February
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

Line-Up
Guitar-Vocals:Dave Mustaine

Bass:James LoMenzo

Lead Guitar:Chris Broderick

Drums:Shawn Drover

April
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

May
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

Line-Up
Vocals-Guitar:Dave Mustaine

Bass:David Ellefson

Lead Guitar:Chris Broderick

Drums:Shawn Drover

January
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

February
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

March
1 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium

2 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater

3 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater

Line-Up
Guitar-Vocals:Dave Mustaine

Bass:David Ellefson

Lead Guitar:Chris Broderick

Drum:Shawn Drover

July
3 - Gilford, NH – Meadowbrook

5 - Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

6 - Canandaigua, NY – Marvin Sands PAC

8 - Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre

9 - Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena

10 - Youngstown, OH – Covelli Center

12 - Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion

13 - Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Amphitheatre

14 - Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheatre

16 - Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

18 - Bloomington, IL – US Cellular Coliseum

19 - Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom

20 - Cadott, WI – Chippewa Valley Music Festival

22 - Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center

23 - Calgary, AB – Stampede Corral

26 - Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place

27 - Dawson Creek, BC – EnCana Events Centre

29 - Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Entertainment Center

30 - Everett, WA – Comcast Arena

August
1 - West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center

2 - Denver, CO – 1st Bank Center

4 - Fargo, ND – Scheels Arena

7 - New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom

9 - Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center

10 - Montreal, QC – Heavy MTL

11 - Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre